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Jewish Sports Quiz

Test your knowledge of athletics in Judaism.

While sports have never been a major focus of Jewish life, Jews have risen to fame in professional baseball, basketball, and boxing. Sports have also reflected greater social and political conflicts in Jewish life. How much do you know about Jews and sports?

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Question 1 of 10
True or false: In Greek and Roman times, sports were associated with idol worship, and were performed in the nude.
Question 2 of 10
Who was NOT a famous Jewish boxer?
Question 3 of 10
True or false: In 2004, the Ittihad Abna Sakhnin soccer club became the first Arab team to win the Israeli National Cup.
Question 4 of 10
Max Nordau argued for physical strength and fitness as core values of
Question 5 of 10
Who was the first king to establish his own five yearly games on an international scale?
Question 6 of 10
What year was Israel absent from the Olympic Summer Games in support of the U.S. boycott of the Soviet Union?
Question 7 of 10
Which talmudic sage was famous for both his Torah scholarship and his strength as a gladiator?
Question 8 of 10
Jews have been extremely uncomfortable with sports and worship of the body, up until what point in history?
Question 9 of 10
The terrorist act at teh Munich Olympics was carried out by a group called
Question 10 of 10
Who was the first Jewish designated hitter in the major leagues for the New York Yankees?

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