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Think you know your Torah? Trivia Quiz


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A multiple-choice quiz by zakcos. Estimated time: 9 mins.
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Author
zakcos
Time
9 mins
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Multiple Choice
Quiz #
40,448
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
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Question 1 of 15
1. In par'shat Lech Lecha, Avram and a fellow shepherd decided to go their separate ways. This other shepherd allowed greed and lust to warp his better judgment. Avram, knowing it was best for them to go their separate ways, still attempted to maintain peace and said, 'Please let there be no strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are kinsmen. Is not all the land before you? Please separate from me: If you go left then I will go right, and if you go right, I will go left.' To whom was Avram talking to? Who was this other shepherd?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 2 of 15
2. In par'shat Chayai Sarah, Sarah dies in the very first pasuk. She had lived 127 years. She died in Kiriat-Arbah (the city of four), in the land of Chevron. According to Rashi, what was the significance or foreshadowing of the name Kiriat-Arbah? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. After Yosef was sold, Judah left his brothers, and met a merchant who introduced him to his daughter. Judah fell in love with this woman. Her name was Shua. Together they bore two kids, Er and Onan. Judah arranged for a beautiful woman named Tamar to marry his firstborn, Er. However Er did something that was wicked in the eyes of Hashem, and Er was killed. By the ancient Jewish law of levirating (marrying the wife of your dead brother), Onan was instructed by Judah to marry Tamar. Unfortunately, Onan did a similar thing to what his brother did, and this too was evil in the eyes of Hashem, and He caused him to die also. What did both brothers do to anger Hashem enough that Hashem would kill them? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. In Par'shat Ki Sisa, Hashem speaks to Moshe, telling him to take a census of b'nai Yisrael, but there was a problem. The Torah teaches that it is forbidden to count Jews in the ordinary manner, and that when it is necessary to take a census, like it was at this time, the Jews must contribute an item which would be counted instead. What item was each Jew, rich or poor, required to give to Moshe for the purpose of the nation? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Here's a TOUGH one! The Biblical word for portion is mentioned three times altogether in three consecutive pesukim. The significance of the number three is that there were three separate gifts or portions of those gifts that the Jews were required to contribute to Hashem, and the building of the Mishkan. What is the Biblical word for portion?

Answer: (Also the name of a past par'shat)
Question 6 of 15
6. Rambam comments that it is asur (forbidden) to eat an animal that was killed in the field, because this deters the Jews from attaining holiness, which Hashem set for His people. According to Rashi, when we come across such meat what should we do with it to show 'gratitude and appreciation'? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Upon learning about the red cow (heffer), we understand that it must be COMPLETELY red. In fact, according to Rashi, if even two hairs are a different color, it is disqualified. What one word in the Torah means 'completely', so that we understand that the cow mustn't simply be red, but completely and fully red?

Answer: (Check Pashos Chukas)
Question 8 of 15
8. In Sefer Bamidbar (the Book of Numbers), two censuses were taken of the number of people all together from each tribe. In Par'shat Bamidbar, a total number is given, but as many years (Parshos Pinchas) passed the total number remained almost identical to the previous number, only slightly less. Find these two places and answer which of the following is the difference in the two numbers. Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. In Par'shat Kedoshim, we are giving many laws regarding many topics (holiness, Shabbat, parents, human relations, dietary laws, etc.). One law says 'Lo Tenachashu'. What is this law forbidding? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. While an animal with blemishes may not be sacrificed to Hashem, so too a Kohen with blemishes may not perform the service. The Torah describes specific blemishes that would make a Kohen prohibited from making a Korban. They are: Charum, Sharuah, Giben, and Tivulal biEyno. Which of the following is NOT the English translation of one of those blemishes? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Unlike most kosher animal groups, this animal group's kashrut laws are identified by a list of names rather than by characteristics. Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Halacha states that a farmer must complete every area of his field, and leave not one area unharvested, thus preventing anybody from stealing that which has not been harvested.


Question 13 of 15
13. The Torah permits any Jewish man or woman to adopt voluntarily the status of a Nazir.


Question 14 of 15
14. Miriam and Aaron condemned Moses for having married a Cushite woman (Tzipora). Hashem immediately intervened. For their harsh judgement of Moses, Hashem afflicted Miriam with leprosy.

From Hashem's intervention, Rambam points out one quality that applied to Moses.
Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What is the name for numerical coding for Hebrew words?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In par'shat Lech Lecha, Avram and a fellow shepherd decided to go their separate ways. This other shepherd allowed greed and lust to warp his better judgment. Avram, knowing it was best for them to go their separate ways, still attempted to maintain peace and said, 'Please let there be no strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are kinsmen. Is not all the land before you? Please separate from me: If you go left then I will go right, and if you go right, I will go left.' To whom was Avram talking to? Who was this other shepherd?

