So you think you know the true Purim story well? Think again. Our team of mad megillah scientists has discovered some way-out-there midrashim which say that some of the well-known megillah facts are simply urban legends! But now, we have a serious problem. Like most mad scientists, our scientists have gone mad too! Yep, they've gone bonkers and they've mixed up all of their unusual megillah facts with stuff that's completely not true! 100% MYTHS! We need you to identify the real legendary legit megillah facts, and bust all of the megillah myths out there! Good luck myth busting! (Answers and a printable version at the bottom)

1. You may think Queen Esther was very beautiful, but we found out that she actually had:

  a. A thick mustache.
  b. The greenest of skin!
  c. Size 19 shoes!
  d. The biggest pimples known to man.

2. You may think that the name of the king was Ahashverosh, but we discovered his real name was King Xerxes and the real reason why he was called Ahashverosh was:

  a. He always gave everyone a rosh/(head)ache!
  b. He was so drunk he forgot his own name.
  c. Ahash-Verosh is Persian for really drunk!
  d. Xerxes was just his AOL screen name.

3. You probably know Haman as the king's very evil advisor, but we discovered that before becoming an evil official, Haman was actually:

  a. A really swanky hairdresser.
  b. A really awful ballroom dancer.
  c. A really stinky trash collector.

4. You know King Ahashverosh as the king, but before becoming ruler, Ahashverosh was actually:

  a. Mordechai's next door neighbor.
  b. King Nebuchadnezzar's stableboy.
  c. King Nebuchadnezzar's cousin's nephew's uncle's brother.
  d. Queen Vashti's personal chef.

5. You know that Esther was an orphan brought up in Mordechai's house, but guess what we found out. She was also his:

  a. Cousin.
  b. Wife.
  c. Adopted daughter.
  d. All of the above!

6. Sure, Ahashverosh threw a huge palace party, but we found out that he was really celebrating the fact that the following prophecy did not come true:

  a. The Matrix prophecy: Neo is the chosen one to save the universe.
  b. The Star Wars prophecy: Anakin Skywalker is the chosen one to save the universe.
  c. The Hogwarts prophecy: Harry Potter is the chosen one to save the universe.
  d. The Jeremiah prophecy: The Jewish people are the chosen nation and after 70 years would return to Israel to save the universe.

7. Everyone knows that Haman took Mordechai on his royal horse ride, but our team found out that beforehand Haman:

  a. Did Mordechai's nails.
  b. Gave Mordechai a full spa and a brand new hairstyle.
  c. Had to wax Mordechai's legs and back!
   

8. We all know Haman used a lottery to choose the month in which to annihilate the Jews, but we discovered Haman was super happy because he found out that the month of Adar:   

  a. Is the same month that Jonah was swallowed by the whale.
  b. Is the same month that Moshe died.
  c. Is the same month that Joseph was sold to the Egyptians.
  d. Is the same month that Pharaoh decreed to toss all Jewish boy babies into the Nile.

10. Little did Haman know that the month of Adar was also the month that:

  a. Esther got her braces off!
  b. Joseph revealed himself to his brothers.
  c. Pharaoh let the Jews go.
  d. Moshe was born.

10. Everyone knows that Mordechai didn't bow down to Haman to stand up for his proud Jewish beliefs, but we also found out that Mordechai didn't bow down to Haman because:

   a. Haman had a mini-idol pinned to his jacket, and idol worship is prohibited.
  b. Haman's three-cornered hat was way out of style, and being out of style is prohibited.
  c. Mordechai just had a lower back problem.
  d. Haman was wearing an anti-Israel T-shirt.

Answers (based on sources from Talmud Megillah and midrashim in Esther Rabbah): 1-b; 2-a; 3-a; 4-b; 5-d; 6-d; 7-b; 8-b; 9-d; 10-a