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1. Name the five rivers that run through the Punjab the homeland of the Sikhs ? Rivers Indus, Jhejum, Chenab, Ravi and Satlej. 2. What does the name Punjab mean ? Land of the five rivers Panj - ab 3. In what year was Guru Nanak Dev Ji born? 1469 4. At what age did Guru Nanak Dev Ji get married and what was the name of his wife ? Guru ji was 12 years old when he we Mata Sulakhani Ji 5. Name Guru Nanak Dev Ji's two sons. Sri Chand and Lakhmi Das 6. Name Guru Nanak Dev Ji's elder sister. Bibi Nanaki ji 7. What were the first words spoken by Guru Nanak Dev ji after his communion with Akal Prukh when he was away from home for three days and presumed drowned ? "There is no Hindu there is no Mussalman " 8. Name Guru Nanak Dev Ji's mother and father. Mata Tripta ji and Bhai Mehta Kalu Ji 9. What was Guru Nanak dev Ji's favourite name by which he liked to address Akal urkh ? Satkartar - The true creator. 10. In his teens Guru Nanak Dev Ji was taken to Sultanpur by his sister where he got a job as an accountant with the Nawab. This Nawab became a disciple of the Guru, who was he ? Nawab Daulat Kahn Lodi 11. What is the name of the sect that follow the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji's eldest son Sri Chand ? The Udasis 12. Who was the emperor at the time of Guru Nanak Dev Ji who imprisoned him for two years ? Babur 13. How many Udasis did Guru Nanak Dev ji undertake? Five. These included vists throughout the Indian sub-continant, also visiting Sri Lanka, Mecca, Madena Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan.
Milk dripped from Bhai Lalos bread and blood dripped from Malik Bhagos. 15. What were the names of Guru Nanak Dev Ji's companions who accompanied him on his travels?
16. What was the name of Guru Angad Dev Ji before takinf over the guruship ? Bhai Lehna Ji 17. Guru Angad Dev ji formed a new script for the compositions of the first Guru which was later adopted for all the compositions of the Guru's. What was it called and what does it mean ? Gurmukhi - From the mouth of the Guru 18. Can you name any of the contributions that Guru Amar Das Ji made to the still young religion ? Set up 22 Manjis (Parishes) 19. How was Guru Ram Das Ji related to Guru Amar Das Ji ? Son - in - law. 20. Which Guru compiled the Adi - Granth ? Guru Arjan Dev Ji 21. Which muslim devine was invited to lay the foundation stone of the Harmandir Sahib ? Hazzrat Mian Mir Ji 22. Which Guru completed the construction of the Harmandir Sahib ? Guru Arjan Dev Ji
Guru Amar Das Ji 24. Which Guru composed the Sukhmani Sahib ? Guru Arjan Dev ji. 25. What prayer is recited last thing at night? Kirtan Sohila. 26. Which Guru has the most shabads in the Guru Granth Sahib? Guru Arjan Dev ji - 2312 shabads in 30 raags 27. Can you name five bhagats whose bani can be found in Guru Granth Sahib Ji? Jai Dev, Sheikh Farid, Tirlochan, Naam Dev, Ramanand,
Kabir, Dhana, 28. How many pages are there in the Guru Granth Sahib? 1430 Pages. 29. What is the continual reading of the Guru Granth Sahib called which lasts for two days and two nights? Sri Akhand Path. 30. Who was the first granthi of the Harmandir sahib ? Bhai Gurdas Ji 31. Who was the father of Guru Arjan Dev Ji? Guru Ram Das Ji. 32. Which river bore away the tortured body of Guru Arjan Dev Jiwhen he was allowed to bathe in its waters during an intermission of his torture ? River Ravi 33. How old was Guru Hargobind Sahib when he took over the guruship ? 11 years old 34. Which Guru sent the following message to his son " let him sit fully armed on the throne and maintaine an army to the best of his ability …" Guru Arjan Dev Ji to Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji 35. What did the two swords worn by Guru Hargobind Sahib ji represent ? Miri - Spiritual Authority 36. Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji built the 'Throne of the Timeless one' what is it better known as ? The Akal Takhat 37. Can you name any of the four battles fought by Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji? At Amritsar 1628 - Against Muklais Khan 38. In which town was Guru Hargobind Sahib ji imprisoned by emperor Jehangir ? The town of Gowalier 39. Guru Hargobind Sahib ji refused to be released from prison unless the princes and rajaas also imprisoned with him were released. How many rajaas took hold of Guru ji's cloak and gained freedom ? 52 Rajas were freed 40. Waht wa the name of the renegade pathan who was raised by Guru Hargobind sahib Ji, but later slayen by Guru ji at the battle of Kartarpur, when he turned against the Guru ? Paindai Khan 41. Who succeeded Guru Hargobind Sahib ji as the seventh Guru ? Guru Har Rai Ji 42. Guru Har Rai Ji cured which son of emperor Aurangzeb of poison using a herbal remedy ? Dara Shikoh 43. Aurangzeb summoned Guru Har Rai Ji to Dehli, but Guru ji sent their eldest son, who was he ? Ram Rai 44. When explaining a passage from the Guru Granth Sahib ji at the court of Aurangzeb, which word did Guru Har Rai Ji's eldest son substitute for the word 'mussalman' ? 'Beiman' - Faithless 45. At what age did Guru Harkrishan Ji become the eighth guru? 5 years old. 46. Guru Harkrishan Ji - after being sticken with small pox - proclaimed the next guru to be in which village ? Village Bakala 47. What relationship was Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji to Guru Harkrishan Ji ? Great Uncle 48. How many claimants set them selves up as guru after Guru Harkrishan Sahib ji ascended to heaven ? 22 - Bai manjees 49. Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji built a village five miles north of Kartarpur to find peace and solitude. This place later became the durbar of his son Guru Gobind Singh Ji. What name was given to this town ? Anandpur Sahib 50. Where in Dehli was Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji martyred ? Chandani Chowk
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