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100

Copresidents of the JSU

Who are Nathan Sheinbein and Sam O'Dowd

100

Famous Supreme Court Justice, Second woman to ever be appointed to that position

Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg

100

Holiday that celebrates the new year

What is Rosh Hashanah

100

Directed Jaws, Indiana Jones, Jurrasic Park

Who is Steven Spielberg?

100

The city in the United States with the largest Jewish Population

Where is New York City?

200

Founder of the UHS Jsu

Who is Zev Greenberg

200

Wrote book "The Metamorphosis"

Who is Franz Kafka

200

Holiday where Jewish people light the menorah and give gifts for 8 days

What is Hannukah

200

Co-creator of Marvel, creator of popular superheroes like Spiderman

Who is Stan Lee

200

Jewish tradition where boys and girls become "adults" at the age of 13

Bar/Bat Mitzvah/ called a B'nei Mitzvah for plural


300

Who lost the first even UHS JSU election for President

Who is Zev Greenberg

300

German philosopher, cowriter of The Communist Manifesto, and author of Das Kapital

Who is Karl Marx

300
Holiday celebrating the liberation of the Jewish slaves from Egypt

What is Passover

300

Popular Socialist leader who ran for President in 2016 and 2020 with the democratic party. He is a Senator currently

Who is Bernie Sanders?

300

The first jew

Who is Abraham

400

National JSUU founding Year (5 years either way)

When is 2002

400

Famous Supreme Court Justice, has college named after him

Who is Louis Brandeis, or Brandeis

400

Holiest day in the Jewish Calendar, known as the day of fast

What is Yom Kippur

400

Pitcher nicknamed "the Left Arm of God" who pitched for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers for 12 seasons.

Who is Sandy Koufax

400

Name of the "jewish star"

What is the Star of David


500

Year the Uhs JSU was founded (must be exact)

2022

500

Discovered a part of cellular respiration, named after him

Who is Hans Adolf Krebs, or Krebs

500

During this holiday people typically eat Hamentashen and shake the grager

What is Purim

500

Four brothers, some of the founders of Hollywood with a studio named after them

Who are the Warner brothers?

or

What is Warner Bros?

500

A Jewish Tradition where you get your foreskin cut off by a Rabbi at 8 days old (not a circumcision)

What is a briss?