Test Your Purim/ Adar IQ - A Project of OU.ORG

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Test Your Purim/ Adar IQ

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Select the item from Column 2 that best fits the word(s) in Column 1. Indicate your answer by using the drop-down box in the middle.

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Column 1	Answer	Column 2
1. Haman was a descendant of . . .		a. Amalek b. Yishmael c. The Vikings
2. The four mitzvot of Purim do not include . . .		a. enjoying a festive meal b. giving "tzedakah," charity, to the poor c. shaking the Lulav
3. The Reading of the Megillah is performed . . .		a. one time b. two times c. eight times
4. The queen of Achashverosh before Esther was . . .		a. Cleopatra b. Vashti c. Elizabeth I
5. The day of Purim is most closely associated with a . . .		a. fast b. feast c. fast-feast
6. The Holiday of Purim was established by . . .		a. Jewish Bakers b. Jewish Dentists c. Mordechai and Esther
7. Achashverosh ruled over . . . provinces (how many)?		a. 12,700 b. 127 c. 12.7
8. An activity associated with Purim is . . .		a. planting trees b. playing dreidel c. wearing disguises
9. Oreo cookies would most likely be found in or on . . .		a. the Seder table b. a basket of "Mishloach Manot" c. "Matanot L'evyonim"
10. The special Parshah most associated with Purim is . . .		a. Parshat Zachor b. Parshat Parah c. Parshat HaChodesh
11. A favorite Purim food is . . .		a. hamantaschen b. Diet Sprite c. Blintzes
12. Haman had . . . sons. How many?		a. none b. ten c. one thousand
13. The Fast of Esther is observed on the . . .		a. thirteenth of Adar b. fourteenth of Adar c. fifteenth of Adar

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