History & Myths · Mahabharata
Mahabharata Trivia Quiz
Eighteen Days Pandavas, Kauravas, a game of dice and eighteen days at Kurukshetra. How well do you know the great epic?
187 questions · 2 to 12 players, or solo · Typed answers, close enough counts
About this quiz
This Mahabharata Trivia Quiz has 187 questions: 66 easy, 75 medium and 46 hard. It is free. Play it with friends in a room for 2 to 12 players, on phones or in a browser, or play it solo. Type your answers: close enough counts, so a small typo still scores.
Sample questions
20 of the 187 Mahabharata questions in this pack. Think of your answer, then open it.
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Who took command of the Kaurava army for two days after Drona's death?
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Karna
He had refused to fight at all while Bhishma led, after the old man insulted him; he finally got his turn.
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On the 17th day, which Pandava killed Dushasana, keeping his vow from the dice hall?
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Bhima
He had made the vow 13 years earlier, in front of the whole court, when Draupadi was dragged in.
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Which sister of Krishna eloped with Arjuna, with Krishna's blessing?
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Subhadra
Balarama wanted her married to Duryodhana and was furious until Krishna talked him round.
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A hunter mistook the resting Krishna for a deer. Where did the arrow strike him?
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His heel
The hunter, named Jara, begged forgiveness; Krishna comforted him and then left the world.
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After Krishna's death, which city did the sea swallow?
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Dwarka
Arjuna was leading its people away when the ocean rushed in behind them.
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Offered a duel with any one Pandava he liked, whom did Duryodhana choose to fight with the mace?
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Bhima
Krishna scolded Yudhishthira for the risky offer: in pure mace skill, he said, Duryodhana had no true equal.
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To trick Drona, Bhima killed an elephant with which name, so he could shout that it was dead?
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Ashvatthama
The plan was Krishna's; Arjuna refused to have any part in it.
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On the Pandavas' last walk to the Himalayas, which animal followed Yudhishthira all the way?
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A dog
Yudhishthira refused to enter heaven without it, and the dog turned out to be Dharma, his own father.
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Yudhishthira's chariot always rode just above the ground, until he told a half-truth about whose death?
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Ashvatthama
He added 'the elephant' too softly for Drona to hear, and after that his chariot touched the earth.
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Arriving in heaven, Yudhishthira was angry to find which enemy already seated there in glory?
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Duryodhana
The sage Narada explained that Duryodhana had died a warrior's death on the field, which earned him heaven.
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On day 15, after hearing his son was dead, what did Drona do on his chariot?
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Laid down his weapons
He sat in meditation, and his spirit is said to have left before Dhrishtadyumna's sword reached him.
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Which king drove Karna's chariot in his final battle with Arjuna?
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Shalya
He was said to be as fine a charioteer as Krishna, and he spent the ride praising Arjuna.
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The Kuru princes dropped their ball into a well. What did Drona use to fish it out, before becoming their teacher?
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Blades of grass
He linked them end to end like a chain; Bhishma heard of it and hired him to teach the princes.
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Sanjaya first came back to tell the blind king about the war after which hero had fallen?
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Bhishma
So the Bhagavad Gita, spoken on day 1, actually reaches Dhritarashtra as a flashback after day 10.
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On the first day of the war, who blew his conch first, starting the battle for the Kauravas?
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Bhishma
He roared like a lion and blew his conch to cheer Duryodhana, and then Krishna and Arjuna replied.
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Near the end of the year in hiding, the Kauravas raided King Virata's kingdom to steal what?
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Cattle
They hoped the raid would force the Pandavas out of hiding before the year was over.
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Before Bhishma died, Karna visited his bed of arrows. What did Bhishma reveal he had always known about Karna?
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That he was Kunti's son
Bhishma said his harsh words had only been meant to keep Karna from fighting his own brothers.
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Which Pandava was said to be the most handsome man of his time?
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Nakula
On the last journey, Yudhishthira said Nakula fell because he was proud of his looks.
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Karna sat out the first ten days of the war. Who had he refused to fight under?
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Bhishma
Bhishma had rated Karna only half a great warrior, so Karna swore not to fight while Bhishma led.
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Which Pandava killed Shakuni on the last day of the war, keeping his own vow from the dice hall?
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Sahadeva
In the dice hall Bhima had declared: Bhima would kill Duryodhana, Arjuna Karna, and Sahadeva the gambler Shakuni.
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Questions about this quiz
How many questions are in the Mahabharata Trivia Quiz?
187. Each game plays a round of them, so you can come back for more.
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