1) What is the Hebrew date of the first day of Sukkot? a) 15th of kislev b) 15th of sh’vat c) 15th of elul d) 15th of tishrei 2) How many days do we celebrate Sukkot? a) 5 b) 7 c) 6 d) 9 3) What are the arba minim we use during Sukkot? a) lulav, etrog, arava, hadas b) lulav, etrog, t’nuva, hadas c) lulav, etrog, karpas, arava d) lulav, etrog, z’roah, karpas 4) What is another name for the Sukkot holiday? a) z’man simhateinu - the season of our rejoicing b) hag ha’bikurim - the festival of the first fruits c) hag ha’stav - the fall festival d) z’man heruteinu - the time of our freedom 5) How many walls (at a minimum) must a sukkah have? a) 2.5 b) 4 c) 3 d) 5 6) What does the word "sukkot" mean literally? a) tents b) places to sleep and eat c) living rooms or salons d) booths or huts 7) What is the material used for the roof of the sukkah called? a) kipah b) skhakh c) mikhseh d) gag 8) Which citrus fruit do we hold and bless during Sukkot? a) citron b) orange c) lemon d) grapefruit 9) What is the name of the palm branch we hold and bless during Sukkot? a) hadas b) arava c) etrog d) lulav 10) How many branches of hadas and arava do we hold together with the lulav and etrog? a) two arava and four hadas b) three hadas and three arava c) three hadas and two arava d) two hadas and two arava 11) Besides blessing them in the sukkah, during which prayer do we hold and bless the arba minim? a) ashrei b) hallel c) during the Torah reading d) sh’ma 12) What does Sukkot commemorate? a) The establishment of the temple in Israel b) The receiving of the Torah c) The journey through the desert on the way to Israel d) The exodus from Egypt 13) During sukkot it is a tradition to invite our ancestors into our sukkah. What is this tradition called? a) ushpizin b) shulhan oreikh c) arbat haminim d) hakafot 14) What do we celebrate on simhat torah? a) the dedication of the second temple b) the completion of the reading of the Torah c) receiving the Torah on mount sinai d) the dedication of the first temple 15) What does the Aramaic word “ushpizin” mean? a) blessing b) dwelling c) sukkot d) guests 16) Each of the four species relates to a particular limb through which human beings are supposed to serve God. Which limb does the lulav represent? a) the arm b) the heart c) the backbone/spine d) the leg 17) Each of the four species relates to a particular limb through which human beings are supposed to serve God. Which limb does the etrog represent? a) the rounded heel of the foot b) the heart c) the brain d) the fist 18) In how many different directions do we shake the lulav and etrog? a) 5 b) 2 c) 6 d) 4 19) When is it a tradition to start building the sukkah? a) 12 hours before sukkot starts b) 24 hours before sukkot starts c) right after yom kippur is over d) at the beginning of the month of tishrei 20) What is the 7th day of sukkot called? a) shemini atzeret b) kapparot c) hoshana rabbah d) mimouna 21) Who are the ushpizin that visit us during sukkot? a) Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, Joseph b) Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Yitro, Joseph, and King David c) Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, Joseph, and King David d) Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Joseph, Sarah, Leah 22) What is the order of directions that we shake the lulav? a) east, west, north, south, up, down b) east, south, west, north, up, down c) east, south, west, north, down, up d) west, north, east, south, up, down 23) What special prayer do we recite on hoshana rabbah when we circle the bima seven times with lulav and etrog in hand? a) hoshanot b) hallel c) morid hagashem d) ushpizin 24) What are the intermediate days of sukkot called? a) days of wandering b) days of light c) simhat torah d) hol hamoed 25) Where can you not build a sukkah? a) on a ship b) on top of a tall building c) on top of a mountain d) under a tree 26) Which of the following is NOT good for the “skhakh”? a) bamboo poles b) plastic straws or mats c) leafy branches d) branches of pine trees

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