Arts & Culture
This poem, originally composed in 1877, wasn't officially declared Israel's national anthem until 2004.
What is Hatikvah?
Israel declared its independence in May of this year
What is 1948?
The lowest point on earth.
What is the Dead Sea?
Felafel and pita make for a great midday this - Arucha in Hebrew
What is a meal?
Israel's current Prime Minister
Who is Benjamin Netanyahu
Sallah Shabbati, a classic 1964 film starring Topol as a Yemenite immigrant, was Israel's first film to be nominated for one of these awards.
What is an Academy Award or Oscar?
The independence ceremony took place in this city
What is Tel-Aviv?
You may have planted a tree in Israel with the help of this organization which was founded in 1901
What is the Jewish National Fund (JNF)?
For ______ at the city's Machane Yehuda Shuk: Spices, fruits, flowers, souvenirs, seafood and more.
What is sale
She is Israel's most recent Eurovision champion
Who is Netta Barzilai?
Maccabi Tel Aviv is Israel's most decorated sports team with 6 EuroLeague championships and 54 Israeli Premier League championships in this sport
What is basketball?
He recited Israel's declaration of Independence at the official ceremony and later became its first Prime Minister
Who is David Ben-Gurion?
A lack of population control means that these animals, whose ancestors originated in Egypt, can be found throughout the country and are especially prominent in Jerusalem
What are cats?
What is a ram?
The only person to serve as both President and Prime Minister of Israel
Who is Shimon Peres?
Fauda, Our Boys, Hatufim, and this show about an ultra-Orthodox family are among the popular Israeli television shows available to stream in the US.
What is Shtisel?
A vote by this body in November 1947 to divide the Mandate of Palestine into separate Arab and Jewish states paved the way for independence to be declared.
What is the United Nations?
This mountain on the border of Lebanon and Syria is Israel's highest point and home to the country's only ski resort
What Hermon
The white dome of the Israel Museum's Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem was designed to look like these vessels in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in a Qumran cave in 1947.
What are jars?
The religion of this ethnic group, which comprise about 2% of Israel's population, incorporates elements of Islam, Hinduism and even classical Greek philosophy
Who are the Druze?
This poet was Israel's first Nobel laureate - winning the Nobel prize for literature in 1966.
Who is Shai Agnon?
The first world leader to recognize Israel's independence was this American President
Who is Harry Truman?
Due to its location at the junction of three continents, Israel annually welcomes 500 million of the migrating creatures.
What are birds?
In the Cardo section of the Old City, one of these created by French art students, depicts how life might have looked there 1500 years ago
What is a mural?
One of two female poets who appear on Israel's new banknotes
Who are Rachel Bluwstein or Leah Goldberg?