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The Great Rosh Hashone Quiz!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we celebrate on Rosh Hashone?

a)

The birthday of the trees

b)

When David beat Goliath

c)

When we received the toyre

d)

The Jewish New Year

2.

In which Jewish month does Rosh Hashone fall?

a)

Tishrei

b)

Av

c)

Sivan

d)

Shvat

3.

What is a shoyfer made of?

a)

Cardboard

b)

Recycled plastic

c)

The branch of a tree

d)

The horn of an animal

4.

What do we eat on Rosh Hashone?

a)

Milkshakes and ice-cream

b)

Apple and honey

c)

Fish and chips

d)

Potato latkes

5.

Why do we eat apple and honey?

a)

For a sweet new year

b)

Because it's tasty

c)

For a sticky year

d)

Because our parents told us to

6.

Which of these foods are traditionally served in a round shape on Rosh Hashone?

a)

Brisket

b)

Cholnt

c)

Khale

d)

Matse

7.

Which one of these is NOT a greeting for Rosh Hashone?

a)

shana tova

b)

a zis nay yor

c)

a gutn shabes

d)

a gezunt nay yor

8.

Why do people eat pomegranates on Rosh Hashone?

a)

Because they are round and fresh, just like the new year

b)

Because they are good alternatives to apples if you can't find any

c)

Because they are so special, just like Rosh Hashone

d)

Because they are said to have 613 seeds, like the 613 mitsves

9.

Which Jewish year are we about to start?

a)

5782

b)

5877

c)

5781

d)

5875

10.

Tashlikh is the symbolic act of throwing away your bad choices from the past year by:

a)

Taking a bath

b)

Wearing all white

c)

Tossing breadcrumbs into water

d)

Planting a new tree

11.

Which of these is NOT one of the names of the blasts of the shoyfer?

a)

Tekiah

b)

Shevuah

c)

Teruah

d)

Shevarim

12.

What is a common Rosh Hashone dessert?

a)

Honey cake

b)

Honey joys

c)

Ice-cream cake

d)

Toffee apples

13.

Which of these is NOT a Rosh Hashone tradition?

a)

Sharing a meal with family and friends

b)

Counting down to midnight

c)

Sending leshone toyve cards

d)

Giving tsedoke

14.

Which of these mean 'have a healthy new year'?

a)

a klug nay yor

b)

leshone toyve

c)

hob a zis nay yor

d)

hob a gezunt nay yor

15.

Rosh Hashone is also known as...

a)

The birthday of the world

b)

New Years Eve

c)

The day we say sorry

d)

The last yontef of the year

16.

Which of these is NOT a Rosh Hashone custom?

a)

Sing yontef songs

b)

Eat honeycake

c)

Throw a big party

d)

Start setting goals for the new year

17.

Rosh Hashone starts at sunset.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

How many days after the first night of Peysakh does Rosh Hashone start?

a)

177

b)

163

c)

174

d)

36

19.

Is Rosh Hashone mentioned in the toyre?

a)

Yes

b)

No

20.

What does the term 'rosh hashana' mean in Hebrew?

a)

The head of the year

b)

The head of the house

c)

The head of the world

d)

The head of the week