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The Etgar Quiz no 266

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1) Which Israeli writer won a Nobel prize?

a) S.Y. Agnon

b) Amos Oz

c) Rachel Bluwstein

d) Leah Goldberg

e) David Grossman

2) How many times does the Torah mention that you must not cook meat and milk foods together?

a) one

b) two

c) three

d) four

e) five

3) In which book of Tanach does the word "kosher" first appear?

a) Shemot

b) Vayikra

c) Devarim

d) Tehillim

e) Esther

4) Which of the following is not an Israeli innovation?

a) Pill Cam

b) The first anti-virus program

c) ICQ

d) Bluetooth

e) USB

5) The Torah lists only four species of ____ that are Kosher.

a) grain

b) birds of Prey

c) fish

d) cheese

e) locust

6) Chaim Weizmann developed an industrial process for producing:

a) acetone

b) benzene

c) polypropylene

d) nitrogen

e) hydrogen

Answers 1a, 2c, 3e, 4d, 5e, 6a

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