Sports Stars o' David
Yiddish B-words
Celebrity Given Names
Torah Heavies
By the Numbers
100
His record for the most gold medals in a single Olympic Game was broken in 2008 by Michael Phelps.
Who is Mark Spitz?
100
A coffe cake-style pastry.
What is Babka?
100
Raphael Lipshitz
What is Ralph Lauren's given name?
100
He refused to "Let My People Go."
Who was Pharoah?
100
This is the number of Jews required to form a Minyan or quorum.
What is ten?
200
In 1934, this power hitter for the Detroit Tigers refused to play baseball on Yom Kippur creating a national uproar.
Who is Hank Greenberg?
200
A chewy bagel without the hole, usually sprinkled with chopped onions.
What is a Bialy?
200
Robert Zimmerman
What is Bob Dylan's given name?
200
Jews celebrate the defeat of this evil Persian megalomaniac on Purim.
Who was Haman?
200
This is the number of days Jews celebrate Sukkoth outside of Israel.
What is eight?
300
He is the head coach for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats.
Who is Larry Brown?
300
The mistress of the house or a terrific housekeeper.
What is a Baleboosteh?
300
Allen Konigsberg
What is Woody Allen's given name?
300
This Greek King's efforts to eliminate Judaism was resisted by the Maccabbees.
Who was Antiochus?
300
This is the number of tribes of ancient Israel.
What is twelve?
400
This Heavyweight World Boxing Champion of the 1930s was the father of the actor who portrayed Jethro Clampett on TVs "Beverly Hillbillies."
Who is Max Baer?
400
It was meant to be. Kismet. Predestined.
What is Beshert?
400
Natalie Hershlag
What is Natalie Portman's given name?
400
This swindler was Jacob's uncle and father-in-law.
Who was Laban?
400
This is the total number of active and passive commandments in the Torah.
What is 613?
500
Despite his name, this Texas billionaire who owns the Dallas Mavericks and is Chairman of the HDTV cable network, is actually of Russian descent.
Who is Mark Cuban?
500
Noah Kaminsky
What is Neil Diamond's given name?
500
During the Exodus the Jews were attacked by, but ultimately defeated, this tribe.
Who were the Amalek?
500
This is the number of stars in Jacob's dream.
What is eleven?
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