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Israel - Yom Ha’atzmaut Quiz
01. How many members are there in the Israeli Parliament (the Knesset)?
A. 100
B. 120
C. 150
D. 200
E. 250
02. Who of the following was NOT a Chief Rabbi of Israel?
A. Rabbi Avraham Isaac Kook
B. Rabbi Shlomo Goren
C. Rabbi Tzvi Yehudah Kook
D. Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
E. Rabbi Meir Lau
03. Who of the following was a President of Israel?
A. David Ben Gurion
B. Zalman Shazar
C. Golda Meir
D. Moshe Dayan
E. Menachem Begin
04. Which is the highest point (above sea level) in Israel?
A. Mount Arbel
B. Mount Carmel
C. Mount Hebron
D. Mount Hermon
E. Mount Meron
05. Which is the lowest point (above sea level) in Israel?
A. The Silwan Valley
B. The Dead Sea
C. Eilat
D. Emek Yizre'el
E. Zichron Yaakov
06. Which is the largest city in Israel?
A. Tel Aviv
B. Haifa
C. Beer Sheva
D. Jerusalem
E. Eilat
07. Although Israel does not have a formal constitution, it does have _____ which serves the same purpose.
A. An activist Supreme Court
B. The Basic Laws
C. An informal constitution
D. A President
E. A Prime Minister
08. Which of the following countries do not border Israel?
A. Lebanon
B. Syria
C. Egypt
D. Iran
E. Jordan
09. How big is Israel?
A. 6,245 Square Miles
B. 8,367 Square Miles
C. 15,378 Square Miles
D. 22,143 Square Miles
E. 31,498 Square Miles
10. Which of the following is not one of the four holy cities of Israel?
A. Haifa
B. Hebron
C. Jerusalem
D. Safed (Tzfat)
E. Tiberias (Teveriah)
11. What is the Northern-most point in Israel?
A. Shebaa Farms
B. Beirut
C. The Kinneret Sea
D. Kiryat Shemonah
E. Mount Hermon
12. What is the official language of the State of Israel?
A. Hebrew
B. Arabic
C. English
D. A & B
E. All of the above
13. What is the Israeli internet TLD (top level domain)?
A. .is
B. .ir
C. .il
D. .ey
E. .rl
14. What is the citizen population of Israel?
A. 5.5 Million
B. 6.4 Million
C. 7.3 Million
D. 8.8 Million
E. 10.3 Million
15. What is the population of the West Bank (residents and citizens)?
A. 700,000
B. 1.1 Million
C. 2.6 Million
D. 5.5 Million
E. 7.3 Million
16. How often are Parliamentary elections in Israel?
A. Every four years
B. Every two years
C. Following the death or indictment of the Prime Minister
D. Following a no confidence vote by a majority of the members of the Knesset
E. A & D
F. B & D
17. What percent of world Jewry lives in Israel?
A. 20%
B. 33%
C. 40%
D. 60%
E. 80%
18. Who was the first Israeli to win the Noble Prize in Literature?
A. Chaim Nachman Bialik
B. Shmuel Yosef (Shay) Agnon
C. Naomi Shemer
D. Yehudah Amichai
E. A. B Yehoshua
19. Who was the first Israeli to win the Noble Peace Prize?
A. Moshe Dayan
B. Golda Meir
C. Menachem Begin
D. Shimon Peres
E. Yitzchak Rabin
20. What fruit tree is on the official seal of the State of Israel?
A. Oranges
B. Dates
C. Olives
D. Pomegranates
E. Grapes
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