RAMAYANA QUIZ – QUESTION BANK 1. Bala Kanda -The Childhood Episode 1. On what day did Lord Rama appear? (pancami or astami etc.) 2. In which Yuga did Lord Rama appear? 3. Which Dynasty did Lord Rama belong to? 4. On which river-bank does the city of Ayodhya stand? 5. What yajna did Dasharatha perform to beget sons? 6. Who was the family priest (purohit) of King Dasharatha? 7. Who was King Dasharatha’s minister and charioteer? 8. Who was the father of Bali, the king of the monkeys? 9. Who was Brihaspati’s monkey son? 10. Who was Kubera’s monkey son? 11. Whose son was Neela, the courageous monkey? 12. Which demigod’s (deva’s) son was Hanuman? 13. How old was King Dasharatha when his sons were born? 14. Which demon did Lord Rama kill first? 15. Which sage was accompanied by Lord Rama and Lakshmana to protect his yajna from the demons? 16. Who gave Lord Rama the Brahmastra along with other weapons? 17. Who (which demons) did Lord Rama protect Vishwamitra's yajna from? 18. Who was the father of Vishwamitra? 19. Which of Sri Rama's ancestors had sixty thousand sons? 20. Ganga is called Jahnavi because she came out of the ear of which king? 21. Whom did Sri Rama redeem at the ashram of sage Gautama? 22. Whose psychic (manas) son was Vasishtha? 23. Which king of the Ikshvaku dynasty was cursed by the sons of Vasishtha to become a chandala? 24. Who was turned into a stone statue by Vishwamitra's curse? 25. Which warrior king performed an austere penance to become a Brahmarishi? 26. What city was ruled over by King Janaka? 27. How did Sita appear? 28. Who was Sita's foster father? 29. To which demigod (deva) did the bow in the court of King Janaka belong? 30. Who was the royal priest of King Janaka? 31. Who was the son of sage Gautama? 32. Who was King Janaka's younger brother? 33. Who was the father of Urmila, the wife of Lakshmana? 34. Who was Bharata’s wife? 35. Who was Shatrughna's wife? 36. Who are the two daughters of Kushadhwaja? 37. Who was King Dasharatha's father? 38. Whose partial manifestation was Parashurama? 39. Who was Parashurama's father? 2. Ayodhya Kanda 1. Who incited Kaikeyi to demand two cruel boons from King Dasharatha? 2. What did Kaikeyi demand in her first boon? 3. What did Kaikeyi demand in her second boon? 4. For how many years was Rama exiled? 5. In which battle did King Dasharatha promise to grant two boons to Kaikeyi? 6. Which great sage's son was Suyagnya? 7. Which king could understand the utterances of birds? 8. Which of his wicked sons was disowned by Sagar? 9. Who was King Dasharatha’s Prime Minister? 10. Where did Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshmana stay on the first night of exile? 11. Which king of the Nishadas helped Sri Rama, Lakshmana and Sita cross the Ganga? 12. Who accompanied Sri Rama to the outskirts of Ayodhya? 13. Which forest did Sri Rama stay in? 14. Which sage's ashram did Sri Rama visit first on his way to the forest? 15. Bhardwaja’s hermitage was situated at the confluence of which rivers? 16. Which sage did Sri Rama visit first in Chitrakoot? 17. Where (In which forest) did Sri Rama build his hut first? 18. Who did King Dasharatha unknowingly shoot with his arrow? 19. Where were Bharata and Shatrughna when King Dasharatha took his last breath? 20. Who was Bharata's maternal uncle? 21. Whom did Bharata see first on his return from his maternal uncle's house? 22. Who was by the side of King Dasharatha when he took his last breath? 23. Who was Kaikeyi's father? 24. Who wanted to kill Manthra for her misdeed? 25. Who saved Manthra from the Jaws of death? 26. Who performed the funeral rites for King Dasharatha? 27. Which sage gave Bharata and his army an unprecedented welcome when he went to the forest to fetch Lord Rama? 28. With which sacred symbol of Lord Rama, did Bharata return to Ayodhya? 29. Where did Bharata administer the kingdom of Ayodhya from? 30. Which saint did Sri Rama visit after his brief stay at Chitrakoot? 31. What narrative did Sita tell at the insistence of Anusuya? 32. Who gave Janaka Lord Shiva's bow? 33. What presents did Anusuya give Sita? 3. Aranya/Forest Kanda 1. What was the gandharva’s name before he assumed the form of a demon, Viradha? 2. Who cursed the gandharva (from Question 1 above) to become a demon Viradha? 3. By virtue of his austerities, name the saint who created a divine pond called 'Panchapsara'? 