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📆 Jewish holidays trivia for kids - quiz with answers

Kids 6-12 · 12 questions

The Jewish year is full of special days. How many holiday questions can you answer?

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What is the Jewish New Year called?

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  1. What is the Jewish New Year called?
    Answer: Rosh Hashanah. Rosh Hashanah means "head of the year."
  2. On Rosh Hashanah, we dip apples in what for a sweet new year?
    Answer: Honey. Apples and honey are a wish for a sweet year ahead.
  3. On which holiday do many Jews fast and ask for forgiveness?
    Answer: Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the Jewish year.
  4. On Sukkot, families eat in a special hut called a...
    Answer: Sukkah. The sukkah reminds us of the huts the Israelites lived in while wandering the desert.
  5. Which brave queen is the hero of the Purim story?
    Answer: Esther. Queen Esther saved the Jewish people from wicked Haman.
  6. What noisemaker do we shake on Purim when Haman's name is read?
    Answer: Gragger. Kids twirl a gragger (ra'ashan) to drown out Haman's name.
  7. Which ram's horn is blown on Rosh Hashanah?
    Answer: Shofar. The shofar's blasts are like a wake-up call for the new year.
  8. Tu BiShvat is the New Year for what?
    Answer: Trees. On Tu BiShvat people plant trees and eat fruits like dates, figs and almonds.
  9. Which foods are traditionally eaten on Shavuot?
    Answer: Dairy foods like cheesecake and blintzes. Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah, and dairy foods are a favorite custom.
  10. On which holiday do people dance with the Torah scrolls?
    Answer: Simchat Torah. On Simchat Torah we finish reading the Torah and start again from the beginning.
  11. Which of these is one of the Four Species waved on Sukkot?
    Answer: A lulav (palm branch). The Four Species are the lulav, etrog, myrtle and willow.
  12. When does Shabbat begin each week?
    Answer: Friday at sundown. Shabbat starts at sundown on Friday and ends after dark on Saturday.

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