Answer: Lot

Check out Bereshis, Perek Yud-Gimel, Pasuk Chamesh
2. In par'shat Chayai Sarah, Sarah dies in the very first pasuk. She had lived 127 years. She died in Kiriat-Arbah (the city of four), in the land of Chevron. According to Rashi, what was the significance or foreshadowing of the name Kiriat-Arbah?

Answer: All four major couples: Adam and Eve, Avraham and Sarah, Yitzhak and Rivka, Ya'akov and Leah, would be buried there

Check out Bereshis Perek Kaf-Gimel, Pasuk Beis.
3. After Yosef was sold, Judah left his brothers, and met a merchant who introduced him to his daughter. Judah fell in love with this woman. Her name was Shua. Together they bore two kids, Er and Onan. Judah arranged for a beautiful woman named Tamar to marry his firstborn, Er. However Er did something that was wicked in the eyes of Hashem, and Er was killed. By the ancient Jewish law of levirating (marrying the wife of your dead brother), Onan was instructed by Judah to marry Tamar. Unfortunately, Onan did a similar thing to what his brother did, and this too was evil in the eyes of Hashem, and He caused him to die also. What did both brothers do to anger Hashem enough that Hashem would kill them?

Answer: They both refused to impregnate Tamar

4. In Par'shat Ki Sisa, Hashem speaks to Moshe, telling him to take a census of b'nai Yisrael, but there was a problem. The Torah teaches that it is forbidden to count Jews in the ordinary manner, and that when it is necessary to take a census, like it was at this time, the Jews must contribute an item which would be counted instead. What item was each Jew, rich or poor, required to give to Moshe for the purpose of the nation?

Answer: A half-Shekel

In the first line of Ki Sisa you can find the answer. The half-Shekel not only would allow for a count of the people to be made, but also would be contributed to the building of the Mishkan. The Jews are elevated by giving contributions to charitable causes, therefore they were counted by having the entire nation join in contributing to a sacred cause.
5. Here's a TOUGH one! The Biblical word for portion is mentioned three times altogether in three consecutive pesukim. The significance of the number three is that there were three separate gifts or portions of those gifts that the Jews were required to contribute to Hashem, and the building of the Mishkan. What is the Biblical word for portion?

Answer: Terumah

6. Rambam comments that it is asur (forbidden) to eat an animal that was killed in the field, because this deters the Jews from attaining holiness, which Hashem set for His people. According to Rashi, when we come across such meat what should we do with it to show 'gratitude and appreciation'?

Answer: Throw it to the dogs

Since Hashem lets no good deed go unrewarded, and since the dogs, when the Jews were fleeing Egypt 'did not howl', they are shown our appreciation by throwing the forbidden to meat to them.
7. Upon learning about the red cow (heffer), we understand that it must be COMPLETELY red. In fact, according to Rashi, if even two hairs are a different color, it is disqualified. What one word in the Torah means 'completely', so that we understand that the cow mustn't simply be red, but completely and fully red?

Answer: Temimah

In Chukas, Perek Aleph, Passuk Beis, is says, 'VeYikchu Elecha Parah Adumah Temimah...' meaning, 'And they shall take to you a completely Red Cow...'. It then goes on to say that the Cow must be without a blemish of any kind, and also a Cow that has not been through yoke of any kind.

But why? So many people who read about the Red Cow ask, 'I don't understand the significance of a RED COW?!' The subject of the red cow, if you read more into it is quite paradoxical, and sages have give many different opinions on this 'mystery'.

However, we cannot fully understand and comprehend the laws of the Red Cow. There are some laws, which are not meant for us to understand, but simply to abide by. If we were to understand the true intent of all of the things Hashem does, we would be almost Godly, and that is impossible.

The underlying message of the mystery of the Red Cow is that Supreme Intelligence has granted man a huge treasury of spiritual and intellectual gifts, but none is more precious than the knowledge that God is infinite, both in existence and in wisdom. AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF WISDOM IS THE KNOWLEDGE THAT MAN'S FAILURE TO UNDERSTAND TRUTH DOES NOT MAKE IT UNTRUE.
8. In Sefer Bamidbar (the Book of Numbers), two censuses were taken of the number of people all together from each tribe. In Par'shat Bamidbar, a total number is given, but as many years (Parshos Pinchas) passed the total number remained almost identical to the previous number, only slightly less. Find these two places and answer which of the following is the difference in the two numbers.

Answer: 1,820

Found in Numbers 1:46, the total number of people in the desert with Moshe (from all tribes) was 603,550. In Numbers 26:51, the total count was 601,730. One might think that traveling in the desert for so many years would make the difference a lot higher than a measly 1,820. If it were not for Hashem, the number would've increased to maybe 100,000.

As Sotah explains, even though the Egyptians did everything they could to reduce the number of Jews, Hashem still allowed the population to grow healthily.
9. In Par'shat Kedoshim, we are giving many laws regarding many topics (holiness, Shabbat, parents, human relations, dietary laws, etc.). One law says 'Lo Tenachashu'. What is this law forbidding?

