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True/False: Israel is the youngest independent country in the world.
False. South Sudan, that was declared in 2011, is the youngest city in the world.
100
This city was reunited in the Six Day War, ending 2,000 years of foreign occupation.
What is Jerusalem?
100
This Prime Minister was Assassinated by a Jewish-Israeli Citizen
Who is Yitzhak Rabin?
100
They Received a Mandate Over Israel after World War I.
What is Great Britain? The official goal of the mandate was to prepare the entire land of Palestine (today Jordan and Israel) to be the Jewish homeland.
100
These are the Official Languages in Israel
What are Hebrew and Arabic?
200
True/False: In proportion to its population, Israel has the largest number of startup companies in the world
True. In absolute terms, Israel has the largest number of startup companies than any other country in the world, except the US (3,500 companies mostly in hi-tech).
200
This is the cultural center of Israel, with more museums per capita than any other city in the world.
What is Tel Aviv?
200
She was Israels first female Prime-Minister
Who is Golda Meir? Fun Fact: She was the third female in the world to assume a position of a head-of-state.
200
This was the year of the UN resolution recommending the creation of a Jewish state in Israel
What is 1947? Ben Gurion read the declaration of independence on May 14, 1948.
200
This U.S state is the closest in size to Israel
What is New Jersey?
300
True/False: Israel is the country with largest number of Jews in the world
True. While the United States has 5.275 million Jews, Israel has 5.393 million.
300
It is the southernmost city in Israel, known as one of the prime diving locations in the world.
What is Eilat?
300
He was Israel's First Prime Minister.
Who is David Ben Gurion?
300
This was the shortest war in Israels history
What is the Six Day War? In those six days, Israel fought against Jordan, Egypt, Syria and Lebanon.
300
These are the Countries Bordering Israel
What are Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt?
400
True/False: Israel is the only country who entered the 21st century with a net gain in it's number of trees
True. KKL-JNF has planted over 240 MILLION trees during its 100 years of operation.
400
Only Six Hours Away From the Desert, This Is the Highest point in Israel and Israel's Ski Resort.
What is the Hermon Mountain? The Hermon Mountain is 7,336 feet above sea level.
400
He revived Hebrew and made it a modern language.
Who is Eliezer Ben Yehuda? Ben Yehuda immigrated to Palestine in 1881, he stated that: "The Hebrew language can live only if we revive the nation and return it to the fatherland".
400
This is the name of a 1917 letter from the British Foreign Minister saying: "His Majesty's Government views with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people".
What is the Balfour Declaration? This is the first international guarantee for a Jewish state in the land of Israel in modern times.
400
This Is The Lowest Point on Earth
What is the Dead Sea? The dead sea is located 1,388 ft. below sea level.
500
This was the world record number of people flown on one flight, flown during "Operation Solomon" for the rescue immigration of the Ethiopian Jews.
What is 1,086 people?
500
This is the northernmost city is Israel
What is Metulla?
500
He was Israels first president
Who is Chaim Weizmann? Fun Fact: The job was originally offered to Albert Einstein, but he refused.
500
This is the name of the 1897 International gathering of Jews convened by Theodore Herzl in Basel, Switzerland that "seeks to establish a home for the Jewish people in Palestine."
What is The First Zionist Congress?
500
This is the most common animal in Israeli Streets
What is a Cat?