Israel Quiz - 37 Trivia Questions!

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Discover the complex and fascinating history of Israel in this quiz. From ancient biblical stories to modern geopolitics, this quiz will test your knowledge of the country's diverse culture, politics, and its role in the Middle East.

What is the official language of Israel?

German
English
Arabic
Hebrew

In which country was Adolf Eichmann captured and brought to Israel for trial?

South Africa
Austria
Argentina
Germany

In which sport did Israel win a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics?

Tennis
Swimming
Sailing
Windsurfing

What was the name of the Persian province in which the Second Temple was built?

The Levant
Persia
Yehud
Samarkand

Who is the conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra?

David Oistrakh
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta
Leonard Bernstein

Who was the Israeli Prime Minister at the time of the Yom Kippur War?

Golda Meir
David Ben-Gurion
Ariel Sharon
Yosef Netanyahu

Who was the first Arab head of state to recognize Israel?

The King of Jordan
Anwar El Sadat
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Sadat's father

Who conquered Judea in 332 BCE?

The Romans
Roman Emperor
The Israelites
Alexander the Great

What was the name of the Jewish paramilitary organisation formed in Palestine in 1920?

Agudat HaRah
Israeli Defense Forces
Jewish Legion
Haganah

In 1982, Israel invaded which country in an attempt to destroy the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO)?

South Africa
Lebanon
Jordan
Egypt

What is the average salary required to buy an apartment in Israel?

5,000
545
20,000 a year
150

What is the most populous city in Israel?

Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
Israel

Who became Prime Minister of Israel in 1992 and was assassinated in 1995?

Benjamin Netanyahu
Yitzhak Rabin
Yosef Shapira
Ariel Sharon

What type of climate is Tel Aviv, Israel?

Desert
humid subtropical
Mediterranean
tropics

Which country annexed the West Bank of the River Jordan in 1967?

Jordan
Egypt
Israel
The Palestinians

What is the capital of Israel?

Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Haifa
The Dead Sea

What is the name of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in Israel?

Haredi
Hasidic
Jewish
Conservative

Which Roman emperor renamed the province of Judea to Syria Palaestina?

Claudius
Hadrian
Trajan
Pompey

What is the name of Tel Aviv's international airport?

Tel Aviv Airport
Tel Aviv
Ben Gurion
Tel Aviv-Haifa

What was the name of the war between Israel and Egypt in 1956?

Egypt-Israel peace talks
Suez Crisis
The Arab-Israeli War
Egypt's Civil War

According to the Bible, what was the capital of the Kingdom of Israel?

Jericho
Samaria
Jerusalem
Bethlehem

The 3rd century Kfar Bar'am synagogue in Galilee, Israel, is a temple to what religion?

Roman
Christian
Judaism
Greek religion

Who was the King of Babylon at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem in 587 BCE?

The Babylonians
King Tut
Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar's father

What was the name of the agreement signed by Israel and the Arab League in 2010?

Abraham Accords
The Middle East peace process
Peace Agreement
The peace agreement

What is the name of Israel's parliament?

Israel
Israeli Parliament
Knesset
Israel National Union

Israel is located in which region of the Middle East?

East Asia
Gulf of Mexico
Levant
Arabian Peninsula

Who is credited with founding the Zionist movement in 1896?

Theodore Parker
Theodor Herzl
Theodore Roswell
Abraham Lincoln

In the Bible, who was given the name Israel after he wrestled with the angel of the Lord?

Abraham
Joseph
Jacob and his sons
Jacob

Who was the British Foreign Secretary at the time of the evacuation of Palestine in 1947?

John Howard
William Hague
Arthur Creech Jones
Winston Churchill

In the Old Testament, who was the leader of the Israelites after the Exodus?

Moses
David
Joshua
Abraham

What is the world's largest solar energy device?

Solar power plant
Solar car
Solar generator
Solar parabolic dish

The Irgun Zvai Leumi bombed which Jerusalem hotel in July 1946, killing 91 people?

King David Hotel
Hotel Regency
The Hotel David
The Marriott Hotel

Which Arab country signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979?

Tunisia
Egypt
Libya
Jordan

What river has been diverted by Israel to deprive the Palestinians of water?

The Nile River
West Bank River
River Tigris
Jordan River

What is the most widely spoken language in Israel?

German
Arabic
Russian
English

What is the name of the Jewish religious minority in Israel?

Arab
Arabs
Druze
Israeli Arabs

What country became independent from Palestine in 1948?

Israel
Ethiopia
The Arab world
The United Arab Emirates
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