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The Sound of Music – Gitaafunline

December 24th, 2009 Sowmya
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The music season is on in full swing in Chennai and while on vacation, I have also been enjoying attending a few music concerts. The mood and atmosphere here has inspired a quiz on musical instruments associated with Hinduism and Hindu Gods and Godesses.

Take the quiz to see how well you know the sound of Indian music. As always, do let me know with your comments and feedback on how well you fared in this quiz!

Congrats to Chitraji, the winner of the Superman Hanuman Quiz! Check out your Winner’s badge at the Quiz Page..

QUIZ STATS: Grade: Difficult, Par = 5
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What musical instrument does Lord Krishna play?





Which devotee of Lord Shiva replaced the broken string of the veena with his own nerve so as to play music uninterrupted?





The sound of this instrument represents the primeval sound and the rhythm from which, according to cosmology, the universe emerges and in which it dissolves into, before re-emerging again. Which instrument are we talking about?





Which musical instrument did Hanuman play in his encounter with sage Narada?





Who was considered to be the master of Laya and said to have played the percussion instrument mridangam for Shiva's Cosmic dance - Tandavam?





Which city in India is an island which is said to be shaped like the Panchajanya, the conch in the hands of Lord Vishnu and houses a famous temple which has 1000 pillars?





Who among the following is associated with a musical instrument called Vipanchi?





Many South Indian temples incorporate a very unique feature - stone pillars that can emit musical notes when tapped. Which of the following temples does not have musical pillars?





According to Hindu Mythology who carried a divine musical instrument called Mahati?





Pancha (five) Vadyam (instrument) is an orchestra, typical of Kerala, consisting of five instruments - Maddalam, Edakka, Thimila, Ilathalam and Kombu. It is an inevitable accompaniment during processions, religious or otherwise. The most thrilling performance of Panchavadyam can be witnessed at most of the temple festivals in Kerala. Which of the following is not one of the panchavadhyams?







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8 Responses to “The Sound of Music – Gitaafunline”

  1. Lalitha Vaidyanathan says:
    December 25, 2009 at 7:27 am

    I thought it was very easy when I started, but scored only 8/10! Better luck next time..

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  2. Rangarajan R says:
    December 25, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    Hi there,

    broke the number 7 and has reached 9 this time !!
    Nice Quiz

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  3. Raja says:
    December 26, 2009 at 9:39 am

    For me it was a tough test. Result indicated that I have 50% knowledge on the subject. Scored only 5. I hope to do better next time, when I try again

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  4. padmaja manivannan says:
    December 27, 2009 at 1:41 pm

    it is great. myself and my son will do it usually and both learns a lot in this. thank u

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  5. Vidya Rangarajan says:
    December 27, 2009 at 2:46 pm

    Hi Soumya . Scored a perfect 10 !!

    Enjoyed the Quiz very much.
    Vidya

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  6. shobs says:
    December 28, 2009 at 2:12 pm

    hullo sowmya, i scored 9 on 10. very intersting quiz. shobana sankar

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  7. chitra devaraj says:
    December 29, 2009 at 6:10 am

    Namaskar Sowmyaji

    we scored 6/10. We learnt many from this quiz and it is a musical delight. Pranams

    Reply
  8. Aparna says:
    February 10, 2010 at 2:26 pm

    Very interesting quiz! Could you publish more music quizzes of this sort? :) Thank You

    Reply

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