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The Etgar Challenge January 18

Start the week with our Jewish general knowledge quiz

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1.    In which seder of the Mishnah would you find the laws of building an eruv?
a.    Zeraim
b.    Mo’ed
c.    Nezikin
d.    Kodashim
e.    Taharot

2.    There are two versions of the Talmud. One was compiled in the Land of Israel. Where was the other compiled?
a.    Rome
b.    Egypt
c.    Babylon
d.    Persia
e.    Syria

3.    How many Jews came to Israel as part of the Second Aliyah?
a.    5,000
b.    10,000
c.    20,000
d.    40,000
e.    100,000

4.    The seventh plague inflicted on Egypt was:
a.    frogs
b.    lice
c.    locusts
d.    hail
e.    wild animals

5.    The creator of Modern Hebrew was ______ Ben Yehuda?
a.    Ezra
b.    Eliezer
c.    Elimelech
d.    Eliyahu
e.    Elisheva

6.    How many generations were there from Adam to Moshe?
a.    30
b.    26
c.    24 
d.    20
e.    10

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 Answers 1b, 2c, 3d, 4d, 5b, 6b
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