📆 Jewish holidays trivia for kids - quiz with answers

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The Jewish year is full of special days. How many holiday questions can you answer?

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What is the Jewish New Year called?

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What is the Jewish New Year called?
Answer: Rosh Hashanah. Rosh Hashanah means "head of the year."
On Rosh Hashanah, we dip apples in what for a sweet new year?
Answer: Honey. Apples and honey are a wish for a sweet year ahead.
On which holiday do many Jews fast and ask for forgiveness?
Answer: Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the Jewish year.
Which brave queen is the hero of the Purim story?
Answer: Esther. Queen Esther saved the Jewish people from wicked Haman.
What noisemaker do we shake on Purim when Haman's name is read?
Answer: Gragger. Kids twirl a gragger (ra'ashan) to drown out Haman's name.
Which ram's horn is blown on Rosh Hashanah?
Answer: Shofar. The shofar's blasts are like a wake-up call for the new year.
Tu BiShvat is the New Year for what?
Answer: Trees. On Tu BiShvat people plant trees and eat fruits like dates, figs and almonds.
Which foods are traditionally eaten on Shavuot?
Answer: Dairy foods like cheesecake and blintzes. Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah, and dairy foods are a favorite custom.
On which holiday do people dance with the Torah scrolls?
Answer: Simchat Torah. On Simchat Torah we finish reading the Torah and start again from the beginning.
Which of these is one of the Four Species waved on Sukkot?
Answer: A lulav (palm branch). The Four Species are the lulav, etrog, myrtle and willow.
When does Shabbat begin each week?
Answer: Friday at sundown. Shabbat starts at sundown on Friday and ends after dark on Saturday.

Quick answers

What is the Jewish New Year called?

Rosh Hashanah. Rosh Hashanah means "head of the year."

On Rosh Hashanah, we dip apples in what for a sweet new year?

Honey. Apples and honey are a wish for a sweet year ahead.

On which holiday do many Jews fast and ask for forgiveness?

Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the Jewish year.

Which brave queen is the hero of the Purim story?

Esther. Queen Esther saved the Jewish people from wicked Haman.

What noisemaker do we shake on Purim when Haman's name is read?

Gragger. Kids twirl a gragger (ra'ashan) to drown out Haman's name.

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