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1
What is the northernmost city in Israel?
Eilat
Metula
Tel Aviv
Beersheva
2
The return of which young kidnapped IDF soldier was a cause of national celebration in 2011?
Gilad Shalit
Elor Azaria
Michael Levin
Yoni Netanyahu
3
Israel is about the size of which U.S. state?
Texas
New York
New Jersey
Rhode Island
4
Which is the first country to officially put its embassy in Jerusalem?
the United States
Russia
Costa Rica
the United Kingdom
5
When did Benjamin Netanyahu first become Prime Minister of Israel?
1992
1996
2009
2015
6
Which Israeli Prime Minister was assassinated on November 4, 1995?
Menachem Begin
Shimon Peres
Yitzhak Rabin
Ehud Barak
7
Where did Theodore Herzl convene the First Zionist Congress?
Basel, Switzerland
Berlin, Germany
Jerusalem
New York, NY
8
Who is the current President of the State of Israel?
Naftali Bennett
Ehud Barak
Benjamin Netanyahu
Reuven Rivlin
9
Who is the current Prime Minister of Israel?
Naftali Bennett
Benjamin Netanyahu
Reuven Rivlin
Ehud Barak
10
Which Israeli musician, who died in 2013, is considered its greatest, the "voice of Israel"?
Shlomo Artzi
Arik Einshtein
Ofra Haza
Yehudit Ravitz
11
In which year was the Six-Day War?
1967
1956
1973
1982
12
What power controlled Palestine prior to World War I?
The U.S.
France
Great Britain
The Ottoman Empire
13
What is the southernmost city in Israel?
Beersheva
Tel Aviv
Eilat
Metula
14
What is the Hebrew year during which Israel declared independence?
5707
5718
5708
5717
15
What type of company is the Israeli company "Egged"?
A major bus service
A major distributor of eggs
A major telephone service
A major fast food chain
16
Which other country did Herzl suggest instead of Palestine for the Jewish homeland?
Congo
Madagascar
Uganda
Switzerland
17
Which Israeli writer is Israel's only Nobel Prize winner in Literature?
Chayim Nachman Bialik
Amos Oz
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Rachel Bluwstein
18
What is the Israeli unit of currency?
Shekel
Lira
Dollar
Pound
19
This year marks ______ years since Israel's first Independence Day.
69
68
70
67
20
Which sea is to the east of Israel?
Dead Sea
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
21
Who was Israel's first Prime Minister?
Golda Meir
Chaim Weizmann
David Ben-Gurion
Menachem Begin
22
David Ben-Gurion was a member of which early Israeli political party?
Mapai
Likud
Mapam
Labor
23
Which famous Israeli national song was written after the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967?
HaTikvah
Shir HaMaalot
Jerusalem of Gold
Magash HaKesef
24
What famous (non-Israeli) Jew was offered and refused to become Israel's president in 1952?
Elie Wiesel
Abraham Foxman
Groucho Marx
Albert Einstein
25
The trial of which Nazi war criminal took place in 1961 in Jerusalem?
Adolf Eichmann
Adolf Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Herman Goering
26
Which song was Israel's first of three winning entries in the Eurovision Song Contest?
"Jerusalem of Gold" (1967) — Naomi Shemer, 1967
"A-Ba-Ni-Bi" (1978) — Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta
"Hallelujah" (1979) — Gali Atari; Milk and Honey
"Diva" (1998) — Dana International
27
In what year was the Yom Kippur War?
1973
1982
1967
1956
28
When Israelis vote in elections, they vote for:
a candidate for President
a candidate to represent them in the Knesset
a candidate for Prime Minister
a political party of their choice for the Knesset
29
For of the following fields does Israel have the most Nobel Prize laureates (half-6 of its 12)?
Peace
Chemistry
Literature
Economics
30
Which of the following is/are the official, established religion(s) of the State of Israel?
Judaism
Judaism & Christianity
None (Israel has no established religion).
Judaism, Christianity, & Islam
31
Whose portrait appears on the new 100-shekel banknote?
Leah Goldberg
Menachem Begin
Shaul Tchernikovsky
Yitzhak Rabin
32
During which Olympic Games were Israeli athletes murdered?
Tokyo in 1964
Sarajevo in 1984
Munich in 1972
Moscow in 1980
33
What is the name of Israel's national anthem?
"Jerusalem of Gold"
"Hava Nagilah"
"Shir HaMaalot"
"HaTikvah"
34
Which sea is to the south of Israel?
Mediterranean Sea
Dead Sea
Black Sea
Red Sea
35
In which year was the First Lebanon War?
1982
1956
1967
1973
36
Which biblical psalm was also considered for the Israeli national anthem, besides "HaTikvah"?
Shir HaMaalot (Psalm 126)
Mizmor LeDavid (Psalm 23)
Im Eshkacheick Yerushalayim (Psalm 137)
Tov LeHodot (Psalm 92)
37
Israel has had a female Prime Minister. (True or False?)
