Jewish Sports Quiz

Test your knowledge of athletics in Judaism.

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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?

Question 1 of 10
When did Max Nordau, a medical doctor, deliver a speech stressing the need to reestablish a "muscular Jewry”?
Question 2 of 10
At which sporting event location was the first kosher food stand opened in 2003?
Question 3 of 10
Israel won its first Olympic medals at the
Question 4 of 10
Who was the first king to establish his own five yearly games on an international scale?
Question 5 of 10
What year was Israel absent from the Olympic Summer Games in support of the U.S. boycott of the Soviet Union?
Question 6 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 7 of 10
True or False: The Talmud addresses issues of betting on pigeon races.
Question 8 of 10
The first store to sell mah-jongg sets in America was
Question 9 of 10
Hank Greenberg played for what team?
Question 10 of 10
Which Jewish swimmer won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics?
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