Food
Which Israeli food was created by order of an Israeli prime minister?
a) Hummus
b) Tahini
c) Ptitim
d) Sabich
c) Ptitim
Which Israeli singer won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018?
Netta Barzilai
Yiddish is a language which has historically been spoken by which group of jews?
Ashkenazi Jews
What is the name of Israel's independence day?
Yom Ha'atzmaut
Why do Haredim grow long beards (payot)?
a) They want to look different to all other people in the world
b) the torah says you can’t shave those parts of your body
c) they believe the longer your beard the more wisdom you have
d) they don’t want to spend money on skincare products
b) the torah says you can’t shave those parts of your body
Which city in Israel has the most bakeries
a) Eilat
b) Jerusalem
c) Tel Aviv
d) Haifa
d) Haifa
Who was the first female Israeli prime minister?
a) Shulamit Aloni
b) Dalia Itzik
c) Limor Livnat
d) Golda Meir
Golda Meir
Is Arabic one of Israel's official languages, true or false?
False, it was removed as an official language in 2018 but its use in government documents and in the public sphere is still mandated under Israeli law
Which holiday is the only one generally celebrated by the Druze?
a) Eid almasakhir
b) Eid al-hesana
c) Eid alfish
d) Eid al-Adha
d) Eid al-Adha
What percentage of jews in Israel keep Shabbat?
a) 32%
b) 56%
c) 63%
d) 80%
b) 56%
Which special food do Moroccan Israelis eat on Mimouna, the celebration held the day after Pesach?
a) Donuts
b) Moufleta
c) Matzah
d) Kube
b) Moufleta
Who is the current prime minister of Israel?
a) Yair Lapid
b) Merav Michaeli
c) Benjamin Netanyahu
d) Benny Gantz
a) Yair Lapid
Most Mizrahi Jews speak which language other than Hebrew?
a) Arabic
b) English
c) French
d) German
a) Arabic
Which Statutory holiday occurs the day before Israel's independance day?
a) Yom Hashoah
b) Rosh Hashanah
c) Simchat Torah
d) Yom Hazikaron
d) Yom Hazikaron (day of remembrance)
Which of these traditions do secular jews still keep?
a) Jewish Marriage
b) Keeping Kosher
c) Going to shul every friday night
d) None of the above
a) Jewish Marriage
What spread is made out of ground chick peas?
a) Shwarma
b) Hummus
c) Tahini
d) Couscous
b) Hummus
Who is the current high priest of the Samaritans?
a) Abdel IV
b) Jacob I
c) Isaac II
d) Abishah III
a) Abdel IV : is the current 'kohen gadol' of the Samaritan religion
What percentage of Israel's population are native Hebrew speakers?
a) 38%
b) 44%
c) 53%
d) 72%
c) 53%
Sigd, a holdiay celebrated by Ethiopian Jews, commemorates which event in the Torah?
a) God being revealed to Moses for the first time on Mt Sinai.
b) David and Goliath
c) Eliyahu taken up to heaven
d) Binding of Isaac
a) God being revealed to Moses for the first time on Mt Sinai.
Which of these groups are all considered Arabs?
a) Bahai, Druze, Muslim
b) Orthodox, Secular, Reform
c) Druze, Muslims, Christians
d) Christians, Bahai, Muslims
c) Druze, Muslims, Christians
What is the name of the pastry used to create Knafeh?
a) Kataifi
b) Kultuf
c) Attar
d) Konafi
a) Kataifi
Who is the spiritual leader of the Druze?
a) Mowafaq Tarif
b) Suliman Bashear
c) Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad
d) Amin Tarif
a) Mowafaq Tarif
What percentage of the Israeli population speak Russian?
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 30%
d) 41%
b) 20%
Which major islamic holidays do the Bedouin tribe observe?
a) The feasts of sacrifice
b) The feasts of forgiveness
c) The feasts of giving
d) The feasts of attrition
a) The feasts of sacrifice
What is one difference between Haredim and Modern Orthodox Jews?
a) They are allowed to drive on Shabbos
b) They go to the army
c) They are not kosher
d) They do not keep Halachic law
b) They go to the army