Passover Trivia

Steps of the Seder

100

What are the steps of the Seder? 

קדש

ורחץ

כרפס

יחץ

מגיד

רחצה

מוציא

מצה

מרור

כורך

שולחן עורך

צפון

ברך

הלל

נרצה

200

What do you do during all of the steps? 

קדש - Kiddush (1^st cup)

ורחץ - Wash hands w/o blessing

כרפס - Dip parsley w/ saltwater

יחץ - Break the Matzah in half

מגיד - Tell the story (2^nd cup)

רחצה - Wash hands w/ a blessing

מוציא - Prayer

מצה - Eat Matzah

מרור - Eat Maroh (lettuce)

כורך - (Hillel) Sandwich

שולחן עורך - EEEAAATTTT

צפון - Look for the Afirkoman

ברך - Birkat Hamazon (3^rd cup)

הלל - Singing (4^th cup)

נרצה - Done

300

What is the last thing that you eat at the Passover Seder? 

The Afikoman 

500

When do you drink the 4 cups of wine during the Seder?

1^st - Kiddush 

2^nd - telling the story

3^rd - Birkat Hamazon 

4^th - Singing 

400

How many steps are at the Seder? 

15

Four questions

100

What is different about this night than all other nights? 

On this night only matzah. On this night only bitter herbs. On this night we dip twice. On this night we only recline. 

200

Why do we want the children to ask questions? 

so that they can feel free

300

What does this mean: 

שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אָנוּ אוֹכְלִין

חָמֵץ וּמַצָּה

הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה, כֻּלּוֹ מַצָּה

On all other nights, we eat leavened products and matzah, and on this night only matzah.

500

What does this mean: 

שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אָנוּ אוֹכְלִין

שְׁאָר יְרָקוֹת

הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה, כֻּלּוֹ מָרוֹר

On all other nights we eat all vegetables, and on this night only bitter herbs.

400

What does this mean: 

שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אָנוּ אוֹכְלִין

בֵּין יוֹשְׁבִין וּבֵין מְסֻבִּין

הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה, כֻּלָּנוּ מְסֻבִּין

On all other nights we eat sitting or reclining, and on this night we only recline.

Children asking questions

100

Why do we want children to ask questions? 

So that they can feel free

200

why does Rav Safra think that we dip? 

For the children to ask questions 

300

k

k

500

h

h

400

a

a

feeling free

100

how do children feel free?

Asking questions 

200

How do parents feel free? 

Leaning 

300

Which way do you lean? 

to the left 

500

When do you lean to feel free? 

when drinking the four cups of wine, eating the Afikoman, and eating the hillel sandwich.

400

what does feeling free have to do with Passover? 

because we were slaves 

Dipping - When

100

What is Rava's problem and solution? 

Problem: The Mishnah applies that we dip once on all other nights 

Solution: On all other nights we are not obligated to dip once, on this night we are Obligated to dip twice.  

200

What is Rav Safra's problem and solution? 

Problem: we only dip once on all other nights so that the children will ask questions 

Solution: On all other nights we don't dip once, on this night we dip twice. 

300

what does this mean: 

שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אֵין אָנוּ

מַטְבִּילִין אֲפִילוּ פַּעַם אֶחָת

הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה, שְׁתֵּי פְעָמִים

On all other nights, we don't dip our food even once, and on this night we dip twice. 

500

What is the difference between Rava's and Rav Safra's solution? 

Rava put in the words Obligated Rav Safra did not put in the words Obligated. 

400

When do you dip two times? 

כרפס

מרור