| The People of Purim | The Story of Purim | The celebration of Purim | The mitzvahs of Purim | Random Facts about Purim |
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Who does Acheshverosh chose as queen?
Esther
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Who were Bigdton and Teresh?
The people who tried to poison King Acheshverous
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Why do we dress up in different costumes?
Because Hashem was "hidden" in the Megillah
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What are we supposed to give to our friends?
Mishloach Manot
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How many provinces did Achesverosh rule?
127 provinces
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Who was Acheshverosh's first wife?
Vashti
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What was Esther's big secret?
Esther was Jewish
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Why do we eat Hamantaschen?
To celebrate our victory over Haman and because his hat was shaped like a triangle
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When do we have the seudah of Purim?
We have the seudah early in the afternoon
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Where does the story of Purim start?
Achesverosh's feast
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Who was Esther's cousin?
Mordechai
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How many days did Esther and the Jewish people fast?
Three days and three nights
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How many times do we hear the megillah?
We hear it twice
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How many Matanot L'Evyonim are we supposed to give?
Two matanot l'evyonim
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How did Mordechai know about the plan to poison Achesveroush?
Mordechai knew alot of languages.
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Who is the bad guy of the story of Purim?
Haman
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What was Esther's real name?
Hadassa
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What month does Purim take place?
Adar (and on leap years, Adar bet!)
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Why do we sing and dance so much during Purim?
Because it is a mitzvah to be happy during Purim.
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When Achesverosh get mad at Vashti?
At his feast
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Who made Haman second in command?
Acheshverosh
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Why did Esther fast?
Esther wanted to protect Bnei Yisrael?
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What chag comes after Purim?
Pesach
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Why do we use graggers/rashans during Megillah reading?
To "erase" Hamans name from the megillah.
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Why did Achesveroush get mad at Vashti at his feast?
She didn't want to dance with the men.
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