Sikh Quiz Part II.
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51. Which gurdwara stands at the place where Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib ji's body was cremated ? 52. Which town is the birth place of Guru Gobind Singh ji ? 53. What was the name of Guru Gobind Singh ji's mother ? 54. What year was Guru Gobind Singh ji born? 55. In his previous life Guru Gobind Singh Ji was an acestic and spent much of his time is deep meditation high up in the Himalayas, by what name was he known by ? 56. Raja and Rani Fateh Chand of Patna were childless, by what affectionate name did they address Guru Ji? 57. How old was Gobind Rai Ji when he became guru ? 58. In which town did Guru Gobind Singh Ji spent much of his childhood , at the foothills of the Himalayas ? 59. What is Guru Gobind Singh ji's autobiography called ? 60. Jaap Sahib, Amrit Swaya, Akal Ustat, all composed by Guru Gobind Singh Ji, in which granth can they be found ? 61. Where did Guru ji fight his first battle where he defeated the combined forces of the Hill Rajas led by Raja Bhim Chand ? 62. Which Muslim saint joined Guru Ji's army with his four sons and 500 men for the above battle? 63. What name does Guru Ji use for the almighty which means 'all steel' ? 64. Where was the second battle fought by Guru Gobind Singh Ji ? 65. What are the names of the chain of forts built by Guru Ji near Anandpur ? 66. How many poets resided at the Guru Gobind Singh Ji's court in Anandpur ? 67. Name the four Sahibjadas (sons) of Guru Gobind Singh ji ? 68. Give the date of the birth of the Khalsa ? 69. Name the Panj Piyare ? 70. Who added the patasey - sweet candy - to the amrit when it was being prepared by Guru Ji ? 71. What is used to stir the Amrit when is it being prepared ? 72. Guru Gobind Singh ji is the father of the Khalsa, who is the mother of the khalsa ? 73. Guru Ji had to evacuate Anandpur Sahib with his family and sikhs, at which stretch of water was his mother and younger two sons separated from the rest of the sikhs ? 74. At which small fortress did Guru Ji and a small band of sikhs reach after leaving Anandpur sahib.Among those who died fighting here were Baba Ajit Singh ji and Baba Juhjar Singh Ji ? 75. Guru Gobind Singh Ji escaped the moghal forces from the above small fortress , which jungle did he reach ? 76. Guru Gobind Singh ji was helped in the jungle by two pathans who disguised Guru ji as a fakir, by what name was Guru ji refered as ? 77. Disguised as a fakir Guru Ji wore clothes of one colour, this colour was later adopted by the Nihang Singhs who wear this colour exclusively, what is the colour ? 78. What is the name of the Epistle sent to Aurangzeb by Guru Gobind Singh Ji which includes the famous lines "When all modes of redressing a wrong having failed , it is right and just to pick up the sword". 79. Mata Gujri and Guru ji's two younger sons were betrayed by which servant ? 80. Which Nawab appealed on behalf of the young Sahibjades at the court hearing infront of Wajir Khan.? 81. In which town were the young Sahibjades bricked up alive for not embracing Islam? 82. Guru Gobind Singh ji dictated the whole of the Adi-Granth from memory to Bhai Manni Singh and completed the Granth Sahib, but in which town ? 83. Guru Gobind Singh Ji left DamDama Sahib in 1707 to meet the emperor Aurangzeb but before the meeting took place the emperor died, who succeeded to the throne with the help of Guru Ji? 84. What promise did the above emperor-to-be make to the Guru but failed to keep ? 85. Name the five Takhats or seats of authority? 86. What was the name Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was given at birth ? 87. What was Banda Singh named once he became a biragi ascetic? 88. What name did Guru Ji bestow on Banda Singh when he was baptised into the Khalsa ? 89. What items did Guru Gobind Singh ji give to Banda Singh after his baptism? 90. What was Guru Ji going to give Banda Singh but was objected to by the Sikhs saying that it belonged to the Khalsa? 91. After Banda Singh who became recognised as the leader of the Sikhs and was given the title of Nawab? 92. Before the Misls became established the Khalsa formed into two camps or Dhals, what were they called? 93. The Sikhs were divided into twelve Misls or groups, some only had a few hundred men while others consisted of tens of thousands.Which Misl did Ranjit Singh eventually take leadership of?
95. Which Afghan chief invaded India in 1764 and on numerous occasions after, and caused great hardship for the Sikhs on the plains of the Punjab? 96. Which famous diamond was worn by Maharaja Ranjit Singh on a jewlled armband, and then in a fit of boredom he put it round the neck of his house? 97. Which english writer wrote - with the help of Bhai Vir Singh - the first thorough history of the Sikhs called 'The Sikh religion' in 6 volumes? 98. What portion of your honestly earned wealth should be set aside for the Guru (which can be used for charitable purposes), and what is it called ? 99. What does the initials SGPC stand for? 100. What are the ingredients of Kara / Parshad?
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