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100
What is the largest desert in Israel?
The Negev
100
What was Israel called in ancient times?
Canaan
100
What year was Israel officially recognized by the UN as an independent nation?
1948
100
What year was the war of Independence fought in?
1948 and/or 1949
100
Which world-wide technology that is crucial to the world and used by all computers saw its roots in Israel?
The Internet
200
What is the major mountainous area in Israel called?
The Galilee
200
Which patriarch did Israel receive its name from?
Jacob
200
Who was the first and only female Prime Minister of Israel?
Golda Mier
200
How many wars has Israel directly participated in with its own troops?
4
200
How many years are men required to serve in the military?
3
300
What is the lowest place on Earth?
The Dead Sea
300
What two kingdoms was ancient Israel eventually broken into?
Israel and Judah
300
Who was the Israeli Prime Minister who is also the current President of Israel?
Simon Peres
300
What were the only 2 European powers that fought alongside Israel with their own troops in any of Israel's conflicts?
France and Britain
300
Which ethnic groups and religions are exempted from compulsory military service?
Druze, Arab, and Orthodox Jews
400
What country considers the Golan Heights as part of its territories besides Israel?
Syria
400
What was the first empire that controlled ancient Israel?
Ancient Israel
400
Who were the first 2 Presidents of Israel?
1. Chaim Weizmann 2. Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
400
Which Arab countries fought against Israel in the War of Independence?
Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon
400
What is an Israeli farm community where everyone shares everything called?
A Kibbutz
500
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Israel_districts_numbered.png What regions do the letters and number correspond to?
1. North 2. Haifa 3. Center 4. Tel Aviv 5. Jerusalem 6. South A) Golan Heights B) Judea and Samaria C) Gaza Strip
500
Which prophet preached and forewarned the destruction of the first holy temple by the Babylonians?
Jeremiah
500
Who are the first and last three Israeli Prime Ministers?
1. David Ben-Gurion 2. Moshe Sharett 3. David Ben-Gurion | 3. Ariel Sharon 2. Ehud Olmert 1. Benjamin Netanyahu
500
List all the wars that happened and in order and their years.
1.War of Independence=1948--1949 2.Suez Crisis=1956 3.6-Day War=1967 4.Yom Kippur War=1973
500
Who are the only people allowed to pass into Jordan from Israel and vice versa without any permits or licences?
The Bedouin