Thursday, February 25, 2010

Purim Puzzlers

Purim Riddles
1. Which one of Haman’s sons worked for Verizon?
2. How do we know that Haman was pregnant?
3. How do we know that the king used to sit on his Dr. Seuss books?
4. How do you know Mordecai liked to read the labels on his clothes?
5. How do you know that at the women’s banquet in the beginning of the Megillah, the women drank tea with soap in it (and spoke with a German accent)?
6. How do you know Vashti had 2 heads?
7. How do you know the people of Shushan were hard of hearing?
8. How do you know the Jews wore designer clothes when they were victorious?
9. How do you know Esther’s favorite servant had an ugly head covering?
10. What is the significance of each of these numbers in the megillah: 3, 7, 10, 12, 13, 127, 180?
11. (From my son, Medad) What do Tu Bishvat and Purim have in common?

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