Q 01/05

Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest, falls on which day of the week?

A) Sunday

B) Friday

C) Saturday

D) Monday

Answer · why

C) Saturday

Shabbat falls on Saturday. Because Jewish days run from sunset to sunset, it begins at sundown on Friday and ends after nightfall on Saturday.

Q 02/05

How many nights does Hanukkah last?

A) Eight

B) Seven

C) Five

D) Twelve

Answer · why

A) Eight

Hanukkah lasts eight nights, beginning on the 25th of Kislev; it recalls the Maccabees' rededication of the Second Temple in 164 BCE.

Q 03/05

A Hanukkah menorah has how many branches?

A) Seven

B) Eight

C) Twelve

D) Nine

Answer · why

D) Nine

A Hanukkah menorah, the hanukkiah, has nine branches: one light for each night of the festival plus the shamash, the attendant candle used to light th...

Q 04/05

Passover celebrates the Israelites' escape from slavery in which land?

A) Babylon

B) Egypt

C) Persia

D) Rome

Answer · why

B) Egypt

Passover recalls the Exodus from Egypt, where the Israelites were enslaved under Pharaoh; the story is retold at the Seder from the Haggadah, and leav...

Q 05/05

Which unleavened flatbread is eaten during Passover?

A) Challah

B) Matzah

C) Pita

D) Bagel

Answer · why

B) Matzah

Kosher-for-Passover matzah in the Ashkenazi tradition is made from nothing but flour and water.