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1
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 HaAtzmaut, Yom Yerushalayim
Yom Yerushalayim, Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron, Yom HaAtzmaut
Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron, Yom Yerushalayim, Yom HaAtzmaut
2
What famous (non-Israeli) Jew was offered and refused to become Israel's president in 1952?
Elie Wiesel
Groucho Marx
Albert Einstein
Abraham Foxman
3
What is the southernmost city in Israel?
Metula
Eilat
Beersheva
Tel Aviv
4
During which Olympic Games were Israeli athletes murdered?
Tokyo in 1964
Munich in 1972
Moscow in 1980
Sarajevo in 1984
5
What type of company is the Israeli company "Egged"?
A major distributor of eggs
A major fast food chain
A major bus service
A major telephone service
6
What type of government does the State of Israel have?
parliamentary democracy
constitutional republic
constitutional monarchy
theocracy
7
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
8
What power controlled Palestine prior to World War I?
France
The Ottoman Empire
The U.S.
Great Britain
9
In which year was the Six-Day War?
1982
1956
1973
1967
10
When Israelis vote in elections, they vote for:
a candidate to represent them in the Knesset
a candidate for President
a political party of their choice for the Knesset
a candidate for Prime Minister
11
In what year was the Yom Kippur War?
1956
1973
1982
1967
12
Which is the third largest city in Israel (after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv)?
Rishon LeTziyon
Netanya
Petach Tikvah
Haifa
13
Which Israeli Prime Minister was assassinated on November 4, 1995?
Shimon Peres
Menachem Begin
Ehud Barak
Yitzhak Rabin
14
Which of these celebrities is Israeli?
All of them
Bar Refaeli
Natalie Portman
Gal Gadot
15
Where did Theodore Herzl convene the First Zionist Congress?
Basel, Switzerland
New York, NY
Berlin, Germany
Jerusalem
16
This year marks ______ years since Israel's first Independence Day.
70
73
72
71
17
In which year did Israel declare independence?
1949
1947
1946
1948
18
Who is the current Prime Minister of Israel?
Naftali Bennett
Reuven Rivlin
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benny Gantz
19
Which song was Israel's first of three winning entries in the Eurovision Song Contest?
"A-Ba-Ni-Bi" (1978) — Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta
"Jerusalem of Gold" (1967) — Naomi Shemer, 1967
"Hallelujah" (1979) — Gali Atari; Milk and Honey
"Diva" (1998) — Dana International
20
In which year did the First Lebanon War begin?
1956
1967
1973
1982
21
Who was Israel's first president?
Chaim Weizmann
Golda Meir
Menachem Begin
David Ben-Gurion
22
What is the Israeli unit of currency?
Lira
Dollar
Pound
Shekel
23
Who was Israel's first Prime Minister?
Chaim Weizmann
David Ben-Gurion
Menachem Begin
Golda Meir
24
What was the name of Israel's first (and so far, only) female Prime Minister?
Zehava Gal-On
Shulamit Aloni
Golda Meir
Bar Refaeli
25
Who is the current President of the State of Israel?
Ehud Barak
Reuven Rivlin
Benjamin Netanyahu
Naftali Bennett
26
What is the name of the Parliament of the State of Israel?
The Knesset
The Zionist Congress
The House of Representatives
The Parliament
27
Which other country did Herzl suggest instead of Palestine for a temporary Jewish homeland?
Congo
Uganda
Switzerland
Madagascar
28
What is the name of Israel's national airline?
El Al
Israir
Nefesh B'Nefesh
Emirates
29
Which sea is to the west of Israel?
Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
30
Benjamin Netanyahu is a member of which Israeli political party?
Meretz
Labor
HaBayit HaYehudi (The Jewish Home)
Likud
31
When did Benjamin Netanyahu first become Prime Minister of Israel?
1996
2015
1992
2009
32
Which sea is to the east of Israel?
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Dead Sea
Red Sea
33
Which sea is to the south of Israel?
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Dead Sea
34
What is the preferred way to drink chocolate milk in Israel?
From a plastic bag
From a carton
From a disposable cup
From a bottle
35
What is the international dialing code for Israel (also name of an online Israel news site)?
+214
+972
+90210
+971
36
All of the following are newspapers that are still currently operating in Israel except:
Davar
Yedioth Aharonoth
Haaretz
Israel Hayom
37
Which now common grocery item is credited as having been first grown and developed in Israel?
Baby carrots
Giant watermelons
Mini potatoes
Cherry tomatoes
38
What was Eliezer Ben-Yehuda famous for?
Being the first Israeli radio broadcaster
Revival of the Hebrew language
Being an early Zionist leader along with Herzl
Being a famous Israeli general during the Independence War
39
About how many people live in Israel according to the latest census?
9.2 million
8.2 million
7.2 million
10.2 million
40
The trial of which Nazi war criminal took place in the early 1960s in Jerusalem?
Herman Goering
Heinrich Himmler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Eichmann
41
Which were the first two countries to recognize the State of Israel after it declared independence?
The Soviet Union and the United States
The United States and Great Britain
The United States and West Germany
The United States and Canada
42
Who was the first Israeli astronaut, who died tragically in 2003 in the Space Shuttle?
Sally Ride
Ilan Ramon
Neil Armstein
Yuri Gagarin
43
How many women were signers of the Israeli Megillat HaAtzmaut - Declaration of Independence?
1
2
0
3
44
For which of the following fields does Israel have the most Nobel Prize laureates (6 in total)?
Literature
Peace
Chemistry
Economics
45
Which Hebrew month and date is celebrated as Yom HaAtzmaut?
28 Nissan
5 Iyar
4 Iyar
4 Nissan
46
What is the northernmost city in Israel?
Tel Aviv
Metula
Beersheva
Eilat
47
How many representatives are in the Knesset?
70
100
120
200
48
Which of the following is/are the official language(s) of the State of Israel?
Hebrew & Arabic
Arabic
Hebrew & English
Hebrew
49
Which Israeli writer has won a Nobel Prize winner in Literature?
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Rachel Bluwstein
Chayim Nachman Bialik
Amos Oz
50
What is the national emblem of the State of Israel?
The Knesset
The Beit HaMikdash
The Star of David
A menorah with two olive branches
51
What is the Hebrew year during which Israel declared independence?
5717
5708
5718
5707
52
Which is the first country to officially put its embassy in Jerusalem?
Costa Rica
the United States
Russia
the United Kingdom
53
What is the name of Israel's national anthem?
"HaTikvah"
"Shir HaMaalot"
"Hava Nagilah"
"Jerusalem of Gold"
54
Which biblical psalm was also considered for the Israeli national anthem, besides "HaTikvah"?
Im Eshkacheick Yerushalayim (Psalm 137)
Tov LeHodot (Psalm 92)
Mizmor LeDavid (Psalm 23)
Shir HaMaalot (Psalm 126)
55
Israel is about the size of which U.S. state?
Wales
England
Ireland
Scotland
56
Which famous Israeli national song was written after the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967?
HaTikvah
Shir HaMaalot
Magash HaKesef
Jerusalem of Gold
