People
What is the name of the king?
Ahasuerus
What date was set for the killing of the jews?
13th day of the 12th month (Adar)
Where was Mordecai and Haman's first interaction?
At the king's gate
What did Esther win to become queen?
A beauty contest
What was Esther's Hebrew name?
Hadassah
In which month was the pur cast?
1st month (Nisan)
Where was the gallows built/set up?
At Haman's house
How many banquets were held by Queen Esther?
Two
What is the name of Haman's wife?
Zeresh
When was Haman's command written and dispatched?
13th day of the 1st month (Nisan)
What was the name of the city in which the main events took place?
Susa / Shushan
What did the young women have to complete for 12 months before seeing the king?
Beauty treatments
What was the name of Esther's father?
Abihail
When was the 2nd decree written and dispatched?
23rd day of the 3rd month (Sivan)
Where did the king go in anger after Esther told him of Haman's plot?
The palace garden
What humiliating thing did Haman have to do to honour Mordecai?
Array him in royal apparel and take him on horseback throughut the city while making a proclamation of his honour
Who plotted to kill the king?
Bigthan and Teresh
In which month did Esther first meet the king?
The 10th month (Tebeth)
How many provinces were in the Persian Empire?
127 provinces
According to the 2nd decree, what were the jews able to do on the 13th day of the 12th month (Adar)?
Gather themselves together and fight and also take the spoils of anyone they defeated