Religion and mythology

Religion and Mythology Quiz- Collaborative

1. Religion And Mythology QMs: Navya Vardhan, Vindhuja Vijayan

2. Rules: There are 14 questions in the set. Standard Bounce-Pounce rules apply. +10/-5 on Pounce, +10/-0 on Direct /Bounce

3. 1. Persephone was the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Hades abducted her when she was picking flowers, and took her to be his queen of the Underworld. Persephone's mother, Demeter, wandered the earth searching for her. Finally, she found Helios, who described what happened. In her depression, Demeter's negligence stopped all growth on earth. To restore order, Zeus sent Hermes to persuade Hades into releasing Persephone. Hades eventually gave in, but gave Persephone a X, a food of the dead, which forever bound her to the Underworld. X has otherwise been represented as a symbol of fertility and abundance, so much so that pictures of the ripe X with the seeds bursting forth were often hung in homes to bestow fertility and bless the dwelling with numerous offspring. In Indian mythology, one of the Sanskrit names of Shri Ganesha is Bijapuraphalasakta; the Bijapuraphala is the X. Identify X.

4. Pomegranate

5. 2. Orion was a giant and very handsome hunter, who hunted by night, and while he was on his nocturnal hunting adventures, he was noticed and admired by Artemis, the goddess of the moon and the hunt. As the affair continued, she would join him on his hunting jaunts, ignoring her lunar duties. When Zeus, Artemis’s father, learned of her negligence, he sent a giant scorpion Scorpius to sting and kill Orion, who put up a good fight, but the scorpion still stung him, and the hunter died instantly. That night, Artemis discovered Orion’s body and was filled with tremendous grief. She lifted her lover’s body to the sky and transformed it into the constellation. As she looked back to Earth, she saw the giant scorpion not far from where she found Orion. She dived at the scorpion, grabbed it and flung it in the opposite direction from where she had placed Orion. What was the outcome of this incident, that can be seen even today (in the night skies)?

6. The constellation Orion can be observed in the winter skies , while the Scorpius constellation can be seen on summer nights . Every winter Orion hunts in the sky, but every summer he flees as the constellation of the scorpion comes.

7. 3. The book Mausala Parva describes the fulfillment of Gandhari’s curse to Krishna, that his clan would be destroyed, 36 years after the end of the Kurukshetra war. “Mathura is peaceful and prosperous, the young Yadavas have become frivolous and hedonistic. Samba, Krishna’s son, dresses up as a woman and his friends meet the rishis Vishwamitra, Durvasa, Vashista, Narada and other rishis, who were visiting Dwaraka for an audience with Krishna. The young man playfully pretending to be a woman claims he is pregnant, and asks the rishis to predict the gender of the baby. One Rishi sees through the prank. In a fit of rage, he curses Samba will give birth to an iron bolt that will destroy his entire race. As per the curse, Samba next day delivered an iron rod. The youth inform King Ugrasena what has happened, who asks Samba to powder the iron bolt and cast it into the Prabhas sea. Later this powder grew up on sea shore in the form of eraká grass. After some time a fight with iron clubs made of eraká grass, broke out between the Yadavas, at a festival, who all killed each other.” A piece to the same iron bolt dropped down in the sea and was swallowed by a fish which was caught by a hunter who took out the iron piece and applied it on the tip of his weapon. How did this contribute to the fulfillment of Gandhari’s curse?

8. The hunter was Jara, who used the iron piece as the tip of the arrow with which he accidentally shot Krishna in the ankle, leading to his demise. MOOD

9. 4. The Osiris myth is the most elaborate and influential story in ancient Egyptian mythology. O ne version of the myth is in which Set (Osiris' brother), along with the Queen of Ethiopia, conspired with 72 accomplices to plot the assassination of Osiris. Set fooled Osiris into getting into a box, which Set then shut, sealed with lead, and threw into the Nile. Osiris' wife, Isis, searched for his remains until she finally found him embedded in a tamarisk tree trunk, which was holding up the roof of a palace in Byblos on the Phoenician coast. She managed to remove the coffin and retrieve her husband's body. Isis then used a spell to briefly revive Osiris so he could impregnate her. After embalming and burying Osiris, Isis conceived and gave birth to their son, Horus. Thereafter Osiris lived on as the god of the underworld. Because of his death and resurrection, Osiris was associated with an yearly phenomenon in Egypt. Identify this phenomenon.

