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Krishna Trivia Quiz

Krishna is a major god of India.

A multiple-choice quiz by radharanikijai. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
radharanikijai

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
91,489

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
7108

Last 3 plays: Guest 36 (6/10), Guest 106 (8/10), Guest 103 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following is Krishna's brother? Hint

Sudama

Vasudeva

None of these

Balarama

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the color of Krishna's skin in most icons? Hint

yellow

red

blue

green

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is NOT another name of Krishna in one of his incarnations? Hint

Sita

Matsya

Varaha

Hrishikesh

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Question 4 of 10

4. What does Krishna's name mean? Hint

tattoo

dark

full of flowers

eating

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Question 5 of 10

5. Rathayatra is: Hint

a book

another name of charnamrit

festival of the chariots

a deity

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where is Vrindavan? Hint

Pakistan

India

U.S.A.

none of these

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who created ISKCON? Hint

Madonna

Bhakti Sidantha Swami

Prabhupad

Saddam Hussein

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these descriptions doesn't apply to A.C. Bhakdivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupad? Hint

A pious devotee

The founder of ISKCON

An avatar of Krishna

A real person

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Question 9 of 10

9. Is Radharani on of Krishna's principal wives?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is the deity in Vrindavan? Hint

Radha Shyamsundar

Radha Rasabhihari

Radha Gopal

Rukmini Dwarkadish

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following is Krishna's brother?

Answer: Balarama

Vasudeva is Krishna's real father and Sudama is his friend. Nanda Maharaja is Krishna's adopted father.

2. What is the color of Krishna's skin in most icons?

Answer: blue

According to the Radha Sharadbihari temple in Philadelphia, blue is also Krishna's favorite color.

3. What is NOT another name of Krishna in one of his incarnations?

Answer: Sita

Matsya and Varaha are incarnations of Vishnu, as is Krishna. Hrishikesh means "Master of the Senses", another of his names.

4. What does Krishna's name mean?

Answer: dark

Krishna is usually depicted with dark blue skin. If you read about Krishna's pastimes you can see that he was considered very attractive. That's why his name is sometimes translated also as "all-attractive".

5. Rathayatra is:

Answer: festival of the chariots

Jagannath is a form of Krishna. Rath means cart and yatra means pilgrimage.

6. Where is Vrindavan?

Answer: India

This is where Krishna had his pastimes. He spent around 20 years here.

7. Who created ISKCON?

Answer: Prabhupad

There are over 108 ISKCON temples in the world. ISKCON means International Society for Krishna CONciousness.

8. Which of these descriptions doesn't apply to A.C. Bhakdivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupad?

Answer: An avatar of Krishna

He spread Krishna Consciousness all over the world. Now there are many temples all over the world.

9. Is Radharani on of Krishna's principal wives?

Answer: No

Krishna had eight principal wives, also known as Ashtabharya: Rukmini, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Nagnajiti, Kalindi, Mitravinda, Bhadra and Lakshmana. Besides them Krishna married around 16,000 other women. Radharani is counted as one of his wives by some, and she is almost always shown with him, but she was not one of the principal wives.

10. Who is the deity in Vrindavan?

Answer: Radha Shyamsundar

Radha Gopal is in San Jose, Radha Rasabhihari is in Bombay, Rukmini Dwarkadesh is in L.A. There are different deities in every temple. They are different because they each have special features.

Source: Author radharanikijai

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