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The Etgar Quiz February 6

Try this week's Jewish knowledge test

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1. How many psalms are there in total?

a.70

b.125

c.150

d.180

e.248


2. The Mishkan covered approximately:

a.5,000 square feet (a primary school playground)

b.10,000 square feet (the size of a hotel ballroom)

c.15,000 square feet (the size of a large warehouse)

d.64,000 square feet (the size of a football pitch)

e.0.7 square km (the size of the Vatican City)


3. When did the first Jews settle in North America?, 

a. in biblical times

b. in rabbinic times

c. in medieval times

d. in modern times

e. in Roman times


4. Which of these cities is the odd one out: 

a.Ashkelon

b.Acco 

c.Eilat

d.Beersheva

e. Tel Aviv


5. Two of these men had the same first name. Who are they?

a.Hess

b.Weizmann

c. Herzl

d. Freud

e. Mendelssohn    

        

6. Which of the following requires a different bracha to the others?

a.avocado

b. pineapple

c. melon

d. cucumber

e. banana



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 Answers 1c, 2c, 3d, 4d (the others are coastal), 5a and e (Moses), 6a 

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