By the Book
Known in Hebrew as Mitzrayim, this nation saw the Israelites as slaves
What is Egypt?
Influenced by Passover, this Christian holiday falls two days before Easter
What is Good Friday?
Counting the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot, we begin counting this on the second night of Passover
What is the Omer?
If you consider yourself a feminist, you might have this on your Seder Plate?
What is an orange?
This event is the reason Passover is called Passover
What is when the Angel of Death passed over the houses of the Israelites?
In order to represent freedom, we do this at the Seder
What is recline?
Besides Pesach and Passover, these four names also refer to the same holiday
What are Chag HaPesach (Festival of the Passover sacrifice), Chag HaAviv (Festival of Spring), Zman Cheiruteinu (Time of Our Freedom), and Chag HaMazot (Festival of Matzoh)?
Although he seems like a major Passover figure, this individual surprisingly only gets one mention in most Haggadot
Who is Moses?
Sephardi Jews can eat certain things on Passover that Ashkenazim traditionally can't. Name three
What are rice, beans, and corn?
It is due to these changing phases that Passover does not begin on the same English date every year
What are the phases of the moon?
According to Jewish law, we are required to do these two things on Passover
What are eat matzoh and t?ell the story of the Exodus
Recognized as baby nurses to Moses, Shifrah and Puah were used as aliases for these two women
Who are Yocheved and Miriam?
Although the answer may seem obvious, this many cups of wine are really needed for the Seder (not counting what goes into charoset)
What is five cups of wine (four to drink, and one for Elijah)?
If you are a vegetarian, you might use this instead of a shank bone
What is a beet?
Although Passover does not begin on the same English date every year, Passover always begins on this date in the Hebrew calendar
What is the 15th of Nisan?
People who are unable to observe Passover are given a second chance on this holiday
What is Pesach Sheni (2nd Passover)
Used to measure how much is required to fulfill the mitzvah, this can also be on the Seder Plate as a symbol of peace
What is an olive?
We were supposed to be enslaved for significantly more years than we actually were. The first number is somewhat less than the second, but both are greater than half the amount of points this question is worth (400 points)
What are 400 and 240?
Besides having certain Seder foods named after him, this person invented the sandwich
Who is Rabbi Hillel?
Also known for other firsts for the nation, this President was the first to host a Seder in the White House
Who is Barack Obama?
People who are unable to observe Pesach in Nisan will have the opportunity to do so on this Hebrew date
What is the 14th of Iyar?
The capital of Nepal, this city hosts the largest Seder every year
What is Kathmandu?
Similar to the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust, this number of Israelites who fled Egypt starts with the same numeral, but has fewer zeroes
What is 600,000?
In 2010, this city set the record for the world's largest matzoh ball
What is Tuscon?
The oldest known manuscript for a Haggadah dates back to this century
What is the tenth century?