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Purim Quiz
By Rabbi Yonatan Kaganoff
01. According to different sources, Mordechai & Esther were definitely not:
A. father & adopted daughter
B. husband & wife
C. brother-in-law & sister-in-law
D. cousins
E. a & c
02. How many days was Achashveirosh’s party (held in the third year of his reign)?
A. 40 days and 40 nights
B. 100
C. 187
D. 252
E. 365
03. How many parties did Esther throw?
A. 0 - She saved the Jews before the party began
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
04. What food is customarily eaten on Purim?
A. Chicken soup
B. Matzoh Balls
C. Potato Kugel
D. Kreplach
E. Bourekas
05. Which of the following cities definitely don’t read the Megillah on Shushan Purim?
A. Meiron
B. Acco
C. Teveriah
D. Yafoh
E. Tzfat
06. Purim always falls in Adar Sheni because:
A. It extends the Zman of the Yeshivot
B. It maximizes the time between Tu B’Shvat and Purim
C. It keeps Purim close to Passover
D. It gives more time to prepare and fulfill the many Mitzvot of Purim
07. There is a mystical connection between:
A. Purim and Tu B’Shvat
B. Purim and Shavu’ot
C. Purim and Sukkot
D. Purim and Tu B’Av
08. According to the Megillah, how many non-Jews were killed on Purim?
A. 150
B. 300
C. 500
D. 2000
E. 15,000
09. What claims its inspiration in the tradition Purim Shpiel?
A. Mel Brook’s Film The Producers
B. Jim Henson’s The Muppet Show
C. The Three Stooges
D. The Yiddish Theater
E. The Jack Jenny Show
10. During a Purim Meshulash (when Purim day falls on Shabbat), what is done on the 13th of Adar?
A. Mishloach Manot
B. Mikra Megillah
C. Seudah
D. Getting Drunk
E. Machatzit Hashekel
11. Which of the Four Parshiyot may be Biblical in origin?
A. Parshat Shekalim
B. Parshat Zachor
C. Parshat Parah
D. Parshat HaChodesh
12. On which Shabbat can we possibly take out three Sifrei Torah?
A. Parshat Shekalim
B. Parshat Zachor
C. Parshat Parah
D. Shabbat HaGadol
E. a & b
13. According to the Gemarah the descendants of Haman
A. Paid for Aliyah during the time of Ezrah
B. Taught Torah in Bnei Brak
C. Participated in settling Yavneh after the destruction of the Second Temple
D. Helped convince Cyrus to let the Jews return and resettle Israel
E. Fought with Bar Kochbah in the revolt against Rome
14. Why do we not say Hallel on Purim?
A. Because the redemption of Purim was not a complete salvation
B. Because non-Jews were killed on Purim
C. Because people are too drunk to have proper Kavvanah on Purim
D. Because the Megillah serves the role of Hallel
E. a & b
F. a & d
15. What is unique about the Torah reading on Purim?
A. A minor can get an Aliyah
B. It has only nine verses
C. No Kohein is called up
D. A woman can get an Aliyah
16. According to the Mishneh, what is the earliest day that the Megillah can be read?
A. 10th of Adar
B. 11th of Adar
C. 12th of Adar
D. 13th of Adar
E. 14th of Adar
