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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?

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Question 1 of 10
The name of which historical book is now associated with Jewish athletes?
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
The 1936 Berlin Olympics are also known as the
Question 5 of 10
True or false: In Greek and Roman times, sports were associated with idol worship, and were performed in the nude.
Question 6 of 10
Israel won its first Olympic medals at the
Question 7 of 10
True or False: Dr. James Naismith invented basketball at the Young Men's Hebrew Association
Question 8 of 10
By the 20th century, the Young Men's Hebrew Association became which New York-based Jewish organization?
Question 9 of 10
When was the Young Men's Hebrew Association, an organization that used sports and recreational activities to improve the moral, social, and educational life of young German Jews, founded?
Question 10 of 10
What is the name of the Jewish baseball star who sat out a game on Yom Kippur in 1934?
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