History
Name events where Jews were kicked out of a country/subjected to genocide. Most events listed gets the points.
Holocaust, Diaspora (1st and 2nd), pogroms, Reconquista (Spanish Inquisition)
Jewish comedian who became a T.V. Star
Jerry Seinfeld
Define Jewish.
Ethnoreligious group
Who were the first man and woman in the Torah?
Adam & Eve
Name the language that influenced modern Hebrew the most?
Aramaic
Name the three large Jewish Diaspora Groups. (bonus points for naming a fourth)
Mizrahi, Sephardi, Ashkenazi, and the Beta Israel.
The most famous Jewish actor in Hollywood
Adam Sandler
What sound does the Hebrew character Gimel make.
G, like in Game.
Who forged the covenant between the Jews and G-d.
Moses
How many books are in the Torah, and what are they
5, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
Which U.S. President wrote a letter to the Jewish community promising them acceptance.
George Washington
Played Lex Luthor, and Mark Zuckerberg
Jesse Eisenberg
What are Tefillin straps made of.
Leather
What animal did Samson rip apart by the jaw?
Lion
The first Rabbi to come to America
Rabbi Abraham Rice
What Pharaohs did Joseph serve.
Sesostris the I, or Amenemhet the III
This celebrity starred in the Fugitive, Star Wars, and Air Force One
Harrison Ford
How many names are there for g-d in judaism? (+10 bonus points for each name you can name)
72
Why is Jeremiah called the Weeping Prophet.
Lamented the sinfulness of his people and the coming destruction of Judah.
What was the name for Jews in Portugal and Spain who continued to practice Judaism in secret.
Name the empire in modern day Yemen that was Jewish.
The Himyar
This celebrity starred in Black Swan, The Other Boleyn Girl
Natalie Portman
What Rabbi is largely credited for starting the reform movement in Judaism.
Rabbi Abraham Geiger or Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise.
Who led the creation of the Tower of Babel
Nimrod leading the people of Shinar.
Who is considered by many to be the greatest Poet to use the Hebrew Language
Yehuda Amichai