Journey Through Jewish History

Question 1

1/11

Which ancient king built the First Temple in Jerusalem?

King Solomon

Answer

King David

Answer

King Hezekiah

Answer

King Josiah

Question 2

2/11

Who led the Israelites out of Egypt in the Exodus?

Moses

Abraham

David

Joshua

Answer

Rosh Hashanah

Answer

The Babylonian Exile

Answer

The Return from Exile

Answer

The Diaspora

Answer

Maimonides

Answer

Rosh Hashanah

Answer

Yom Kippur

Answer

Yom Kippur

Answer

Theodor Herzl

Answer

Golda Meir

Answer

Yitzhak Rabin

Question 3

3/11

Which holiday commemorates the miracle of the oil in the Second Temple?

Hanukkah

Passover

Purim

Question 4

4/11

Who was the first female judge in Israel?

Deborah

Ruth

Esther

Miriam

Question 5

5/11

Which event led to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE?

The Jewish Revolt

Question 6

6/11

Who was the famous Jewish philosopher and physician during the Middle Ages?

Maimonides

Spinoza

Kafka

Freud

Question 7

7/11

Which city is considered the spiritual center of Judaism?

Jerusalem

Tel Aviv

Haifa

Beersheba

Question 8

8/11

Who wrote the sacred texts of Jewish law and commentary known as the Talmud?

Rashi

Rambam

Various Rabbis

Question 9

9/11

Which major Jewish festival celebrates the Exodus from Egypt?

Passover

Sukkot

Question 10

10/11

What is the Hebrew term for the Jewish New Year?

Hanukkah

Rosh Hashanah

Purim

Question 11

11/11

Who established the modern State of Israel in 1948?

David Ben-Gurion