How many candles are in a Menorah?

On what holiday do we turn the Torah back to the beginning and dance with the Torah? a. Purim c. Simchat Torah What is Yamim Noraim? a. Between Pesach and Shavuot b. Between Sukkot and Purim c. Between Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur On Passover we do not eat bread. What do we eat instead and why? a. cereal b. parsley c. matzah What do we read that tells us about the story of Purim? a. Megillah of Esther b. Book of Ruth c. Song of Songs What is a Haggadah? When is it used? a. a book for Pesach b. a prayer shawl for Shabbat c. a service for Simchat Torah Who was the King who married Queen Esther? a. Mordechai b. David c. Ahasuerus How many candles are in a Menorah? a. 7 b. 8 c. 9 What Hebrew month are we in right now? On what holiday do we have a lulav and etrog? a. Purim b.sukkot c. Tu B Shevat Antiochus is the ruler in which holiday story? a. Purim On Yom Kippur what color robes or clothes that should be worn? a. black b. red c. white What year did Israel become an independent and recognized country? a. 1948 b. 1907 c. 1836

Yom Yerushalayim celebrates the reunification of Jerusalem in what year? a. 1967 b. 1948 c. 165 BCE What is a popular game we play at Chanukah? a. dreidle b. poker c. hide & seek What is the book we read at Shavuot? a. Book of Ruth b. Megillat Esther c. Book of David The word Chanukah means: a. light b. dedication c. freedom There is one or two extra cups on the Passover table. Who or what is it for? a. Elijah and Miriam b. Unexpected guests c. Moses and Sarah What is the greeting we typically say at Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur? a. L shana tova b. L chayim c. Mazel Tov Shavuot is the holiday that comes how many weeks after Pesach a. 7 weeks b. 10 weeks c. 4 weeks Rosh Chodesh is the start of a. a new month b. new year c. new season You remember the destruction of the Temple on what holiday? a. Yom Kippur b. Rosh Hashana c. Tish B Av Yom Ha Atzma-Ut is a. Feast of Booths b. Remembrance Day c. Israel Independence Day On Tu B Shevat what will you do? a. plant a tree b. clean up the beach c. eat nuts and fruit d. all of the above When do you light 9 candles? a. every Shabbat b. first night of Hanukkah c. last night of Hanukkah

What is Passover called in Hebrew? A Pesach B Chametz c. Z man Cherutenu The extra cup on the Pesach table is for: a. The Pharaoh b. Moses c. The Prophet Elijah The 'Pilgrimage Festivals'are: A Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, and Purim B Yom Kippur, Shavuot, and Tu Bishvat C Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot What holiday do we study all night to remember the destruction of the Temples & celebrate Torah? a. Yom Kippur b. Tisha B Av On the 8 th night of Sukkot ( Shmini Atzeret or Simchat Torah) you a. light a yahrzeit candle b. dance with the Torah. c. read Torah d. All of the above. On Rosh Hashana we dip apples in what? And why? a. Salt b. Honey c. Lemmon Juice. What is a "seder"? a. A family meal filled with ritual and tradition b. A set of prayers in remembrance of ancestors c. A ritual hand-washing for the washing away of sins What is A "Haggadah"? a. Green Stalks representing the new harvest b. A book containing the story of Passover that is read aloud c. A goblet from which wine is drunk Which is not a Jewish holiday? A Thanksgiving B Shabbat C Yom Yerushalayim Yom HaShoah is a. Israel Independence Day b. Remember the Destruction of the Temple c. Remember those who died in the Holocaust Yom Kippur is how many days after Rosh Hashana? a. 7 days b. 10 days c. 14 days What is the first month in the Hebrew calendar? a. Shevat b. Nisan c. Tishri (Which is the month of Rosh Hashana)

