1. What spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai?

A. Joan Rivers
B . An angel in the form of a burning bush
C. A palm tree
D. A rock

2. What is the translation of the word “Kabbalah”?

A . “to receive”
B . “heart wisdom”
C. “open your wallet”
D. “God is everywhere”

3. What does the term “Jewish Geography” refer to?

A. A tour of Eastern European synagogues
B . What happens when a bunch of Jews start kibbitzing about who knows who from where
C. A mandatory test on the Middle East to be taken
before one’s bar mitzvah
D. The far-reaching pockets of Jewish life that have
developed around the world outside of Israel, also
known as the Diaspora

4. According to kosher law, what food items are not to be mixed at meals?

A . Pork and beans
B . Fish and onions
C. Wine and beer
D. Milk and meat

5. How many mitzvot (commandments) are required of Jews?

A . 72
B . 10
C. 613
D. 18

6. Why is eating fried potato pancakes during Chanukah a Jewish tradition?

A . To commemorate the miracle of oil by using it to excess
B. To remember the Irish Jews who escaped the great potato famine of the early 1800’s
C. To feed the 401Ks of Jewish cardiologists
D. Latkes are eaten on Passover, aren’t they?

7. Who was the first prime minister of Israel?

A . Golda Meir
B. David Ben-Gurion
C. Mahatma Gahndi
D. Theodore Herzl

8. Tu B’Shvat honors what?

A . The completion of the annual cycle of Torah readings, when we rejoice by dancing with the sacred scrolls
B. The longest night of the year
C. When we worship God by baking ground-up Christian children into challah
D. The winter celebration of trees

9. Which one of these celebrities is not Jewish?

A. Shirley MacLaine, entertainer and New Age guru
B. David Blaine, magician
C. Mickey Hart, Grateful Dead drummer
D. Selma Blair, actress

10. Who built the first temple?

A. King David
B. King Herod
C. The Oompa-Loompas
D. King Solomon