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The Etgar Quiz no 288

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1) Which is the most westerly city?

a) Ashkelon

b) Nazareth

c) Tiberias

d) Netanya

e) Dimona

2) 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

3) There are more mitzvot that command us not to do something than mitzvot that command us to do something. How many more?

a) 39

b) 117

c) 120

d) 180

e) 248

4) Who was a child of Amram and Yocheved?

a) Shimshon

b) Shmuel

c) David

d) Moshe

e) Devorah

5) From what parshah is Parashat Zachor read?

a) Ki Tetzei

b) Vayetze

c) Korach

d) Shemot

e) Va'era

6) Which book of Torah covers the shortest time period:

a) Bereshit

b) Shemot

c) Vayikra

d) Bamidbar

e) Devarim

 Answers: 1a, 2d, 3b, 4d, 5a, 6c
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