Geography
What is Israel's capital city?
Jerusalem
What is Israel’s best-selling snack food? A) Bamba B) Bisli C) Crembo D) Elite Chocolate
A) Bamba
Israel's Declaration of Independence was signed in what city?
Tel Aviv
The day Israel declared it's independence and year:
5th of Iyaar 1948
Which of these inventions were NOT made in Israel?
a) Cherry Tomatoes
b) Waze
c) Zoom
d) Cell phones
c) Zoom
What is the lowest place on Earth and also based in Israel?
True or False: Israel is the only country to have a once dead language as it's offical language
True!
The only female Prime Minister of Israel
Golda Meir
The name for "the world's shortest war," which in 1967 Israel won against 6 of its neighboring countries that had attacked the state, expanding Israel's boundaries, reuniting Jerusalem, and fueling Jewish pride around the world
The Six Day War
The name of the phenomenal missile defense system developed in Israel to intercept rockets before impact
The Iron Dome
Which of these countries doesn't border Israel?
a) Iran
b) Jordan
c) Egypt
d) Lebanon
a) Iran
Which is not true?
a) The city of Beersheba, in Israel’s Negev desert, has the largest number of chess grandmasters per capita
b) Israel is the only county to have more trees today than it did 50 years ago.
c) Israel recycles 90% of the waste water it creates – more than any other country in the world!
d) Israel has the least air pollution because of its public transportation system
d) Israel has the least air pollution because of its public transportation system
Who was Israel's first Prime Minister?
David Ben Gurion
The name given to the war in 1973 when Israel was attacked by surprise, because of the date in the Hebrew calendar on which the attack occurred?
Yom Kippur War
Which game was NOT invented in Israel?
a) Rummikub
b) Guess Who
c) Trouble
d) Mastermind
c) Trouble
What are the four seas in Israel?
Red Sea, Dead Sea, Kinneret, and Mediterranean
Which is FALSE?
a) Glue on Israeli stamps is Kosher
b) Israeli money has Braille on it
c) Israel is smaller than both Hawaii and Lake Michigan
d) Bibi Netanyahu received a noble prize
d) Bibi Netanyahu received a noble prize
The name of Israel's military hero from the 1967 war who as Prime Minister was assassinated in 2006 for his work on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?
a) Yitzchak Rabin
b) Levi Eshkol
c) Menachem Begen
d) Shimon Peres
Yitzchak Rabin
Operation Solomon lifted over 14,000 Jews and took them to Israel in 40 flights within 36 hours. What country were these Jews from?
Ethiopia
Which was NOT invented in Israel
a) the pill camera
b) Ring Video Doorbell
c) the flash drive
d) Captcha
b) Ring Video Doorbell
If you go to the beach in Tel Aviv, what body of water are you swimming in?
THe Mediterranean
What is another name for a person born in Israel?
A Sabra
How many seats/members are in Israel's Knesset (legislative branch of government)?
120
Which Prime Minister's brother led a mission "Operation Thunderbolt" to free hostages that had their plane hijacked to Uganda and then died leading his team?
a) Menachem Begin
b) Bibi Netanyahu
c) Shimon Peres
d) Yitzchak Rabin
b) Bibi Netanyahu
The name of Israel's famous science-research university, whose engineering and robotics department is famous world wide
Technion