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101 Here onwards, I'll give you the name of the warrior slain and you give me the name of his slayer. Be careful to use the correct spelling as the names have already appeared in the quiz. Who killed Vikarna?
Answer: Bheema

Bheema had slain all the Kauravas (all 99, as Yuyutsu had fought for the Pandavas) and Vikarna was one of the Kauravas.
  From Quiz: The Great War (The Mahabharatha II)
102 Who was bestowed with unique vision to narrate the happenings of the war to King Dirtharashtra?
Answer: Sanjaya

Maharishi Ved Vyasa bestowed divine vision upon Sanjaya to narrate the happenings of the war to the king.
  From Quiz: Mahabharata -The Greatest Epic Part 2
103 How many warriors did each elephant carry in the war?
Answer: 7

Each elephant was decked with ornaments and carried seven warriors and their weapons.
  From Quiz: Mahabharata -The Greatest Epic Part 2
104 Who killed Ghatotkacha?
Answer: Karna

Ghatotkacha was Bheema's half-demon son. Using his demonic powers, he had caused great damage to the Kaurava army. No ordinary arrows were able to affect him. Then Duryodhana forced Karna to slay Ghatotkacha using Indra's shakti, the arrow Karna had saved for Arjuna. Thus, due to Ghatotkacha, Arjuna was saved.
  From Quiz: The Great War (The Mahabharatha II)
105 After beholding which divine sight did Arjuna take up his arms against the Kurus?
Answer: Lord Krishna's Vishwaroopa or divine form

Lord Krishna bestowed special eyesight upon Arjuna and he was shown the Lord's Vishwaroopa or Divine Form, encompassing of all possible matter in the universe.
    Your options: [ Yam Lok or the world of the dead ] [ Lord Maha Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi on Adi Sesha ] [ Lord Krishna's Vishwaroopa or divine form ] [ Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati in Kailash ]
  From Quiz: Mahabharata -The Greatest Epic Part 2
106 Who killed Drupada?
Answer: Drona

Drupada and Drona, who were childhood friends, had become sworn enemies. Drona slew Drupada, but Drupada had his revenge when Dhristadyumna, his son, killed Drona.
  From Quiz: The Great War (The Mahabharatha II)
107 Who was the First Commander in Chief of the Kaurava Army?
Answer: Bheeshma

Bheeshma was the first Commander in Chief of the Kaurava army, Drona was the second, and Karna was the third, followed by Shalya and Ashvathama.
  From Quiz: Mahabharata -The Greatest Epic Part 2
108 Who killed Dhristadyumna?
Answer: Ashvathama

Ashvathama killed the five sons of the Pandavas while they were asleep, mistaking them to be the Pandavas themselves. He also killed Dhristadyumna along with them.
  From Quiz: The Great War (The Mahabharatha II)
109 The conchs of warriors were instruments of great might. What was Arjuna's conch called?
Answer: Devdatt

A verse in the Bhagwad Gita mentions the names of the conches of all the Pandavas and Krishna. Arjuna's conch was called Devdatt.
  From Quiz: The Great War (The Mahabharatha II)
110 Virata was one of the Maharathis in the Pandava army: who was the other?
Answer: Drupada

Drishtadyumna and Drishtaketu were Atirathis while Shikhandi was a Rathi.
  From Quiz: Mahabharata -The Greatest Epic Part 2
111 What was Bheema's conch called?
Answer: Paundra

Paundra was Bheema's conch, one that gave a deafening blast.
  From Quiz: The Great War (The Mahabharatha II)
112 What was Nakula's conch called?
Answer: Sughoshmani

Nakula's conch was Sughoshmani. The other conches mentioned are Paanchjanya, Pushpakau and Anantavijaya, belonging to Krishna, Sahadeva and Yudhistira respectively.
  From Quiz: The Great War (The Mahabharatha II)
113 In the last section of this quiz, let's view the postwar scene. Even after the war was over, someone attempted to take Bheema's life. Who was this?
Answer: Dhritarashtra

When the Pandavas went to meet Dhritarashtra after the war, he was actually boiling with anger and hatred, but showed none of it. He called Bheema for an embrace. Bheema was just moving forward when Krishna stopped him and signalled for him to place his iron statue in Dhritarashtra's arms instead. Dhritarashtra being blind was unable to guess that he was embracing a statue and in his fury and great strength, he broke the statue that was made of solid iron! He had actually wanted to kill Bheema to avenge the death of his sons but his plan was foiled by Krishna.
  From Quiz: The Great War (The Mahabharatha II)
114 Bhishma chose a particular time for his death. What was this time called?
Answer: Uttarayan

Uttarayan was a time of a special alignment of the Sun towards the north. Bhishma chose this as the time of his death.
  From Quiz: The Great War (The Mahabharatha II)
115 Finally, right at the end of this great tale, all the Pandavas die on their climb up the Himalayas. Only Yudhistira remains alive to reach the summit, accompanied by an animal all along the way. What kind of animal was this?
Answer: Dog

A dog accompanied Yudhistira all the way to the summit of the mountain the Pandavas were climbing. On reaching the summit, Indra came to receive Yudhistira and to take him to heaven. Yudhistira said that the dog would also come with him to heaven. When Indra objected, Yudhistira said that if the dog was not allowed to go with him, he would not go to heaven himself. Then the dog showed its true form: it was Yama, the God of death, come to test Yudhistira. Yudhistira and all the Pandavas went to heaven.
  From Quiz: The Great War (The Mahabharatha II)
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