Try Our Torah Portion Surprise Quiz

Create a quiz like this about your Torah portion, put the questions on one side of a page and the answers on the other and give to those attending your services/ceremony as they arrive; or include the questions in a bar/bat mitzvah e-invite and let them know the answers will be available at the services/ceremony!

Question #1:  How many times did Noah ask God not to destroy the world?

Question #2:  What is the name of Noah's wife according to the Torah?

Question #3:  What is the name of Noah's father?

Question #4:  How many of each type of creature was Noah instructed to bring into the ark?

Question #5:  Who closes the door to the ark once everyone is aboard?

Question #6:  What is the first thing that Noah does after all life forms have left the ark?

Question #7: What problem does Noah develop during his years after leaving the ark?

Question #8: What symbolizes God's commitment to never destroy civilization again?

Question #9:  Which parties are designated as participating in the covenant in this story?

Question #10: They went into the ark in pairs, how did they come out?

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Answers to You don't NOAH thing:

Question #1:  How many times did Noah ask God not to destroy the world?
Answer:  None.  It was Abraham who bargained with God about saving the residents of Sodom and Gemorrah. Noah never challenged God's decision to destroy all the residents of the planet except for him, his immediate family and enough livestock to reseed civilization.

Question #2:  What is the name of Noah's wife according to the Torah?
Answer:  Her name is never given.  She is simply called "eyshet Noah", "the wife of Noah."
Extra credit question:  In the Torah (Five Books) list at least 3 other women whose names we might expect to know but do not?   Click here to see the anwer [3].

Question #3:  What is the name of Noah's father? 
Answer:  Noah's father's name is Lamech.

Question #4:  How many of each type of creature was Noah instructed to bring into the ark?
Answer:  Two of each ritually unclean animal (one male, one female), Seven of each ritually clean animal.

Question #5:  Who closes the door to the ark once everyone is on board?
Answer: God.

Question #6:  What is the first thing that Noah does after all life forms have left the ark?
Answer:  Noah takes several of the animals and birds and sacrifices them on an altar.

Question #7: What problem does Noah develop during his years after leaving the ark?
Answer:  Drunkenness and cursing.

Question #8: What symbolizes God's commitment to never destroy civilization again?
Answer:  The rainbow.

Question #9:  Which parties are designated as participating in the covenant in this story?
Answer: Between God, Noah and Noah's descendants and every life form for eternity.

Question #10: They went into the ark in pairs, how did they come out?
Question #10:  In pairs, after their families.   (i.e., they reproduced on the ark)

 

 

 

 

Extra credit question:  In the Torah (Five Books) list at least 3 other women whose names we might expect to know but do not?
l. Who was or were Leah and Rachel's mother or mothers?   She or they are never mentioned.
2. Who was Lot's wife, who is said to have turned into a pillar of salt?  Her name is never given in the Torah, just the midrash.
3. What was Abraham's mother's name, we only know his father's name was Terach.
4. What were Eve's daughters' names?  (If Cain and Abel were going to reproduce, there had to be women with whom to do this.)

Idea: Consider making a quiz like this for your Torah Portion and including copies for the guests who attend your ritual.