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The Etgar Quiz no 289

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1) How many generations were there from Adam to Moshe?

a) 10

b) 20

c) 24

d) 26

e) 30

2) Sephardi Jews in Spain developed a special language called:

a) Spando

b) Ladino

c) Gematria

d) Esperanto

e) Franco

3) What is the Hebrew name for a Torah scribe?

a) shomer

b) sofer

c) ozer

d) moreh

e) rabbi

4) I nearly lost my son and then I didn't see him for a very long time. Who am I?

a) Hannah

b) Rivka

c) Sarah

d) Yocheved

e) Devorah

5) 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

6) What is the time span of the book of Exodus?

a) two years

b) 40 years

c) 140 years

d) 220 years

e) 512 years
 

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 Answers 1d, 2b, 3b, 4d, 5d, 6c
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