Passover Trivia Quiz

The Nile River, famously connected with the story of Moses and various biblical accounts, flows through how many countries in northeastern Africa?

Hint: It’s the longest river in the world stretching from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean Sea.

Which Renaissance artistic masterpiece, depicting a Passover Seder, had a six-foot-high arched doorway cut through the bottom of it?

Hint: It was created by Leonardo da Vinci.

Which Israeli singer gained international fame for her unique blend of traditional Yemenite Hebrew and Arabic music styles, sang on the DreamWorks production of “The Prince of Egypt”?

Hint: She sang the song “Deliver Us” in 17 languages.

Passover is celebrated in the springtime (Aviv). What’s the first tree to flower in Israel, whose Hebrew name literally means “to hasten”?

Hint: California produces 80 percent of the world’s yield from these trees.

Who composed the oratorio “Israel in Egypt,” a non-theatrical opera made up of Biblical text passages from the Book of Exodus and Psalms?

Hint: This Baroque composer also composed The Messiah.

What’s the name of the stone that, by law, all buildings built in Jerusalem must be constructed of?

Hint: It’s the same stone used to build the pyramids.

The first commandment given to the Jewish People in Egypt was to sanctify the moon. Where in the body is the crescent shaped area called the “Lunula” found?

Hint: Typically, we have 20 of them.

At the Seder we drink four cups of wine. In 1882, Baron Rothschild planted the first grapevines in Rishon Le Zion, now home to a thriving wine industry. The painting titled “The Red Vineyard” was the only work ever sold during the lifetime of which famous artist?

Hint: While in Arles, France, he wouldn’t have been fully capable of answering Mark Antony’s request in Julius Caesar.

Which famous Egyptian-related riddle also compares old age to nighttime, similar to Midrash Rabbah’s statement: “Just as the night follows the day, so old age follows youth”?

Hint: Oedipus solved it.

While in the desert, each of the 12 tribes had a flag matching the High Priest’s breastplate gems. Which modern flag uniquely has six different colors?

Hint: It’s home to Table Mountain, considered one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.