Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? – Jewish Questions
Q: Who was considered the first Jew?
A: Abraham *
B: Adam
C: Israel
D: Bob
Q: How many sons did Jacob have?
A: 2
B: 12*
C: none
D: 8
Q: Which of Jacob’s sons’ names means ‘son of my right hand?”
A: Naftali
B: Joseph
C: Dudu
D: Benjamin *
Q: How many sons did Adam and Eve bear?
A: 3*
B: 16
C: 1
D: 9
Q: Who was the mother of Ishmael?
A: Sarah*
B: Hagar
C: Deborah
D: Rebekah
Q: What was Abraham’s second wife’s name?
A: Betty
B: Hannah
C: Alice
D: Keturah*
Q: Which Biblical character’s name comes from the word ‘laughter?’
A: Isaac *
B: Joseph
C: Adam
D: Bill
Q: Which two cities did God destroy in fire and brimstone?
A: Sodom and Gomorrah*
B: Sodom and Jerusalem
C: Savannah and Gomorrah
D: Sodom and New York City
Q: What was the matriarch Sarah’s original name?
A: Susan
B: Sarai*
C: Eve
D: Mary
Q: In what do we dip apples on Rosh Hashana?
A: Ketchup
B: Salt
C: Salt Water
D: Honey*
Q: What traditional Middle Eastern food is made of fried chick peas?
A: Pita
B: Tahini
C: Falafel*
D: French Fries
Q: What is the three-cornered cookie eaten on Purim?
A: Mandelbread
B: Hamentaschen*
C: Macaroons
D: Biscotti
Q: Frying matzah in egg makes what peisadich breakfast?
A: Matzah balls
B: Kugel
C: Matza brei *
D: Ham and eggs
Q: What notorious giant did David slay?
A: Hannibal
B: Jolly Green
C: Samson
D: Goliath*
Q: With what weapon did David kill Goliath?
A: Slingshot*
B: Catapult
C: Sword
D: Uzi
Q: Who was Rachel and Leah’s father?
A: Adam
B: Lavan*
C: Abraham
D: Rabbi Jordan
Q: Who was Abraham’s eldest son?
A: Ishmael*
B: Isaac
C: Ham
D: Jacob
Q: Who is the villain of the Purim story?
A: King Ahashueres
B: Haman*
C: Pharaoh
D: The Wicked Witch of the West
Q: In what scroll do we read the story of Purim?
A: Megillat Esther *
B: Torah
C: Judges
D: Megillat Ruth
Q: What is the blanket term for Jews living outside of Israel?
A: Diaspora*
B: Jewish-Americans
C: Exiles
D: Refuseniks
Q: What word, often mistranslated as ‘good deed,’ actually means ‘commandment?’
A: Tzedakah
B: Kashrut
C: Mitzvah*
D: Boker
Q: What is the Hebrew term for a chapter of the Torah?
A: Parsha*
B: Sugiya
C: Sefer
D: Megillah
Q: Who is the only female scholar mentioned in the Talmud?
A: Ruth
B: Beruriah*
C: Deborah
D: Sara bat Asher
Q: Who was the only female Judge?
A: Devorah *
B: Barak
C: Hannah
D: Yael
Q: Who was the first convert?
A: Ruth*
B: Naomi
C: Abraham
D: Jesus
Q: What was Moses’ sisters’ name?
A: Miriam*
B: Yocheved
C: Batya
D: Jill
Q: During which holiday do Jews traditionally eat Matzah?
A: Purim
B: Passover*
C: Shabbat
D: Halloween
Q: What is the first parsha of the Torah?
A: Bereshit*
B: Haazinu
C: Emos
D: Shemini
Q: During a Jewish wedding, the groom steps on what?
A: A glass *
B: The chupah
C: Grass
D: His mother-in-law
Q: Which Jewish holy day translates to Day of Repentance?
