Tu Bishvat Quiz

Test your knowledge of the birthday of the trees.

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Tu Bishvat, traditionally known as the birthday of the trees, is a time to think about relating to the natural world. How much do you know about Tu Bishvat?

Question 1 of 10
Which of the following plants is often planted on Tu Bishvat so that it can be used on Passover?
Question 2 of 10
What were the main elements of the ritual that the Jewish mystics of Safed developed for Tu Bishvat, modeled after the Passover seder?
Question 3 of 10
Tu Bishvat falls in the middle of which Hebrew month?
Question 4 of 10
When the Temple stood, Tu Bishvat served as the day on which farmers did what?
Question 5 of 10
When Theodor Herzl visited Israel in 1898, he planted what kind of tree near Motza
Question 6 of 10
According to Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, if one is holding a tree sappling when the Messiah arrives
Question 7 of 10
True or False: At a Tu Bishvat seder it is customary to mix different kinds of wine.
Question 8 of 10
What type of tree is typically planted in honor of a baby boy?
Question 9 of 10
The mitzvah of yishuv ha'aretz means to
Question 10 of 10
According to the Bible, how old did a tree have to be in order to bring its produce to the Temple as a first-fruit offering?
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