Krishna Quiz

1. On the battlefield, a warrior is distressed about fighting relatives and teachers. To whom does Krishna deliver the teaching known as the Bhagavad Gita?

2. Which city is especially associated with Krishna’s later kingdom?

3. Before the Kurukshetra war begins, Krishna goes to the Kaurava court and attempts to prevent conflict. What is he doing in that episode?

4. Which creature does young Krishna subdue after it poisons part of the Yamuna River?

5. Arjuna asks to perceive Krishna’s cosmic nature rather than only his familiar human form. What does Krishna reveal?

6. Someone performs a necessary duty carefully but does not make personal reward the sole reason for acting. Which Bhagavad Gita concept does this most closely illustrate?

7. Which weapon is most characteristically associated with Krishna?

8. After Krishna was carried away from Mathura for protection, who raised him?

9. Which childhood friend visits Krishna with a humble gift of flattened rice in a famous story about friendship and generosity?

10. After Krishna defeats Kamsa, whom does he restore to the throne of Mathura?

11. Who are identified as Krishna’s birth parents in widely known accounts of his early life?

12. Krishna offers one side his vast army and the other side himself, unarmed. Which choice does Arjuna make?

13. Which ruler, Krishna’s maternal uncle, tried to prevent the prophecy that Devaki’s child would defeat him?

14. Villagers face dangerous rain after Krishna challenges a customary offering to Indra. What does Krishna do to shelter them?

15. What role does Krishna take beside Arjuna during the Kurukshetra battle?

16. A painting shows a youthful cowherd playing a flute among cows and companions. Which setting is most closely associated with this part of Krishna’s life?