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Jewish Trivia - Holidays Flashcards

1
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Name the three-cornered pastry we eat on Purim.

A

Hamentaschen

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What does the salt water used at the Pesach (Passover) seders remind us of?

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The tears of the Jewish people (when they were slaves in Egypt)

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3
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On which holiday do we dip apples in honey?

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Rosh HaShanah

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Towards the end of the Pesach (Passover) seder we say, “Next year in _____.”

A

Jerusalem

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Who told Queen Esther about Haman’s plot to kill the Jews?

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Mordecai

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6
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The “helper” candle in the Chanukah menorah is called the _____.”

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Shamash

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Which holiiday is celebrated with picnics, hikes and bonfires?

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Lag B’Omer

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8
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On which holiday do we fast and pray for forgiveness?

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Yom Kippur

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Who led the Jewish people to victory in the Chanukah story?

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Judah the Maccabee

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10
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For how many days do we celebrate Chanukah?

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Eight days

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11
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Which woman is associated with the holiday of Shavuot? Ruth, Sarah, Yehudit?

A

Ruth

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12
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On which holiday do we wish each other a “Shana Tova U’Metuka” (a “good sweet year”)?

A

Rosh HaShanah

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13
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How many times do we march around with the Torah on Simchat Torah?

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Seven times

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14
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When we hear Haman’s name during the reading of the Megillat Esther, we do what?

A

Make noise

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15
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How many plagues were brought upon the Egyptians before Pharoah let the Jews leave Egypt?

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10 plagues

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16
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What book do we read at the seder meal on Pesach (Passover)?

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The Haggadah

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17
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Name the prophet who visits each home during the Pesach (Passover) seder.

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Eliyahu (Elijah) the Prophet

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18
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How many cups of wine do we drink at the Pesach (Passover) seder?

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Four cups

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19
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In which country does the story of Purim take place: Egypt or Persia?

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Persia

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20
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What holiday do we celebrate on the 33rd day of Omer?

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Lag B’Omer

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21
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What do we celebrate on Simchat Torah?

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Completion of the annual cycle of reading of the Torah and the beginning of the next annual cycle.

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22
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On which holiday is it a custom to stay up all night and learn Torah?

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Shavuot

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23
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Who did G-d send to ask Pharoah to free the Jews from slavery?

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Moshe (Moses) and his brother Aharon (Aaron)

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24
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Name the villain in the Purim story.

A

Haman

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25
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On which holiday is Kol Nidre recited?

A

Yom Kippur

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26
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On which day were both the first and second Beit Hamikdash (Holy Temple) destroyed?

A

Tisha B’Av

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27
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Name a special food fried in oil on Chanukah.

A

Latkes (potato pancakes) and/or sufganiyot (doughnuts).

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28
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Which holiday comes five days after Yom Kippur?

A

Sukkot

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29
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What scroll do we read on Purim?

A

Megillat Esther
(The Book of Esther)

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30
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Name the four Hebrew letters on the dreidel.

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Nun, Gimmel, Hey, Shin – in the Diaspora

Nun, Gimmel, Hey, Peh – in Israel

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31
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The Hebrew words for the Jewish New Year which also mean “Head of the Year” are _____.”

A

Rosh HaShanah

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32
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On which holiday were bikkurim (first fruits) brought to the
Temple in Jerusalem?

A

Shavuot

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33
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On which holiday do we read about the prophet Jonah who was swallowed by the whale?

A

Yom Kippur

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34
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What do we plant on the holiday of Tu B’Shevat?

A

Trees

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35
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In the story of Purim, who wanted to destroy the Jewish people?

A

Haman

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36
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What does Yom Yerushalayim celebrate?

A

The reunification of Jerusalem in 1967

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37
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On Pesach (Passover) how many covered Matzot are on the seder table?

A

Three

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38
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Who became King Ahashverosh’s chief minister after Haman?

