Biblical Jerusalem
Modern Jerusalem
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Jerusalem Grab-Bag
100
This is the name of the Ancient Israelite King who originally conquered Jerusalem
Who was King David?
100
These are the four quarters of the Modern Old City of Jerusalem.
What are the Christian, Arab (Muslim), Armenian, and Jewish Quarters?
100
The name of the Israeli Parliment Building.
What is the K'nesset?
100
A retaining wall that supported the ancient Temple complex, this is considered the Holiest site in Judaism.
What is the Kotel/Western Wall?
100
This word that begins with a "Z" can mean either Jerusalem, or the entire Land of Israel.
What is "Zion"?
200
This is the ancient Israelite king, known for his wisdom, who built the first Temple in Jerusalem.
Who was King Solomon?
200
This popular street, known for restaurants and stores targeted toward tourists, is named for the person whois credited for resurrecting the modern Hebrew language.
What is Ben Yehuda Street?
200
The current Prime Minister of Israel
Who is Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu?
200
The Israeli Museum of the Holocaust, located in Jerusalem.
What is Yad VaShem?
200
This was the name of the Conservative Movement's Israel gap year that spent the first half of the year living and learning in Jerusaelm. (Also that Rabbi Andy went on...)
What is Nativ?
300
This was the name of the not-so-Jewish "King" of Israel, under Roman rule, who expanded and refurbished the Second Temple.
Who was King Herod?
300
This modern transit system was installed around Jerusalem between 2002-2010.
What is the Jerusalem "Light Rail"?
300
This is the area of Jerusalem that the Arab population resides.
What is East Jerusalem?
300
The cemetery that is the final resting place for the great dignitaries of Israel's history and serves as the Military cemetery for all those who died protecting Israel.
What is Har Herzl?
300
The singer-songwriter who wrote "Yerushalayim Shel Zahav"
Who is Naomi Shemer?
400
The date of the destruction of the first temple and by whom.
What is 586 BCE? and Who are the Assyrians?
400
The name of the world-class university in Jerusalem
What is the Hebrew University?
400
Established in 1967, this is the name of the border-line between Israel and the West Bank, that goes through the City of Jerusalem.
What is the "Green Line"?
400
The outdoor food market that turns into the best night club in Jerusalem once the sun goes down.
What is Shuk Machane Yehudah?
400
This is the year that Israel captured East Jerusalem, including the Old City
What is 1967?
500
The name of the ancient Canaanite tribe that originally inhabited Jerusalem.
Who were the Jebusites?
500
This Jewish neighborhood, built into the hills just outside the walls of the Old City, is known for it's large windmill and for being one of the first areas settled outside of the Old City in modern times.
What is Yemin Moshe?
500
In the original UN partition plan, Jerusalem was meant to be this.
What is an International City?
500
This Museum houses archeological treasures from Israel's ancient history
What is the Israel Museum?
500
The name of the Mosque on the Temple Mount.
What is Al-Aqsa?