Parsha
Tisha B'Av
A river runs through it
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Connections
100

To avoid unintentionally making a vow, many people say this phrase after expressing a commitment.

Bli neder
100
What biblical event is said to have happened on Tisha B'Av

The sin of the spies

100

Thames

London

100

meteorology

Study of weather


100

Mercury, Apollo, Gemini, Artemis

What are NASA space missions (named after mythological figures)?

200

These women argued that they deserved to inherit land because their father had no sons.

Daughters of Tzelophchad

200

This outbreak of this war began on Tisha B'Av, a month after the Archduke of Austria- Hungary was assassinated 

World War 1

200

Seine

Paris

200

toxicology

Study of poisonous substances

200

Venus, Nike, Mars, Hermes  

What are mythological names used as modern brand names?

300

These two tribes – along with half of another – asked to settle on the east side of the Jordan River.

Reuven Gad and half of Menashe

300

This country expelled its Jews in 1492 beginning on this day

Spain

300

Danube

What is Vienna?
 Budapest or Bratislava

300

mycology

study of fungus and mushrooms

300

Amazon, Nile, Yangtze, Mississippi

What are the longest rivers on their respective continents?

400

According to Parshat Masei, this event marked the moment when an accidental killer could finally leave the City of Refuge.

The Death of the Cohen Gadol

400

Tisha B'Av shares its restrictions with the five restrictions of Yom Kippur- what are they

eating & drinking, bathing, anointing, leather shoes, marital relations

400

Potomac

Washington DC

400

Entomology 

Study of insects

400

Hamlet, Simba, Black Panther, Moses

What are characters who were exiled and return to reclaim leadership?

500

According to Masei, this was the total number of encampments the Israelites had from Egypt until they reached the plains of Moav.

What is 42
500

On Tisha B'Av morning, we have the tradition to sit on the floor and say which text?

Kinnot

500

Tigris

Baghdad

500

Gerontology

Study of old age and aging

500

Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Jefferson

The US presidents on Mount Rushmore

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