Israeli Food
What vegetable was invented in Israel
the Cherry Tomato
Who was the previous Prime Minister?
Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu
Who is the artist behind the song Toy?
Netta
It's a common Israeli tradition to wear what color on Shabbat?
White
Where is the American Embassy in Israel?
Jerusalem
True or False: You can find pork items at restaurants in Israel
True, the restaurant won't be kosher
Who is the only woman to serve as Israel's Prime Minister?
Golda Meir
Who is the dynamic duo that sings Tudo Bom that just broke up?
Static and Ben El
What is one holiday that is celebrated with an extra day in the Diaspora?
Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot
How many times has Mckenna been to Israel?
7 times
Why are Israeli children less likely to develop peanut allergies?
They eat Bamba (the best snack)
Name 3 of the current parties in the Knesset
Blue and White, Likud, Yesh Atid, Ra'am, Meretz, Yamina, United Torah Judaism, Shas, Yisrael Beiteinu, Religious Zionism
Who is Israel's Eurovision pick for this year?
Noa Kirel
Which holidays does Israel have sirens for?
Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
What are the majority of Israelis? Ashekanzi, Mizrahi, or Sephardic
Mizrahi
What is a Sabra?
It's a native catus fruit, and it's slang for a native Israeli (sweet on the inside, prickly on the outside)
Name one of the 7 Israeli Prime Ministers born in the Land of Israel
Yitzchak Rabin, Ariel Sharon, Ehud Barak, Ehud Olmert, Bibi, Yari Lapid, Naftali Bennett
What kind of music is considered Israeli Country music?
Mizrahi music
Why are the pilgrimage festivals celebrated with an extra day in the Diaspora?
Tradition*
*In Israel it's easier to be 100% sure on the exact day of the holidays, while in the Diaspora the extra day is to make sure we're celebrating on the right day
True or False: in some religious areas in Israel you can find gender segregated buses
False: There used to be gender segregated buses, but they were outlawed due to discrimination
Knafeh, a popular dessert among Arab-Israelis, is made out of what?
phyllo dough (same as baklava), cheese, sugar
Name one of the 6 Israeli Prime Ministers who were born in the Russian Empire?
David Ben-Gurion, Moshe Sharett, Levi Eshkol, Golda Meir, Menachem Begin, Yitzchak Shamir
What now deceased Israeli mega star was known as the Madonnan of the East? Hint: you heard her sing in the Prince of Egypt
Ofra Haza
What ius one holiday that is an Israeli holiday not a Jewish holiday?
Yom Hazikaron, Yom Ha'atzmaut, Yom Ha'alyia
On Lag B'Omer hundreds of thousands of jews flock to the gravesite of which Jewish leader?
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai