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