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1 L_01579 Pesach Trivia Game By Walder Education Pavilion of Torah Umesorah Director: Mrs. Rouhama Garelick Written by: Sarah Burnstein Designed by Mrs. Adina Gerstein Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School Description: An enjoyable review and assessment for any Pesach curriculum, this game will reinforce the lesson and is customizable for all classrooms. Available as a non-editable PDF only. Goals/Objective: Students will review the Halachos and Minhagim pertaining to Pesach in an enjoyable way. Materials Needed: Game Board (attached in four sizes: 4 x 6 bulletin board; a 22 x 28 poster; a 13 x 19 board game or an 11 x 17 file folder game.) Trivia Cards (attached) Answer Key (attached) Bonus Roll Questions and Answers (attached) 4 Game Pieces (attached) For bulletin board or poster o Sticky Tack (or Velcro Dots) o Library Book Pocket or Envelope For file folder or board games o Game Board Backing (either a file folder or cardboard) o 4 ¼ inch thick foam pieces (purchased from the dollar store) o X-Acto Knife 1 Die Scissors Liquid Glue Cardstock Instructions: Assembly: 1. Print game board of the size desire 2. Print game pieces and trivia cards on 8.5 x 11 cardstock and cut out.

2 L_ Review the provided trivia questions, and create some questions of your own to match the material in your curriculum. 4. Laminate the game board, game pieces and trivia cards. (Note: For a file folder game, attach the game board and cover to the file folder with glue before laminating.) For bulletin board or poster 1. Attach the library pocket or envelope to the game board with glue. 2. Attach sticky tack to the back of each game piece. For file folder or board games 1. Using the X-Acto knife, cut a small slit in the center of the foam piece. 2. Dip the bottom of the game piece into the glue and slide into the slit. 3. Attach game board backing to the game board with glue. Instructions for Play: Option 1: For Bulletin Board or Poster 1. Shuffle the trivia cards and place in the library pocket or envelope on the game boar 2. Divide the class into 4 teams. 3. Assign each team a game piece. 4. Have each team roll the die to see who goes first. 5. One member of the first team picks a trivia car 6. The card is read aloud either by the student or the teacher. 7. If the team answers the question correctly, they roll the die and move ahead that number of spaces. If the incorrect answer is given, then the team remains on their current space, and the same question is posed to the next team. 8. The first team to reach the finish space wins. 9. Bonus Roll Questions: If a team chooses a card with the bonus roll logo, they have the opportunity to answer an additional question and earn an additional roll. The bonus roll questions are not multiple choice and focus on students recall of the material. Variation: For individual testing of students, instead of asking the team to answer the question together, ask one student on the team to answer the question. If he answers correctly, he rolls the die and the team moves the full amount of spaces forwar If he has to ask the rest of his team for help, then he moves ahead only half the number of space, rounding up if there is an odd number. Option 2: For File Folder Game or Board Game 1. Print out enough game boards, trivia card sets, answer keys and game pieces so that you have a game board, a trivia card set, and an answer key for each group of four students and a Game Piece for each student.

3 L_ Divide the class into groups of 4 students and distribute a game set to each group. 3. Have each student in the group roll the die to see who goes first. Play continues to the left 4. The first student picks a trivia car 5. The player on his right holds the answer key. This student will determine if the question was answered correctly by matching the number on the trivia card to the answer key. 6. The card is read alou If the student answers the question correctly, he or she may roll the die and move ahead the correct number of spaces. 7. If the incorrect answer is given, then the student remains on the current space. The correct answer to the question is announced by the student holding the answer key, and play continues. 8. The first student to reach the finish space wins. 9. Bonus rolls are disregarde

4 Place cards here Spilled your wine! Lose next turn Found Afikoman! Move ahead 3 spaces! Kerias Yam Suf Lost Afikoman! Lose next turn W al er d

5 Walder Education Pavilion of Torah Umesorah Presents: Pesach Trivia Game Walder Education Pavilion of Torah Umesorah Clip art by David Sokoloff, Design by Adina Gerstein

6 1 In which month of the Jewish year does Pesach fall out? Adar Nisan Iyar April On what day of the month does Pesach begin? 15th 20th 1st 25th What is the Shabbos before Pesach called? Shabbos Hagadol Shabbos Shuvah Shabbos Shirah Just plain Shabbos What do Bechorim do on Erev Pesach? They eat Chametz. They fast or go to a Siyum. They clean the house. They sing for hours. For how many days is Pesach celebrated in Eretz Yisrael? For how many days is After how many What Chametz does Once the Chametz Pesach celebrated minutes does a mixture What is another Halachah require one is found, what is outside of Eretz of flour and water name for Pesach? to remove during done to it? Yisrael? become Chametz? Bedikas Chametz? It is eaten Chag Hamatzos Dirt It is burnt. Chag Haaviv A full cracker Zman Cheiruseinu All of the above A crumb smaller than a fingernail All of the above What is said to declare Of the 6 items on that all Chametz that Why is the Zeroa What does the word the Seder plate, how was missed in the (shank bone) Seder mean? many items are bitter? search is like dust? on the Seder plate? Biur Chametz Order 1 To remember the 10 plagues Al Achilas Matzah Plate 2 To remember the chicken soup for dinner Kol Chamira Clean 3 To remember the food eaten in Mitzrayim None of the Above Prayer book 4 To remember the Korban Pesach It is ignore It is attached to the ceiling. What does the Charoses represent at the Seder? Bricks and mortar A sweet new year Tears A bitter time for the Jews

