https://asmith1.github.io/javascript/passover-deck.js

1var deck1 = [
2    {
3      "question": "How many foods are on the Seder plate?<br> <br> a) none <br> b) 3 <br> c) 5 or 6<br> d) 10",
4      "answer": "Answer: : c - egg, shank bone, parsley/greens, horseradish, charoset, and some add romaine lettuce - variations: a beet instead of a shankbone, an orange for women's right to become a rabbi"
5    },
6    {
7      "question": "Which question is NOT part of the Four Questions? <br> <br> a) Why on this night do we not eat bread and only eat matzah <br> b) Why do we dip twice?<br> c) Is it time for dinner yet?<br> d) Why do we all recline at the table?",
8      "answer": "Answer: c"
9    },
10    {
11      "question": "Who reads the Four Questions?<br> <br> a) the middle child<br> b) the youngest child<br> c) the oldest child<br> d) the dog",
12      "answer": "Answer: b - It's traditional for the youngest child to read the Four Questions, but sometimes and older sibling does it until the youngest learns it "
13    },
14    {
15      "question": "Why do we eat bitter herbs at the Seder?<br> <br> a) to grow herbs in our stomach<br> b) to amuse ourselves watching people's faces when they eat the horseradish <br> c) to appreciate how good matzah tastes by comparison <br> d) to remind us of our bitter slavery in Egypt",
16      "answer": "Answer: d"
17    },
18    {
19      "question": "Why do we eat matzah on Passover?<br> <br> a) our dough didn't have time to rise when we were leaving Egypt<br> b) it's yummy covered in chocolate!<br> c) we're on a new diet<br> d) my cat likes eating the crumbs ",
20      "answer": "Answer: a"
21    },
22    {
23      "question": "How many plagues where there?<br> <br> a) 9<br> b) 12<br> c) 10<br> d) Too many to count!",
24      "answer": "Answer: c - blood, frogs, lice, wild animals, pestilence, hail, boils, locusts, darkness, and the plague of the first born"
25    },
26    {
27      "question": "What are the 3 symbols of Passover?<br> <br> a) a pyramid, sphinx, and king tut <br> b) Chanel, Polo, and Apple <br> c) baseball, apple pie, and Chevrolet <br> d) shankbone, matzah, and bitter herbs",
28      "answer": "Answer: d"
29    },
30    {
31      "question": "Who was Miriam?<br> <br> a) a random person I saw on the street <br> b) Moses' Cat <br> c) the Pharoah's wife <br> d) Moses' sister ",
32      "answer": "Answer: d"
33    },
34    {
35      "question": "How many times do we traditionally wash our hands at the Seder?<br> <br> a) 1 time <br> b) 2 times <br> c) None- We wash before the seder <br> d) Depends on how messy dinner was ",
36      "answer": "Answer: b - once without a blessing (urchatz) and once with a blessing (rachtza)"
37    },
38    {
39      "question": "Which matzah do we break for the Afikoman?<br> <br> a) the one we feel like breaking <br> b) the middle of the stack of three <br> c) the smallest <br> d) the one my dog won't eat",
40      "answer": "Answer: b - We break the middle matzah, and hide half for the Afikoman"
41    },
42    {
43      "question": " What blessings do we say on matzah?<br> <br> a) Dear G-d, let me not choke on this dry cracker <br> b) ha-motzi lechem min ha'aretz, and al achilat matzah <br> c) la'asok b'divrei torah <br> d) none of the above ",
44      "answer": "Answer: b"
45    },
46    {
47      "question": "What blessings do we say on wine or grape juice?<br> <br> a) shechechiyanu <br> b) ha-motzi <br> c) borei pri hagafen <br> d) barchu",
48      "answer": "Answer: c"
49    },
50    {
51      "question": "What blessings do we say on the candles?<br> <br> a) ha-motzi <br> b) le-hitateif ba-tzizit <br> c) borei pri hagafen <br> d) l'hadlik ner shel yom tov",
52      "answer": "Answer: d"
53    },
54    {
55      "question": "What blessings do we say on the bitter herbs?<br> <br> a) Baruch ata ado-nai bitter herbs<br> b) Al achilat maror <br> c) Thank G-d I survived <br> d) Thank G-d we only eat this at Passover",
56      "answer": "Answer: b"
57    },
58    {
59      "question": "What is a Hillel sandwich?<br> <br> a) Bitter herbs between two pieces of matzah <br> b) A sandwich by a guy named Hillel from the Food Network <br> c) A sandwich you eat at college <br> d) Turkey, Mayonnaise, and Mustard on flatbread",
60      "answer": "Answer: a"
61    },
62    {
63      "question": "Why do we eat hard boiled eggs dipped in salt water?<br> <br> a) Because we can't eat raw eggs dipped in salt water <br> b) To remind us of the holiday offering that was made in the Holy Temple of Jerusalem <br> c) They were easy to pack when we were leaving Egypt <br> d) To represent the Dead Sea",
64      "answer": "Answer: b"
65    },
66    {
67      "question": "What is the last piece of food we eat at the Seder?