A

Mordechai

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39
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On the holiday of Sukot, why do we shake the lulav in all directions?

A

To remind us that G-d is everywhere

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40
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What two queens were married to King Ahashverosh?

A

Queen Vashti and Queen Esther

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41
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On which holiday do we use arba’ah minim: aravot (willow), hadassim (myrtle), lulav (palm) and etrog (citron)?

A

Sukkot

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42
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Which holiday is called the Festival of Lights?

A

Chanukah

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43
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On what holiday do we hide and then find the “afikomen”?

A

Pesach (Passover)

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44
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How many blasts do we hear from the shofar on Rosh Hashanah: 50, 100, 125?

A

100

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45
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For how many minutes after sundown must Chanukah candles burn: 15, 30, 60?

A

30 minutes

46
Q

What do the four letters on the Chanukah dreidel stand for?

A

Nes Gadol Haya Sham (A great miracle happened there)

or

Nes Gadol Haya Po (A great miracle happened here)

47
Q

From what kind of a tree does a lulav come?

A

Palm tree

48
Q

Name two of the four mitzvot we perform on Purim.

A

Matanot L’evyonim (gifts to the poor),

Mishloach Manot (gifts of food to friends),

Seudah (festive meal),

Megillat Esther (hearing the megillah read)

49
Q

What oil do we use to light the Chnaukah menorah?

A

Olive oil

50
Q

Chag Ha’Aviv - the Festival of Spring - is another name for which holiday?

A

Pesach (Passover)

51
Q

What do we call searching for the chometz the night before Pesach (Passover)?

A

Bedikat Chometz

52
Q

What is the Hebrew name for the Day of Atonement?

A

Yom Kippur

53
Q

Name the King of Persia in the Purim story?

A

King Ahashverosh

54
Q

What are two of the miracles of Chanukah?

A

The oil burned for eight days and the military victory of the Jews over the Syrian-Greeks

55
Q

The second Holy Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by which nation?

A

The Romans

56
Q

We fast on Tisha B’Av to remember what?

A

The destruction of the Beit Hamikdash (Holy Temple)

57
Q

What do we call the unleavened bread we eat on Pesach (Passover)?

A

Matzah

58
Q

Which holiday is called “Z’man Cheiruteinu” (Season of Our Freedom)?

A

Pesach (Passover)

59
Q

At the seder, how many questions does the youngest person ask in the Mah Nishtanah?

A

Four Questions

60
Q

On which holiday do we have Hakafot (marching around with the Torah)?

A

Simchat Torah

61
Q

What is a shofar made of?

A

Ram’s Horn

62
Q

On which holiday do we start reading the Torah from the beginning?

A

Simchat Torah

63
Q

On what holiday do we eat blintzes, cheesecakes, and other dairy food?

A

Shavuot

64
Q

On which holiday do we eat our meals in a booth outside the house?

A

Sukkot

65
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On Yom Kippur it is a tradition to wear what color?

A

White

66
Q

Which holiday comes during the month of Shevat?

A

Tu B’Shevat

67
Q

What do we do with our wine while reciting the ten plagues at the seder?

A

Spill a drop of wine for each plague

68
Q

Purim is celebrated in which month: Adar, Tishrei or Sivan?

A

Adar

69
Q

Which Holiday is sometimes called the Jewish Thanksgiving?

A

Sukkot

70
Q

Name the special sandwich that is made at the Pesach (Passover) seder.

A

Hillel Sandwich
(matzah and maror)

71
Q

Which Megillah is read on Shavuot?

A

Megillat Ruth (The Book of Ruth)

72
Q

What are the two kinds of branches that are combined with the lulav?

A

Hadassim (myrtle) and Aravot (willow)

73
Q

In the seder song “Chad Gadya,” what did the father buy for two zuzim?

A

A kid (goat)

74
Q

What is unusual about the first time we wash our hands at the Pesach (Passover) seder?

