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Ancient India Trivia

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1.      The goal of a Buddhist is to reach Moksha

  1. False

  2. True


Correct Option: A

Within Hinduism our actions in our present lives will determine our fate in the lives that follow.

  1. Dharma

  2. Karma

  3. Alsha

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B

all suffering is caused by Hunger

  1. False

  2. True


Correct Option: A

Brahman is the one true God of Hinduism

  1. False

  2. True


Correct Option: B

Hinduisms code for leading one's life.

  1. Karma

  2. Dharma

  3. Artha

  4. Caste


Correct Option: B

Siddhartha Gautama is the founder of Hinduism

  1. False

  2. True


Correct Option: A

NFL team with the only perfect season?

  1. Patriots

  2. Packers

  3. Dolphins

  4. Redskins


Correct Option: C

Who shot and killed John F. Kennedy?

  1. John Wilkes Booth

  2. Lee Harvey Oswald

  3. James Earl Ray

  4. Gandhi


Correct Option: B

How many states are there in the U.S.?

  1. 51

  2. 52

  3. 50

  4. 49


Correct Option: C

Which branch of government makes laws?

  1. Executive

  2. Legislative

  3. Judicial

  4. Supreme


Correct Option: B

Number of Senators in the Senate?

  1. 80

  2. 100

  3. 75

  4. 200


Correct Option: B

What time zone do you live in?

  1. Pacific

  2. Eastern

  3. Central

  4. Mountain


Correct Option: C

There are _____ Continents.

  1. 6

  2. 7

  3. 5

  4. 8


Correct Option: B

Donald Trump is the _____ President of the United States.

  1. 39th

  2. 40th

  3. 44th

  4. 45th


Correct Option: D

Who was the 16th President of the United States?

  1. Roosevelt

  2. Johnson

  3. Lincoln

  4. Clinton


Correct Option: C

The 9/11 attacks to place in what year?

  1. 2002

  2. 2004

  3. 2000

  4. 2001


Correct Option: D

The first man to set foot on the moon?

  1. Buzz Aldrin

  2. Neil Armstrong

  3. John Kennedy

  4. Brett Favre


Correct Option: B

Pearl Harbor was attacked by ________ on what day?

  1. Japan, December 7, 1945

  2. Germany, December 7, 1941

  3. Italy, December 7, 1945

  4. Japan, December 7, 1941


Correct Option: D

Who Killed Lincoln?

  1. Lee Harvey Oslwald

  2. Adolf Hitler

  3. James Earl Ray

  4. John Wilkes Booth


Correct Option: D

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

  1. Hamilton

  2. Jefferson

  3. Adams

  4. Edison


Correct Option: B

Who was the 2nd President of the United States?

  1. Jefferson

  2. Adams

  3. Washington

  4. Lincoln


Correct Option: B

What ocean is south of India?

  1. Atlantic

  2. Pacific

  3. South Pacific

  4. Indian


Correct Option: D

The Mauryan Empires greatest king

  1. Chandragupta

  2. Asoka

  3. Samudragupta

  4. Fred


Correct Option: B

The golden age of art and learning occurred during which empire?

  1. Mauryan

  2. Gupta


Correct Option: B

Buddhism was the official religion of the Gupta empire.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B

Which of the following were accomplishments Asoka?

  1. Built hospitals

  2. Built Stupas (Buddhist shrines)

  3. New Roads

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Asoka hated bloodshed and dedicated his life to the teachings of Hinduism.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B

What was the capital of the Mauryan dynasty?

  1. Mohenjo Daro

  2. Harappa

  3. Hindu Kush

  4. Pataliputra


Correct Option: D

Who founded the Mauryan Empire?

  1. Chandragupta

  2. Asoka

  3. Pataliputra

  4. Kalidasa


Correct Option: A

Warriors are above merchants in the Caste system.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

The Brahmans(Priest) are at the top of the Caste system.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

The untouchables are considered the lowest in India's Caste System.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B

The Aryans’ written language is called?

  1. Cuneiform

  2. Hieroglyphics

  3. Sanskrit

  4. Hebrew


Correct Option: C

The Aryans invented the ___________ and built canals to improve farming.

  1. Iron Shovel

  2. Iron Rake

  3. Iron Tiller

  4. Iron Plow


Correct Option: D

Each community had its own leader, or _________, who was usually a powerful warrior.

  1. Pharaoh

  2. President

  3. Raja

  4. Emperor


Correct Option: C

Much of what we know about the Aryans comes from a collection of writings called the?

  1. Torah

  2. Tripitaka

  3. Koran

  4. Vedas


Correct Option: D

The Aryans were skilled warriors with advanced weapons.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

Which of the following were accomplishments within the Harappan civilization?

  1. Weights and measures

  2. Sewage system

  3. Writing system

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Who was the 2nd group to live in the Indus Valley?

  1. Aryans

  2. Egyptian

  3. Harappan

  4. Indian


Correct Option: A

How do you read Harrapan writing?

  1. Left to Right

  2. Right to Left

  3. Up and down

  4. We do not know


Correct Option: D

Which Indian system organized groups of people based on birth, wealth, & occupation (job)?

  1. Caste

  2. Economic system

  3. Social Hierarchy

  4. India Constitution


Correct Option: A

What two major cities developed in the Indus river valley?

  1. Cairo and Harappa

  2. Harappa and Mohenjo Daro

  3. Pakistan and Mohenjo Daro

  4. Mohenjo Daro and Bangladesh


Correct Option: B

What is the first Civilization to develop in the Indus river valley?

  1. Babylonian

  2. Harappan

  3. Egyptian

  4. Aryan


Correct Option: B

The Indus River is located in modern day?

  1. Pakistan

  2. Iraq

  3. Afghanistan

  4. Nepal


Correct Option: A

Which weather pattern in India consists of a wet season and a dry season?

  1. Tornadoes

  2. Monsoons

  3. Hurricanes

  4. All of the Above


Correct Option: B

India has two fertile river valleys created by the?

  1. Tigris and Euphrates

  2. Nile and Jordan

  3. Huang He and Yellow River

  4. Indus and Ganges


Correct Option: D

India is separated from its Continent by which mountain range?

  1. Himalayas

  2. Alps

  3. Andes

  4. appalachian


Correct Option: A

India is a Subcontinent of which continent?

  1. Europe

  2. Middle East

  3. Asia

  4. Africa


Correct Option: C
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