10. The annual flooding and receding of the Nile.

11. 5. A.S. Roma is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence except for 1951–52. The emblem of the team is currently the one which was used when the club was first founded. The gold and the purple-red represent Roman imperial dignity. What does the emblem illustrate?

12. The founding myth of Rome . It portrays the female wolf Lupa with the two infant brothers Romulus and Remus, who founded Rome.

13. 6. The Rape of the Sabine Women was an incident in Roman mythology in which the men of Rome committed a mass abduction of young women from the other cities in the region. The word "rape" is the conventional translation of the Latin word raptio used in the ancient accounts of the incident. Modern scholars tend to interpret the word as "abduction" or "kidnapping" as opposed to a sexual assault. Stephen Vincent Benét wrote a short story called "The Sobbin' Women" that parodied the legend. Later adapted into a 1954 musical film, it tells the story of a group of gauche but sincere woodsmen, one of whom gets married, encouraging the others to seek partners. After a social where they meet girls they are attracted to, they are denied the chance to pursue their courtship by the latter's menfolk. Following the Roman example, they abduct the girls. As in the original tale, the women are at first indignant but are eventually won over. The musical has further been adapted into a popular 1982 Hindi film. Identify the musical.

14. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

15. 7. War Boys are the paramilitary arm of The Citadel and serve as Immortan Joe's servants and soldiers. They appear in both Mad Max: Fury Road(2015 film) and Mad Max(2015 video game) . War Boys are indoctrinated as zealots into a death cult dedicated to the worship of a living god - Immortan Joe, their leader. Their highest aspiration is a glorious death in battle so that they might one day ride forever beside Joe in X. When a War Boy senses this moment in X approaching, he will "chrome" himself, which is the act of spraying his teeth with chrome paint and ride willingly to his death, taking as many enemies and vehicles with him as he can. The concept of X is based on Norse mythology. In the myths, fallen warriors picked by Odin were led by valkyries and went to X, a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard. Identify X.

16. Valhalla

17. 8. New Skete is the collective term for two Orthodox Christian monastic communities in Cambridge, New York - The Monks of New Skete , a men's monastery founded in 1966 and the Nuns of New Skete , a women's monastery founded in 1969. The Monks are best known for their breeding/training of _____ ________, and the training of all breeds in basic obedience. The Monks have written several X-training manuals. The monks there feel that the connection between X and humans as well as the focus on discipline and responsibility, helps them spiritually. ID X.

18. Dogs. Blank- German Shepard

19. 9. Many people in Haiti believe in the religion known as X. X came to Haiti more than 300 years ago when large numbers of people from Africa were taken there to work as slaves. They believe in one god and many kinds of spirits called ‘Loa’. As time passed, the beliefs of the African slaves, mingled with those of Haiti’s French Plantation owners who were mostly Roman Catholics. Important X spirits are honoured on feast days of different RC saints and the spirits of ancestors are honoured on All Saints Day and All Souls day. Hollywood horror did much to create misunderstandings about “X*” and fear of its followers. It has often been shown as an evil and terrifying religion. ID X.

20. Vodoo/Vodun

21. 10. The believers of X also believe that the history of the world is a vast drama, divided into four periods of 3000 years each. At the end of the first 3000 years, the creation of the world takes place. At the end of the second, Ahriman arrives to corrupt the creation. In the third period, he triumphs but finds himself trapped in creation and doomed to cause his own destruction. In the fourth period, religion comes to earth through the birth of Y. Each 1000 years thereafter, a new prophet will appear. The last of these will bring the final judgement and a new world. X has an India-connect that goes beyond the similarity to the Hindu Yugs . Y is sometimes credited with having created the practise of astrology. ID the religion X, and Y.

