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Jewish Humor Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish humor?

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Jews have long used humor as a tool for self-ridicule, fighting anti-Semitism, and even passing down traditions. And in the past few decades Jewish humor has become significant in mainstream popular culture. How much do you know about Jewish humor?

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Question 1 of 10
Many of which characters' sketches on Sesame Street are adaptations of traditional Jewish jokes?
Question 2 of 10
How did the magazine National Lampoon set a new comedic standard?
Question 3 of 10
Who was the only person with a speaking part in Mel Brooks' film Silent Movie?
Question 4 of 10
True or false: Fanny Brice, an early star of the Ziegfield Follies, only performed in Yiddish.
Question 5 of 10
Who loosely portrayed Fanny Brice in the film Funny Girl?
Question 6 of 10
The Marx brothers--Julius, Adolph, and Leonard--were renamed
Question 7 of 10
Who was the Jewish cast member on All in the Family?
Question 8 of 10
True or false: Humor is one of the hallmarks of Yiddish literature.
Question 9 of 10
Will & Grace was the first TV show that
Question 10 of 10
What contemporary Jewish comedian made the video "The Great Schlep?"
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