2nd Temple
Who destroyed the 2nd Temple?
The Romans
What country expelled its Jewish population in 1492?
Spain
What holiday starts on the night of December 18th?
Hanukkah
How many candles go on the Hanukkiah? Bonus points if you can name the one that's different
9 (shamas)
What was the most popular song of 2022?
As it was by Harry Styles
What part of the 2nd Temple still stands?
What religious tribunal persecuted conversos in Spain?
The Spanish Inquisition
What animal was given all of the sins on Yom Kippur? Bonus points if you know what it was called
A goat (scapegoat)
The Maccabees
What was the highest grossing film of 2022?
Top Gun: Maverick
Who could go into the Holy of Holies?
The High Priest / Kohen Gadol
What Jewish Pirate helped capture the Spanish Treasure Fleet? Bonus points if you can name the country he fought for
Moses Cohen Henriques (Dutch Republic, Netherlands)
What Jewish Holiday celebrates reading the Torah from the start?
Simchat Torah
Name one of the four sides of a dreidel. Bonus points if you can say which side is different in Israel
Shin, Gimel, Nun, Hay. In Israel the Shin is a Pay
How many people watched the Superbowl this year?
A) 99.18 million
B) 85.76 million
C) 94.54 million
A) 99.18 million
How many pilgrimage festivals are there? Bonus points if you can name them all
Three (Passover, Shavuot, Sukkot)
What was the name of the Spanish law saying only Catholics could go to the Americas?
What book in the Torah has the story of Passover?
Exodus
Did you get your parents a gift?
Yes
How many years did Queen Elizabeth II reign?
70 years
What year was the 2nd Temple destroyed? Bonus points if you can name the Roman general who destroyed it.
70 CE (Titus)
What famous pirate made a Jewish Pirate a citizen of Jamaica?
What mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments on?
Mount Sinai
Which way do we light the candles? Left to right or right to left?
Left to right
What is Facebook's? VR platform called?
The Metaverse