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Jeopardy Review Game
Jeopardy Jeopardy ExtravaganzaExtravaganza
HHYC 2007HHYC 2007
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RamayanMaha-bharat
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
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Shlokas/Phrases/
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Name the four sons of Dasharatha and their
mothers.
Kausalya gave birth to Ram, Kaikeyi gave birth to Bharat,
and Sumitra gave birth to Lakshman and Shatrugna.
This is Rama’s guru.
Who is Guru Vasishtha ?
Who is the king of bears?
Jambavan
Where did Hanuman meet Ram?
Risyamook Parvat
Who did Dashratha unknowingly kill in the
forest?
Shravan Kumar
This mountain range stretches across five nations: Bhutan, China, India,
Nepal, Pakistan.
What is the Himalayan Mountain Range?
The cities Delhi, Mathura, and Agra lie on the banks of
this river.
What is the Yamuna River?
This city was Shri Krishan’s golden capital during his
lifetime.
What is Dwaaraka?
This city is more commonly known as Varnasi.
What is Kashi?
This mysterious river dried up thousands of years ago but some of it
still flows underground.
What is Saraswati River?
The satellite imagery of Saraswati river
Give the exact day, month, and year that India
declared its independence.
August 15th 1947
He was a congress leader who believed that only Hindu unity
would solve the problems of the country. Because of this, he
founded an organization called
RSS. What was his full name?
Who is Keshav Baliram Hedgewar?
Who is the current President and Prime Minister of India?
President:Dr. A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam
Prime Minister: Dr. Manmohan
Singh
When did India become a Republic and have a new constitution put into
effect?
January 26th, 1950
He was a reformer of his times and fought against widows committing sati along with
being a freedom fighter. He is also the founder of Bramho
Samaj
Who is Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
Name the five Pandavas AND the leader of the Kauravas.
Pandavas-Yudhishthira, Arjuna, Bhima, Nakula, Sahadeva
Leader of Kauravas- Duryodhana
This person was a guide and mentor to the Pandavas,
especially Arjuna.
Who is Krishna?
The two collateral branches of the family that participate in the _____
War are the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
Kurukshetra War
Who is known as the author (wrote it not recited) of the
Mahabaratha and the compiler of the Vedas?
Maharishi Veda Vysa
This is Bhima's real
name.
Who is Devavrata?
She was the queen of the state of Jhansi in central India, she
was one of the nationalist heros of the War of
Independence of 1857.
Who was Jhansi Rani?
She was India's first and to date only female prime
minister.Daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru.
Indira Gandhi
Formly known as Margaret Elizabeth Noble she was an Anglo-Irish social worker,
author, and disciple of Swami Vivekananda.
Who was Sister Nivedita?
She was born out of a sacrificial fire
along with her brother
Dhrishtadyumna, at the time of her
birth a divine voice said that
she would be the reason for the death of the Kauravas.
Who was Draupadi?
She was one of the many warrior women of India and ruled from her palace which was in a fort
called Ahilya Fort.
Who was Ahilya Bai Holkar?
The son of Vayu
(Wind God)
Who is Hanuman?
He was the charioteer for Arjun in the
Kurukshetra war.
Who is Lord Krishna?
He was the second Sarsanghchalak, of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh,
known as “Guruji”. His life was wholly dedicated tot he service of the
motherland.(Give his full name)
Who was Madhav Sadhashiv Golwalkar?
He was the tenth and the last guru of Sikhism.
Who was Guru Gobind Singh?
Before becoming a Sage he was known as Ratnakar and
after his meeting second meeting with Narad Muni he
got a name, which means “ant hill”.
Who was Sage Valmiki?
Recite this shloka in sanskrit
On the tip of your fingers is Goddess Lakshmi; on the base of your fingers is
Goddess Sarasvati; in the middle of your fingers is Lord Govinda. In this manner during the morning time, look at your
palm
Karagre Vaste Laxmih Karmadhey Sarswati
Karmule Tu Govindha Prabhate Kar Darshanam
What is the Sanskrit phrase for “the whole world is a single family.”
Vasudaiva Kutumbakum
How you do say “good morning” and “good night” in Sanskrit?
Good Morning:Suprabhatam or Shubha Prabhat
Good Night: Shubha Raatri
Say any Shubhashita
Answers will vary
What does this mean?
“ekam sat vipraah bahudaa vadanti”
Truth is one but the wise
call it by many names.
Lord Vishnu appeared in this fourth incarnation to save the life of his devotee Prahlada who had been constantly tortured by his father the demon Hiranyakashipu for his devotion
to Lord Vishnu.
Who is Narasimha?
Select 1 member of your team to sing the Indian National Anthem
without making a mistake.
He founded the Hindu kingdom in the Deccan against all odds, fighting against the mighty
Mughals. He inspired and united the common man to fight against
the tyranny of Mughal ruler Aurangjeb, by inculcating a sense
of pride and nationality in them.
Who is Shivaji?
Who was born on Jan 12, 1863?
Swami Vivekananda
Name any 3 of the 12 Hindu months
1.Chaitra
2.Vaishakha
3. Jheystha
4.Ashadha
5. Shravana
6.Bhadrapada
7.Ashvina
8.Kartika
9.Margashirsha
10.Pusha
11.Magha
12.Falguna
Topic: Topic: Ekatmata Ekatmata
StotraStotra
MAKE YOUR MAKE YOUR WAGESWAGES
Name at least 4 of the 7 mountain ranges listed in the Ekatmata Stotra
1 Minute To Discuss With Group
MahendraMalaya Giri
Sahyadri
Himalaya
Raivataka
Vindhyachal
Aravali
HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD TIME
Vishwa Dharma Ki Vishwa Dharma Ki Jai!Jai!