A: Rosh Hashana
B: Yom Kippur*
C: Pesach
D: Tesha b’Av
Q: Which holiday is known as the ‘Birthday of the Trees?’
A: Tu B’shvat *
B: Lag b’Omer
C: Purim
D: Shemini Atzeret
Q: Which Jewish director is responsible for “Spaceballs” and “Blazing Saddles?”
A: Quentin Tarantino
B: Steven Speilberg
C: Mel Brooks *
D: Mel Gibson
Q: Which Jewish comedian “gets no respect?”
A: Rodney Dangerfield*
B: Tim Allen
C: Ray Romano
D: Ray Charles
Q: Which Dodger right-fielder refused to play last season on Yom Kippur?
A: Sandy Koufax
B: Hank Greenberg
C: Shawn Green*
D: Hideo Nomo
Q: Which famous Jewish Dodger was voted Baseball Athlete of the Decade for the 1960s?
A: Sandy Koufax*
B: Brett Butler
C: Babe Ruth
D: Joe DiMaggio
Q: What Pesach song title means “it would have been enough?”
A: Hallel
B: Dayenu*
C: Kiddush
D: The Thong Song
Q: What nonsense phrase follows the lyric “if I were a rich man?”
A: Bidi-bidi-bidi-bidi-bidi-bidi-bidi-bum *
B: Tra la la la la
C: E-I-E-I-O
D: Yadda yadda yadda
Q: Complete this Zionist song title: “Yeryshalaim shel _____”
A: Marak
B: Zahav *
C: Adonai
D: Israel
Q: Which commonly used term does not originate in Yiddish?
A: Kibbitz
B: Kvetch
C: Meshuganeh
D: Fjord *
Q: The Hebrew alphabet is called what?
A: Hebalphabet
B: Alef bet gimel
C: Alef-bet*
D: Those funny letters
Q: The two Torahs are the written Torah and the what?
A: Oral Torah *
B: Ancient Torah
C: Zion Torah
D: Torah-on-tape
Q: How many candles are on a fully lit Chanukiah?
A: Eight
B: Nine *
C: Seven
D: Twenty-one
Q: What is the name of the candle used to light the other candles on a Menorah?
A: Tzadik
B: Ha-Esh
C: Shamash *
D: The bossy one
Q: What is the ceremony that officially ends Shabbat?
A: Havdalah *
B: Mincha
C: Kabbalat Shabat
D: Watching the Simpsons
Q: What Jewish power hitter played for the Tigers?
A: Moe Green
B: Hank Greenberg *
C: Sam Donaldson
D: Tony
Q: Who was the Jewish doctor that discovered the polio vaccine?
A: Theodore Hertzl
B: Albert Einstein
C: Jonas Salk *
D: Andres Cohen
Q: What Jewish author wrote “Exodus” and “Massada?”
A: Leon Uris *
B: Naomi Ragen
C: Amoz Oz
D: Faye Kellerman
Q: What Jewish musician’s real name is Robert Zimmerman?
A: Rob Zombie
B: Bob Dylan *
C: Marilyn Manson
D: kd lang
Q: Which Jewish musician wrote the song “Pianoman?”
A: Eric Clapton
B: Joni Mitchell
C: Billy Joel *
D: Garth Brooks
Q: Who was the hero of the Chaunkah story?
A: Mordechai
B: Jacob
C: Judah Maccabee *
D: Judas Priest
Q: What popular Hebrew girl’s name means “lily?”
A: Shoshana *
B: Talia
C: Rahel
D: Josephine
Q: What term used to describe a person’s move to Israel means literally “going up?”
A: Bar Mitzvah
B: Sheva Brachot
C: Aliyah *
D: Aaliyah
Q: What animal tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit?
A: A pig
B: A serpent *
C: A cow
D: Adam
Q: During what Jewish month does Passover occur?
A: Adar
B: Iyar
C: Nissan *
D: Mazda
Q: From which Biblical book do the lyrics for the song “Turn Turn Turn” come?
