Easy Shavuot Quiz

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1. Which book of the Tanakh do we read on Shavuot?

Megillat Esther
Megillat Kohelet
Megillat Ruth
Sefer Shemot

2. A custom developed in the Sixteenth Century to do which of the following on Shavuot?

Parade around the sanctuary with the sefrei Torah
Stay up all night studying Torah and other texts
Throw crumbs into a river or stream
Celebrate by eating an unusual fruit

3. When does the holiday of Shavuot occur?

late winter
early spring
late spring
middle of summer

4. Shavuot is called a pilgrimage holiday. Which are the other pilgrimage holidays?

Sukkot and Simchat Torah
Rosh Hashanah and Pesach
Sukkot and Pesach
Tu b'Shevat and Pesach

5. The Torah was given on Mount ________?

Nebo
Horeb
Kush
Carmel

6. The word "Shavuot" means which of these?

fifty
sheaves
weeks
completing the Omer

7. The word regalim, as used in the expression "shalosh regalim" comes from the word meaning what?

the hand, because one uses the hand in harvesting crops
the foot, because worshipers came to the Temple by foot
the ear, because of the command Shema, to hear
the offering, because worshipers brought their offerings to the Temple

8. Shavuot celebrates matan Torah. What is this?

The receiving of the Law by Israel
The giving of the Law to Israel
Moses` trek up the mountain to get the Law
The carving of the Tablets of the Law

9. Which statement is correct about Shavuot?

Work is prohibited only for women on this day.
You can only work after morning prayers on this day.
All work is prohibited on this day.
There is no prohibition against working on this day.

10. Jewish tradition holds that the events on the first Shavuot were so loud that Moses' father-in-law could hear the sounds way back in Midian. What was his name?

Caleb
Bezalel
Yitro
Korach

11. Another name for Shavuot is which?

Chag haAsif, the Harvest Festival
Chag haKatzir, the holiday of the grain harvest
Chag haSivan, the holiday of Sivan
Chag haAviv, the holiday of the Spring

12. Beginning with the second day of Passover, Jews count the days until Shavuot. What is this counting called?

The counting of the sidrot
The counting of the mitzvot
The counting of the weeks
The counting of the Omer

13. It is customary to do this in the synagogue on Shavuot.

Decorate with greenery and flowers
Shake branches of greenery while walking around the room
Eat various species of fruits
Recite readings from the Book of Jonah

14. On Shavuot we read about the deeds of this person.

Moses
Boaz
Elijah
Joshua

15. Shavuot has several names. One name which does not appear in the Tanakh is which?

Shavuot
Yom haBikkurim
Zman Matan Torateinu
Chag haKatzir