Pesach Food Quiz
01. Which of the following is not Kitniyot?
A. Lima Bean
B. Cocoa Beans
C. Soy Beans
D. Peas
E. Buckwheat (Kasha)
02. Which of the following cannot be used for Bedikat Chametz?
A. Candle
B. Flashlight
C. Match
D. Torch
E. Penlight
03. What are you supposed to do with Chametz that you find in your house on Pesach?
A. Keep it until after Pesach
B. Flush it down the toilet bowl
C. Give it to a non-Jew
D. Burn it
E. Do bittul chometz on it (nullify it)
04. Matzah must be completed within 18 minutes of:
A. When the flour hits the water
B. From when the workers stop kneading the dough
C. From when the Matzeh enters the oven
D. From when the dough begins to be kneaded
05. 18 Minutes Matzah refers to:
A. Matzah that takes 18 minutes to be digested
B. Matzah that was exposed to water for less than 18 minutes
C. Matzah that was baked on equipment that was cleaned every 18 minutes
D. Matzah that was baked for at least 18 minutes
E. Matzah whose dough was kneaded for less than 18 minutes
06. Egg Matzah refers to Matzah that:
A. Is made with juice or eggs
B. Is only eaten by the old or informed, among Ashkenazim
C. Can never become chametz
D. Is sometimes also called Matzah Ashirah
E. All of the above
07. Which cannot be used without kosher supervision on Pesach?
A. Plain Seltzer
B. Raw vegetables
C. Brown sugar
D. Frozen salmon
E. Aluminum foil
08. The Kinyan (method of acquisition) used for selling chametz recommended by the Mishneh Berurah that is commonly used is:
A. Kinyan Chalipin (barter or symbolic transaction)
B. Monetary Exchange
C. Selling land with the Chametz
D. All of the above
09. Which of the following is not a distinct custom with regard to the selling of Chametz?
A. Not to sell pure chometz (chametz gamur)
B. Only to sell Shnapps (alcohol)
C. Only to sell Kitniyot
D. Only to sell Taaruvet Chometz (chametz that is mixed with other ingredients, for example condiments)
10. Which of the following is not a reason given for not eating Kitniyot on Passover:
A. Kitniyot is harvested and processed in the same manner as chametz
B. Kitniyot is ground into flour and baked just like chametz [so people may mistakenly believe that if they can eat kitniyot, they can also eat chametz]
C. Kitniyot may have chametz grains mixed into it [so people who eat kitniyot may inadvertently be eating chametz]
D. Kitniyot has gluten just like Chametz
11. Which of the following is prohibited on Pesach and must be cleaned up beforehand?
A. Dust
B. Dirt
C. Crumbs
D. Bread larger than a k’zayit measurement
E. Stains
12. There is a custom to:
A. Draw all water before Pesach
B. Purchase all milk before Pesach
C. Purchase all the matzah before Pesach
D. Purchase all the Eggs before Pesach
E. Both A & B
F. A, B & C
13. Shemurah Matzah refers to flour that was
A. Kept from water from the time of grinding
B. Watched and protected from the time it was mixed with water
C. Watched from when it was harvested
D. Watched from when the seeds were planted
E. Watched from when it arrived in the warehouse
14. Which of the following is an example of Gebrochts:
A. Matzah Balls
B. Potato Starch
C. Rice flour
D. Quinoa
E. Peanut oil
15. When does the prohibition of Chametz begin Biblically?
A. Sunrise on erev Pesach
B. Midday of Erev Pesach
C. Sunset of the first day of Pesach
D. From when you daven Mincha on Erev Pesach
16. There is a custom on the eighth day of Passover:
A. For those who normally don’t eat Kitniyot to eat Kitniyot
B. For those who normally don’t eat Gebrochts to eat Gebrochts
C. For those who normally don’t eat Egg Matzah to eat Egg Matzah
D. Both A & B
E. All of the above
17. Shabbat Hagadol (literally “The Great Shabbat”) is called Shabbat Hagadol because of:
A. The great miracle that occurred on the Shabbat before the exodus
B. The word “HaGadol” that appears in the Haftorah
C. The long sermon that is usually given on Shabbat HaGadol
D. The fact that in the Spring Shabbat begins to get longer
E. Both A & B
F. Both A & C