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Guru Nanak Jayanti quiz
How well do you really know Guru Nanak Jayanti? These 8 questions start easy and end with a Boss round. There are no multiple choice options: you type what you know, and every answer is checked against the key facts.
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The questions
- Easy
At a gurdwara during Guru Nanak Jayanti, what is the community meal called, and who is welcome to share it?
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- Langar
- A communal meal served at a gurdwara
- Open to everyone, regardless of background
- Easy
Guru Nanak’s teachings gave rise to which religion, and what is that religion’s sacred scripture called?
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- The religion is Sikhism
- Its sacred scripture is the Guru Granth Sahib
- The Guru Granth Sahib is also revered as the eternal Guru
- Guru Nanak is regarded as Sikhism’s founder
- Medium
During Guru Nanak Jayanti in Sikh tradition, what is the day-before procession called, and what do people sing along the way?
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- Nagar Kirtan
- A religious procession
- Sikh hymns or kirtan
- Medium
Guru Nanak was born in a region later split by borders: which present-day country and province contain his birthplace, and what was the historic region called?
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- Pakistan
- Punjab province
- The Punjab region
- Hard
A family tree for Guru Nanak needs two names: what were his father’s and mother’s names?
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- His father was Mehta Kalu, also known as Kalyan Das.
- His mother was Mata Tripta.
- Hard
In Guru Nanak’s later years, where did he build a community, and what kind of work did he do there?
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- He established a community at Kartarpur.
- He worked as a farmer or cultivated land.
- Hard
Before settling later in life, what job did Guru Nanak take in Sultanpur Lodhi, and who employed him?
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- He worked as a storekeeper or manager in a grain store.
- His employer was Daulat Khan Lodi.
- Boss
On Guru Nanak’s journeys, who often accompanied him, what instrument did this companion play, and what faith did he follow?
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- Bhai Mardana accompanied Guru Nanak
- Mardana played the rabab
- Mardana was Muslim
How scoring works
- Each question has 2 or 3 key facts. Each one earns full, half or no credit, so a wrong answer scores zero.
- Later questions are worth more, fast answers earn a bonus, and great answers in a row build a streak.
- A famous myth or a clear factual error halves the points.
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