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Tisha B’Av Quiz

How much do you know about Tisha B'Av?

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The fast day Tisha B’Av commemorates the destruction of the Temples in Jerusalem and many other tragedies throughout Jewish history.

 

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Question 1 of 10
Beginning on the 1st of Av, traditionally people
Question 2 of 10
Which king was responsible for the destruction of the First Temple?
Question 3 of 10
In the three-week period before Tisha B’Av, which of these activities do traditional Jews refrain from?
Question 4 of 10
The Kotel is also known as the
Question 5 of 10
Who is the "weeping woman" in the prophet Jeremiah's dirges thought to be?
Question 6 of 10
At the meal immediately after Tisha B’Av, what two items are traditionally not consumed?
Question 7 of 10
Which book is read on Tisha B’Av?
Question 8 of 10
Who was Bar Kokhba?
Question 9 of 10
"You will be offered for sale as slaves, and there will be no one willing to buy" is an ancient curse, foreshadowing Tisha B'Av and comes from:
Question 10 of 10
What is significant about the Shabbat following Tisha B'Av?
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