Character Questions
Who was the first Jew?
Abraham
"Lift up your rod and hold out your arm over the sea and split it, so the Israelites can march into the sea on dry ground."
God
How many days did it take God to create the world according to chapter 1 (not counting Shabbat)?
6
"For seven days no leavened products shall be found with you in all your territory." (Deuteronomy 16:4)
Pesach
What does God tell Noah that the rainbow signifies?
A promise that that God would never destroy the world again with a flood
Name any of Jacob's children (double for 2, triple for 3)
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zevulun, Dinah, Joseph, Benjamin
"Go to the flock and fetch me two baby goats, and I will make them into food for your father the way he likes. Then take it to your father to eat, so he may bless you before he dies."
Rebecca
Why did God scramble people's languages in the Tower of Babel story?
The people were arrogant enough to think they could reach Heaven, and by scrambling the communication, the construction workers could no longer cooperate so easily.
"Seven days you shall bring offerings by fire to God. On the eighth day you shall observe a sacred occasion." -Leviticus 23:36
(name the 2 holidays)
Shmini Atzeret (which is arguably part of Sukkot)
Name the 5 books of the Torah (Hebrew or English)
Bereshit, Shmot, VaYikra, BaMidbar, Dvarim (or Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy)
What was Moses's mom's name?
Yocheved
"The sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”
Joseph (describing his dream to his brothers)
Name the 2 animals in the Torah that talk
The snake in the Garden of Eden, and Balaam's donkey
"You must count until the day after the seventh week—fifty days; then you shall bring an offering of new grain to God." -Leviticus 23:16
Shavuot
Who was the one scout besides Joshua who was allowed to live to see the Promised Land?
What were the names of Rachel and Leah's maids that also had children by Jacob?
Bilhah and Zilpah
“Take off the gold rings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me."
Aaron (golden calf story)
They did not make offerings the way they were instructed
"Then you shall sound the horn loud; in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month." (Leviticus 25:9)
Yom Kippur (first month in the Torah is Nissan)
Which book of the Torah has the fewest chapters?
Leviticus (27)
Who was the king of Salem (Shalem) that blessed Abraham?
Malkitzedek
"All the community are holy. All of them! And GOD is in their midst."
Korach (saying that the leadership of Aaron isn't egalitarian enough)
What did God tell Moses to do in order to preserve evidence of the miracle of mannah for all time?
Put it in a jar
"And on your...new moon days, you shall sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings." -Numbers 10:10
Rosh Chodesh
What are the 5 daughters of Tzelophechad known for in the Torah?
They successfully lobbied Moses to grant them an inheritance, since their father had no sons. (Moses didn't know how to respond, so God told him what to do.)