A: Judges
B: Ecclesiastes *
C: Deuteronomy
D: Lamentations
Q: Shalach Manot is a custom associated with which holiday?
A: Purim *
B: Passover
C: Rosh Hashana
D: Sukkot
Q: How many years did the Jews spend wandering in the desert with Moses?
A: Ten
B: Forty *
C: One hundred
D: Seven
Q: In 1492, the Jews were expelled from what country?
A: Palestine
B: Germany
C: Spain *
D: England
Q: Jewish of Spanish descent are called what?
A: Sephardic*
B: Ashkenazi
C: Mizrachi
D: Confused
Q: Which country has the largest Jewish population in the world?
A: Israel
B: United States*
C: England
D: Japan
Q: How many cups of wine are traditionally drunk on Passover?
A: None
B: Two
C: Four*
D: Seven
Q: For which holiday do Jews build a booth out of palm fronds?
A: Sukkot*
B: Purim
C: Shavuot
D: Veteran’s Day
Q: Which two characters from the TV Show “Friends” are Jewish?
A: Joey and Chandler
B: Monica and Ross*
C: Phoebe and Ursula
D: The Naked Guy and Emily
Q: Which doctor on the TV show “ER” is half-Jewish?
A: Dr. Doug Ross
B: Dr. Carrie Weaver
C: Dr. Mark Greene*
D: Dr. Peter Benton
Q: Complete this lyric from the popular song by Adam Sandler: “Put on your yarmulke, it’s time for…”
A: Purim
B: Shabbat
C: Chanukah*
D: Your Bar Mitzvah
Q: Which Jewish comedian starred in a “show about nothing?”
A: Jerry Seinfeld*
B: George Lopez
C: Norm MacDonald
D: Mike Myers
Q: Which Jewish actor played a rabbi in “Keeping the Faith?”
A: Edward Norton
B: Ben Stiller*
C: Benjamin Bratt
D: Neil Patrick Harris
Q: Which Jewish actor played a psychiatrist to a mobster in “Analyze This?”
A: Billy Crystal*
B: Victor Fleming
C: Woody Allen
D: Woody Harrelson
Q: Which of the following songs was NOT written by the Jewish singing duo Simon and Garfunkel?
A: Bridge Over Troubled Waters
B: Cecilia
C: American Pie*
D: El Condor Pasada
Q: What Jewish celebrity provided the voice for Iago in “Aladdin?”
A: Robin Williams
B: Gilbert Gottfreid*
C: Richard Simmons
D: Paul Simon
Q: What Jewish actor created the character Pee Wee Herman?
A: Rick Moranis
B: Gallagher
C: Paul Ruebens*
D: Ed O’Neal
Q: Which Jewish actor played Latke on the sitcom “Taxi?”
A: Andy Kaufman*
B: Danny DeVito
C: Christopher Lloyd
D: Tony Danza
Q: What Jewish actress played roles in “The Opposite of Sex” and “Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion?”
A: Christina Ricci
B: Lisa Kudrow*
C: Natalie Portman
D: Barbra Streisand
Q: This Jewish actor provides the voice for the cartoon “The Critic.”
A: Hank Azaria
B: Adam Sandler
C: Jon Lovitz*
D: John Barrymore
Q: Which Jewish singer popularized the song “The Rose?”
A: Bette Midler*
B: Celine Dion
C: Paula Abdul
D: Britney Spears
Q: This Jewish actor starred in “Honey, I Shrunk The Kids.”
A: Steve Martin
B: Rick Moranis*
C: Tom Arnold
D: Harry Shearer
Q: This Jewish actor’s character’s catchphrase was “That is highly illogical.”
A: Adam West
B: William Shatner
C: Leonard Nimoy*
D: Leonard Cohen
Q: This Jewish actor repeatedly said “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”
A: Cary Elwes
B: Andre the Giant
C: Chris Sarandon
D: Mandy Patinkin*
Q: Which Jewish actress stars in HBO’S “Sex and the City?”
