Answer: Three years
Adi Parva was the longest Parva of the Mahabharata. That is why it took three whole years for Lord Ganesha and Ved Vyasa to complete this Parva.
From Quiz: Mahabharata
Answer: to pick up the bow, hold it, string it, and then use it to shoot the eye of a rotating artificial fish, just by looking at its reflection in oil below
It was Arjuna who managed to fulfill this condition, and won Draupadi's hand in marriage, but then he had to share her with his brothers, due to some misunderstanding.
From Quiz: Mahabharata - Kingship Knows No Kinship!
Answer: Partha - His mother was Pritha
Kunti was also called Pritha, meaning lover. He was given the name Partha thus.
Kiriti is also another name of Arjuna, but that name was given to him because of the beautiful crown on his head, given by Indra, his father.
From Quiz: The Mahabharata
Answer: A cook
Bhim had a huge body, so he needed a lot of food. He therefore decided to be a cook in the royal kitchen. This was originally Nakul's joke! He used the name Ballava.
From Quiz: The Mahabharata
Answer: Jaya
It was said of the Mahabharata, "What is here may be found elsewhere too, but what is not here cannot be found anywhere."
From Quiz: Mahabharata : The Great Indian Epic
Answer: Susharma
Susharma had promised Duryodhana that he would lure away Arjuna while Drona formed his Chakravyuha, a war formation that only Arjuna could shatter. Susharma was slain by Arjuna but all too late as Abhimanyu fell inside the Chakravyuha being attacked by seven warriors at a time in his attempt to get out.
From Quiz: The Great War (The Mahabharatha II)
Answer: Krishna's father-in-law
King Beeshmaka was the father of Prince Rukmi and Princess Rukmini. Princess Rukmini later married Lord Krishna.
From Quiz: Mahabharata -The Greatest Epic Part 2
Answer: King Drupada
Acharya Drona was the teacher of the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
Drupada was Acharya Drona's childhood friend. He had insulted Drona when the latter went to him for financial help. Drona had his revenge when the Pandavas captured Drupada and brought him before Drona. Drupada vowed that he would beget a son who would kill Drona.
From Quiz: Mahabharata -The Greatest Epic, Part 1
Answer: Parthasarathy
Partha was the name of Arjuna. Sarathy in Sanskrit means charioteer. This gave Krishna the name Parthasarathy.
From Quiz: The Mahabharata
Answer: Shiva
Jayadratha had been enslaved by the Pandavas as a punishment for trying to kidnap Draupadi. Enraged, Jayadratha had performed penances to please Lord Shiva who granted him the boon that he would be able to overpower all the Pandavas except Arjuna on one day in battle. Abhimanyu entered the Chakravyuha and the Pandavas tried to follow him but Jayadratha single handedly held them all back and Abhimanyu, unaided, was killed in the Chakravyuha.
From Quiz: The Great War (The Mahabharatha II)
