The Four Parshiyot
Famous Rivers
History of Rock and Roll
Gemara understanding
The Pesach Seder!!!
100

The Arba Parshiyot refer to the four special Torah portions leading up to what holiday?

Pesach

100

This river, known as the longest in the world, flows through northeastern Africa and is famous for its ancient civilizations, including Egypt.

Nile

100

This "King of Rock and Roll" is credited with revolutionizing popular music with his 1950s hits like "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Hound Dog."

Elvis Presley

100

Explain a Hava Amina

An assumption the Gemara is making that it will reject

100

We drink four cups of wine because of this....

The 4 languages of redemption 

  • וְהוֹצֵאתִי (Veho'tzeiti) - "I will bring you out"
  • וְהִצַּלְתִּי (Veheetzalti) - "I will save you"
  • וְגָאַלְתִּי (Vega'alti) - "I will redeem you"
  • וְלָקַחְתִּי (Velakachti) - "I will take you to Me as a people
200

What are the four parshiyot?

Shekalim, Zachor, Parah, HaChodesh

200

This river, the second-longest in the world after the Nile, runs through the Amazon rainforest and is the largest river by discharge of water in the world.

Amazon

200

Known for their wild performances and anthems like "We Will Rock You" and "Bohemian Rhapsody," this band, fronted by Freddie Mercury, became one of the most iconic acts in rock history.

Queen

200

What question did the Gemara ask as to what is strange about the language of our Mishna?

Why does it need to write both animals and vessels?

200

According to the Haggadah, what city did Rabbi Akiva and his students gather to tell over the story of the Exodus

Bnei Brak

300

Parshat Parah remembers THIS ritual, which allowed the Jews to be come ritually pure before Pesach

Parah Aduma

300

This river, the longest in Asia, flows through China, India, and Bangladesh, and is vital to the people living in its basin, especially in agriculture.

Yangtze

300

This British band, led by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, is known for hits like "Satisfaction" and "Paint It, Black," and is considered one of the most influential rock bands of all time.

Rolling Stones

300

Why might an owner of an animal be happy to give over the Kefel payment to the guard if it gets stolen-- but this logic won't apply to vessels....

An animal is a lot of work to look after

300

According to Rabban Gamliel, whoever doesn't say the following three things on Pesach has not fulfilled their obligation

Pesach, Matzah and Maror

400

The Mitzvah mentioned in the Parsha of Parah is an example of what type of Mitzvah?

A Chok- a mitzvah we don't have a logical reason for

400

Known for its role in the ancient Indian subcontinent’s development, this river is sacred to Hindus and is one of the most heavily polluted rivers in the world.

Ganges

400

This legendary guitarist was a key figure in the psychedelic rock movement and died tragically in 1970 at the age of 27

Jimi Hendrix

400

Why might an owner of a vessel be happy to give over the Kefel payment to the guard if it gets stolen-- but this logic won't apply to animals....

IF a vessel is stolen, the payment that the thief has to give is not so big- whereas with an animal, if its slaughtered the thief would have to pay five or four times the amount- 

400

The Afikoman is traditionally hidden during the Seder. It represents the final piece of matzah eaten. What language is the word Afikoman?

The word "Afikoman" (אֲפִيكוֹמָן) comes from the Greek word epikomen, which means "dessert" or "that which comes after."

500

What was so difficult to understand about the mitzvah mentioned in Parshat Parah?

The people who would who perform the ritual to make other people pure would themselves become impure

500

Flowing through central Europe, this river passes through major cities like Budapest, Vienna, and Bratislava, and it empties into the Black Sea.

Danube
500

This Australian rock band, known for their electrifying performances and songs like "Back in Black" and "Highway to Hell," was led by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young.

ACDC

500

Translate the following: 

משום דנפיש טירחה

לעיולה ולאפוקה

Because its a lot of work to bring it in and take it out

500

The main section of the Maggid, which starts "Arami Oved Avi"- My father was a wandering Aramean- is actually the text from which ritual that the Jews would do when the Bet Hamikdash stood?

The bringing of bikkurim (first fruits)

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