The Return of Torah "Trivia" Questions
1. זֶה הַדָּבָר, אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה, לִקְטוּ מִמֶּנּוּ, אִישׁ לְפִי אָכְלוֹ: עֹמֶר לַגֻּלְגֹּלֶת, מִסְפַּר נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם--אִישׁ לַאֲשֶׁר בְּאָהֳלוֹ, תִּקָּחוּ. What is unique about this pasuk?
2. Where is the name Shmuel found in the Chumash?
3. What Mitzvah is performed only on a Wednesday or a Thursday?
4. Which of the 613 mitzvot ws fulfilled only six times since the creation of the world?
5. Breishit 22:7 - What unique technical record does this pasuk hold?
וַיֹּאמֶר יִצְחָק אֶל-אַבְרָהָם אָבִיו, וַיֹּאמֶר אָבִי, וַיֹּאמֶר, הִנֶּנִּי בְנִי; וַיֹּאמֶר, הִנֵּה הָאֵשׁ וְהָעֵצִים, וְאַיֵּה הַשֶּׂה, לְעֹלָה.
6. How is the gematria of lech lechah relevant to Avraham having Yitzchak?
7. Whose name has the sad meaning, "Maybe now my husband will give me attention?" (2 acceptable answers)
8. I don't know why but someone's name means bitter sea. Name this biblical character.
9. Who is the first adopted baby described in the Torah?
10. Who in the Torah found redemption/release after asking someone else, "Why do you look sad?"
11. What did Moshe put in a time capsule that Yirmiyahu showed the people of his generation?
12. Where is the only place that the word snow - sheleg is used in Chumash?
13. a. What grandson of Yaakov is described in the Torah by his (the grandson's) name backwards? b. Name another such Torah name.
14. Name a king other than Dovid whose name is the same read backwards and forwards.
15. What is the only place where the word meraglim is used in the Torah?
16. According to Rabi Yehuda HaNasi, in a riddle he used to wake up his students, what woman in Egypt gave birth to 600,000?
17. Which biblical character's name reveals that he had his job only because his father had it first?
18. What physical anomoly do some say both Adam and Moshe were born with?
19. What is the only brachah on which you say a brachah on G-d's commanding the brachah to be said?
20. What is the only mitzvah (deoraita) that you must be in a sitting position and then stand in order to fulfil?
posted by rabbi neil fleischmann @ 11:57 PM
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quick try with two of my kids...thanks!
1. זֶה הַדָּבָר, אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה, לִקְטוּ מִמֶּנּוּ, אִישׁ לְפִי אָכְלוֹ: עֹמֶר לַגֻּלְגֹּלֶת, מִסְפַּר נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם--אִישׁ לַאֲשֶׁר בְּאָהֳלוֹ, תִּקָּחוּ. What is unique about this pasuk?
2. Where is the name Shmuel found in the Chumash?
3. What Mitzvah is performed only on a Wednesday or a Thursday?
4. Which of the 613 mitzvot ws fulfilled only six times since the creation of the world?
Parah Aduma
5. Breishit 22:7 - What unique technical record does this pasuk hold?
וַיֹּאמֶר יִצְחָק אֶל-אַבְרָהָם אָבִיו, וַיֹּאמֶר אָבִי, וַיֹּאמֶר, הִנֶּנִּי בְנִי; וַיֹּאמֶר, הִנֵּה הָאֵשׁ וְהָעֵצִים, וְאַיֵּה הַשֶּׂה, לְעֹלָה.
6. How is the gematria of lech lechah relevant to Avraham having Yitzchak?
he was 100 at the time
7. Whose name has the sad meaning, "Maybe now my husband will give me attention?" (2 acceptable answers)
Lavi
Story with Channah
8. I don't know why but someone's name means bitter sea. Name this biblical character.
Miryam
9. Who is the first adopted baby described in the Torah?
Moshe
10. Who in the Torah found redemption/release after asking someone else, "Why do you look sad?"
Yosef
11. What did Moshe put in a time capsule that Yirmiyahu showed the people of his generation?
Mon
12. Where is the only place that the word snow - sheleg is used in Chumash?
Vyaseefu od Snow Oto
13. a. What grandson of Yaakov is described in the Torah by his (the grandson's) name backwards? b. Name another such Torah name.
14. Name a king other than Dovid whose name is the same read backwards and forwards.
15. What is the only place where the word meraglim is used in the Torah?
Yosef To the brothers
16. According to Rabi Yehuda HaNasi, in a riddle he used to wake up his students, what woman in Egypt gave birth to 600,000?
tzefardea
17. Which biblical character's name reveals that he had his job only because his father had it first?
Tuval Kayin
18. What physical anomoly do some say both Adam and Moshe were born with?
Super Tall, bris
19. What is the only brachah on which you say a brachah on G-d's commanding the brachah to be said?
ki shem h' ekra havu godel lelokeinu
20. What is the only mitzvah (deoraita) that you must be in a sitting position and then stand in order to fulfil?
kibud ava vaem, vehadarta pnei zakein
12. btw that was a joke...metzorah kasheleg....Moshe
14. Gog
3. my rabbi says he thinks you mean eruv tavshilin but that it actually can be performed earlier than Wednesday....is that what you had in mind? shavuah tov and gut vuch...hope Shabbat was spiritual, restful and all that you wanted it to be.
RE FIRST ANSWERS
4 - others have said that, i don't know the source for that answer . my answer is documented.
6 - yep
7 - Levi's right. Chanah didn't use it in naming Shmuel.
8,8,9,10,11 - Right!
12 - I'm looking for the Hebrew word for snow.
15 - Right
16 - ?
17 - nope
18 - yep, i was thinking bris.
19 - nope
20 - yes, your second answer
Moshe's right. Was Gog a King, or he will be, or maybe is a metaphor/euphemism? I was thinking eruv tavshilin - thought it has to be done on the yom tov day, not earlier.
okay, great, when do we get all of the answers?
If I get an indication that one other person is interested I'll post them in a comment.
I'm interested! Please share.
1. Uses all letters of aleph-bet, some say this reflects the idea that "mon" included any possible taste you imagined.
2. Bamidar - Nasi of Shimon - Shmuel ben Amihod
3. erev tavshilin
4. ve'asu li mikdash
5. vayomer 4 times
6.he was 100 at the time
7. Levi - now my husband will accompany me. zevulun - "Attah yizbeleini ishi ki yaladti lo shisha banim."
8. Miriam
9. Moshe
10. Yosef
11. "Mon"
12. Moshe's arm turns white as snow
13. a. Eir was rah b. Noach found chein in G-d's eyes.
14. Assa
15. Yosef to the/his brothers
16. Yocheved (through having Moshe, which led to the 600,000 saved)
17. Avimelech (via Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky)
18. born with brit milah
19. "Asher kideshanu bemitzvotav vetzivanu levarech..." - Birchat Kohanim
20. Standing for the elderly - "Bifnei seivah takum."
"If I get an indication that one other person is interested I'll post them in a comment. "
somehow this comment reminded me of Avraham saying to HKBH If there are fifty...ten....
anyhow I KNEW there were others...thanks Uriyo for validating my knowledge :)
For the sake of the two that commented on this post, please G-d, don't destroy this blog.
:)
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