A

We do not make a beracha (blessing)

75
Q

Which two holidays have a “chol ha-moed” (intermediate days)?

A

Sukkot (Tabernacles) and Pesach (Passover)

76
Q

What do we call the Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?

A

Shabbat Shuvah
(The Sabbath of Repentance)

77
Q

Chametz is forbidden on what holiday?

A

Pesach (Passover)

78
Q

In which Hebrew month are Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah holidays celebrated?

A

Tishrei

79
Q

What do we ask in the fourth question of Mah Nishtanah?

A

Why do we recline at the seder?

80
Q

On which holiday do we conclude the reading of the Torah?

A

Simchat Torah

81
Q

What do we call the roof of a sukkah?

A

S’chach

82
Q

On Yoom Kippur we say Kol Nidre prayers at the beginning, middle or end of the holday?

A

The beginning

83
Q

In what Hebrew month do we celebrate Pesach (Passover)?

A

Nissan

84
Q

From which direction do we light the Chanukah menorah?

A

From right to left

85
Q

What do we call the lemon-like fruit that we hold with the lulav on Sukkot?

A
  • *Etrog
    (citron) **
86
Q

On which holiday do we remember the booths the Jews lived in during their years in the desert?

A

Sukkot (Tabernacles)

87
Q

Name four of the ten plagues that were inflicted on the Egyptians.

A

Blood, frogs, lice, wild beasts, pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, death of firstborn

88
Q

What favorite game do we play on Chanukah?

A

Dreidel or Sevivon

89
Q

What fast do we observe the day before Purim?

A

Ta’anit Esther (The Fast of Esther)

90
Q

Pesach (Passover) Matzah must be baked within how many minutes: 10, 18, 30?

A

18 (eighteen)

91
Q

In which hand is the etrog held if you are right-handed?

A

The Left

92
Q

Name three foods on the seder plate.

A

Maror (bitter herbs), Karpas (parsley), Chazeret (lettuce), Charoset (apple, nut, honey mixture), Zeroa (Shankbone), Baytzah (egg)

93
Q

How many times is Megillat Esther read on Purim?

A

Twice (once in the evening and again in the morning)

94
Q

What event do we remember on Pesach (Passover)?

A

G-d taking the Jews out of the land of Egypt (the exodus)

95
Q

What do we count from the second night of Pesach (Passover) until Shavuot?

A

Sefirat HaOmer (the Counting of the Omer)

96
Q

Gifts of Mishloach Manot (or Shelach Manot) are given on which holiday?

A

Purim

97
Q

On Pesach (Passover), what does the maror (bitter herbs) remind us of?

A

The bitterness of our slavery in Egypt

98
Q

How many candles besides the Shamash do we light on the last night of Chanukah?

A

Eight

99
Q

On what holiday do we do “Tashlich” to rid ourselves of our sins?

A

Rosh HaShanah

100
Q

How many berachot (blessings) do we say on the first night of Chanukah when we light the Chanukah Menorah?

A

Three

101
Q

In which Hebrew month do we celebrate Chanukah?

A

Kislev

102
Q

How many cups of wine or grape juice do we drink at the Pesach (Passover) seder?

A

Four cups

103
Q

Which king was married to Queen Vashti?

A

King Ahashverosh

104
Q

On what holiday do we wear masks?

A

Purim

105
Q

On which two fast days is it traditional not to wear leather shoes?

A

Yom Kippur and Tisha B’Av

106
Q

What is the last food eaten at the Pesach (Passover) seder?

A

Matzah (Afikomen)

107
Q

During the time period of which Temple did the holiday of Chanukah occur?

A

The Second Temple

108
Q

Name the custom in which we throw away our sins on Rosh HaShanah by the river.

A

Tashlich

109
Q

Tekiah, Shevarim and Teruah are three sounds made by what?

A

The Shofar

110
Q

The prayer for rain is said on what holiday: Shemini Atzeret, Chanukah, Passover?

A

Shemini Atzeret

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