Transcript Jeopardy-SSV2007 - Quiz

Ramayan/
Mahabharat
Shaka
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This personality from the
Mahabharat was adopted by
Adhiratha and Radha
Karna
This was Valmiki's original name
Ratnakara
This is the name of Krishna's
conch
Panchajanya
Ashwapati was the father this key
personality in the Ramayan
Kaikeyi
This Kaurava changed over to the
Pandava side
Yuyutsu
Of the 6 utsavs celebrated in
Shaka, sharirik pradarshan is
typically the focus of this one
Vijaya Dasami
There are this many stanzas in
the Vishwa Prarthana
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The protocol for starting and
ending a shaka is called this
Achara Paddathi
The word "Dharma" appears this
many times in the Vishwa
Prarthana
5
The only day in a year that this is
done is when Yugadi Utsav is
celebrated
Aadhya Sarsanghachalak Pranam
The Barsana Dham temple
complex is near this city
Austin, TX
Sept 11, 2001: Exactly 108 years
prior to that day, this event of
great significance to Hindus
happened
Swami Vivekananda's "Response
to the Welcome" address at the
World Paliament of Religions in
Chicago
The Hindu American University
is in this City
Orlando, FL
The Saiva Siddhanta Church
(home of Himalayan Academy &
Hinduism Today) is located in
this island
Kauai (Hawaii is not a correct
answer)
The 1st Hindu temple in the U.S.
was built in this City in 1906
San Francisco
The slogan on this organization's
logo, translated into English
means "We achieve by our own
efforts"
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh
This organization organizes the
annual "Hindu Mandir
Executive's Conference", to
enable the executives of Hindu
Mandirs in America to network
Vishwa Hindu Parishad of
America
"sambhAShaNa sandeshaH" is a
monthly magazine published by
this organization
Samskrita Bharati
"Together we can serve better!" is
the slogan of this organization
Sewa International
In 2006, this organization sued
the California State Boad of
Education for failure to perform
those duties required by the
California Education Code
Hindu American Foundation
He is the current Sanghachalak
for North America
Ma Ved Prakash Nanda
He was instrumental in
convincing Raja Hari Singh to
keep Kashmir part of India
Shri Guru ji
She hailed from Ireland, and her
original name was Margaret
Noble
Sister Nivedita
This living saint founded the
Arsha Vidhya Gurukulam in
Saylorsburg, PA for the study of
Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita,
Brahmasutras, and other classical
Vedic texts in English
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
This person said, “The sword of
the warrior is just as necessary to
the fulfillment of justice and
righteousness as the holiness of
the saint”
Shri Arobindo