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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
Super Sunday, a day of telephone fundraising for Jewish Federations across the country, traditionally coincides with which major sporting event?
Question 2 of 10
True or false: In Greek and Roman times, sports were associated with idol worship, and were performed in the nude.
Question 3 of 10
Historically, where have Jewish women played mah-jongg?
Question 4 of 10
What is the name of the Jewish baseball star who sat out a game on Yom Kippur in 1934?
Question 5 of 10
Hank Greenberg played for what team?
Question 6 of 10
During the years 1910-1940, how many Jewish world champion boxers were there?
Question 7 of 10
When did Max Nordau, a medical doctor, deliver a speech stressing the need to reestablish a "muscular Jewry”?
Question 8 of 10
Which Jewish swimmer won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics?
Question 9 of 10
Who was NOT a famous Jewish boxer?
Question 10 of 10
True or false: In 2004, the Ittihad Abna Sakhnin soccer club became the first Arab team to win the Israeli National Cup.
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