FOOD
Which triangular pastry filled with jam is traditionally eaten during Purim (celebration of the story of Queen Esther)?
What are Hamantaschen?
What is the most important Jewish Holiday?
What is Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur/High Holidays/High Holy Days?
What popular actor plays Paul Atreides in Dune?
Who is Timothee Chalamet?
What Jewish physicist developed the theory of relativity and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics?
Who is Albert Einstein?
What Hebrew word means “hello”, “goodbye”, and “peace”?
What is Shalom?
What makes Challah distinct from other bread?
What is a braid?
What holiday commemorates Jewish resistance to Greek imperialism?
Hanukkah
Who is the star in the popular movie Happy Gilmore?
Who is Adam Sandler?
Who directed the famous movie Jaws and Jurassic Park?
Who is Steven Spielberg?
Use “Oy vey” in a sentence
Oy vey, I failed the physics quiz!
What is a really yummy chocolatey (or cinnamon) braided pastry?
What is Babka?
What holiday do people eat (and sometimes sleep) in a temporary outdoor hut and is also known as the “Harvest Festival”?
What is Sukkot/Festival of Booths?
Finish the famous Billy Joel lyric “It’s 9 o’clock on a saturday...”
“The regular crowd shuffles in”
What Jewish Supreme Court Justice, celebrated for her lifelong advocacy for gender equality and civil rights?
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Define a “schmuck”.
What is a poor little guy?
What Polish bread did Jewish immigrants bring with them to NYC, popularized in the classic Jewish deli?
What are Bagels?
In the story of Hanukkah, how many days did the small amount of olive oil last to light the Temple’s menorah?
8 days
Which famous 1971 musical film adaptation features the milkman Tevye trying to maintain his Jewish traditions in an Imperial Russian village?
What is Fiddler on the Roof?
What Jewish actor plays black widow in Marvel?
Who is Scarlet Johannson?
Use Chutzpah in a sentence (no question)
It takes chutzpah!
During Passover, what is the hidden piece of Matzah called?
What is Afikomen?
At a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony, what is the canopy under which the bride and groom stand called?
What is a Chuppah?
Who originally wrote Hallelujah (NOT Jeff Buckley)?
Who is Leonard Cohen?
What Jewish scientist was the first to photograph the structure of DNA?
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
What do Jews call G-d (since they can’t say G-d’s name in vain?)
Hashem (meaning “the name”)