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Easy: 10 POINTS
Medium: 20 POINTS
Hard: 30 POINTS
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October 2025: Easy Level
Sam’s Judaica Store had five customers this morning, all of whom bought a new yarmulke. Use the clues below to link the NAME of each customer, the TIME each had entered the store, and the COLOR each person selected.
SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS IN FIVE LINES, SEPARATED BY COMMAS (e.g., NAME. TIME, COLOR).
NAME TIME COLOR
MR. DIAMOND
MS. SILVER
MISS GOLD
MR. RUBY
MS. CRYSTAL
TIME: 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30
COLOR: BLUE, GREEN, LILAC, PINK, AQUA
CLUES:
1. The person who chose a pink yarmulke came in the store one hour later than Mr. Diamond, who entered the store 30 minutes later than Miss Gold.
2. The first customer of the day bought a green kippah.
3. Mr. Ruby entered the store half an hour later than Ms. Crystal, who chose the color aqua.
4. Ms. Silver was not the last customer of the morning.
5. The lilac yarmulke was not the third sale of the day.
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October 2025: Medium Level
The International Jewish Federation will be holding a conference during five different months, in five different countries. Use the clues below to link the THEME of each meeting with the MONTH and COUNTRY, and the number of DELEGATES expected to attend.
SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS IN FIVE LINES, SEPERATED BY COMMAS (THEME, MONTH, COUNTRY, DELEGATES).
THEME MONTH COUNTRY DELEGATES
ANTI-SEMITISM
ETHICS
HISTORY
HOLIDAYS
KOSHER COOKING
MONTH: MARCH, APRIL, JUNE, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER
COUNTRY: CANADA, ISRAEL, FRANCE, SWEDEN, UK
DELEGATES: 15, 16, 18, 22, 25
CLUES:
1. The March conference, which will focus on Jewish Holidays is expecting 22 delegates; this conference will not be held in either Israel or Sweden.
2. The June theme is Jewish History; ten more delegates will be travelling to the UK for this meeting than the number of delegates for the September conference in Israel.
3. Kosher Cooking is the main theme for the August meeting; only 16 delegates are expected for this event, which will not be held in either Canada or Sweden.
4. The April meeting will not be focusing on Jewish Ethics.
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October 2025: Hard Level
Five couples are thrilled to be able to enjoy Tel Aviv, staying at the famous Golden Hotel. Each couple was escorted to a different suite by a different Bellhop. Use the clues below to link the NAME of each Bellhop with the COUPLE he or she was assigned, each couple’s SUITE, and the FOOD each couple will order.
SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS IN FIVE LINES, SEPARATED BY COMMAS (e.g., NAME, COUPLE, SUITE, FOOD).
NAME COUPLE SUITE FOOD
CHAD
EMILY
MINDY
RON
STEVE
COUPLE: ADLEMAN, CANTOR, LEVY, NATHAN, RUBIN
SUITE: “KING DAVID’S CASTLE,” “MIRIAM’S ESTATE,” “QUEEN ESTHERS PALACE,” “TWELVE SONS’ MANSION,” “ZIPPORA’S HOME”
FOOD ORDERED: BAGELS & LOX, BRISKET, ISRAELI SALADS, KUGEL, PASTRAMI SANDWICHES
CLUES:
1. The couple staying in the “Twelve Sons’ Mansion” had the Bellhop (who is not Emily) deliver a large Israeli salad for their visitors. Mindy brought platters of Brisket and vegetables to one couple, while Steve brought Pastrami sandwiches.
2. The couple assigned to Ron is neither the Levy’s nor the pair who settled in “Miriam’s Estate”. The Adleman’s are enjoying their stay at
the “King David Castle.”
3. Neither the couple staying in “Zipporah’s Home” (who are not the Levy’s) nor the Nathan’s, are the ones being waited on by Steve.
4. The Rubin’s were escorted to “Queen Esther’s Palace” by a male bellhop. The couple assigned to Emily (who are not the Nathan’s) did not stay at “Zipporah’s Home.” Emily’s couple did not request Kugel.
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