| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What peninsula did Israeli capture from Egypt in 1967, and return in 1982? | Sinai | 91%
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| On what religious holiday did nine Arab states (plus Cuba) launch a surprise attack on Israel in 1973? | Yom Kippur | 85%
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| What is the name of the movement to establish a Jewish country in the Holy Land? | {Zion}ism | 85%
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| In what town was Jesus born, according to the Bible? | Bethlehem | 84%
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| What was the name of the Medieval Christian attempts to capture the Holy Land? | The Crusades | 82%
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| What brief war did Israel fight in 1967? | Six Days War | 81%
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| What empire destroyed the Second Temple in 70 A.D.? | The Roman Empire | 81%
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| What Biblical king is said to have built the first temple? | Solomon | 76%
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| What book of the Bible tells the story of the Jews' escape from Egypt? | Exodus | 73%
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| What territory did Israel take from Syria following that war? | Golan Heights | 70%
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| Who was Israel's first (and to date only) female Prime Minister? | Golda Meir | 69%
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| What is the term for an Israeli collective farm? | Kibbutz | 65%
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| What Jewish kingdom was led by Herod the Great? | Judea | 59%
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| Who became Israel's first Prime Minister in 1948? | David Ben-Gurion | 58%
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| What Biblical city, conquered by Joshua, has been inhabited for 12,000 years, and is sometimes considered the world's oldest city? | Jericho | 57%
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| What Peace Prize-winning Israeli leader was assassinated in 1995? | Yitzhak Rabin | 53%
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| What Persian king freed the Jews from their captivity in Babylonia, and helped them rebuild their land? | {Cyrus} the Great | 52%
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| What 1917 statement by the British Government announced support for that movement? | {Balfour} Declaration | 51%
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| What brutal empire conquered Israel in 722 B.C. and deported 10 of the 12 tribes of Israel? | Neo-Assyrian Empire | 42%
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| Who, according to the Bible, was the first king of Israel? | Saul | 42%
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