Torah trivia
This parsha is the shortest in the entire Torah, containing only 30 verses.
Vayelech
These two individuals were the guards who plotted to kill King Achashverosh but were foiled by Mordechai.
Bigtan and Teresh
In the shis 1972 film, Al Pacino played Michael Corleone, which helped cement his place as a major star of the 70s.
The Godfather
This 1980s device used magnetic tape to store music and is now considered outdated by the digital music generation.
Cassette
Which river is the longest in Africa?
Nile
This parsha is the longest single parsha
Naso
This woman was the wife of Haman, known for her role in the Purim story
Zeresh
This director’s success with Jaws (1975) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) helped define blockbuster filmmaking in the 70s.
Steven Spielberg
This 1980s device, once a popular format for movies, is now considered obsolete due to digital streaming and Blu-ray.
VHS
What is the name of the mountain range that spans the entire length of South America?
Andes
This is the longest double parsha
Matot Masei
The king's advisor Memuchan, who appears at the beginning of the story, we believe is actually this character
Haman
This 1975 blockbuster, starring Richard Dreyfus as Chief Brody and which had some of the best animatronic technology to date, became one of the biggest films of the decade
Jaws
Once a common way to store data, this device used magnetic disks and was later replaced by flash drives.
floppy disk
Which European country is divided into 26 cantons, each with its own government?
Switzerland
this is the longest book in Tanach (in terms of amounts of chapters
Tehillim (150)
We know Haman comes from Amalek, but he is specifically said to be a ancestor of this Amalek king
Agag
This actor, who played the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), was a veteran of British theater and a revered actor known for his Shakespearean roles.
Sir Alec Guiness
Once the go-to smartphone for professionals in the early 2000s with an in built keyboard, this brand is now considered obsolete as it was overtaken by touchscreen devices like the iPhone.
blackberry
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Canada
Which Parsha has the most mitzvot written in it
Parshat Ki Teitzei. This Parsha is among the longest in the Torah, and it is also the Parsha that contains the most mitzvot of any Torah portion, with 74.
This character, who suggests that Achashverosh hang Haman, and not Mordechai on the gallows, is specifically mentioned that we should remember him "for good"
Charvona
This actor, known for Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, became one of the most iconic figures of the 70s.
Robert Deniro
This device, which played vinyl records, was the predecessor to the cassette tape and CD player.
Turntable
Which country is both the smallest and the most densely populated in South America?
Suriname