The name of the missile defense system developed in Israel to intercept rockets before impact
What is the Iron Dome?
100
The popular spherical food available at street vendors and usually served in a pita
What is falafel?
100
Israel's most famous city on the beach, designated by UNESCO as a world heritage site for its "white city architecture"
What is Tel Aviv?
100
the celebrated, non-competitive, communal sport, set to music, in which men and women sing, celebrate, and move in choreographed routines
What is Israeli folk-dancing?
100
The age at which every Israeli is drafted into army service?
What is eighteen?
200
The name of the American magnate who in 2005 bought an Israeli company for a record-setting $5 billion dollars
Who is Warren Buffett?
200
This popular topping in a pita is made of chick peas, usually with a bit of lemon juice, and sometimes garlic
What is hummus?
200
the name of the town in Southern Israel famous for its hotels and coral reefs, its undersea scuba diving, and glass-bottomed boats
What is Eilat?
200
the first day of the school week for Israeli children
What is Sunday?
200
The most desirable unit of the Israeli army, whose members earn the coveted red beret when they complete their training?
What is the Paratroopers
300
the name of the computer chip developed by Israel and critical to the function of a majority of personal computers worldwide
What is the Intel chip?
300
the name of the market where you can find fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, bread, home-cooked goods, slaughtered meat--and these days, also gourmet cafes?
What is the shuq?
300
a sacred city of peace, whose ancient landscape now boasts a walking bridge by one of the world's most famous contemporary architects and a light rail
What is Jerusalem?
300
the official authority on all Jewish religious matters, orthodox since the founding of the State in 1948
What is the Rabbanut?
300
the name for "the world's shortest war," which in 1967 Israel won against 6 of its neighboring countries that had attacked the state, expanding Israel's boundaries, reuniting Jerusalem, and fueling Jewish pride around the world
What is the Six-Day War?
400
the name of at least two of Israeli inventions.
What is Disk-on-Key (flash drive), PillCam, solar windows, drip irrigation, the cherry tomato, the electric car grid, the and a space camera?
400
the name of the international coffee chain based in Los Angeles and in Israel
What is the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf?
400
the city nicknamed the "San Francisco of Israel" for its hills, cable car, and coastal views
What is Haifa?
400
the language from which much of Israel's contemporary slang terms--good and bad--are drawn
What is Arabic?
400
the name given to the war in 1973 when Israel was attacked by surprise, because of the date in the Hebrew calendar on which the attack occurred?
What is the Yom Kippur War?
500
The name of the new prime-minister of Israel and his party.
What is Bibi Netaniyahu and Likud?
500
this popular Israeli dessert is made from sesame seeds and sugar and today is offered in a variety of flavors including chocolate
What is halva?
500
Israel's main freshwater source for the entire country, dependent on rainfall and overlooked by the Golan mountains.
What is the Kinneret?
500
the name of the popular television show in Israel where aspiring singers compete and are judged by Israeli musical celebrities like Aviv Geffen, Ehud Banai, and Sarit Hadad
What is Kochav Nolad?
500
the name of Israel's military hero from the 1967 war who as Prime Minister was assassinated in 2006 for his work on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process