Quiz on Tu B'Shvat

1. Shvat is the ___ month of the Jewish Year

1. 9th
2. 10th
3. 11th
4. 12th

2. Tu (tet - vav) is for

1. 16
2. 17
3. 15
4. 14

3. Why don't we use the combination of Yod (10) and He (5)?

1. Tet-vav is easier to say
3. the letters are part of God's name
4. The letters are not available

4. Which fruit doesn't belong to the Seven Species?

1. Date
2. Pomegranate
3. Avocado
4. Olive

5. Which organization sells trees for Israel

1. Keren Hayesod
2. Magen David Adom
3. Keren Kayemet LeIsrael - Jewish National Fund
4. Youth Aliyah

6. In the Diaspora, how many fruits from Eretz Israel do we try to eat on Tu B'Shvat?

1. 6
2. 10
3. 15
4. 12

7. In Israel, on Tu B'Shvat, children plant

1. Tomatoes
2. Potatoes
3. Trees
4. Flowers

8. How many New Years are they in the Jewish Calendar?

1. 1
2. 3
3. 5
4. 4

9. We drink four glasses of wine. What does the red wine symbolize?

1. Blood (dam)
2. War (milhama)
3. Justice (din)
4. Exile (Galut)

10. What does the white wine symbolize?

1. Nothingness (ayin)
2. Sun (shemesh)
3. God's kindness (hessed)
4. Moon (levana)

11. After enjoying the fruits, we read Psalms. Which psalms are read?

1. 1-15
2. 120-134
3. 135-50
4. 40-55

12. We are allowed to eat the fruits of the trees on:

1. their first year
2. third year
3. 6th year
4. 5th year

13. When were the fruits eaten in Jerusalem?

1. in the 2. year
2. in the 4. year
3. in the 7. year
4. in the 3. year

14. When there are no trees planted at Tu Bishvat in Israel?

1. if it is raining
2. if the ground is dry
3. in a shmitta year
4. if the children don't feel like it

15. Why are no "tachanun" prayers at Tu Bishvat?

1. so that the morning prayers will be shorter
2. because it is a day of rejoicing
3. because we did not commit so many sins
4. because we prayed it only the day before

16. Where is it written that the crop of the fruit trees has to be tithed?

1. in the Talmud
2. in the Torah
3. in the Book of Psalms
4. in the Pirkei Avot

17. When was Tu Bishvat determined as a tax paying date?

1. during the years of the desert wandering
2. during the Second Temple Period
3. during the Babylonian Exile
4. during the reign of King Salomon

18. When is it allowed to cut down fruit trees?

1. during a war for battering rams
2. in the winter for fire wood
3. not at all
4. in order to build houses

19. Which tree was planted when a boy was born?

1. cedar
2. olive tree
3. oak tree
4. tamarisk

20. Which tree was planted when a girl was born?

1. apple tree
2. pine tree
3. cherry tree
4. citrus tree

21. From what twigs was the chuppah made?

1. willow and palm tree
2. almond tree and baobab tree
3. pine tree and cedar
4. olive tree and eucalyptus

22. Over which fruits is "Shehechyanu" said?

1. fruits eaten every day
2. fruits not yet eaten in this year
3. fruits eaten once a week
4. fruits eaten twice a month

23. Which fruit tree blossoms already at Tu Bishvat?

1. apple tree
2. cherry tree
3. almond tree
4. olive tree

24. Where is the Nordrhein-Westfalen-Forest located?

1. near Jerusalem
2. near Beersheva
3. near Haifa
4. near Eilat

Contributed by: Ruth Yael Tutzinger
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