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Tisha B’Av Quiz

How much do you know about Tisha B'Av?

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The fast day Tisha B’Av commemorates the destruction of the Temples in Jerusalem and many other tragedies throughout Jewish history.

 

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Question 1 of 10
Which line in the Book of Lamentations is read aloud by the whole congregation?
Question 2 of 10
Beginning on the 1st of Av, traditionally people
Question 3 of 10
Which European leaders expelled the Jews from their country in 1492?
Question 4 of 10
What is the Hebrew term for the Book of Lamentations?
Question 5 of 10
Tisha B'Av never occurs
Question 6 of 10
Which tragic event is not thought to have happened on Tisha B'Bv
Question 7 of 10
The edict of King Edward I that forced Jews to leave England, was enacted in
Question 8 of 10
Which Byzantine emperor allowed Jews to pray at the Western Wall on Tisha B'av
Question 9 of 10
"You will be offered for sale as slaves, and there will be no one willing to buy" is an ancient curse, foreshadowing Tisha B'Av and comes from:
Question 10 of 10
At the meal immediately after Tisha B’Av, what two items are traditionally not consumed?
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