PESACH
What was the name of Moses' sister, who played a key role in the Exodus story?
A) Miriam
B) Deborah
C) Esther
D) Leah
A) Miriam
Which country saw the most major increase in Jewish immigration in the 1920s and 1930s?
A) France
B) Argentina
C) Palestine
D) Australia
C) Palestine (Correct – Tens of thousands of Jews moved to British-controlled Palestine, especially after Hitler’s rise to power.)
What year was the modern State of Israel established?
A) 1958
B) 1948
C) 1945
D) 1955
B) 1948
Which of the following is a unique Passover tradition among Sephardic Jews?
A) Hiding the Afikomen
B) Acting out the Exodus during the Seder
C) Eating rice and beans during Passover
D) Drinking a fifth cup of wine for Miriam
C) Eating rice and legumes (kitniyot) during Passover
This year's MBB NCAA Tournament is the first time all four 1-seeds have made the Final Four since:
A) 2005
B) 2008
C) 2010
D) 2013
B) 2008
BONUS OPPORTUNITY:
+50 points for each team you can name that was there
HINT: None of this year's four (Auburn, Florida, Duke, Houston) were there
How many years were the Israelites enslaved in Egypt, according to tradition?
A) 100 years
B) 210 years
C) 400 years
D) 500 years
C) 400 years
Which country had the largest Jewish population in the 1920s?
A. USA
B. Poland
C. Germany
D. Russia
B. Poland
Which of these cities is NOT one of Israel’s “big three” most populated cities?
A) Tel Aviv
B) Haifa
C) Eilat
D) Jerusalem
C) Eilat
Which biblical holiday is directly connected to Passover and starts immediately after it?
A) Lag Ba'Omer
B) Shavuot
C) Tisha B'Av
D) Tu B'Av
B) Shavuot
KKBE is the first URJ synagogue. Which is the first URJ summer camp?
A) Camp Coleman
B) Camp Newman
C) Camp GUCI
D) Camp OSRUI
D) Camp OSRUI
(Home to famous alumni Debbie Friedman, Joseph Rosen, and Your KKBE 7th Grade teacher)
Which biblical figure is known for NOT appearing in the Haggadah, despite playing a major role in the Exodus story?
NO MC
Moses
Which country accepted the most Jewish refugees before WWII?
A) The United States
B) The Soviet Union
C) Britain
D) Canada
B) The Soviet Union (Correct – The USSR took in large numbers of Jewish refugees, especially from Poland.)
Which empire controlled the land of Israel before the British took over after World War I?
A) Roman Empire
B) Byzantine Empire
C) Ottoman Empire
D) Persian Empire
C) Ottoman Empire
How is the "Counting of the Omer" (Sefirat HaOmer) connected to Passover?
A) It marks the time between Passover and Shavuot
B) It represents the number of years the Israelites were enslaved
C) It represents the Plagues in egypt
D) It represents the number of days Moses spent on Mount Sinai
A) It marks the time between Passover and Shavuot
Which of these teams has the most COMBINED NCAA basketball championships (that's men's and women's):
A) UCLA
B) UNC
C) UConn
D) Duke
C) UConn (17 total)
Why is Passover called "Passover"?
A) Because it marks the passing of winter into spring
B) Because the Angel of Death "passed over" Jewish homes
C) Because it was the day the Israelites passed through the Red Sea
D) Because the holiday "passes over" eight days
B) Because the Angel of Death "passed over" Jewish homes
Why did many Jews leave Eastern Europe after WWI?
A) The rise of Zionism and the promise of a Jewish homeland
B) Pogroms and rising antisemitism in Russia and Poland
C) The Great Depression
D) Germany’s economic growth
A) The rise of Zionism and the promise of a Jewish homeland (Correct — Many Jews moved to British-controlled Palestine.)
B) Pogroms and rising antisemitism in Russia and Poland (Half credit)
Which war led to Israel gaining control of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, and Sinai Peninsula?
A) War of Independence (1948)
B) Sinai Campaign (1956)
C) Six-Day War (1967)
D) Yom Kippur War (1973)
C) Six-Day War (1967)
Why do we dip karpas (parsley) into salt water at the Seder?
A) To represent the sweat of the Israelites working as slaves
B) To symbolize the tears of the Israelites
C) To remind us of the parting of the Red Sea
D) To honor the crops of springtime
B) To symbolize the tears of the Israelites
The South Carolina Gamecocks MBB team made their only Final Four appearance in 2017. Who did they upset to get there?
A) Villanova
B) UNC
C) Gonzaga
D) Florida
D) Florida
What does "afikomen" literally mean in Greek?
A) Dessert
B) Hidden
C) Passover
D) Sacred
A) Dessert
Which city was considered the center of Jewish intellectual and cultural life in the 1920s?
A) New York City
B) Tel Aviv
C) Warsaw
D) Berlin
C) Warsaw (Correct – Warsaw had a thriving Jewish community, including Yiddish theaters, schools, and newspapers.)
The United Nations proposed a partition plan in 1947 to divide Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states. What was this plan called?
A) The Balfour Declaration
B) The Oslo Accords
C) UN Resolution 181
D) The Camp David Accords
C) UN Resolution 181
Which of these is an unusual difference in how Passover is observed in Israel versus the Diaspora?
A) Israeli Jews don't eat matzo
B) Israeli Jews celebrate Passover for seven days instead of eight
C) Israeli Jews don’t recite the Haggadah
D) Israeli Jews don’t eat the Afikomen
B) Israeli Jews celebrate Passover for seven days instead of eight
South Carolina WBB won their first WBB NCAA Championship in 2017. Who did they play in that natty?
A) Texas
B) UConn
C) Florida State
D) Mississippi State
D) Mississippi State