Modern Holidays Quiz

Contemporary Jews observe holidays that commemorate events in recent Jewish history such as the Holocaust and the creation of the State of Israel. How much do you know about modern Jewish holidays?

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Question 1. Yom Hazikaron is a memorial day for
 Those who lost their lives in the struggle that led to the establishment of the State of Israel
 Those who were killed while in active duty in Israel's armed forces
 Those who died in the sieges of Jerusalem during the destruction of the First and Second Temples
 A & B
 A, B, & C

 

Question 2. What is Israel’s independence day called?
 Tu B’av
 Tisha B’av
 Yom Tov
 Yom Ha’atzmaut

 

Question 3. When did Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) first come into existence?
 After Israel won the War of Independence
 When the British Mandate in Palestine ended
 After the Six-Day War
 After the First Intifada

 

Question 4. The first official ceremony in Israel marking Yom Hazikaron took place at
 Mount Herzl
 The Western Wall
 The Hall of Independence
 Sde Boker
 The Great Synagogue

 

Question 5. What poem, by Nathan Alterman, has been a common reading for Yom Hazikaron ceremonies?
 Hare'ut
 Hatikvah
 Magash Hakesef
 Kaddish D’Rabanan

 

Question 6. What is the National Bible Quiz?
 A tournament in which ultra-Orthodox students vie about Torah and Talmud.
 A spelling bee-like competition of Jewish students from around the world based on the Tanakh.
 A television game show that culminates on Yom Ha'atzmaut.
 A yearly questionnaire that every Israeli citizen receives in the mail.

 

Question 7. Yom Hazikaron takes place the day before which holiday?
 Shemini Atzeret
 Yom Kippur
 Tu B’av
 Yom Ha’atzmaut

 

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