4. After how many years of stay in the Dandaka forest did Lord Rama reach the hermitage of the saint Agastya? 5. What did Lord Rama gain from sage Agastya? 6. Which sage’s wife gave birth to demons? 7. Which wife of the saint Kashyapa gave birth to a Brahman, a Warrior, a Vaishya and a Shudra? 8. Which wife of Sage Kashyapa produced all the trees bearing holy fruits? 9. Whose son is Vishnu's mount, Garuda? 10. On their way to Panchavati, Sri Rama and Lakshmana met a bird personality. Who was it? 11. Whose son was Jatayu? 12. How is Garuda related to Jatayu? 13. On which riverbank is Panchavati situated? 14. Who was Jatayu's elder brother? 15. Which she-demon entered the Panchavati first? 16. Whose sister was Shoorpanakha? 17. Which demons were killed by Lord Rama in Panchavati? 18. Who suggested to Ravana that he should abduct Sita? 19. For how many years did Ravana undergo meditation to please Lord Brahma? 20. To which demi-god (Deva) did Ravana sacrifice his heads? 21. At whose hands was Ravana destined to die? 22. Whose arrow killed Mareechi when he was disguised as a golden deer? 23. What words escaped Mareechi's lips at the time of his death? 24. In which disguise did Ravana approach Sri Rama's hermitage to abduct Sita? 25. Which bird fought ferociously with Ravana at the time of Sita's abduction? 26. How many demons did Ravana rule over? 27. Who told Sri Rama and Lakshmana about the abductor of Sita? 28. Who performed the funeral rites of Jatayu? 29. Which demon gripped both Sri Rama and Lakshman in his long arms? 30. Where was the head of demon Kabandha located on his body? 31. Who was Sugreeva's older brother? 32. Who relieved Kabandha of the curse by burning him alive? 33. Who killed Jatayu? 34. How many eyes did Kabandha have? 4. The Kishkindha kanda 1. Which brave monkey saw Rama and Lakshmana first? 2. In what disguise did Hanuman go to Rama and Lakshmana? 3. After having snatched his wife and kingdom, who drove Sugreeva out? 4. Of which kingdom was Bali the king? 5. After fighting which demon did Bali & Sugreeva become hostile to each other? 6. Who was Mayavi's father? 7. Who killed Dundubhi, the Buffalo demon? 8. Who was Bali's wife? 9. Who tried to stop Bali from fighting with Sugreeva? 10. Where is the kingdom of Kishkindha situated? 11. Who was the leader of the monkey contingent sent towards the South in search of Sita? 12. Which place is said to be the dwelling-place of the snake Vasuki? 13. Which city is said to be the capital of Yama, the God of Death? 14. Who was the monkey son of saint Mareechi? 15. What sign of remembrance did Sri Rama hand over to Hanuman when he set out to search for Sita? 16. Who was Sampati? 17. Who was Sampati's son? 18. While sitting on the seashore, who reminded Hanuman of his valor? 19. Who was Hanuman's father? 20. Who was Hanuman's mother? 21. Which demi-god (Deva) injured Hanuman on his chin? 22. How long could Jambavan Jump at one go? 23. Which mountain peak did Hanuman fly over on the way to Lanka? 24. Who is said to be the Vishwakarma (architect) of the demons? 25. Who was Angad's father? 5. Sundara Kanda 1. Which mountain was formed under the ocean by Indra to prevent demons from entering the netherworld? 2. On his way to Lanka, which mountain welcomed Hanuman? 3. Who was Sursa? 4. Which she-demon obstructed Hanuman by catching his shadow? 5. Which she-demon living in the sea was killed by Hanuman? 6. On which mountain was Lanka situated? 7. Who built the city of Lanka? 8. Having undergone severe austerities, who received the Pushpaka airplane from Lord Brahma? 9. Who is called the God of Yakshas? 10. Who was the wife of Ravana, the king of demons? 11. Whose descendant was Ravana? 12. Who was Indra's wife? 13. Who was saint Vasishtha's wife? 14. Who was saint Chyavana's wife? 15. Under which tree was Sita sitting in the Ashoka vatika? 16. What did Sita give to Hanuman as a symbol of recognition? 17. Who was sent to fight against Hanuman when he went on a rampage in the Ashoka vatika? 18. Which son of Ravana was killed by Hanuman at Ashoka vatika? 19. By what other prominent name was Ravana known? 20. What was Lanka made of? 6. Yuddha Kanda 1. Who did Madhuvan belong to? 2. Who was Dadhimukha? 5. Who is said to be the lord of rivers? 6. Who was Ravana’s sister? 7.