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Fractured Jewish Holidays Trivia Quiz

I love holidays, don't you? I will give you a festival or chag in the Jewish Holiday cycle in fractured form, and we'll see if you can figure out which one it is!

A multiple-choice quiz by Smurphie. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Smurphie

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
242,723

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
960

Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (5/10), donkeehote (10/10), marianjoy (6/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. Let's begin with an example: If I give you "ha nook car," you would respond "Hannukah" One Note: Because Jewish holiday names may have multiple English spellings, pay very close attention to the hints, as they will point you in the right direction!
Here's your first one - Rush Sash Hannah?

Answer: (Two Words: 4 and 8 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Yum quip her?

Answer: (Two Words: 3 and 6 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Suck cot?

Answer: (One Word: 6 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Yum has eke her own

Answer: (Two Words: 3 and 9 letters (appostrophe optional))

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Question 5 of 10

5. Some cat tore a?

Answer: (Two Words: 7 and 5 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Tube shove hot?

Answer: (Two Words: 2 and 6 or 7 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Some get all ya?

Answer: (Two Words: 4 and 8 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Poor him?

Answer: (One Word: 5 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Shave you out?

Answer: (One Word: 7 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Pace Sock?

Answer: (One Word: 6 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Rosh Hashana

Rosh Hashanah (literally translated as "head of the year") is the celebration of the Jewish New Year. It is customary on this Holiday to eat a round loaf of raisin challah (egg bread), and enjoy apples dipped in honey. According to custom, both of these foods help to usher in a sweet new year.

2. Yum quip her?

Answer: Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur is the Day of Attonement. It is traditional to fast from sunset to sunset on this day as well as to ask for forgiveness from both people around you and also from God.

3. Suck cot?

Answer: Sukkot

Sukkot is a seven day long harvest commemoration festival in which it is customary to live outdoors in a temporary dwelling.

4. Yum has eke her own

Answer: Yom HaZikaron

Yom Ha'Zikaron is the Jewish/ Israeli memorial day.

5. Some cat tore a?

Answer: Simchat Torah

Simchat Torah as the translation suggests is the holiday for rejoicing in and with the Torah (scroll containing the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures). Folks not only put on their Torah-dancing shoes on this day, but it is also the time when the annual readings cycle ends and begins again.

6. Tube shove hot?

Answer: Tu BiShvat

Tu BiShvat is the new year of the trees. Occuring on the 15th (Tet-Vav) of the Hebrew month of Shvat (hence the name), it corresponds to the time of first blooms in Israel.

7. Some get all ya?

Answer: Tzom Gedaliah

A sun-up to sun-down minor fast day observed right after the second day of Rosh Hashanah (except when it would fall on Shabbat), Tzom Gedaliah commemorates the assassination of Gedaliah ben Achikam who served as Governor over Israel during the time that Nebuchadnetzar was King of Babylonia.

8. Poor him?

Answer: Purim

Purim, taking place on the 14th day of the month of Adar, celebrates/ commemorates the events of the book of Esther.

9. Shave you out?

Answer: Shavuot

Occuring 49 days after Passover, Shavuot is one of the three pilgrimage festivals of the Jewish Holiday cycle, and both ends the Counting of the Omer and commemorates the receiving of the Ten Commandments.

10. Pace Sock?

Answer: Pesach

Pesach, or Passover in English, is one of the three pilgrimage festivals of the Jewish Holiday cycle and commemorates the Exodus of the Hebrew slaves out of bondage in Egypt. It lasts for 7-8 days (depending on one's custom) and is celebrated, in part, through the observance of special dietary restrictions (including a prohibition against leavened bread).

Source: Author Smurphie

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