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This city is the economic and technological center of Israel.
What is Tel Aviv?
100
In 1984, electrical engineer Judith Resnik became the first Jewish woman to accomplish this feat.
What is fly in space?
100
Sending snail mail to a friend? Don't worry, this part of the envelope is certified kosher.
What is the glue?
100
This is the name of Israel's missile defense system.
What is Iron Dome?
100
Called home but no one answered? You can leave a message thanks to this Israeli technology.
What is voicemail?
200
This remarkable substance extracted from the Dead Sea is utilized in various skincare products and has been recognized for its therapeutic qualities.
What is mud?
200
You can play Fortnite and Minecraft on this device, thanks to the ideas of Ralph H Baer in 1966.
What is a video game console?
200
The first repellent for this stinging sea creature was invented in Israel.
What is a jellyfish?
200
Born to Jewish parents in Long Island, New York, Dean Kamen introduced this self-balancing electric scooter designed for short commutes and urban travel.
What is the Segway?
200
This Israeli invention revolutionized data storage by allowing information to be easily transferred using a small, removable device.
What is the USB Drive / "thumb" drive?
300
Often referred to as the "Cyber Capital of Israel," this city has gained prominence in the technology sector. It hosts a cybersecurity research institute associated with Ben-Gurion University, is home to climate change innovators Desert Tech and houses the IDF's cyber security campus.
What is Be'er Sheva?
300
In 1952, British Jewish chemist Rosalind Franklin discovered this shape and property of DNA.
What is the double helix?
300
A tile-based game for two to four players invented in Israel
What is Rummikub?
300
This innovative process turns Mediterranean Sea saltwater into drinkable water.
What is desalination?
300
In 2006, Israeli programmer Ehud Shabtai founded a community project known as "FreeMap Israel." Google purchased this crowdsourced app in 2013.
What is Waze?
400
The world’s only theatre company comprised entirely of deaf and blind actors can be found in this ancient port city.
What is Jaffa?
400
This small red snacking fruit and vegetable was engineered by scientists at the Hebrew University in 1930.
What is the cherry tomato?
400
This Israeli invention allows people to make carbonated beverages at home, reducing the need for disposable plastic bottles.
What is Soda Stream?
400
This system was designed to help farmers harvest plentiful, hydrated crops in a desert climate.
What is drip irrigation?
400
Jewish engineer Marcian 'Ted' Hoff was a key member of the Intel team that developed this vital component, often called the 'brain' of a computer, responsible for executing instructions and handling data
What is a Microprocessor?
500
The world's first underwater museum opened as part of a massive excavation project headed by this Israeli university.
What is the University of Haifa?
The underwater park reveals to its divers Herod’s ancient building techniques of his renowned port the rehabilitation efforts made after it sunk and the various shipwrecks which are found around this area.
500
Ada Yonath won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on this key to RNA and protein synthesis.
What are ribosomes?
500
These are the four alphabets meant to provide accessibility on the New Israeli Shekel.
What is English, Hebrew, Arabic, and Braille?
500
Today, this invention is widely used in barcode scanners and tools to mark targets or measure speed. Originally named for its acronym “light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation,” Theodore Maiman first discovered this on May 16, 1960.
What is a laser?
500
Regarded as the 'Father of UAV technology,' this engineer was born in Iraq, raised in Israel, and earned his aeronautical engineering degree from the prestigious Technion Institute of Technology. He went on to revolutionize the field with the development of groundbreaking drones.
Who is Abraham 'Abe' Karem?
