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Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur Trivia Quiz

Quiz on two very important Jewish holidays.

A multiple-choice quiz by avromf. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
avromf

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
45,673

Updated
Aug 26 24

# Qns
15

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Avg Score
9 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are celebrated in the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. What is the name of this month?
Hint

Nissan

Tishrai

Kislev

Elul

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Question 2 of 15

2. On what day of the seventh month is the first day of Rosh Hashana? Hint

15th

3rd

10th

1st

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Question 3 of 15

3. On what day of the seventh month is Yom Kippur? Hint

15th

10th

2nd

3rd

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Question 4 of 15

4. The days of and between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are called the Days of....? Hint

Introspection

Repentance

Prayer

Forgiveness

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Question 5 of 15

5. The day of fasting that occurs immediately after Rosh Hashana is called? Hint

Fast of Esther

Yom Kippur

Tisha B'Av

Tzom Gedalia

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which one of the following customs is NOT a custom at the Rosh Hashana table? Hint

Dip an apple into honey

Eat carrots

Eat the head of a fish

Dip egg into salt water

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which animal can a shofar NOT be made of? Hint

Ram

Ibex

Gazelle

Bull (Cow)

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Question 8 of 15

8. How many shofar blows are blown on Rosh Hashana if the first day does not fall on Shabbos? Hint

100

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is a tekia? Hint

Three intermittent blasts.

A reference to shofar blowing.

Nine short rapid blasts.

One long shofar blast.

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is a Torah reading that is read on Rosh Hashana? Hint

The story of the Jews' Exodus from Egypt

The story of Abraham (almost) sacrificing his son Isaac

The story of G-d's creation of the World

Abraham going to the Land of Canaan

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Question 11 of 15

11. What haftarah is read on Rosh Hashana? Hint

Jonah

David escaping from Saul

Job

The story of Chana (Hanna)

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is a kitel? Hint

A type of kipa (yarmulka)

White robe

A prayerbook

A Yiddish name for a shofar

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Question 13 of 15

13. The fast of Yom Kippur occurs from...? Hint

Sunset the evening before to nightfall the next day.

Sunrise to nightfall

Sunrise to sunset

Sunset the evening before to sunset the next day.

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Question 14 of 15

14. The first major prayer of Yom Kippur is called? Hint

Hataras Nedarim

Unesane Tokef

Kol Nidrai

Musaf

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Question 15 of 15

15. The final prayer of Yom Kippur is called? Hint

Musaf

Maariv

Unesaneh Tokef

Neilah

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are celebrated in the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. What is the name of this month?

Answer: Tishrai

2. On what day of the seventh month is the first day of Rosh Hashana?

Answer: 1st

Rosh Hashana being the first day of the new year, it would figure that it would be on the first day of the month as well.

3. On what day of the seventh month is Yom Kippur?

Answer: 10th

4. The days of and between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are called the Days of....?

Answer: Repentance

Called the 'Aseres Yemai Teshuvah', or ten days of repentance.

5. The day of fasting that occurs immediately after Rosh Hashana is called?

Answer: Tzom Gedalia

There is a minor fast day observed on the third of Tishrai.

6. Which one of the following customs is NOT a custom at the Rosh Hashana table?

Answer: Dip egg into salt water

The egg into salt water is a Pesach (Passover) custom.

7. Which animal can a shofar NOT be made of?

Answer: Bull (Cow)

The reason a cow cannot be used is because it parallels the Golden Calf, a sin.

8. How many shofar blows are blown on Rosh Hashana if the first day does not fall on Shabbos?

Answer: 100

9. What is a tekia?

Answer: One long shofar blast.

There are three types of shofar blasts. Tekia-Shvarim-truah or One long blast-three intermittent blasts-nine short rapid blasts respectively.

10. What is a Torah reading that is read on Rosh Hashana?

Answer: The story of Abraham (almost) sacrificing his son Isaac

11. What haftarah is read on Rosh Hashana?

Answer: The story of Chana (Hanna)

12. What is a kitel?

Answer: White robe

A kitel is worn by married Jews on Yom Kippur. A kitel is symbolic of angels and purity from sin and is also used as a burial shroud and worn by a groom on his wedding day.

13. The fast of Yom Kippur occurs from...?

Answer: Sunset the evening before to nightfall the next day.

The fast is a 25 hour fast occurring from sunset the night before until dusk the next day. Nightfall is defined as when three stars are visible in the sky. This is approximately 40-72 minutes after sunset.

14. The first major prayer of Yom Kippur is called?

Answer: Kol Nidrai

Kol Nidrai is a prayer about the absolving of inadvertent vows one may have taken in the past year. It is said three times with great devotion.

15. The final prayer of Yom Kippur is called?

Answer: Neilah

Neilah means 'closing' and is the closing prayer of Yom Kippur before the sun sets.

Source: Author avromf

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