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Located at 611 Langdon Street, the current Hillel facility is named for this business executive and advocate for Soviet Jews

Who is Barbara Hochberg

100

UW Madison founded

When was 1848

100

The shofar is made out of...

What is a ram's horn

100

This staff member has lived in Jerusalem twice

Who is Judy Greenburg

100

First Pixar movie

What is Toy Story

200

Founded in 1924, UW-Madison's Hillel holds this "silver-medal" distinction among all campus Hillels

What is the second oldest Hillel

200

UW–Madison’s most successful NCAA sport?

What is Women's Hockey

200

Holiday celebrated a day later in Jerusalem (and other walled cities)

What is Purim

200

Worked as Waldo when younger

Who is Greg Steinberger


200

The only continent with no active volcanoes?

What is Australia

300

This is the name of the full-service kosher restaurant found inside The Barbara Hochberg Center for Jewish Student Life 

What is Adama Neighborhood Table

300

The song “On, Wisconsin” was originally written for

What is the University of Minnesota 

300

Four questions done during passover by...

Who is the youngest child

300
Has been to 13 countries

Who is Zoe Levine?

300

This scientist developed the theory of relativity.

Who is Albert Einstein

400

Greg and Andrea Steinberger were recently honored for 25 years of service, making them this unique type of duo in Hillel history. 

What is the longest-serving couple

400

Number of cages in Memorial Library’s stacks


What is 302

400

Fast Day commemorates the destruction of both Temples.

What is Tisha B’Av

400

Love swimming and bike riding

Who is Andrea Steinberger

400

This singer is known as the "King of Pop"

Who is Michael Jackson

500

Upon its founding in 1924, UW Hillel absorbed this existing Jewish literary and debate club on campus 

What is the Menorah Society

500

2 vitamins founded by UW Scientists revolutionizing nutrition

What is Vitamin A and D

500

Although today it is celebrated as the New Year, the Torah actually refers to Rosh Hashanah by this name, meaning “a day of sounding.”


What is Yom Teruah?

500

The only staff member to have an undergraduate degree from UW-Madison

Who is David Bookstaff


500

This island nation’s capital city, Reykjavik, is the northernmost capital of a sovereign state.

What is Iceland?

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