True
False
38
The third largest political party bloc in the Knesset, after Likud & Zionist Union / Labor, is
Meretz (Left Wing of Israel) - led by Tamar Zandberg
Joint List (Hadash, Arab parties, etc) - led by Ayman Odeh
Yesh Atid, led by Yair Lapid
HaBayit HaYehudi (The Jewish Home) led by Naftali Bennett
39
What is the name of the legislature of the State of Israel?
The House of Representatives
The Knesset
The Parliament
The Zionist Congress
40
What was Eliezer Ben-Yehuda famous for?
Being the first Israeli radio broadcaster
Being a famous Israeli general during the Independence War
Revival of the Hebrew language
Being an early Zionist leader along with Herzl
41
In which year did Israel declare independence?
1946
1948
1949
1947
42
Which is the third largest city in Israel (after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv)?
Haifa
Netanya
Petach Tikvah
Rishon LeTziyon
43
Which of these celebrities is Israeli?
Bar Refaeli
Gal Gadot
Natalie Portman
All of the above
44
How many political parties are represented in the Knesset?
4
8
10+
2
45
How often are elections held in Israel?
Always every four years
Always every two years
At most every four years, unless an election is called early
At most every two years, unless an election is called early
46
Which now common grocery item is credited as having been first grown and developed in Israel?
Giant watermelons
Mini potatoes
Cherry tomatoes
Baby carrots
47
What is the international dialing code for Israel (also name of an online Israel news site)?
+972
+971
+214
+90210
48
How many representatives are in the Knesset?
100
70
120
200
49
What type of government does the State of Israel have?
theocracy
parliamentary democracy
constitutional republic
constitutional monarchy
50
Which is the correct order of Israeli national holidays and observances in the calendar?
Yom HaShoah, Yom Yerushalayim, Yom HaZikaron, Yom HaAtzmaut
Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron, Yom Yerushalayim, Yom HaAtzmaut
Yom Yerushalayim, Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron, Yom HaAtzmaut
Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron, Yom HaAtzmaut, Yom Yerushalayim
51
How many women were signers of the Israeli Megillat HaAtzmaut - Declaration of Independence?
0
3
1
2
52
What is the preferred way to drink chocolate milk in Israel?
From a carton
From a plastic bag
From a disposable cup
From a bottle
53
Which sea is to the west of Israel?
Red Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Dead Sea
54
Which Prime Minister led the right-wing Likud party when it first won over Labor in 1977?
Yitzhak Rabin
Yitzhak Shamir
Benjamin Netanyahu
Menachem Begin
55
Which of the following is/are the official language(s) of the State of Israel?
Arabic
Hebrew
Hebrew & Arabic
Hebrew & English
56
Which Israeli novelist's "A Tale of Love & Darkness" was filmed by (Israeli) Natalie Portman?
Amos Oz
David Grossman
A.B. Yehoshua
Shai Agnon
57
All of the following are newspapers that are still currently operating in Israel except:
Yedioth Aharonoth
Haaretz
Davar
Israel Hayom
58
Israel's initiation of which war prompted a significant anti-war protest movement in Israel?
The First Lebanon War in 1982
The Yom Kippur War in 1973
The Suez War in 1956
The Six-Day War in 1967
59
What is the name of Israel's first female Prime Minister?
Bar Refaeli
Zehava Gal-On
Shulamit Aloni
Golda Meir
60
Which were the first two countries to recognize the State of Israel?
The United States and Great Britain
The United States and Canada
The United States and West Germany
The Soviet Union and the United States
61
Which Israeli conductor co-founded the Divan Orchestra, bringing together Israelis & Arabs?
Naomi Shemer
Matti Caspi
Daniel Barenboim
Itzhak Perlman
62
Which current Hebrew month and date is celebrated as Yom HaAtzmaut?
4 Nissan
5 Iyar
4 Iyar
28 Nissan
63
What is the national emblem of the State of Israel?
A menorah with two olive branches
The Star of David
The Beit HaMikdash
The Knesset
64
Who was the first Israeli astronaut, who died tragically in 2003 in the Space Shuttle?
Yuri Gagarin
Ilan Ramon
Sally Ride
Neil Armstein
65
Benjamin Netanyahu is a member of which Israeli political party?
HaBayit HaYehudi (The Jewish Home)
Likud
Meretz
Labor
66
The only Israeli to win an Olympic Gold Medal is Gal Fridman in 2004 in which (fitting) event?
Surfing
Sailing
Rowing
Volleyball
67
Who won the Israel Prize for Literature in 2018 but was not permitted to speak in the ceremony?
David Grossman
A.B. Yehoshua
Amos Oz
Etgar Keret
68
What is the name of Israel's national airline?
Air Israel
Nefesh B'Nefesh
Emirates
El Al
69
Which Israeli human rights group is named after a biblical verse ("in the image [of God]")?
Akevot
Shalom Achshav
B'Tselem
T'ruah
70
Who was Israel's first president?
Golda Meir
David Ben-Gurion
Menachem Begin
Chaim Weizmann
