Jewish Trivia - Misc

Question 1

On which holiday during the 1965 World Series did Sandy Koufax refuse to pitch?

Answer 1

Yom Kippur

Question 2

Name the 3 patriarchs (forefathers) in the Bible.

Answer 2

Avraham (Abraham), Yitzchak (Isaac), and Ya’akov (Jacob)

Question 3

A Torah scroll is written completely by hand. True or False?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

How do you know that Shabbat is over?

Answer 4

You can see three stars in the sky

Question 5

Le’hitraot means: “How are you?” or “See you again!:

Answer 5

See you again

Question 6

Who is the first High Priest?

Answer 6

Aharon (Aaron)

Question 7

What does “Mazal Tov” mean?

Answer 7

Good luck, congratulations

Question 8

Who was the first Jew to have a Brit Milah (circumcision)?

Answer 8

Avraham (Abraham)

Question 9

What Jewish pitcher led the National league in earned run average (ERA) for five consecutive years?

Answer 9

Sandy Koufax

Question 10

On Shabbat, does Jewish law allow us to light one candle?

Answer 10

No

Question 11

The Hebrew word for “charity” or “doing justice” is…

Answer 11

Tzedakah

Question 12

What do we call the first day of the new Jewish month?

Answer 12

Rosh Chodesh

Question 13

How many times each day does the Torah tell us to say the Shema?

Answer 13

Two

Question 14

Which Jewish man founded the Harlem Globetrotters?

Answer 14

Abe Sapperstein

Question 15

The Torah scroll is written with vowels. True or false?

Answer 15

False

Question 16

Who was the strongest man in the Bible?

Answer 16

Shimshon (Sampson)

Question 17

Name the third book of the Torah (Bible)

Answer 17

Vayikra (Leviticus)

Question 18

Name the extra month during the Jewish leap year.

Answer 18

Adar II

Question 19

How did Shimshon (Sampson) lose his strength?

Answer 19

His hair was cut

Question 20

Name the Jewish scientist considered to be the greatest genius of the 20th century.

Answer 20

Albert Einstein

Question 21

Name the Jewish director of the films “Schindler’s List,” E.T.,” Jurassic Park” and “Lincoln.”

Answer 21

Steven Spielberg

Question 22

“Thank you” in Hebrew is _______ .

Answer 22

Todah

Question 23

What does “Shalom” mean?

Answer 23

Hello, goodbye, peace

Question 24

“Good morning” is Hebrew is ________ .

Answer 24

Boker Tov

Question 25

What is Jewish calendar based on: the sun or the moon?

Answer 25

The moon

Question 26

How do we wish each other a good week after Havdalah (the conclusion of Shabbat) in Hebrew?

Answer 26

Shavua tov

Question 27

Who was the first king of Israel?

Answer 27

Shaul (Saul)

Question 28

How many letters are in the Hebrew alphabet?

Answer 28

Twenty-two

Question 29

Who founded the political Zionist movement?

Answer 29

Theodore Herzl

Question 30

How many books are there in the Chumash (Torah)?

Answer 30

Five

Question 31

Who writes a Torah scroll?

Answer 31

A sofer (scribe)

Question 32

What popular piece of clothing was invented by Levi Strauss?

Answer 32

Levi's blue jeans

Question 33

Which word is not a color in Hebrew: adom, yarok or yirakot?

Answer 33

Yirakot (vegetables)

Question 34

During which weekday prayer service are Tefillin worn?

Answer 34

Shacharit (morning service)

Question 35

Until what age did Metushelach (Methusallah--the oldest man in the Torah) live: 120, 930, 969 or 1000?

Answer 35

969

Question 36

What is the only kosher food that comes from a non-kosher creature?

Answer 36

Honey, from a bee

Question 37

How many shofar blasts are sounded on Rosh HaShanah?

Answer 37

100

Question 38

Who was the Jewish female astronaut on the space shuttle Challenger?

Answer 38

Judith A. Resnick

Question 39

How many branches did the Menorah in the Beit Hamikdash (Holy Temple) have?

Answer 39

Seven

Question 40

Which Jewish baseball player hit 58 home runs in one season?

Answer 40

Hank Greenberg

Question 41

Which instrument does Yitzchak Perlman play: violin, harp or flute?

Answer 41

Violin

Question 42

How many Mitzvot (commandments) are there in the Torah?

Answer 42

613

Question 43

How old was Rabbi Akiva when he began to study Torah?

Answer 43

Forty

Question 44

Name one of the most famous commentators of the Torah.

Answer 44

Rashi

Question 45

Which letter in the Hebrew alphabet comes between nun and ayin?

Answer 45

Samech

Question 46

"Good night" in Hebrew is ______ .

Answer 46

Laila Tov

Question 47

What is the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet?

Answer 47

Yud

Question 48

What is a prayer shawl called in Hebrew?

Answer 48

Tallit

Question 49

Who was the leader of the Maccabees?

Answer 49

Judah Maccabee

Question 50

Name the second book of the Torah (Bible)

Answer 50

Shemot (Exodus)

Question 51

Does "the Diaspora" refer to Jews living in Israel, or living outside of Israel?

Answer 51

Jews living outside of Israel

Question 52

From which country did many Jews leave in Operation Exodus?

Answer 52

Russia

Question 53

How many letters in the Hebrew alphabet have a different form when used at the end of a word?

Answer 53

Five

Question 54

Who was the first Jewish female to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

Answer 54

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg

Question 55

Name the Jewish doctor who discovered the polio vaccine?

Answer 55

Dr. Jonas Salk