67<br> <br> a) sweet and sour meatballs <br> b) fondue <br> c) the afikoman <br> d) cheese and fruit ",
68      "answer": "Answer: c"
69    },
70    {
71      "question": "Discussion Question: <br><br> If you could add your own personal symbol of freedom to the Seder table, what would you choose?<br><br> (There are no wrong answers.)"
72    },
73    {
74      "question": "Discussion Question:<br><br> Why do you think the rabbis teach us about The Four Children?<br><br> (There are no wrong answers.)"
75    },
76    {
77      "question": "Discussion Question:<br><br>What is your favorite Passover food?<br><br>(There are no wrong answers.)"
78    },
79    {
80      "question": "Discussion Question:<br><br>What is your favorite Passover memory?<br><br>(There are no wrong answers.)"
81    },
82    {
83      "question": "Discussion Question:<br><br>Does your family have any special heirlooms that they use for the Seder? If so, tell us about them.<br><br>(There are no wrong answers.)"
84    },
85    {
86      "question": "What book do we read at the Passover Seder?<br> <br> a) Harry Potter <br> b) Twilight <br> c) The Haggadah <br> d) The Hunger Games ",
87      "answer": "Answer: c"
88    },
89    {
90      "question": "Why do we recline at the Passover table?<br> <br> a) Because we're so tired from cooking dinner <br> b) We're lazy <br> c) Why not?! <br> d) We celebrate being free by reclining like royalty ",
91      "answer": "Answer: d"
92    },
93    {
94      "question": " Where do we wash our hands at the Seder?<br> <br> a) At the Seder table <br> b) In the bathroom <br> c) At the hose outside <br> d) In the kitchen ",
95      "answer": "Answer: a"
96    },
97    {
98      "question": " How many glasses of wine or grape juice do we traditionally drink at the Seder?<br> <br> a) 4 <br> b) 3 <br> c) Not enough <br> d) None ",
99      "answer": "Answer: a - for the 4 ways G-d delivered us from Egypt: I shall take you out, I shall rescue you, I shall redeem you, and I shall bring you (Exodus 6:6-8)"
100    },
101    {
102      "question": " What is the 5th cup of grape juice or wine at the Seder table?<br> <br> a) Mine! <br> b) Decoration <br> c) Extra - in case someone is thirsty <br> d) Elijah's cup ",
103      "answer": "Answer: d - Elijah's cup reminds us to look to the future when the world will be at peace."
104    },
105    {
106      "question": " Who do we celebrate by adding a cup or a pitcher of water to our Seder table?<br> <br> a) Moses <br> b) President Obama <br> c) Miriam <br> d) Ariel from Little Mermaid ",
107      "answer": "Answer: c - We remember Miriam with water because wherever Miriam traveled, a well followed her."