A: Sarah Jessica Parker*
B: Jennifer Love Hewitt
C: Mary Stuart Masterson
D: Mary-Kate Olsen
Q: Which Jewish actress was featured in two Aerosmith videos?
A: Alicia Silverstone*
B: Mandy Moore
C: Claire Bloom
D: Bea Arthur
Q: Which Jewish director’s films include “A Clockwork Orange” and “Eyes Wide Shut?”
A: Steven Spielberg
B: Stanley Kubrick*
C: Mervin LeRoy
D: Frank Oz
Q: Which half-Jewish actress played Princess Leia?
A: Janet Margolin
B: Paulette Goddard
C: Carrie Fisher*
D: Dinah Shore
Q: Which member of the Rat Pack converted to Judaism?
A: Frank Sinatra
B: Dean Martin
C: Joey Bishop
D: Sammy Davis, Jr.*
Q: Which LA Kings hockey player is Jewish?
A: Mathieu Schneider*
B: Aaron Miller
C: Adam Mair
D: Jamie Storr
Q: Which famous Jewish director was responsible for “E.T.” and “Jurassic Park?”
A: Robert Epstein
B: Steven Speilberg*
C: Herbert Ross
D: Stanley Kramer
Q: This Jewish author gave us “The Chosen” and “My Name is Asher Lev.”
A: Isaac Bashevis Singer
B: Primo Levi
C: Elie Weisel
D: Chaim Potok*
Q: This Jewish singer and actress starred in “Funny Girl.”
A: Tanya Roberts
B: Cher
C: Jamie Lee Curtis
D: Barbra Streisand*
Q: By what name is the etrog, used on Sukkot, known to botanists?
A: Citrus Judeaea
B: Citrus succos
C: Citrus medica
D: Citrus Citronea*
Q: Which Hebrew letter is not found on a dreidel?
A: Gimmel
B: Nun
C: Ayin*
D: Hey
Q: The coin-shaped chocolates given to children on Hanukkah are called what?
A: Latkes
B: Sevivon
C: Sufganyot
D: Gelt*
Q: Who is known as the father of modern Zionism?
A: Theodore Herzl*
B: David Ben-Gurion
C: Yitzchak Rabin
D: Natan Sharansky
Q: According to Rashi, how long did it take Noah to build the Ark?
A: 1 year
B: 13 years
C: 70 years
D: 120 years*
Q: Approximately how high is the Western Wall?
A: 23 feet
B: 46 feet
C: 54 feet*
D: 72 feet
Q: Which of these things are NOT traditionally found on the Seder plate?
A: Roasted Egg
B: Shankbone
C: Bitter herbs
D: Olives*
Q: Who was the first King of Israel?
A: David
B: Solomon
C: Saul*
D: Rehoboam
Q: Which country smuggled most of their Jews to safety during WWII?
A: Denmark*
B: Switzerland
C: Norway
D: Italy
Q: Which character in The Simpsons is Jewish?
A: Marge Simpson
B: Otto the schoolbus driver
C: Moe the bartender*
D: Krusty the Klown
Q: Which animated television series featured a Passover episode?
A: The Simpsons
B: The Critic
C: Garfield and Friends
D: Rugrats*
Q: In what year was Israel first represented in the Olympics?
A: 1952
B: 1964
C: 1976
D: 2000
Q: Which Jewish actor created the voices for Looney Tunes?
A: Walt Disney
B: Herb Steitler
C: Mel Blanc*
D: Matt Groening
Q: This Israeli actress’ most remembered role was in Star Wars, Episode One.
A: Carrie Fischer
B: Julia Louis-Dreyfuss
C: Helen Fielding
D: Natalie Portman*
Q: What fruits and vegetables usually compromise Israeli Salad?
A: Cucumbers and tomatoes*
B: Cucumbers and apples
C: Carrots and cabbage
D: Pickles and mustard