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A-Z Quiz

How well does your family know Israel?

While you're enjoying your Yom HaAtzmaut celebrations, share this A-Z Quiz
with your family and friends. (clue: the answer begins with the letter of the alphabet ;)

A: On which continent is Israel located?
B: Who was Israel's first Prime Minister?
C: What small, red, tasty salad ingredient were engineered in Israel?
D: What is the lowest point in Israel (and on Earth!)?
E: What is the southernmost city in Israel?
F: What is Israel's national food?
G: What is Israel's national animal?

H: What is the name of Israel's national anthem? Magen David דִו ָד ן ֵג ָמ
I: What is the name of the building in Tel Aviv, where Ben Gurion declared Spot the Difference
Israel as a State? Find 10 differences in these two pictures The Magen David is a traditional symbol of
J: What is the capital of Israel? Judaism. The star is made up of two triangles, one
K: What is the name of Israel's parliament? right-side up and the other upside down. One of
L: What was Ben-Gurion Airport called before Ben-Gurion Airport? them points upward toward all that is spiritual and
M: What is the Hebrew word for barbecue, a popular Yom HaAtzmaut pastime in Israel? holy. The other one points downward — toward all
that is earthly and secular. By leading a life of
N: Name three places in Israel beginning with the letter N. Torah and mitzvot the Jew strives to bring together
O: What is Israel's national tree? the worlds of spiritual and the earthly, the worlds

P: The Hebrew word for cow? of the holy and the secular. Legend tells us that
Q: Where were the Dead Sea Scrolls found? David the king of Israel adorned his shield with
R: Who is the current President of Israel? this six-pointed star, thus the star is named the
S: In what sport did Israel win a gold medal at the Olympics? Magen David.
T: How do we say ‘thank you’ in Hebrew?
U: You make up your own Israel question for this one!
V: What technology designed to convey a caller's recorded audio
message to a recipient was developed in Israel? Did You Know?
W: What is the only remaining part of the Second Temple?
X: Which of Microsoft’s two most popular operating systems was developed primarily Israel's National Bird – Hoopoe
in Israel? The hoopoe was chosen as the national bird of the

Y: The Hebrew word for Jew? State of Israel in May 2008 in conjunction with the
Z: What is the name of the nationalist movement to create a homeland for the Jewish country's 60th anniversary
people in the Land of Israel?
Israel's National Tree – Olive Tree
In September 2007 the olive was elected as the
Answers: I: Independence Hall Q: Qumran Caves national tree of the State of Israel. The olive is one
J: Jerusalem R: Reuven Rivlin of the Seven Species of the Land of Israel
A: Asia K: Knesset S: Sailing (2004) described in the Bible.
B: Ben-Gurion L: Lod Airport T: Toda
C: Cherry Tomatoes M: Mangal U: ?
D: Dead Sea N: Netanya, Nahariya, Nechushtan, V: Voicemail Israel's National Dog – Canaan Dog
E: Eilat Neve Daniel, Neve Tzuf, Nebi W: Western Wall or Wailing Wall The Canaan Dog is a member of the pariah-type
F: Falafel Samuel, Nataf, and more. X: XP dogs, a sub family of the spitz group of dogs. The
G: Gazelle O: Olive tree Y: Yehudi Canaan Dog has been very common in the
H: Hatikva P: Parah Z: Zionism Southern Levant region, from Sinai to Syria.