Israeli History
In what year was the modern State of Israel Established?
1948
What is considered the capital city of Israel
Jerusalem
What Jewish holiday is known as the Festival of Lights?
What chickpea-based food is commonly served in pita with vegetables and tahini?
Falafel
What are the two colors of the stripes on Israel's flag?
Blue and White
Who was the first prime minister of Israel?
David Ben-Gurion
What is the name of the sea in southern Israel that is famous for its extremely salty water?
The Dead Sea
What holiday celebrates the Jewish people's exodus from slavery in Egypt?
Passover (pesach)
What is the creamy dip made primarily from chickpeas and tahini?
Hummus
What is the official language most widely spoken in Israel?
Hebrew
What was the name of the war fought when Israel declared independence in 1948?
What was the name of the war fought when Israel declared independence in 1948
What Israeli city is famous for its beaches, nightlife, and White City architecture?
Tel Aviv
What is the Jewish New Year called?
Rosh Hashanah
What Israeli breakfast dish consists of eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes and peppers?
Shakshuka
What is the Israeli currency called?
shekel
What agreement, signed in 1979, made Egypt the first Arab country to establish peace with Israel?
Camp David Accords
What desert covers much of southern Israel?
Negev Desert
What holiday is traditionally observed with fasting and prayer and is considered the holiest day of the Jewish year?
Yom Kippur
What flaky pastry, often filled with cheese or potatoes, is popular in Israel and has roots in Jewish communities from Eastern Europe
Burekas
What is the name of Israel's national anthem?Hatikvah
Hatikvah
In what year did Israel capture East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Golan Heights during a war?
1967(Six-Day War)
What is the name of the freshwater lake in northern Israel that is also known as Lake Tiberias?
Sea of Galilee
What holiday celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai?
Shavuot
What is the name of the sweet, syrup-soaked pastry made with shredded phyllo dough and often filled with cheese or nuts?
knafeh
What Israeli scientist won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2004 for discovering how proteins are broken down and recycled in cells?
Aaron Ciechanover