Food
Why do we eat apples and honey on Rosh HaShanah?
For a sweet new year
Why is the shofar not blown during services on the 1st day of Rosh HaShanah this year?
Because it's Shabbat
Name either of the 2 main Torah stories that are read on Rosh HaShanah.
The expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael, and the Akedah (the Binding of Isaac)
How many days does Rosh HaShanah last?
2
Why is challah typically round on Rosh HaShanah?
Because the years go round and round (other answers are also acceptable)
What prayer do people say when they wake up on Rosh HaShanah?
Modeh/Modah Ani
What is the role of the ram in the Torah story on the 2nd day of Rosh HaShanah?
The ram is sacrificed in place of Isaac (which some say is the origin of the shofar)
What is the name of the Hebrew month that begins on Rosh Hashanah?
Tishrei
What does throwing bread at Taschlich represent?
Our sins of the past year being washed away
Name any of the 3 special sections of the Rosh HaShanah Musaf service (Hebrew answers only)
Malchuyot, Zichronot, and Shofarot
What 2 things does Abraham give Hagar and Ishmael when he sends them away?
Some bread and a waterskin (which is like a water bottle)
What do you call the 10 day period between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur
Aseret Yemei Teshuva (the 10 days of Repentance)
What do the many seeds of the pomegranate represent at a Rosh HaShanah seder?
The numerous mitzvot (some say there are 613 seeds in a typical pomegranate, just like the mitzvot in the Torah)
What prayer do we bow all the way to the ground for on Rosh HaShanah?
Aleinu
What book of the Tanach is the story of Chanah (Hannah) from?
Shmuel (Samuel)
What are the final 3 words in the candle blessing for Rosh HaShanah?
Shel Yom HaZikaron (for the Day of Remembrance)
What does the fish head represent at a Rosh HaShanah seder?
The hope that we should always be like a head, and not like a tail
Name the text that this line comes from:
"U'teshuva, utefilah, utzedakah, ma'avirim et roah hag'zerah" ("But repentance, prayer, and righteousness can lessen the severity of the decree.")
Unetaneh Tokef
What 2 chapters of the book of Bereshit (Genesis) are read on Rosh Hashanah? (hint: they are consecutive)
21 and 22
What Jewish year is it (non-gematria format)?
5787