Muharram Quiz 1429

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1. Yazid was appointed to be the Khalifa by	a) Muawiyah b) Imam Ali (a.s.) c) The Muslim Ummah
2. The governor of Madinah who asked Imam Hussain(a.s.) to give ‘bayah’ was	a) Marwan b) Uthman c) Waleed
3. The other person who was present with the governor of Madinah was	a) Marwan b) Uthman c) Waleed
4. The cousin of Imam Hussain(a.s.) who he sent as ambassador to Kufa was	a) Muslim bin Aqeel b) Mohamed bin Ali c) Abbas bin Ali
5. The river by which Imam Hussain (a.s.) and his family camped on the 2nd of Muharram is called	a) Furat b) Euphrates c) Either One
6. Imam Hussain(a.s.) left Madina in this month	a) Muharram b) Safar c) Rajab
7. This person stopped Imam from going to Kufa	a) Hurr b) Ibn Ziyad c) Umar Saad
8. This person was the Khalifa of Kufa who killed Imam’s cousin	a) Hurr b) Ibn Ziyad c) Umar Saad
9. This person had a change of heart and went to the side of Imam Hussain on the day of Ashura	a) Ibn Ziyad b) Shimr c) Hurr
10. Some historians say this person was too ill to fight on the day of Ashura.	a) H. Abbas b) H. Qasim c) H. Zainul Abedeen
11. This person said that “death to him was sweeter than honey!”	a) H. Abbas b) H. Qasim c) H. Zainul Abedeen
12. This young man gave adhan for fajar sala on the day of Ashura	a) H. Abbas b) H. Qasim c) H. Ali Akber
13. This was the youngest martyr in Kerbala	a) H. Aun b) H. Ali Asgher c) H. Ali Akber
14. Hazrat Sakina is also known as	a) Sayyada Rukayya b) Sayyada Fatema c) Sayyada Zainab
15. This is another name for Karbala	a) Furat b) Naynevah c) Nakhla
16. He was a friend of Imam Hussain who came from Kufa to fight in Kerbala	a) Habib ibn Mazahir b) Muslim bin Aqeel c) Omar bin Saad
17. Yazid used to have these animals as pets	a) Cats b) Birds c) Monkeys
18. Yazid was very fond of	a) Reading b) Studying c) Composing Poetry
19. The flagbearer of Imam Hussain (a.s.)’s army was	a) H. Abbas b) H. Ali Akber c) H. Ali Asgher
20. The water bag is also called	a) Mashk b) Tasht c) Alam