NAQT You Gotta Know these Jewish Holidays Quiz

On which days is Rosh HaShanah celebrated?

• First and second days of Tishrei

• Fifteenth day of Tishrei

• Tenth day of Tishrei

• Fourteenth day of Adar

What is the significance of Rosh HaShanah?

• It marks the beginning of the Jewish civil year

• It commemorates the victory of the Maccabees

• It celebrates the giving of the Torah

• It marks the harvest in ancient Israel

What are the Ten Days of Repentance?

• A period of reflection and repentance between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur

• A period of celebration after Sukkot

• A period of mourning for the destruction of the Temples

• A period of fasting and solemnity on Tisha b'Av

What is the traditional custom on Rosh HaShanah?

• Wearing white clothes and eating apples with honey

• Building outdoor booths and waving symbolic species

• Lighting candles in a menorah and playing with a dreidel

• Fasting and abstaining from indulgent dress

Which instrument is blown on Rosh HaShanah?

• Shofar

• Menorah

• Dreidel

• Hagaddah

When is Yom Kippur celebrated?

• Tenth day of Tishrei

• Fifteenth day of Tishrei

• First and second days of Tishrei

• Fourteenth day of Adar

What is the significance of Yom Kippur?

• It is the Jewish Day of Atonement

• It commemorates the victory of the Maccabees

• It celebrates the giving of the Torah

• It marks the harvest in ancient Israel

What are Jews required to abstain from on Yom Kippur?

• Eating, drinking, washing, and sex

• Wearing jewelry, make-up, and leather

• Eating leavened bread and anything made with leaven

• Building outdoor booths and waving symbolic species

What is the traditional dress on Yom Kippur?

• White clothes

• Colorful clothes

• Black clothes

• No specific dress code

When is Sukkot celebrated?

• Fifteenth day of Tishrei

• Tenth day of Tishrei

• First and second days of Tishrei

• Fourteenth day of Adar