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The Mahabharata quiz
How well do you really know The Mahabharata? 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
Is the Mahabharata a poem, a play, or an epic, and what language was it originally composed in?
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- It is an epic
- It was composed in Sanskrit
- Easy
Which Pandava is famed for great strength, and what legendary trait made him famous at mealtimes?
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- Bhima is the Pandava famed for great strength
- He is known for his enormous appetite
- Easy
Who was the eldest Kaurava, and what role did he play in the war?
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- Duryodhana was the eldest Kaurava
- He led the Kaurava side in the war
- He was the eldest of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari’s sons
- Medium
What is the name of the Pandavas’ shared wife, and how many Pandava brothers are there?
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- Their shared wife is Draupadi
- There are five Pandava brothers
- Medium
In the Mahabharata, which kingdom’s throne is at stake, and what is its capital?
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- The kingdom is the Kuru kingdom
- Its capital is Hastinapura
- Medium
Which elder warrior led the Kaurava army first, and what vow had he taken about marriage?
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- Bhishma was the Kaurava army’s first commander
- He vowed lifelong celibacy
- He took the vow so his father could marry Satyavati
- Medium
Which teacher takes command of the Kaurava army after Bhishma falls, and what is his son’s name?
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- Drona takes command of the Kaurava army.
- His son is Ashwatthama.
- Drona is the teacher of both the Kauravas and the Pandavas.
- Boss
What is Arjuna’s divine bow called, and during which forest-burning episode does he receive it?
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- The bow is called Gandiva.
- Arjuna receives it during the burning of the Khandava forest.
- The episode is known as the Khandava forest burning.
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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