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The Etgar Rosh Hashanah Quiz

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1. On which festival might you see a crescent moon?

a.Rosh Hashanah

b.Succot

c.Tu Bishvat

d.Purim

e.Pesach

2. Which of the following traditional Rosh Hashanah foods were not mentioned in the Talmud:

a.leeks

b.apples

c.beetroot

d.dates

e.gourds

3.Which of these is not a name for Rosh Hashanah?

a.Yom Hazikaron

b.Zman Chadsheinu

c.Yom Hadin

d.Yom Teruah

e.Yom Harat Olam

4.Where would Tashlich be said?

a.by a puddle

b.by a stream

c.by a swimming pool

d.by a bath

e.by a fish pond

5.This year, when Rosh Hashanah falls on Monday and Tuesday, how many days of chag and Shabbat will there be in Tishri in the UK?

a.six

b.eight

c.nine

d.11

e.15

6.What is Siegfried Marcus famous for inventing?

a.sticky tape

b.the digital printer

c.the petrol-driven
motor car

d.the iPhone

e.the telephone

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 Answers: 1a, 2b, 3b, 4b, 5d, 6c

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