What is the most common spoken language in the world?
Mandarin
200
Where did Olympic Games come from?
Greek
200
How many jewish tribes were there, and how many are left?
There were originally 12 tribes, only two of which are left.
300
Demeter's daughter Persephone was kidnapped by who?
Hades
300
What is the term for a part of an ocean or sea that cuts far into the bordering landmass and may contain one or more bays?
Gulf
300
What kind of languages are based off of Latin?
Romance languages
300
How many winter and summer olympics have been held?
(you will get credit if your guess is within three of the correct answer)
47
300
In what order do you light the candles on Chanukah?
From left to right, new to old
400
What was Daedalus's greatest dream?
To fly
400
The North Atlantic current brings warm waters from the tropics to the west coast of which continent?
Europe
400
What does the root "bio" mean?
life
(biology: study of life)
400
When and where were the first Olympic Games
1896, Greece
400
What is the difference between a menorah and a Chanukiah?
A Chanukiah is used only on Chanukah, and has 9 candles, one of which is higher than the others. A menorah has 7 candles and is lit on a daily basis.
500
What animal did Poseidon make Demeter?
A horse
500
How many official countries are there?
195
500
What does the root word "art" mean?
skill
artifact - object made by a person's skill
artisan - a person skilled in a craft
artist - a person who creates skillfully
500
Who is the oldest person to compete in the olympics?
The oldest Olympian in history is Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn. He won a silver medal at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics at 72, his sixth medal in three games.
500
Why do we eat matzah on passover?
When the Jewish people left Egypt they did so in a hurry and had no time to wait for the bread they were baking to rise. The bread they baked was flat – Matzah. The Torah commands us to eat Matzah every year on Passover, commemorating the Exodus from Egypt.