Sukkot Quiz

1. Which of these is not one of the Four Species?

Myrtle

Willow

Palm

Citron

Maize

2. In order for the Etrog (Citron) to be certified as kosher for use in the ritual of Lulav, what must not fall off?

Leaves

Pitom (stem)

Twig

Flower

3. This book is customarily read on Sukkot.

Esther

Ruth

Ecclesiastes

Song of Songs

Job

4. True or False: If it is raining on Sukkot, there is always still an obligation to eat in the sukkah.

True

False

5. What is the literal meaning of the word "Sukkot"?

Cornstalk

Lots

Booths

Dedications

6. Where are you allowed to shake a lulav?

Only at home.

Only in a synafgogue.

Only in a Jew's home.

Only outside.

Anywhere.

7. For how many days does the festival of Sukkot last?

Three

Seven

Eight

One

8. Sukkot is one of the three pilgrimage festivals in the Jewish holiday cycle. What are the other two?

Passover and Purim

Passover and Shavuot

Shavuot and Chanukah

Purim and Rosh Hashanah

9. The seven ancient "guests" invited into the sukkah are called:

Prophets

Anashim

Ushpizin

Rabbis

10. True or False: It is a requirement to decorate the sukkah immediately?

True

False

11. Outside Israel, on the evening following the seventh day of Sukkot, what holiday begins?

Tu b'Shevat

Tisha b'Av

Simchat Torah

Shemini atzeret.

12. What are the days of Chol HaMoed?

The first and last day of the festival.

The few days after Sukkot, when the sukkah must be taken down.

The intermediate days of the Festival.

Like a mini-Yom Kippur, a time to repent for our sins.