General Knowledge
General Knowledge
chumash
Purim
100

What brocha do i make on an apple 

Ha-aytz

100

What happened on the first day of creation ?

Hashem created light and darkness 

100

Who is Moshes Father in law?

Yitro

100

Which nation did Haman come from?

עמלק

200

What Yom Tov is in 2 months 

Pesach 

200

What is Shatnez?

mixing wool and linen together and wearing it in a clothing item

200

How is Yitro and Tziporah related?

Father and daughter

200

How many provinces did Esther rule? and what did that number represent?

127 and represented Saras life 

300

Who were Moshes 2 sons 

Gershom and Eliezer

300

Who was the longest Principal of this school?

Mr G

Rabbi Smukler

Mrs Belfer 

Rabbi Greenbaum


Mr G 

300

What are the 2 miracles Yitro heard?

קריאת ים סוף

מלחמת עמלק  

300

How is Esther and Mordechai related ?

Some midrashim say they were:

- Cousins

- Uncle and niece

- Husband and wife 

400

What are the first 3 words of the Torah 

בראשית ברא אלקים

400

What reward does the Torah say one will get for honouring Parents?

Long life

400

Was Moshe considered equal to the rest of Bnei Yiroel?

YES

400

Whats the fast called that takes place the day before Purim?

Taanis Esther 

500

What are the 3 שלש רגלים 

Pesach 

Shavous 

Sukkos 

500

What does Rashi stand for?

Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaqi

500

Why did Moshe give his sons the name 

Gershom and Eliezer

Gershom- cause Moshe was a stranger in a strange land ( in Midyan)


Eliezer- Hashem saved me (from the house of פרעה )

500
Why do we dress up on Purim?

2 reasons:

1) Esther hid her identity

2) And Hashems name is hidden in the megillah