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Which of the following is NOT a Purim tradition?

- Eating Hamantashen

- Lighting Candles 

- Roasting the Clergy

Lighting Candles

100

Mishloach manot is a commandment of Purim and means this.

A Purim basket with gifts of food or drink that are sent to family, friends and others on Purim day

100
The triangle-shaped cookies eeaten on Purim, which some say resemble the hat worm by Haman.
What are hamantaschen?
100

Who wanted to destroy the Jews?

Haman

100
The Purim story takes place in this Persian city.
What is Shushan?
200
The day before Purim is called Ta'anit Esther and it is this type of day.
What is a fast day?
200

What does a hamantashen represent?

Haman's Hat 

200

Both kids and adults often come to synagogue on Purim wearing these.

What are costumes?

200
The first wife of the king.
Who is Vashti?
200

What happened to Vashti?

She refused to dance for the king and his friends so she was banished/ gotten rid of 

300

True or False- there are 4 mitzvot we should complete on Purim.

True

  • Reading the Megillah which recounts the story of the Purim miracle. This is done once on the eve of Purim and again the following day.
  • Matanot la evyonim
  • mishloach  manot 
  • A festive Purim feast
300

This is a commandment of observing Purim.

What is hearing the Megillat Esther read aloud?

300
Why do we use groggers?

To make enough noise to drown out Haman's name

300
The hero and also Esther's uncle.
Who is Mordechai?
300

Haman use this to select a date on which to destroy the Jewish people.

What is a lottery? (AKA Purim)

400
During a Hebrew leap year, the month of Adar happens this number of times.
What is 2?
400

Purim occurs on 14 Adar, usually falling in which secular month.

What is March?

400

What do they call hamentaschen in hebrew?

Osnei Haman (haman's ears)

400

What is the name of the King of Persia during the Purim story?

Achashverosh

400
Upon hearing Haman's plot, Esther does this for 3 days.
What is fast?
500

True or false- Giving Matanot Laevyonim (gifts to the poor) is a Purim commandment?

True
500

What does Hamantaschen mean?

Haman's pockets- (tasch means pouch or pocket in Hebrew) 

500

What do we call the fun and crazy play often performed by synagogue groups on Purim.

What is a shpiel?

500
She is used to identify the megillah read on Purim.
Who is Esther?
500
This is never mentioned in the Purim story.
What is God?