22. Zoroastrianism

23. 11. Give the Funda behind these holes in the skyscrapers of the Hong Kong skyline/ give their names.

24. Dragon Gates/ Passages for Dragons to descend from the mountains to the sea

25. 12. The X faith teaches that a person’s purpose in life is the worship God through prayer and seeks to unite all people in one religion. They believe that the founders of the world’s great religions are all messengers of God- Moses, the Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad, and Y. Near the end of World War I , in the Battle of Megiddo (1918) World Powers are said to have drawn soldiers from many parts of the world to engage in battle at Megiddo. In winning this battle General Allenby also prevented the Ottomans from killing Z , then head of the X Faith , whom they had intended to crucify . Most X temples have features that suggest both differences between and the unity of all people. Identify the faith X.

26. The Bahá'í Faith

27. 13. According to legends, the idol at X was once worshiped by the Lord Mahavishnu himself in Vaikunta. Thus X is considered to be "Bhooloka Vaikunta" - the heaven on earth. Vishnu handed it over to Brahma. King Suthapas and his wife who worshipped Bhrama for a child received this idol from Brahma. He advised them to start worshipping the idol. Once Lord Vishnu appeared before them and blessed them that he himself will be born as their child in their three re-births in three different forms and in three different situations. T The third rebirth was as Vasudeva and Devaki. The Lord Krishna was born as their eighth son. In the long run, the Lord Krishna himself installed this idol in Dwaraka and worshipped it. Finally at the time of Krishna's ascension to Vaikunta, he instructed Udhava to entrust Brahaspathi (the Guru of Devas) with the task of taking the idol to a suitable place where people could worship it.. A deluge had closed in on Dwaraka, but Guru salvaged the idol with the help of his prime disciple, Vayu. They went around the world in search of an ideal place. They met Parasurama who lead them to a lush green spot with a beautiful lotus tank where they felt the presence of Lord Siva. The installation was sanctioned. ID the temple X, where Janamejaya , the great-grandson of Arjuna is said to have been cured of leprosy.

28. Guruvayoor Temple, Kerala.

29. 14. The Message (originally known as Mohammad, Messenger of God ) is a 1976 epic historical drama film directed by Moustapha Akkad , chronicling the life and times of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . Released in Arabic (1976) and English (1977), The Message serves as an introduction to early Islamic history . The film was nominated for Best Original Score in the 50th Academy Awards , composed by Maurice Jarre , but lost the award to Star Wars (composed by John Williams ). Which actor played the titular role of Muhammed in this movie?

30. No one. In accordance with the beliefs of some Muslims regarding depictions of Muhammad , his face is not depicted on-screen nor is his voice heard. Islamic tradition generally forbids any direct representation of religious figures.

31. Reserve Questions

32. A. There are many similarities between the Hindus and X. In fact, it has been suggested that in very ancient times they may have even been one people. Historically, the X timeline states that following a huge flood in Mesopotamia that occurred in approximately 4000 BCE, many X migrated east, west and south to India, Afghanistan, Morocco and the other northern African countries. They remained with their adopted countries for two thousand years, or until around 2000 BCE, and then many X returned to their native land and helped found the historical civilizations of Babylonia and Assyria. X temples have pyramid shaped gopura just like Hindu temples. The peacock astride the Aarti and Sanjak oil lamps is related to a deity that can be found in both the Hindu and X pantheon. In the Hindu tradition this deity is the peacock-riding Karthikey, and among the X it is Tawsi Melek, the Peacock Angel or Peacock King. The most important point to note is that peacock, the national bird of India, is a native of south and south east Asia or Africa. Not found in the area inhabited by the X. However one cannot find any mention of this on the Wikipedia page dedicated to the X or confirm this theory, but this India-connect has been invoked to support certain foreign policy decisions, ID X

33. The Yazidis