The Dasavatharam Quiz – Gitaafunline

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Sowmya
– May 8, 2009Posted in: Funline

Dasavatharam is the collective name of the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu (for those who came in late, Kamal Hassan most recently popularized the term by acting in 10 roles in a movie called Dasavatharam). Today’s Gitaafunline quiz is about the 10 Avatars of Lord Vishnu.avatars

Test your skills on how well you know the Avatars ..

Incidentally, the populist wordpress terms gravatar and the avatars used in Yahoo are all borrowed from this Sanskrit term

As always, leave your comments / scores and quiz ratings for me to know if you enjoyed the quiz!

The Story of the Matsya Avatar is closest to which episode in the Bible?





Which Avatar is supposed to happen at the end of the present "Kali" yuga?





Which Avatar of Vishnu also makes an appearance in the Ramayana, alongside the Avatar of Rama?





In the Narasimha avatar, Vishnu appears as half-man and half-lion. In how many other avatars does he take the form of some animal?





Which Avatar was considered an Avatar in later versions while traditionalists do not consider him an Avatar because he does not kill any demon (which is the common theme in most avatars)?





Who is the demon who is killed by the Varaha (Boar) Avatar of Vishnu?





In which Yuga was the Avatar of Krishna supposed to have taken place?





Whose grandfather was Prahlada?





What was the name of the snake that was used for the churning of the milk ocean in the Kurma Avatar?





What was the name of the lineage (Vamsa) in which Rama was supposed to have been born?







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