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Cult Traditions
Apple Science
The Fall
Honey, Honey
100
This is the reason we eat circular challah
To symbolize the cycle of life
100
"Feast of ....." is the Rosh Hashanah's nickname
"Feast of Trumpets"
100
Because this percentage of an apple's volume is air, it causes the fruit to float in water
25%
100
Home to the world’s tallest waterfall, Angel Falls, this South American country boasts dramatic natural landscapes.
Angel Falls in Venezuela
100
A beeswax cell naturally takes this geometric, efficient shape, forming the structure where bees store honey and brood.
honeycomb
200
This root is what Ashkenazi's eat on Rosh
Carrots - Ashkenazi Jews eat carrots on Rosh Hashanah because the Hebrew word for carrot, gezer, sounds like gazar or gzeira, meaning "decree," symbolizing a hope that negative decrees will be nullified. Additionally, the Yiddish word for carrot, meren or mer, sounds like the word for "increase," representing a desire for increased blessings and prosperity in the coming year.
200
These three are the major themes of Rosh?
Kingship, memory and the sound of the shofar
200
Apples belong to this flowering plant family
Rosaceae the rose family
200
This specific phobia refers to the fear of falling, even when there's no real danger of it.
Basophobia
200
The color and flavor of honey vary widely, primarily due to this factor related to what the bees are feeding on.
What is the type of flower nectar
300
This specific Veggie is what jews eat on Rosh Hashanah to invoke the removal of enemies
Leeks - Hebrew word for leek is karti, is similar to yikartu, meaning "cut off"
300
These are the foods you are supposed to avoid during Rosh Hashanah
forbidden foods include sour or bitter foods, salt, black foods, buts (due to their numerical value for "sin" and potential to cause phlegm. and some avoid grapes
300
This is the scientific name for the apple tree
Malus Domestica
300
"help ive fallen and I can't get up" is the motto for this tv product
Life alert
300
the honeybee produces this much honey in its entire lifespan
1/12 of a teaspoon
400
A pomegranate has this many seeds and symbolizes this.
613 and they commemorate the 613 mitzvoth in the torah
400
The fish head symbolizes this on Rosh Hashanah
symbolizes the inability of fish to survive without water, representing the idea that jews cannot survive without the torah
400
This branch of botany focuses on the cultivation, study, and production of fruit, especially apples
Pomology
400
The American English word 'fall' for the autumn season comes from this older phrase referring to the seasonal shedding of foliage.
"fall of the leaf"
400
To produce just one pound of honey, a single bee would need to visit approximately this many flowers.
2,000,000 flowers
500
Sometimes served as a sweet accompaniment, this rare honey substitute made from date syrup is popular in Sephardic Rosh Hashanah celebrations
Silan
500
During Rosh Hashanah, this rare shofar blast pattern, consisting of a long, drawn-out note followed by two shorter blasts, is traditionally sounded to awaken spiritual introspection and repentance.
What is Tekiah Gedolah?
500
Sequenced in 2010, the apple’s genome contains approximately this many genes, making it one of the largest among fruit crops.
What is about 57,000 genes
500
This phrase, using the word “fall,” originated in 17th-century England as a metaphor for moral or spiritual decline, often referring to someone who lost divine favor.
What is “fall from grace”
500
the term "honeymoon" came from this tradition
in ancient times, people would give newlyweds a months supply of mead (honey wine) to promote fertility