Parshah Puzzles: 2012

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Parashat Matot-Mas'ei

And another activity for the parashah:
Create a map of Israel's journey through the wilderness, and play a trivia game to get from Egypt to Israel. Roll a die for each question answered correctly, and the first one to get to the Promised Land wins! Below the picture are some possible questions to use.

Some trivia questions:
1. Where did the Jews live in Egypt? Goshen/Ramses
2. For how long were the Jews wandering in the desert? 40 years
3. Where did the Jews get the Torah? Mt. Sinai
4. For how long was Moses on Mt. Sinai? 40 days and nights
5. On what day did Moses bring the second set of tablets? Yom Kippur
6. What did the Jews eat in the desert? Man, Quail
7. Who was the first person to jump into the Red Sea? Nahshon
8. Who led the people after Moses? Yehoshua bin Nun
9. Who were Moses’ brother and sister? Aaron and Miriam
10. Who was Moses’ father-in-law? Yitro
11. Name the 12 tribes of Israel: Reuven, Gad, Asher, Binyamin, Joseph, Yehudah, Issachar, Zevulun, Naphtali, Dan, Levi, Shimon
12. Why was Moses punished by God? Hitting the rock instead of talking to it
13. What did the Jews build in the desert that was bad? Golden calf
14. What did the Jews build in the desert that was good? Mishkan
15. What month did the Jews leave Egypt in?
(What month is Passover in?) Nissan
16. What was the first plague in Egypt? Blood
17. Who had a conversation with a donkey and ended up blessing Israel? Bila’am
18. Who found Moses floating in the river? Bat Par’oh/Bitiya
19. Who was Moses’ wife? Tzipporah
20. On what holiday do we celebrate leaving Egypt? Passover
21. On what holiday do we celebrate getting the Torah? Shavuot
22. What is the capital of Israel? Jerusalem
23. Why couldn’t those who came out of Egypt go into Israel? The spies gave a bad report
24. Where did Moses first speak to God? The burning bush
25. What city did Joshua knock down the walls of with a shofar blast when the Jews entered Israel? Jericho