A quiz on the holy month of Ramzan that began a few days back
QUESTION 1
Which month of the Islamic calendar is Ramzan or Ramadan?
XQUESTION 2
When does the Holy Koran indicate that eating and drinking are permissible during the holy month?
XQUESTION 3
Traditionally, the faithful break their fast by eating the fruit of the ‘Phoenix dactylifera’. What is the fruit?
XQUESTION 4
What is the name of the festival that marks the end of Ramzan and is celebrated during the first three days of Shawwāl?
XQUESTION 5
If the greeting ‘Ramadan Mubarak’ means ‘Blessed Ramadan’, what does ‘Ramadan Kareem’ mean?
XQUESTION 6
In Ramadan, the reward for every good deed done is multiplied by what number: 50, 60, or 70?
XQUESTION 7
Name the battle that took place in Ramadan 2 AH (March 624 CE) between the Prophet Muhammadled Muslim army and a relief column of the Meccan Quraysh tribe.
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Questions and Answers to the March 15 edition of the daily quiz: 1. The ides falls on this date in months with 30 days. Ans: 13th day
2. The assassination of Julius Caesar followed three incidents that turned the conspirators in the senate against him. This was the first incident in which he did this action when the senators reached the temple. Ans: Didn’t stand up
3. This was the second incident wherein Caesar removed two officials for suspecting him of this action. Ans: Wanting to become king
4. This was the third incident, wherein Caesar made this man takeoff the crown he had put on Caesar’s head. Ans: Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony)
5. In Dante’s Inferno, Satan has three faces in the Ninth Circle of Hell. One is consuming Judas Iscariot, another Gaius Cassius Longinus and the third this man. Ans: Marcus Junius Brutus
Visual: Name the leftmost actor. Ans: John