Purim (Megillah)
What’s Haman’s (boo) wife’s name?
Zeresh
To how many people must one give Matanot L’evyonim to be yotzei?
2
Which Navi appointed and anointed both Sha’ul and David?
Shmuel
What is the Torah’s term for Rosh HaShanah (2 options)
Yom Zikaron and Yom Teru’ah
When during the year is Megillat Kohelet read?
(Shabbat Chol HaMo’ed) Sukkot
Name one of Haman’s (boo) sons.
פרשנדתא, דלפון, אספתא, פורתא, אדליא, ארידתא, פרמשתא, אריסי, ארידי, ויזתא
To how many people must one give Mishloach Manot to be yotzei?
1
What 3 things may a king not have too much (or many) of?
(1) Wives (2) Horses (3) Money (gold and silver)
What megillah is read on Shavuot?
Megillat Rut
Who wrote Megillat Eicha?
Yirmiyahu
What are 2 (of 4) gold items mentioned in the Megillah?
(1) Golden beds at the party (2) Golden vessels at the party (3) Golden scepter (4) Golden crown for Mordechai
How many brachot are recited before reading the Megillah?
3 (Al Mikra Megillah, She’asa Nissim, Shehechiyanu)
Name 2 Jewish kings who didn’t descend from Yehuda
Sha’ul, Ishboshet, Yeravam, Achav, some of the Chashmona’im… maybe even Moshe
How many (Hebrew) months have significant calendar days on the 15th?
5 (Nissan 15 is Pesach, Av 15 is T”u b’Av, Tishrei 15 is Sukkot, Shevat 15 is T”u b’Shevat and Adar 15 is Shushan Purim). Missing only T”u b’Av is a fair appeal, since it’s significance is debatable
At the end of Megillat Rut, the lineage between Yehuda and David HaMelech is recorded. Name one person (other than the 2 just mentioned) in that lineage.
פרץ, חצרון, רם, עמינדב, נחשון, ,שלמה (שלמון), בועז, עובד, ישי, (דוד)
What did Haman (boo) offer Achashveirosh in exchange for the legislation allowing the Jews to be killed, and what did Achashveirosh actually take?
Haman (boo) offered 10,000 pieces of silver (“lots of money” is acceptable), and Achashveirosh took nothing
Why don’t we say Hallel on Purim (3 options)?
(1) It happened outside of Eretz Yisra’el (after they had already entered) (2) Reading the Megillah counts as Hallel (3) In the aftermath of the Purim story, we were still subjects of Achashveirosh
Who led B’nei Yisra’el to war against 31 kings?
Yehoshua
Order these 4 events chronologically: (a) The compilation of of the Mishnah (b) the destruction of the first Beit HaMikdash (c) the Chanukah story (d) the Purim story
Destruction of the first Beit HaMikdash, then Purim, then Chanukah, then the Mishnah
According to Rashi (and Chaza”l in general), for what is Megillat Shir HaShirim an allegory?
The relationship between B’nei Yisra’el and HaShem
We know that “v’gam Charvonah zachor latov” - “Charvonah too is remembered for good”. What did Charvonah do in the Purim story?
Informed Achashveirosh that Haman (boo) had a gallows built for Mordechai
Under what circumstances does a “Purim Meshulash” - “Threefold Purim” - occur?
In a walled Shushan-Purim observing city, when the 14th of Adar is a Friday
During whose reign did the Jewish people split into the kingdom of Yehuda and the kingdom of Yisra’el?
Rechavam (the son of Shlomo). And maybe Yeravam counts too.
What are the two closest-together fast days in a year?
Tzom Gedaliyah and Yom Kippur
In what (specific) unique poetic style is most of Megillat Eicha written?
Acrositic (of the Aleph-Bet)