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Modern Israel
100

This city is the capital of Israel

What is Jerusalem?

100

Israel became a modern country in this year

What is 1948

100

What is the main language spoken in Israel?

Hebrew

100

The main religion practiced in Israel

What is Judaism

100

What is the name of the city that has the nickname--city that never sleeps

Tel Aviv

200

The body of water is so salty that people float easily in it

What is the Dead Sea

200

The ancient group of people lived in the Land of Israel thousands of years ago

The Israelites

200

Name 2 Middle eastern food

What are hummus and fallafel

200

This holy book contains the Five Books of Moses

The Torah

200

What is their Congress called

The Knesset

300

Israel is located in this continent

What is Asia

300

This king built the first Temple in Jerusalem

Who is King Solomon?

300

What do we call the day of rest?

Shabbat

300

What is the name of the sacred wall in Hebrew

The Kotel

300

What is the leader of Israel called and what is his name?

Prime MInister--Benjamin Netanyahu

400

This desert covers much of Southern Israel

What is the Negev

400

This empire destroyed the Second Temple in 70 CE

Who are the Romans?

400

This community is based on shared living and working

What is a kibbutz?

400

This holiday celebrates freedom from slaverty in Egypt

Pesach

400

This is Israel's national anthem and its meaning

Hatikvah-the Hope

500

Israel borders this sea to the west

What is the Meditteranean Sea

500

The Jewish people were spread around the world during this event?

What is the diaspora?

500

This traditional Israeli dance is often done in a circle

The Hora

500

This holiday is similar to Arbor Day

What is Tu Beshevt

500

Airline, where does it land, and who was he?

El Al, Ben Gurion Airport, first prime minister