Purim
Vocabulary
Purim Traditions
Purim Math
Purim Hebrew
anything goes
100

What is the name of the cookie we eat on Purim?

What is Hamentaschen?

100

What are we commanded to listen to on Purim?

What is the story of Esther?

100

There are 9 plates of Hamantaschen and 68 cookies on each plate. How many cookies are there altogether?

What is 612?

100

What Hebrew letter does Purim begin with?

What is pey?

100

What is your favorite Hamentashen filling?

Anything Goes

200

What is the name of the book we read on Purim?

What is Megillat Esther?

200

What do we shake when we hear Haman's name?

What is a gragger?

200

You baked 150 cookies and you plan to share them equally with 12 neighbors.  How many cookies will each neighbor get? How many will be left over?

What is 12? What is 6 left over?

200

What Hebrew letter does Megillah begin with?

What is mem?

200

What has been your favorite Purim Costume?

Anything goes.

300

What is the name of the King's first wife?

Who is Vashti?

300

Why do we have a feast on Purim?

What is King Achashverosh loved parties?

300

You bought ingredients to make a feast for your family. They cost $46.23. You paid $50. How much change will you get back?

What is $3.77

300

What Hebrew letter spell Haman? 

What is hay mem final nun?

300

You want to buy a Demon Hunters costume for $48. You have $$2.56 so far. How much more money do you need in order to buy the costume?

What is $45.44

400

What does the word Purim mean?

What are lots?

400

There are two things we give on Purim. What are they?

What is gifts to our friends and gifts to the poor?

400

You and your friends have been collecting money for the poor. One friend collected $38, another collected $72, another friend collected $68, and one more friend collected $94. How much did they collect altogether? Your parents said they will give you double the amount you collect. What is your new total?

What is $272

What is $816

400

How do spell Megilat Esther in Hebrew?

Mem, gimmel, lamed, tav

alef, sin, tav, raish

400

What is the next major Jewish holiday we will celebrate? How do you say it and spell it in Hebrew?

What is Passover? What is Pesach?

pay, samech, chet

500

What is the name of the city and country where the Purim story takes place?

What is Shushan and Persia?

500

Can you name 5 characters in the Purim Story?

Who are King Achashverosh, Queen Vashti, Queen Esther, Mordechai, and Haman?

500

Five friends want to split their carnival prize tickets. They won a total of 370 tickets.  How many tickets will each kid get?

What is 74?

500

What Hebrew letters would you use to spell the dog is big? The is just the letter hay in front of the word

hay caf lamed vet

gimmel daled lamed

500

We have met several bible characters so far.

Who were the first people?

Who were their children.

Who was the first Jewish couple and what is their child's name? Who did he marry? Who were their children. Who did one of their children marry and how many children did that family have?

Who are Adam and Eve? Who are Cain and Abel? Who are Abraham and Sarah? Who is Issac?  Who is Rebecca? Who are Jacob and Esau? Who are Rachel and Leah? What are 12 boys and 1 girl?