Purim

The People

100

Who is the King in the Purim story?

Who is King Ahasuerus?

200

Who was King Ahasuerus' Queen?

Who is Queen Esther?

300

Who is Queen Esther's cousin?

Who is Mordechai?

400

Who is a wicked, wicked man?

Who is Haman?

500

Who was King Ahasuerus' first wife?

Who is Vashti

Customs

100

How do we dress on Purim?

What is in costume?

200

If you can still hear Haman's name during the Megillah rading, you might need some more of these.

What are groggers

300

What do we eat on Purim?

What is Hamantaschen

400

What do you wear on Purim?

What is a costume?

500

What is Mishlo'ah Manot?

What are baskets of food we give to family and friends to wish them a happy Purim.

Traditions

100

What is the noisemaker we use to drown out Haman's name during the reading of the story of Purim?

What is a grogger?

200

What are the pastries filled with fruit, poppy seeds, or chocolate?

What is hamantashen

300

What does the word hamantashen mean?

What is Haman's pockets

400

What book do we read out of on Purim?

What is the Megillah or Book of Esther?

500

What is Hebrew word for scroll of Esther?

What is Megillat Esther?

Other

100

It is fun to dress up in what for Purim?

What are costumes?

200

On Purim, in the synagogue we read from a scroll called this.

What is a Megillah?

300

We use a grogger to drown out this person's name/

Who is Haman?

400

What is another name for Esther?

What is Hadassha?

500

What is one of the most festive Jewish holidays?

What is Purim?

Numbers/Others

100

How many time is G-d's name mentioned in the Megillah?

What is zero

200

When do we celebrate Purim?

What is the 14th of Adar?

300

Hamantaschen has this many corners

What is 3?

400

What does the word Purim mean?

What is "lots"?

500

Who saved the Jewish people by revealing Haman's plot to the King?

Who is Queen Esther?