Biblical Heroes
Dank Memes
Jewish Musicians
Israel Landmarks
CWRU Trivia
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The Queen of Persia who foiled the wicked plans of Haman

Esther

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A three-letter abbreviated term referring to the "imposter".

Sus

100

This Israeli-American violinist who suffered from polio as a child is regarded as among the greatest musicians alive and is known for playing both classical and klezmer music.

Itzhak Perlman

100
The lowest land point on the planet, famous for its mud and salty water.

Dead Sea

100

This building on the corner of Euclid and Adelbert hosts the Ford Auditorium and Dittrick Museum of Medical History

Allen Memorial Medical Library

200

The builder of the First Temple

Solomon

200

The echidna that says "Do u know de wae?" in VRChat

Ugandan Knuckles

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Jewish clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman was also known as the "King" of this subgenre of jazz popularized in the 1930s.

Swing

200

The tallest mountain in Israel, which sits on the border with Lebanon and Syria

Mt. Hermon

200

The "wet and dry" fountain, commissioned to commemorate the federation between Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University is formally known by this name.

Merging

300

This nazarite and Chief Judge of Israel used his strength to topple a Phillistine temple, killing himself in the process.

Samson

300

An "Italian Brainrot" character containing characteristics of an elephant and a cactus.

Lirili Larila

300

Cimbalom player Joseph Moskowitz played music at his D.C. restaurant that was frequented by this then-Senator from California, who would later become President from 1969-1974, known for establishing the EPA and ending the Vietnam War.

Richard Nixon

300

A monument on the Tel Aviv beach marks the location that the Haganah fired on and sank this Irgun ship with Menachem Begin onboard.

Altalena

300

Although known currently for his administrative position, Eric Kaler used to be a professor of this subject at other universities.

Chemical Engineering

400

Considered the first formal convert to Judaism, this woman was the great-grandmother of King David.

Ruth

400

The namesake country of an art style also called "countryball" that is depicted as upside-down.

Poland

400

American-Jewish Composer of "Porgy and Bess" and "An American In Paris"

George Gershwin

400

This British-Jewish philanthropist funded the construction of Mishkenot Sha'ananim, the first neighborhood in Jerusalem outside of the old city, including a windmill infamously in a spot with no wind.

Moses Montefiore

400

The Cleveland Botanical Garden features plants from the "Thorny Desert" of this island nation.

Madagascar

500

This judge and prophetess drove a nail through the skull of the Canaanite General Sisera.

Deborah

500

This semi-literate Chinese warlord is in recent times more well-known for his poetry, including "Praying for Rain" and "Visiting Mount Tai"

Zhang Zongchang

500

This Jewish woman from Chicago sang with Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 on the first Portuguese-Language song to top charts in America, and would later marry the trumpeter and group's producer Herb Alpert.

Lani Hall

500

The famous general Moshe Dayan was the first child born on this kibbutz after the adoption of a "no children" policy.

Degania Alef

500

The foundation started by these brothers from Cleveland funds many projects here at CWRU, but also sponsored the Jewish Art and Life wing of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel

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