General Jewish Trivia
What is the name of Israel's legislative body?
What is the name of the international Jewish teen choir?
HaZamir
Where on Instagram could you find more information about JUFTeens opportunities?
@SpringboardChicago
@juf_teens (bonus)
The name of a Kosher pizza establishment in Chicago shares it's name with this Israeli city.
What is Tel Aviv?
This famous film director has won three Academy Awards, most recently Best Director in 1999.
Who is Steven Spielberg?
What is the last name that many modern day Jews have that originates from the biblical Hebrew word for priest?
Cohen
What is the name of the program that brings Jewish students into schools with little to no Jewish populations to educate students on Jewish life?
Student to Student
Which teen philanthropy program entails teens allocating at least $25,000 each year to organizations of their choosing?
Voices: The Chicago Jewish Teen Foundation
What is the name of the new Jewish high school being built in downtown Chicago?
The Davis School of Chicago
This iconic clothing company was founded by a Jew in 1853 in San Francisco.
What is Levi Strauss & Co.?
What are the seven species of Israel?
Wheat, Barely, Grapes, Figs, Pomegranates, Figs, and Olives
Which two organizations run clubs in high schools (like the ones you'll all be attending next year) to help students strengthen their Jewish identities at school?
Jewish Student Union (JSU) and Jewish Student Connection (JSC)
Who are the JUFTeens Teen Engagement Specialists, who are experts on Chicagoland Jewish teen programming?
Aaron Norton and Danielle Burstyn!
There are approximately this many Jewish teens in the Greater Chicago area.
17,000
This person was the first Jew to be nominated to the to the United States Supreme Court in 1916.
Who is Louis Brandeis?
How many years did Jacob work so that he could marry Rachel?
7 or 14
The name of an international day of service founded in Israel and locally coordinated by JUF's TOV (Tikkun Olam Volunteers).
What is Good Deeds Day?
Which cohort program has cohorts in 31 other cities including Buenos Aires, Sydney, and Johannesburg?
Diller Teen Fellows
What is Chicago's sister city in Israel?
Petach Tikvah
Kiryat Gat, Lachish, and Shafir (JUF specific)
This Jewish Olympian featured the "Hava Nagilah" in their gold-medal winning performance at the 2012 games in London.
Who is Aly Raisman?
On which day in the Jewish calendar in 1492 were the Jews expelled from Spain?
Tisha B'Av
Which two organizations share the same name but serve two different, distinct audiences in our community?
Keshet for LGBTQ Equality in Jewish Life and Keshet Special Needs
What is the name of the scholarship that teens can apply to receive 50% off of program costs up to $400 towards first time participation on an overnight Jewish teen program?
Springboard Access Grants
Julius Rosenwald
What year did Jewish MLB star Sandy Koufax famously decline to pitch in Game 1 of the World Series in observance of Yom Kippur?
What is 1965?