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Quiz on Hindu Mythology

20 questions · June 25, 2026

Below is the full Quizmo quiz devoted to the theme "Hindu Mythology": each question, its four options, the correct answer highlighted and, where available, its source. A chance to brush up on your general knowledge and then test what you know.

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Question 1

Easy

Which Hindu god is famously depicted with the head of an elephant?

Source: Ganesha's elephant head makes him the most instantly recognizable god in the entire pantheon.

Question 2

Easy

Which Hindu festival is widely known as the festival of lights?

Source: Diwali fills homes with rows of oil lamps to celebrate light triumphing over darkness.

Question 3

Easy

Which colourful spring festival is celebrated by throwing powdered dyes?

Source: Holi turns whole streets into clouds of pink, yellow and blue powder every spring.

Question 4

Easy

Which monkey-faced devotee is the hero of strength in the Ramayana?

Source: Hanuman famously leaps across the ocean and carries a whole mountain to save Rama's brother.

Question 5

Easy

Which goddess is worshipped as the bringer of wealth and fortune?

Source: Lakshmi is courted especially at Diwali, when households pray for a prosperous year.

Question 6

Easy

Which god is known as the preserver who keeps the universe in balance?

Source: In the great trinity Vishnu preserves, while Brahma creates and Shiva destroys.

Question 7

Easy

Which god is most often called the destroyer in the Hindu trinity?

Source: Shiva's destruction clears the old away so the cosmos can be reborn anew.

Question 8

Easy

What is the name of Rama's devoted wife abducted by a demon king?

Source: Sita's abduction by Ravana sets the entire war of the Ramayana in motion.

Question 9

Easy

Which fierce, dark goddess wears a garland of severed heads?

Source: Kali's terrifying look symbolizes the destruction of ego and evil, not cruelty itself.

Question 10

Easy

Which weapon is the spinning disc most associated with Vishnu?

Source: Vishnu's razor-edged Sudarshana Chakra returns to his finger after striking its target.

Question 11

Medium

Which epic centres on the great war between the Pandavas and Kauravas?

Source: The Mahabharata is the longest epic poem ever written, dwarfing the Iliad and Odyssey combined.

Question 12

Medium

On which animal does the goddess Durga traditionally ride into battle?

Source: Durga rides a lion or tiger, charging fearlessly to slay the buffalo demon Mahishasura.

Question 13

Medium

Which avatar of Vishnu delivers the Bhagavad Gita's battlefield teaching?

Source: As Arjuna's charioteer, Krishna calms his doubt with the timeless wisdom of the Gita.

Question 14

Medium

Which bird-like creature serves as the mount of the god Vishnu?

Source: Garuda, the giant eagle, is the sworn enemy of serpents and Indonesia's national symbol.

Question 15

Medium

What is the name of the sacred bull that serves as Shiva's mount?

Source: Statues of Nandi the bull guard Shiva temples, always gazing toward the inner shrine.

Question 16

Medium

Which goddess of knowledge and music is shown holding a veena?

Source: Students still pray to Saraswati before exams, seeking her gift of learning and the arts.

Question 17

Medium

Which god of thunder and rain serves as king of the heavens?

Source: Indra wields a thunderbolt and was the most invoked god in the ancient Vedas.

Question 18

Hard

What half-lion, half-man form did Vishnu take to slay a demon?

Source: Narasimha killed the demon at dusk, on a threshold, fulfilling a boon that forbade every other way.

Question 19

Hard

Which serpent forms the cosmic couch on which Vishnu reclines?

Source: The thousand-headed serpent Shesha floats Vishnu on a cosmic ocean between universes.

Question 20

Hard

Which sacred mountain do gods and demons use to churn the ocean?

Source: Gods and demons spun Mount Mandara like a churn to draw the nectar of immortality from the sea.

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