Answer: sorcery

The Torah is against superstition (black cats, walking under a ladder causes bad luck). The following is from the Milk and Honey Parsha Drasha: 'Do not eat with the blood, Do not make enchantments, and do not observe times'. Is it permissible to ask Hashem 'If we will be successful with our Synagogue let Marvin call me right now?' I will know that we will fail if he does not call. Can we test Hashem in such a way? The answer to this question relies on an age old argument between our rabbis of blessed memory.

This week's Parasha says, 'Lo Tenachashu' - 'Do not cast spells.' Is asking Hashem for such a sign a spell or just a prayer for G-dly intervention? We are all familiar with the story of Eliezer Avraham's slave. Before he met Rivkah he asked Hashem for a sign that the girl should not only serve him water but should offer to give all of the camels a drink.

The Gemarah states, 'Any spell which is not like the spell made by Eliezer Avraham's servant or Yonaton the son of David is not a spell.' According to the Rambam from this Gemarah we know that asking Hashem for a sign is forbidden. Rambam believes that it is forbidden to test Hashem in such ways.

Although many agree with the Rambam others disagree. They say that it is impossible to say that Hashem would help a person through doing something which is forbidden. The Radak even goes far enough to rewrite what the Gemarah meant. Radak differentiates between a sign which you ask for from Hashem and something which occurs and you take it as a sign. Examples of this are to say that a fox crossed my path so it is a bad omen or the bread fell out of my mouth so I will not go to work and lose money. To ask for a sign is a different story. So according to Radak Eliezer was not transgressing the Torah by asking that the girl should offer to give the camels. Also it would then be permitted to ask if our Synagogue will succeed. The Rashbah follows the spirit of the Radak. He says that he permits making a metal Lion which serves was used for medicinal purposes. If you have it around you will get better from being sick. The Rashbah pulls no punches in this argument. He says that for medicinal purposes almost anything is permitted. He states that many medications and healing practices are not understood yet we still do them. If we have proven that something works we should use it. A good modern example of this is Aspirin. Modern Medicine is far from knowing exactly how it works yet we use all the time for many different problems. He believes that the Gemarah clearly agrees with him. There we find such treatments as 'If one has a bone caught in his throat he should bring a similar one and place it on his forehead and should say 'one one rest swallow swallow rest one one.' There are many of this kind of medicine found in the Gemarah. Of course we would still like to know about our case whether it is permissible to ask for sign. The Ramah quotes the Radak and comes to the conclusion that although it might be OK it is best not to ask for signs. Tamim Tiheyeh Im Hashem - Be straight when dealing with Hashem. It is, therefore, best not to ask.
10. While an animal with blemishes may not be sacrificed to Hashem, so too a Kohen with blemishes may not perform the service. The Torah describes specific blemishes that would make a Kohen prohibited from making a Korban. They are: Charum, Sharuah, Giben, and Tivulal biEyno. Which of the following is NOT the English translation of one of those blemishes?

Answer: Scars

The four examples of blemishes given in the Torah are a Kohen: 1) the bone at the top of his nose, between the eyes, does not protrude, so that he may apply cosmetics to both his eyes with a single stroke (Rashi) 2) One eye is larger than the other, or one shin or thigh is longer than the other (Rashi) 3) Eyebrows so long that they rest on his face (Rashi) 4) A white line that extends from the white of the eye into the iris (Rashi) The Kohen may, however, have the privilege of eating meat from the sacrifices.
11. Unlike most kosher animal groups, this animal group's kashrut laws are identified by a list of names rather than by characteristics.

Answer: birds

See parshos Shemini 11:13-19

The Shulchan Aruch, because of the confusion over which birds we may eat and which we may not, has ruled that we may not eat any bird unless there is a well-established tradition that it is kosher.
12. Halacha states that a farmer must complete every area of his field, and leave not one area unharvested, thus preventing anybody from stealing that which has not been harvested.

Answer: False

As a gift to the poor, an edge of the field must be left unharvested, and the poor are to be permitted access to take the leftover produce. (Lo Techaleh)

see par'shat Kedoshim 19:9
13. The Torah permits any Jewish man or woman to adopt voluntarily the status of a Nazir.

Answer: True

See par'shat Nasso 6:1-21
14. Miriam and Aaron condemned Moses for having married a Cushite woman (Tzipora). Hashem immediately intervened. For their harsh judgement of Moses, Hashem afflicted Miriam with leprosy. From Hashem's intervention, Rambam points out one quality that applied to Moses.

Answer: His humility

Because of his humility, Moses would never have defended himself against the charge, therefore God had to intervene.

See par'shat Beha'aloscha 12:1-14
15. What is the name for numerical coding for Hebrew words?

Answer: gemmatria

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