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Minor Wars
Jewish Geography
#1 picks in the NBA Draft
100

Korach, who led the rebellion against Moshe, was from THIS tribe

Levi

100

This flightless bird native to Africa is the largest living bird by height and weight.

Ostrich

100

This 1982 conflict saw British forces travel halfway around the globe to reclaim a pair of islands from an Argentine invasion.

The Falklands

100

This Ukrainian town became a major Hasidic pilgrimage site due to the teachings and burial of Rebbe Nachman.

Uman

100

This 2001 No. 1 pick became the youngest MVP in NBA history, then tore his ACL in the playoffs and never quite returned the same.

Derrick Rose

200

Korach was joined in his rebellion by Datan and Aviram and On ben Peleth, from this tribe

Reuven

200

This tiny bird, often mistaken for a large insect, holds the title of smallest bird in the world.

bee hummingbird

200

In 1967, this small European country held firm against Soviet tanks and artillery in subzero temperatures, using guerrilla tactics and skis to survive.

Finland
200

This town in Eastern Europe became legendary in Jewish folklore for its “wise fools” — though its stories were anything but simple.

Chelm

200

Before the 2022 draft, comparisons were made to Giannis. Drafted first by a team that hadn’t won a playoff series in over a decade, he was not born in the U.S.

Paolo Banchero

300

According to the Midrash, when Korach came to challenge Moshe, he and his followers were wearing this

A tallit and strings that were completely Techelet blue

300

This extinct bird, once native to the island of Mauritius, was flightless, about 3 feet tall, and disappeared less than 100 years after it was discovered.

Dodo

300

This disputed Balkan region declared independence in 2008, but NATO had already bombed Yugoslav forces there nearly a decade earlier to stop ethnic cleansing.

Kosovo

300

This Babylonian city was home to one of the earliest great yeshivot and served as a center of Jewish learning before Sura and Pumbedita took over.

Nehardea

300

This first pick (1986) was called "better than Jordan," but he never played a single NBA game due to a cocaine overdose just days after the draft.

Len Bias

400

Korach had a vision that one of his descendants would be the greatest prophet ever and he used this as proof that he would survive and live on, so therefore he was correct. He failed to understand that this was because his sons would do Teshuva. Who was Korach's descendant?

Shmuel

400

This seabird has the largest wingspan of any living bird—up to 12 feet—and is known for gliding vast distances over the ocean.

Albatross

400

After resisting British control, this southern African territory unilaterally declared independence in 1965, sparking a guerrilla war that eventually led to the creation of Zimbabwe.

Rhodesia

400

This desert site near the Dead Sea was home to a Jewish sect that stored scrolls in caves — giving us one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century.

Qumran

400

This 1993 top pick was drafted by Orlando but never suited up for them — his trade on draft night launched one of the NBA’s most iconic 90s duos.

Chris Webber

500

In the aftermath of the rebellion, a plague broke out amongst the people. How did Moshe and Aaron stop it?

Aaron took a fire pan and burned incense on it and separated between the living and the dead

500

Native to Queensland’s tropical rainforests, this flightless bird is considered the world’s most dangerous animals, capable of killing a human with a single kick.

Cassowary

500

In 1896, this East African empire shocked Europe by defeating an Italian army at the Battle of Adwa, preserving its independence during the Scramble for Africa.

Ethiopia

500

This city, once in the heart of the Islamic world, was where Rav Saadia Gaon led a powerful academy — and defended rabbinic Judaism against Karaite challenges.

Baghdad 

500

This 1998 first overall pick out of Pacific University played for six NBA teams, never made an All-Star Game, and is mostly remembered for being drafted right before Dirk Nowitzki and Paul Pierce.

Michael Olowakandi

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