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Israel's Military
100

יִשְׂרָאֵל

Israel

100
The popular spherical food available at street vendors and usually served in a pita
What is falafel?
100
Israel's most famous city on the beach, designated by UNESCO as a world heritage site for its "white city architecture"
What is Tel Aviv?
100

True or false: A majority of the people living in Israel are Jewish

True

100
The age at which every Israeli is drafted into army service?
What is eighteen?
200

שָׁלוֹם

Shalom

200
This popular topping in a pita is made of chick peas, usually with a bit of lemon juice, and sometimes garlic
What is hummus?
200
the name of the town in Southern Israel famous for its hotels and coral reefs, its undersea scuba diving, and glass-bottomed boats
What is Eilat?
200
the first day of the school week for Israeli children
What is Sunday?
200
The most desirable unit of the Israeli army, whose members earn the coveted red beret when they complete their training?
What is the Paratroopers
300

יְרוּשָׁלַיִם

Jerusalem

300
the name of the market where you can find fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, bread, home-cooked goods, slaughtered meat--and these days, also gourmet cafes?
What is the shuq?
300

a sacred city of peace, whose ancient landscape now boasts a walking bridge by one of the world's most famous contemporary architects and a light rail

What is Jerusalem?

300

Name one of the two most popular sports in Israel?

Soccer, Basketball

300
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
What is the Six-Day War?
400

בְּמִדְבַּר

BaMidbar 

In the desert

4th Book of the Torah

400
the name of the international coffee chain based in Los Angeles and in Israel
What is the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf?
400

Name any mountain in Israel

Masada, Hermon, Carmel, Arbel, Tavor

400

This Israeli NBA player played for teams such as the Warriors, Grizzlies and Kings.

Omri Casspi

400
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?
What is the Yom Kippur War?
500

תֵּל־אָבִיב

Tel Aviv

Old New Land (tel = hill, aviv = spring)

500
this popular Israeli dessert is made from sesame seeds and sugar and today is offered in a variety of flavors including chocolate
What is halva?
500

If you go to the beach in Tel Aviv, what body of water are you swimming in?

Mediterranean Sea

500

Who is Israel's President

Ruvein Rivlin

500
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
Who is Yitzhak Rabin (z"l)?