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The Etgar Quiz no 250

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On what Hebrew date was the state of Israel established?

a) Tevet 10

b) Iyar 5

c) Kislev 24

d) Tevet 15

e) Av 9

2) The lamp that burns continually in every synagogue is called:

a) havdalah

b) yahrzeit

c) menorah

d) ner tamid

e) ohr chadash

3) Which mountain in Israel reaches the sea

a) Mount Meron

b) Mount Arbel

c) Mount Carmel

d) Mount Tabor

e) Mount Hermon

4) The first Olympic gold medal won by an Israeli was in which sport?

a) weightlifting

b) fencing

c) windsurfing

d) cycling

e) table tennis

5) When is the song Eliyahu Hanavi traditionally sung?

a) when waking up in the morning

b) at the end of Shabbat

c) after meals

d) on Purim

e) when putting away tefillin
 

6) In what year was the first Bet Hamikdash destroyed?

a) 722 BCE

b) 586 BCE

c) 533 BCE

d) 168 BCE

e) 0 BCE

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 Answers: 1b, 2d, 3c, 4c ,5b, 6b
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