Israel
NFTY
Jewish Traditions
Hanukkah!
Potpourri
100
Take off your floaties, you wont need them in this salty desert spot.
What is The Dead Sea?
100
NFTY is an acronym that stands for this.
What is North American Federation of Temple Youth?
100
This dish can be of a potato or noodle variety and is often referred to as a pudding.
What is kugel?
100
The "helper candle" that lights all the others on the menorah is called this.
What is the shamas/shamash?
100
Finish the lyric: Hey I just met you And this is craaaazy But here's my number
What is "So call me maybe"?
200
Although the parliament of Israel is in the capital of Jerusalem, the US Embassy is in this largest city closer to the beach.
What is Tel Aviv?
200
NFTY holds a national convention which changes location on every occasion. This year's convention is in this southern city.
What is Atlanta?
200
This holiday, the Lorax's favorite, is the "Jewish Arbor Day" celebrating trees and the gifts they give to us as humans.
What is Tu B'Shevat?
200
Potato pancakes and jelly donuts! So much oil during this Hanukkah holiday! Find the answer to this clue and nyou'll get latkes and these (traditional name for jelly donuts).
What are sufganyot?
200
Tommy and Dill were characters on this Nickolodeon show of the 1990's. Do you remember their Passover episode? Classic!
What is Rugrats?
300
Commonly referred to as "Bibi", this man is the prime minister of Israel.
Who is Benyamin Netanyahu?
300
Celebrating an important anniversary this year, NFTY turns this age in 5775.
What is 75?
300
This abbreviation for 18, also meaning "life" is on a lot of jewelry.
What is Chai?
300
This Hebrew word means hammer. It is also the last name of Judah and his brothers the heroes in the Hanukkah story.
What is Maccabee?
300
Suzanne Collins wrote this book series that became an instant classic.
What is the Hunger Games?
400
Many 18-26 year old Jews go on a "birthright" trip to Israel. The program that runs it is this Hebrew word for birthright.
What is Taglit?
400
This is the name of the NFTY leadership summer camp in New York.
What is Kutz?
400
This song played at B'nai Mitzvah and weddings was recently declared "the most played song in the world".
What is Hava Negillah? (The Hora)
400
In the US the letters on the dreidel are nun. gimmel, hey, and shin to stand for "Nes Gadol Haya Sham" (a great miracle happened there). In Israel, the shini is replaced by this Hebrew Letter to mean "a great miracle happened here".
What is pey?
400
These are the names of all seven dwarves in "Snow White".
Who are Doc, Dopey, Happy, Sneezy, Sleepy, Grumpy, and Bashful?
500
Founded a few years after WWII, Israel became a country in this year, after fighting a war of independence.
When is 1948?
500
Name 5 NFTY regions other than NFTY NE.
What are North (NO), South (SO), New York Area Region (NAR), Chicago Area Region (CAR), Pennsylvania Area Region (PAR), Garden Empire Region (GER), Southern Tropical Region (STR), Mid-Atlantic Region (MAR), South Atlantic Region (SAR), Texas-Oklahoma Region (TOR), Missouri Valley Region (MV), Southwest (SW), Northwest (NW), SoCal, Central West Region, Northeast Lakes Region (NEL), Ohio Valley (OV)
500
Commonly known as "Jew Curls", these sideburns are sually not shaven by Orthodox men.
What is paeus/paeot?
500
The name of Judah Maccabee's father.
Who is Matthias?
500
Challenge: Name either the youngest or oldest member f the Beatles. Double points if you get both. Quadruple points if you get all four in order of oldest to youngest.
Who are Ringo Starr (July 7, 1940), John Lennon (October 9, 1940) Paul McCartney (June 18, 1942), and George Harrison (February 25, 1943)?
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