Teruma
Purim Characters
Random actors from the 70s
Obsolete tech
Geography
100

The Aron contained the Luchot, but according to many opinions it also contained this additional Torah item  inside it.

The broken luchot

100

These two individuals were the guards who plotted to kill King Achashverosh but were foiled by Mordechai.

Bigtan and Teresh

100

In the shis 1972 film, Al Pacino played Michael Corleone, which helped cement his place as a major star of the 70s.

The Godfather

100

This 1980s device used magnetic tape to store music and is now considered outdated by the digital music generation.

Cassette 

100

Which river is the longest in Africa?

Nile


200

What was never allowed to be removed from the Aron?

the poles

200

This woman was the wife of Haman, known for her role in the Purim story

Zeresh

200

This director’s success with Jaws (1975) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) helped define blockbuster filmmaking in the 70s.

Steven Spielberg

200

This 1980s device, once a popular format for movies, is now considered obsolete due to digital streaming and Blu-ray.

VHS

200

What is the name of the mountain range that spans the entire length of South America?

Andes

300

Over the span of two pesukim, the word “terumah” is written three times. Chazal learn from here THIS custom related to give the machatzit hashekel

We have to give three half shekel coins

300

The king's advisor Memuchan, who appears at the beginning of the story, we believe is actually this character

Haman

300

This 1975 blockbuster, starring Richard Dreyfus as Chief Brody and which had some of the best animatronic technology to date, became one of the biggest films of the decade

Jaws

300

Once a common way to store data, this device used magnetic disks and was later replaced by flash drives.

floppy disk

300

Which European country is divided into 26 cantons, each with its own government?

Switzerland

400

the walls of the mishkan were made from this type of wood- which chazal say the Jews brought from Egypt

Acacia

400

We know Haman comes from Amalek, but he is specifically said to be a ancestor of this Amalek king

Agag

400

This actor, who played the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), was a veteran of British theater and a revered actor known for his Shakespearean roles.

Sir Alec Guiness

400

Once the go-to smartphone for professionals in the early 2000s with an in built keyboard, this brand is now considered obsolete as it was overtaken by touchscreen devices like the iPhone.

blackberry

400

Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

Canada

500

The gold covering the Aron was applied both inside and outside, which the Gemara uses to teach that a Torah scholar must be like this.

What is consistent inside and outside (תוכו כברו)?

500

This character, who suggests that Achashverosh hang Haman, and not Mordechai on the gallows, is specifically mentioned that we should remember him "for good"

Charvona

500

This actor, known for Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, became one of the most iconic figures of the 70s.

Robert Deniro

500

This device, which played vinyl records, was the predecessor to the cassette tape and CD player.

Turntable 

500

Which country is both the smallest and the most densely populated in South America?

Suriname