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.

 

Question 1 of 10
True or False: Eikha is read with a special cantillation tune.
Question 2 of 10
How many weeks of communal mourning lead up to Tisha B’Av?
Question 3 of 10
Who composed the Book of Lamentations?
Question 4 of 10
The Shabbat after Tisha B'Av is called
Question 5 of 10
Beginning on the 1st of Av, traditionally people
Question 6 of 10
Who is the "weeping woman" in the prophet Jeremiah's dirges thought to be?
Question 7 of 10
Which Byzantine emperor allowed Jews to pray at the Western Wall on Tisha B'av
Question 8 of 10
Which of these is NOT a term for the three weeks preceding Tisha B'Av?
Question 9 of 10
How many Jews died in the war for independence against the Romans?
Question 10 of 10
Who first allowed Jews to pray at the Western Wall?
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