Passover rituals
What are three groups of four found in the seder?
Four questions, four children, four glasses of wine
What food did Susannah Heschel first place on the seder plate?
An orange
What was the fifth plague?
Cattle disease (dever)
Wicked's Stephen Schwartz wrote the music for which Passover movie?
The Prince of Egypt
The word bread is commonly used in English-speaking countries as a synonym for what?
Money
How many times do we wash our hands during the seder?
Two
In 1945, special matzah was sent to Jewish military personnel in the shape of what letter?
V for victory
What are the names of Yocheved's children?
Moses, Aaron, and Miriam
Which US president died on the fourth night of Passover?
Abraham Lincoln
What grain is used in pumpernickel bread?
Rye
The name of what seder activity is not Hebrew, but Greek?
The afikoman
The jewish people of Gibraltar add what non-food item into their charoset?
Dust from bricks
The Red Sea is a mistranslation. What is the actual name of the body of water parted by Moses?
The Sea of Reeds
Who played the Pharaoh in 1956 The Ten Commandments?
Yul Brynner
What is the final rising of bread dough called?
Proofing
What is the name of the last Shabbat before Passover?
Shabbat HaGadol
Which of these grains is not acceptable to use in matzah?
a) Rye b) Millet c) Spelt d) Barley e) Oats
b) Millet
Who killed the Egyptian firstborn children?
The angel of death aka the destroyer
What Woody Allen movie contains a Passover seder?
Crimes and Misdemeanors
What country used bread as currency in ancient times?
Egypt
A 14th-century haggadah from what city was featured in Geraldine Brooks's novel People of the Book?
Sarajevo
Persian Jews whip each other with what food before singing Dayenu?
Scallions
How many times is Moses named in the Haggadah?
None
What famous Passover song did Louis Armstrong record?
"Go Down, Moses"
In 1943, the US government temporarily banned what bread product as a wartime conservation measure?
Sliced bread