Israel
Menches
Food
Holidays
Yiddush
100

The city of the Western Wall/Kotel

             

What is Jerusalem?

100

The leader of the Maccabees

Who is Judah Maccabee

100

Dishes popular on Shavuot

What are blintz, kugels, cheesecake, etc.

100


Holiday known as the New Year of the Trees




What is Tu Bishvat?

100

A good person

What is a Mentch?

200

The year Israel gained independence

What is 1948?

200

She fought for women's rights.  She was on the Supreme Court.

Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

200

Name one fish in gefilte fish

What are carp, mullet, white fish, and pike

200

When Jewish people do tashlich

What is Yom Kippur?

200

Crazy and ridiculous

What is Meshuggeneh?

300

The first prime minister of Israel

Who is Ben Gurion?

300

A man who founded BBYO

Who was Sam Beber?

300

Israeli food made up of eggs and tomato sauce


What is Shakshuka

300


Name one Mitzvah on Purim


What are reading the megillah, a festive meal, giving to the poor, and sending gifts of food

300

A trinket with no practical purpose

What is a tchotchke?

400

Three of the four countries that border Israel

What are Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan

400

His best works include Jaws and Jurassic Park

Who is Steven Spielberg?

400

Spice found in Israeli foods

What is Za'atar

400

The 3 holidays not mentioned in the Torah


Chanukah, Purim, Tu Bishvat

400

An old garment or an old rag

What is a shmatte?

500

Largest body of fresh water in Israel

What is the Sea of Galilee

500

The biblical patriarchs and matriarchs

Who are Leah, Rachel, Rebecca, Sarah, Isaac, Abraham, & Jacob

500

The five foods on the seder plate


What are parsley, roasted egg, shankbone, bitter herbs, charoset, lettuce

500

The holiday marking the 33rd day of the 49 day period between Passover and Shavuot



What is Lag B'Omer

500

A jerk or a self-made fool

What is a schmuck or putz

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