BSI Israel Trivia Night!

Innovations

100

This app was developed by Israelis and helps 100 million users every month

Waze!

200

This vegetable was developed in Israel.

cherry tomato! 

300

This agricultural technology, innovated in Israel, saves millions of tons of water every year

Drip irrigation! 

400

The company M-systems was bought by SanDisk for $1.5 billion in 2006. What did the Israeli company M-systems develop? 

USB Flash Drive!

500

Israel is #1 in the world at this, with Spain following in 2nd place (hint: toilets) 

Recycling waste water! 

Pop Culture

100

Who is the Israeli actress who starred in the movie that made $103,251,471 in its opening weekend?

Gal Gadot!

200

What kind of music do Eyal Golan, Dudu Aharon, and Omer Adam sing?

Mizrachi!

300

This Israeli song won the Eurovision Song Contest this past year!

Toy by Netta Barzilai!

400

Israel has its own version of the following popular reality TV shows EXCEPT for:

the voice

shark tank

the bachelor

Shark Tank!

500

What is the name of the Israeli hip hop/funk band that has this image as their logo?

Hadag Nachash!

Geography

100

This salty sea is the lowest point on Earth.

Dead Sea!

200

It is the largest desert in Israel.

The Negev!

300

It is the oldest port in Israel, located near Tel Aviv.

Jaffa!

400

These are the 4 quarters in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Armenian!

500

What is the average temperature in Tel Aviv in August? 

27.8°C, 82°F

History

100

The modern State of Israel was founded in this year

1948

200

Who was the first female Prime Minister in Israel? 

Golda Meir! 

300

What year were the Camp David Accords signed?

Bonus: who signed them? 

1978

Israeli PM Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, brokered by US President Jimmy Carter

400

Who was the first Israeli to be awarded the Nobel Prize?

Shay Agnon, an Israeli author, in 1966 

500

What Guinness record was broken in May 1991 by Israel?

1) biggest falafel ball

2) loudest scream by a crowd

3) most passengers on a commercial airliner

4) largest parade of kite surfers

1,0888 in 1991 

Operation Solomon, airlifted Jews from Ethiopia to Israel

Politics

100

What is the Israeli system of government?

Parliament! 

200

Israel's government meets in this building, where the country's laws are made.

Knesset!

300

Who is the current president of Israel?

Reuven Rivlin! 

400

How many members of Knesset are there?

120!

500

Name 3 of the six parties in Bibi's government coalition? 

Likud, Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home), Kulanu, Shas, United Torah Judaism (UTJ) and Yisrael Beiteinu