Shavuot Quiz

Shavuot began as a harvest festival, but it also commemorates the revelation at Sinai and the giving of the Torah. Traditions of the holiday include eating dairy, nighttime learning, and decorating houses and synagogues with plant life. How much do you know about this spring holiday?

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Question 1. Shavuot celebrates
 The making of huts in the desert when the Jews wandered for 40 years
 The giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
 The escape of the Jews from Egypt
 The first grain harvest after the Jews arrived in the Holy Land

 

Question 2. Which of these customs is observed by traditional Jews during the period of the Omer?
 Not cutting hair or shaving.
 Not listening to live music.
 Not attending parties or joyous functions.
 All of the above.
 None of the above.

 

Question 3. What type of decoration is traditionally found in the home and/or synagogue during Shavuot?
 A lulav and etrog
 Flowers
 Grapes
 Hamentachen
 Streamers

 

Question 4. The ritual of upsheren, associated with Lag Ba'Omer, involves:
 The public reading of the Ten Commandments.
 The naming of a child.
 A boy's first haircut.
 Dedicating a Torah.

 

Question 5. The hymn said as an introduction to the Ten Commandments is called
 Anim Zemirot
 Avinu Malkeinu
 Akdamut
 Hoshanah
 Shavuot

 

Question 6. The 33rd day of the Omer is called
 Passover
 Shavuot
 Lag B'Omer
 Yom Rishon
 Atzeret

 

Question 7. Which book is read on Shavuot?
 The Book of Ruth
 The Book of Esther
 Ecclesiastes
 Song of Songs
 The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

 

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