108    },
109    {
110      "question": " What blessing do we say on parsley/greens?<br> <br> a) The Haftarah <br> b) The Torah blessings <br> c) Borei Pri Ha'adamah <br> d) The Barchu ",
111      "answer": "Answer: c - Borei Pri Ha'adamah, blessing the fruit of the earth"
112    },
113    {
114      "question": " What is Miriam's cup?<br> <br> a) The one Miriam left here last year <br> b) A sporting event held during Passover <br> c) The measuring cup she uses for cooking  <br> d) A cup of water because a well followed Miriam wherever she went ",
115      "answer": "Answer: d"
116    },
117    {
118      "question": " Discussion Question:<br><br> Passover celebrates our freedom from slavery in Egypt and the beginning of our journey to a new land. Why do you think Passover is important today?<br><br>(There are no wrong answers.)"
119    },
120    {
121      "question": " Discussion Question:<br><br> The Birkat HaMazon thanks G-d for food. Why should we be thankful for food?<br><br> (There are no wrong answers.)"
122    },
123    {
124      "question": " In which Hebrew month in the Jewish calendar does Passover fall?<br> <br> a) Adar <br> b) Tishrei <br> c) Nisan  <br> d) Hyundai ",
125      "answer": "Answer: c"
126    },
127    {
128      "question": " What is the Afikoman?<br> <br> a) A video game <br> b) A type of Japanese food <br> c) A superhero  <br> d) Half the middle matzah that we hide and search for ",
129      "answer": "Answer: d"
130    },
131    {
132      "question": " How many pieces of matzah do we traditionally put on a Matzah plate at the Seder?

132<br> <br> a) None - they get eaten too fast <br> b) 3 <br> c) 2 because one is hidden  <br> d) 12 because we put the whole box of matzah on the plate ",
133      "answer": "Answer: b - the 3 pieces of matzah represent: the Kohanim (high priests), the Levites (priests), and Yisrael, the rest of the Jewish people "
134    },
135    {
136      "question": " What item do we NOT find on a Seder plate?<br> <br> a) Shankbone <br> b) Egg <br> c) Gefilte Fish  <br> d) Charoset ",
137      "answer": "Answer: c "
138    },
139    {
140      "question": " What do we dip in salt water?<br> <br> a) Our fingers <br> b) Greens <br> c) Matzah  <br> d) Chocolate ",
141      "answer": "Answer: b - Many people use parsley, but sometimes you see celery or other greens. "
142    },
143    {
144      "question": " When do we eat dinner at the Seder?<br> <br> a) At the beginning <br> b) At the end <br> c) We don't eat dinner at the Seder  <br> d) After we have the Hillel sandwich ",
145      "answer": "Answer: d - We eat dinner after we have eaten all of the ritual foods except the Afikoman, which we eat at the end of dinner. "
146    },
147    {
148      "question": " What is the Hebrew name for Passover?<br> <br> a) Pesach <br> b) Z'man Cheirutanu (time of our freedom) <br> c) Chag Ha'Aviv (holiday of Spring) <br> d) All of the above ",
149      "answer": "Answer: d "
150    },
151    {
152      "question": " Which one is NOT one of the Four Children?<br> <br> a) The Wise Child <br> b) The Simple Child <br> c) The Sneezy Child <br> d) The one who doesn't know  ",
153      "answer": "Answer: c - the 4 children are the wise, the wicked, the simple, and the one who does not know to ask "
154    },
155    {
156      "question": " Discussion Question:<br><br> Do you have a favorite song from the Passover seder? <br> (Bonus: You get an extra turn if you sing it.) <br><br> (There are no wrong answers.)"
157    },
158    {
159      "question": " Discussion Question:<br><br>G-d sent Moses to speak up to Pharoah on behalf of the Israelites. Moses was afraid, but followed G-d's advice and did it anyway. Have you ever had to stand up to somebody? What was the situation, and how did you feel? <br><br> (There are no wrong answers.)"
160    }
161  ];