Three Weeks and Tisha B'Av Quiz

How many weeks are there between 17 Tammuz and 9 Av?

• 1 week

• 2 weeks

• 3 weeks

• 4 weeks

Which is considered the saddest day of the Jewish calendar?

• Tisha B'Av

• 17th of Tammuz

• Shabbat Chazon

• Yom Kippur

On what date do the "9 days" begin?

• Rosh Chodesh Elul

• 17th of Tammuz

• Tisha B'Av

• Rosh Chodesh Av

Select the correct trend (i.e., the correct pattern).

• It gets sadder the closer you are to 17 Tammuz

• It gets sadder the closer you are to Tisha B'Av

• It gets sadder the closer you are to Rosh Chodesh Av

• It gets sadder the closer you are to the three weeks

What date is Tisha B'Av in the Jewish calendar?

• 9th of Av

• 10th of Av

• 17th of Tammuz

• 10th of Tammuz

Select ALL that apply: Tishe B'Av is a day of mourning (i.e., sadness) because ________________

• The Beit Hamikdash was burnt

• The city of Beitar was destroyed

• The walls of Jerusalem were broken

• Five tragedies happened throughout Jewish history

Which of these DID NOT happen on Tisha B'Av?

• The first Beit Hamikdash was destroyed

• The second Beit Hamikdash was destroyed

• The third Beit Hamikdash was destroyed

• Temple Mount (Har Habayit) was plowed in fulfillment of the prophecy

What is the mood of the three weeks?

• Happy

• Celebration

• Serious

• Sad

Our tradition tells us that the second Temple was destroyed because of people _______________.

• stealing from one another

• treating each other with disrespect

• fighting and hating each other for no reason (Sinat Chinam)

• not taking care of the poor and vulnerable

What does Sinat Chinam mean, literally translated?

• Baseless Hatred

• Free Food

• Senseless Squabbling

• Disastrous Calamaties