Pesach-ish Facts
Plagues
The Haggadah
Egypt
Pesach? Coronavisrus? Both?

100

While Josh might know that the largest pesach seder each year takes place in this city, does he know that it started in this year? 

Kathmandu, Nepal

1989

100

It's what a middle age lady with a toothpick might be looking for at your elemetary school

Lice

100

Some say it's a 9th of April. Others might say it's this night of Nissan

14th

100

I am the country that boarders Egypt to the south. 


Sudan

100

This two-word, ongoing practice is now a part of our adopted daily routine. On Pesach, we practice this from Chametz (bread)!

social distancing

200

A mass exodus occurred in this city in 79 AD. The city was preserved while buried under about 15 feet of Ash.

Pompei


200

Under the Eye, I'm just a sty. But be careful or I could become a carbuncle…

Boils

200

The oldest surviving illuminated Ashkenazi Passover Haggadah was discovered to be from this century. 

14th

200

6 million Jewish men and women may have fled Egypt to wander the desert, but this is Egypt's current population.

98 Million


200

While it takes merely 15 seconds of exposure to contract COVID, you must not wait this amount of time to cook your Matzoh... or else it becomes chametz!

18 Minutes

Supposedly it's because that's how long it takes to walk between the cities of Migdal Nunaiya and Tiberias in Israel...and now you know!

300

Since unwanted moisture can play a large role in healthy growth of wheat crops, it's this state where some argue the best Matzoh flour is made

Arizona

300

This jealous first-born may have never received a coulourful dreamcoat, but he'd probably make a good sandwhich.

Rueben

300

After pulling a Meghan and Harry and leaving the royal life of Egypt. This many years passed before Moses returned to face Pharoah and free the JEWS! 

40 Years

300

While Moses was floating peacefully down the river, he was lucky not to encounter one of these, the river's most feared inhabitants that can weigh up to 550kg!

Nile Crocodile 

300

If the coronavirus occurred nearly two decades before jesus was born, it might be called this

COVID-19BC

400

They might not be magical singers like Janis Joplin, but these two characters preform their magic on behalf of the Pharoah

Jannes and Jambres


400

Historians speculate that one of these two phenomenons could help explain the first plauge, which subsequently set the stage for the rest... 

Volcano erruption on the Greek Island of Santorini (volcanic ash). 

Or Red Algae (lack of oxegyn for frogs)


https://time.com/5561441/passover-10-plagues-real-history/


400

Moses' mother had this name and was known to be a descendant from this Jewish Tribe. 

[2-part answer]

Yochevet

Levite


400

This was the year the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty was signed on March 26th. Bonus: What other historic even occured March 26th

1979


Bonus: Albus was born!


400

The 6th plague of Egypt is a trademark symptom of this (now eradicated) global infectious disease.

Smallpox