Moses receives the Torah on which holiday? a. Tisha B Av b. Shavuot c. Lag B Omer How many candles do you light on Shabbat? a. one b. two only c. two or more When do you eat fried foods especially latkes and doughnuts? a. Shavuot The Shofar is blown on which holidays? a. Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur & Shavuot c. Shabbat & Pesach Sukkot is celebrated for how many days (outside Israel)? a. 1 day b. 8 days c. 10 days Which holiday do we tell the story of Ruth? a. Shavuot b Sukkot c Hanukkah Which is NOT a Holiday of the Harvest? a. Sukkot b. Shavuot What holiday is also the festival of lights? a. Shabbat What date is Hanukkah each year? a. December 16 b. Nissen 15 c. Kislev 25 Sukkot in Hebrew means: a. Lulav and Etrog b. Tabernacles c. Light Hanukkah celebrates: a. the victory of Jews against enormous odds. b. The destruction of the Temple c. The escape from Egyptian Tyranny Rosh Chodesh the new month is celebrated according to Numbers 28 at: a. The Full Moon b. The New Moon c. The Eclipse

The Day of Atonement is: a. Rosh Hashana b. Rosh Chodesh c. Yom Kippur Which Holiday is NOT listed in the Torah in Leviticus & Deuteronomy: a. Purim b. Pesach c. Sukkot Counting of the Omer counts the time between: a. Pesach and Shavuot b. Hanukkah and Tu B Shevat c. Yom Kippur and Sukkot (Omer means today counts) The Festival of Lights celebrates the rededication of the a. First Temple b. Second Temple c. Third Temple Which is a Jewish Holiday a. Pidyon Haben b. Tzedakkah c. Shmini Atzeret (the holiday is also the 8 th day of Sukkot) You eat in a special place outside under the stars during this holiday. a. Shavuot c. Tu b Shevat Kol Nidre is heard at which holiday a. Yom Kippur b. Rosh Hashana c. Simchat Torah d. All of the above Mordechai was a. The King of Persia b. King Saul s Servant c. Queen Esther s Uncle The Rededication we celebrate at Hanukkah happened in the 2 nd century BCE where: a Sushan b Jerusalem c. Babylon You might have a special Seder for a. Pesach b. Rosh Hashana c. Tu B Shevat d. All of the above In what city did the Purim Story take place: a. Sushan b. Jerusalem c. Beirut On Pesach a new tradition is to include a cup for Miriam. What do you put in it? a. Water b. Wine c. Salt Water

In the story of the Hannukkah miracle they needed the light of the menorah because: a. They had to clean up the Temple b. They needed the Ner Tamid c. They needed light to read Torah Matityahu and his five sons: Shimon, Yochanan, Yehudah, Elazar and Yonatan. Were: a. The Hasmoneans (Macabees) b. Prophets c. The Priests Hanukkah in Hebrew means a. light b. dedication c. eight days What was the year that the Macabees won their victory? a. 576 BCE b. 164 BCE c. 79 CE The Macabee victory was against the a. Romans b. Babylonians c. Assyrians In the Macabees battle the brother, Elazar was killed by a) an elephant b) Antiochus c) A fall off a cliff Lag B Omer is a. between Pesach & Shavuot b. celebrated with bon fires c. a day to get your hair cut d. all of the above Jewish holiday always a. start at sundown b. happen on a full moon c. include food When do we read Song of Songs? a. Shavuot c. Pesach How long do Hanukkah candles need to burn after lit? a. 5-10 minutes after dark b. 20-30 minutes after dark c. 2-3 hours after dark When do you (officially) light candles for Shabbat or Hanukkah? a. just before sundown b. after sundown c. each morning How do you tell when it is sundown? (on a clear day) a. when you cant see the sun b. when you see the first star c. when you can see 3 stars. Questions for Holiday Trivia game developed by Carol @ TraditionsRenewed.Com copyright 2007

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THIS IS ANOTHER VERSION OF THE GAME LESS DIFFICULT USE BEANS OR PENNIES AS THE COVER ITEMS. ASK THESE QUESTIONS UNTIL ALL THE HOLIDAYS ILLUSTRATED ARE COVERED. WHICH HOLIDAY? you can substitute easier or harder questions for each holiday 1. On this day we commemorate an event that happened in Israel in 1967. 2. On this day we eat dairy foods and read about Ruth 3. On this day we think about freedom 4. On this day we ask for forgiveness from God 5. On this day we go to Tashlich 6. On this day we read the Megillah Esther 7. On this day we eat nuts and fruits 8. On this day we eat outside under the stars. 9. On this day we celebrate an event that happened in 1948. 10. On this day we celebrate the rededication of the Temple 11. On this day we keep the 4 th commandment 12. On this day we dance with the Torah! Or you can play it where the student has to tell you something that happens on that day to be able to put a marker on that space.