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The Etgar Quiz number 245

This week's Jewish knowledge test

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

a)weightlifting

b)fencing

c)windsurfing

d)cycling

e)table tennis

2)In what Hebrew year did Israel gain its independence?

a)5658

b)5708

c)5711

d)5766

e)5945

3)How old was Noach when he had children?

a)18

b)70

c)120

d)500

e)969

4)We say the bracha borei p’ri ha-etz” before eating:

a)melon

b)banana

c)pineapple

d)tomato

e)avocado

5)In what year was the Balfour Declaration made, stating the British government’s support for a Jewish national homeland:

a)1897

b) 1904

c) 1917

d)1922

e)1939

6)The three sons of Noah who were in the ark with him were:

a)Shadrach, Mishach and Abednego

b)Shem, Cham and Yafet

c)Reuben, Shimon and Levi,

d)Noach, Terach and Haran

e)Moshe, Aaron and Yehoshua

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 Answers 1c, 2b, 3d, 4e, 5c, 6b

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