7 What is added to the What item is put on the What is the first water at the Seder Seder plate to remember What book is read activity that is done to remember the the Korban Chagigah at the Seder? at the Seder? suffering in Mitzrayim? Tears Vegetables Salt Zeroa (shank bone) Maror (bitter herb) Beitzah (egg) Haggadah Machzor Siddur Dancing Kiddush Eating Matzah Pepper None of the above Tehillim Telling the story of Pesach In which part of the Seder does one wash his hands without making a Brachah? 26 Urchatz Karpas Yachatz Rachtzah How many Questions are in the Mah Nishtanah? What action is taken during Karpas? 27 Maror is dipped in Charoses Vegetables are dipped in salt water All of the Above None of the above What is an answer to the Mah Nishtanah? Ha Lachma Anya AvadimHayinu All of Maggid None of the above One must make sure to eat a Kezayis of Karpas. True False Which Matzah is broken during Yachatz? Top Middle Bottom All of the Above How many cups of wine or grape juice are drunk at the Seder? How many Matzos are put on the table for the Seder? BONUS ROLL For how long did the What should a parent 5 Rabbis in Bnei Brak How many sons does do to the Rasha tell the story of the Haggadah describe? since he does not include himself with Yetzias Mitzrayim? the rest of Bnei Yisrael? Until bedtime 2 Until midnight Until sunrise Until it was time to say Shema in the morning Blunt his teeth Send him for a timeout Argue with him Agree to disagree

8 31 How many Makkos did Hashem send against the Mitzrim? When is the second cup of wine or grape juice drunk at the Seder? Right after the first cup After Maggid Before Shulchan Orech After Barech 32 In which part of the Seder does one wash his hands with a Brachah? What is done with the cup of wine or grape juice to remember the Makkos? It is drunk. It is spilled down the drain. A drop is taken out for each Makkah. A sip is drunk for each Makkah. Urchatz Karpas Yachatz Rachtzah What song is sung According to Rabban D tzach Adash during the Seder to Gamliel, what must a B achav stands for thank Hashem for all person discuss in the 10 Makkos. of His kindness to order to fulfill the the Jewish people? Mitzvah of Pesach? True Dayeinu The Korban Pesach In which part of the Seder is the Brachah, Hamotzi Lechem Min Haaretz, made? Kadesh Motzi Korech ShulchanOrech Once the Matzah is eaten, what Brachah is made on the Maror? Baruch Hamakom Chad Gadya Echad Mi Yodeia Haadamah Shehecheyanu Al Achilas Maror All of the above In which part of the seder is the meal eaten? Motzi Korech Shulchan Orech Tzafun What is the last taste a person should have in his or her mouth when the Seder is over? Chocolate Matzah Maror It doesn t matter False BONUS ROLL In which part of the Seder is Birchas Hamazon said? Tzafun Barech Hallel Nirtzah A special cup of wine or grape juice is left out for whom? Hashem Guests Eliyahu Hanavi Moshe Rabbeinu Matzah Maror All of the above How did Hillel eat Matzah and Maror? As a sandwich Separately With alternating bites With a knife and fork Towards the end of the Seder, the rest of this Tefillah is said Birchas Hamazon Hallel Chad Gadya Kiddush

9 In which part of the Seder are songs sung and everyone wishes for Mashiach? Maggid Shulchan Orech What are the days in the middle of Pesach called? Work days School days Hallel is not said in Shul on Pesach. True Barech Nirtzah Chol Hamoed Rosh Chodesh False BONUS ROLL

10 Pesach Trivia Answer Key 37.D 38.B 39.C 40.A 41.C 42.B 43.B 44.C 45.B 46.D 47.C 48.B 1.B 2.A 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.B 11.C 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.A 16.C 17.C 18.A 19.B 20.C 21.A 22.B 23B 24.B 25.B 26.D 27.B 28.D 29.C 30.A 31.C 32.C 33.A 34.A 35.D 36.B

11 Pesach Trivia Bonus Rolls BONUS ROLL 25. Bonus Roll Question: What do each of the Matzos represent? Answer: The most commonly known representation is Kohein, Levi and Yisrael, but others include the 3 Avos or the 3 Holy Temples. 33. Bonus Roll Question: Name the 10 Makkos. Answer: Dam, Tzefardeia, Kinim, Arov, Dever, Shechin, Barad, Arbeh, Choshech, Makkas Bechoros 48. Bonus Roll Question: When is full Hallel said, when is half Hallel said, and why? Answer: Full Hallel is said in shul on the first 2 days of Pesach, but half Hallel is said on the rest of the days. Since the Mitzrim were dying on these days, it is improper to rejoice.

12 In which part of the Seder are songs sung and everyone wishes for Mashiach? Maggid Shulchan Orech What are the days in the middle of Pesach called? Work days School days Hallel is not said in Shul on Pesach. True Barech Nirtzah Chol Hamoed Rosh Chodesh False BONUS ROLL

13 25 33 How many Matzos are put on the table for the Seder? D tzach Adash B achav stands for the 10 Makkos. True False Hallel is not said in Shul on Pesach True False

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