Seder
What does the Hebrew word Seder mean in English?
What is: order
How many plagues were there?
What is: Ten
What is the traditional Passover dinner called?
What is: A Seder
What was the original language that the Four Questions were written in?
What is: Hebrew
How many nights does Passover usually last?
What is: 7 nights
What does a Passover Seder represent?
What is: Jewish faith and identity
Who created the plagues for the Egyptians?
Who is: God
What is hidden for the children to find?
What is: The Afikomen (matza)
Who reads the Four Questions?
Who is: The youngest child
What did the Israelites paint on their door so their firstborn baby wouldn't die?
What is: Lamb's Blood
What does Salt Water represent?
What is: slaves tears
Who warned Pharaoh about the plagues before each of them occurred?
Who is: Moses
What is put out for Elijah?
What is: an extra cup of wine
What is the main prompt for the Four Questions?
What is: What makes this night different from all other nights?
What is the single piece of matzah called?
What is: the bread of affliction
What book is read at a Seder?
What is: A Haggadah
Why were there plagues?
What is: The Pharaoh refused to let the Jewish slaves go, so the plagues kept reoccurring until the Pharaoh finally let them go
What two nights traditionally hold a Seder during Passover?
What are: the first two nights
What is the name of the prayer (song) that explains the four questions?
What is: Ma Nishtana
What are Jews not supposed to eat on Passover?
What is: chametz (food/drinks that are made from grain)
Name 3 of the 5 types of food on a Seder plate.
What are:
- Hard Boiled Egg (Beitzah)
- Vegetable, Normally Parsley, Dipped in Salt Water (Karpas)
- Bitter Herbs (Maror)
- Apples, Nuts, Spices, and Wine (Charoset)
- Bone (Zerorah)
- Another Vegetable, Normally Lettuce, (Chazeret)
Name 5 out of the 10 Plagues.
What are: water turning to blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and the killing of firstborn children
Name the two prayers that were previously played that are sung during Passover.
What are: Ma Nishtana and Dayenu
Name two out of the four questions.
What is: -On all other nights, we eat chametz (leavened foods) and matzah. Why on this night, only matzah?
-On all other nights, we eat all vegetables. Why, on this night, maror (bitter herbs)?
-On all other nights, we don't dip even once. Why on this night do we dip twice?
-On all other nights, we eat either sitting upright or reclining. Why on this night do we all recline?
When does Passover occur according to the Jewish Calendar?
What is: The 15th day of Nisan (the first month of the Jewish year)