History
In this year, Israel declared independence
What is 1948?
This is the name of Israel's parliament.
What is the Knesset?
Global guidelines for infant feeding were completely rewritten after researchers noticed Israeli babies had drastically fewer peanut allergies due to early exposure to this snack.
What is Bamba?
This arid southern desert covers over half of Israel’s total landmass.
What is the Negev?
This navigation app, which uses real-time traffic data to calculate routes, was originally developed in Israel before being acquired by Google for over $1 billion.
What is Waze?
He was Israel's first prime minister
Who was David Ben-Gurion?
He was the first Prime Minister to be born the the state of Israel
Who is Benjamin Netanyahu?
In 2010, the Israeli town of Abu Ghosh briefly won a culinary "war" against Lebanon by serving over 9,000 pounds of this dip
What is hummus?
Known for its mixed population and historic status, this ancient port city directly south of Tel Aviv.
What is Jaffa? (Yafo)
Because of its advanced agricultural technology, Israel has the unique distinction of entering the 21st century with a net gain in its total number of these
What are trees?
This British declaration supported the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine.
What is the Balfour Declaration? (1917)
This Prime Minister was one of a few to win the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize
Who was Yitzhak Rabin?
This Israeli snack has traditionally only been sold in the winter months.
What is Krembo?
This national park features the remarkably preserved ruins of a grand Roman harbor city, including a seaside amphitheater
What is Caesarea?
Israeli scientists revolutionized gastroenterology by inventing this, a miniature, swallowable device used to record images of the digestive tract.
What is PillCam?
This 1916 secret agreement between Britain and France divided much of the Ottoman Empire’s Arab territories into spheres of influence.
What was the Sykes–Picot Agreement?
This is the percentage of votes needed to have a seat in Israel's Parliament
What is 3.25%?
During Passover, Ben & Jerry’s Israel produces this limited-edition ice cream flavor
What is Charoset-Flavored Ice Cream?
Overlooking the city of Haifa, this coastal mountain is home to the world center of the Baháʼí Faith.
What is Mount Carmel?
In late 1999, the Israeli company M-Systems revolutionized personal file storage by introducing the world’s first commercial version of this computer accessory.
What is the USB flash drive? (thumb drive)
This UN General Assembly resolution recommended partitioning British Mandate Palestine into Jewish and Arab states.
What is Resolution 181?
This scientist was offered the presidency in 1952 before turning it down
Who was Albert Einstein?
In 2011, a massive national social justice movement was ignited by a viral Facebook boycott protesting the skyrocketing price of this food.
What is cottage cheese?
Cutting through the central coastal plain, this river flows into the Mediterranean Sea at the northern boundary of Tel Aviv.
What is the Yarkon River?
Due to the unique humidity and heat of the Jordan Valley, Israeli researchers successfully bred a unique variety of this bird that is completely featherless
What is a chicken?