Modern Israel
What year was the State of Israel established?
1948
Who was the first female Prime Minister of Israel?
Golda Meir.
What is the southernmost city in Israel
Eilat
What Jewish philosopher wrote The Guide for the Perplexed and served as a doctor
Rambam
What Israeli defense system protects citizens by intercepting rockets?
Iron Dome
What is the name of Israel’s major international airport?
Ben-Gurion Airport
Who was Israel’s first Prime Minister?
David Ben-Gurion.
What desert covers more than half of Israel’s land area?
The Negev Desert.
Which nation exiled the 10 tribes of Israel?
Assyrians
Which major Israeli intelligence agency is responsible for covert operations outside Israel?
The Mossad
What is the name of Israel’s parliament?
The Knesset.
Who was Israel’s first President?
Chaim Weizmann.
What is the lowest point on Earth, located in Israel?
The Dead Sea.
What famous item taken from the Beit HaMikdash did the Romans steal, and where is it rumored to be hidden today?
The Menorah, rumored to be hidden in the Vatican.
“What two countries does Israel have long-standing peace agreements with?”
Egypt and Jordan.
Which Israeli operation rescued hostages in Uganda in 1976?
Operation Entebbe
A famous Israeli spy who and helped Israel before the Six-Day War.
Eli Cohen
What two major waterways border Israel?
The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
What famous monument in Rome commemorates the destruction of the Second Beit HaMikdash?
Arch of Titus
Who is the famous baseball player who refused to play a game on Yom Kippur”
Sandy Koufax
What was the name of the Jewish underground army before the IDF
The Haganah
Which Israeli Prime Minister helped sign the Israel–Egypt peace treaty with President Carter?
Menachem Begin.
What biblical area did Israel return as part of a peace accord, and to which country was it returned?
The Sinai Peninsula to Egypt as part of the Israel–Egypt Peace Treaty.
What two countries became the greatest centers for Jewish learning outside of Israel?
Spain and Babylon
What famous scientist was asked to be the Prime Minister of Israel?
Albert Einstein