Fast Facts
Food and Drinks
Israel
100
The "Tu" in Tu B'Shevat stands for this.
What is 15?
100
We eat this fruit on Tu B'Shevat and Rosh Hashanah.
What is pomegranate?
100
Israel is located on this continent.
What is Asia?
200
This is another name for Tu B'shevat.
What is The New Year of the Trees or The Birthday of the Trees?
200
This beverage receives a different blessing than all other beverages.
What is wine?
200
These are the two official languages of Israel.
What are Hebrew and Arabic?
300
This is the Hebrew word for tree.
What is Eitz?
300
We say this blessing over fruits we haven't eaten during the past year.
What is Shehecheyanu?
300
This man was the first Prime Minister of Israel.
Who is David Ben Gurion?
400
The first Tu B'shevat seder was developed by Rabbi Isaac Luria in this century.
What is the 16th century or the 1500's?
400
The first food eaten at the Tu B'Shevat seder is made from this.
What is wheat?
400
These are the four countries that border Israel.
What are Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon?
500
During Tu B'Shevat, we eat from the seven species, which is called this in Hebrew.
What is Shivat HaMinim?
500
These are the Shivat Haminim.
What are grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, dates, wheat, and barley?
500
People can float in Israel's Dead Sea due to this.
What is the high concentration of salt?
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