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Israeli Prime Ministers 1948-2006

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Israeli Prime Ministers 19482006 game quiz
"The state of Israel has been under the world media spotlight since its inception in 1948. How well do you know its Prime Ministers? Enter and find out. Lots of enriching information inside."

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1. Golda Meir was a well-known figure at her time. In 1969, she became the first female that assumed the role of Israel's PM. In which city was Golda Meir born?
    Kiev
    Belgrade
    Milwaukee
    Merhavia (kibbutz)


2. Which of the following Israeli Prime Ministers was also the IDF (Israeli Defence Forces) Chief Of Staff before becoming a statesman?
    Shimon Peres
    Ariel Sharon
    Ehud Barak
    Moshe Dayan


3. One of the following Israeli PMs has served as the Israeli Ambassador to the United States of America - who is he?
    Binyamin Netanyahu
    Shimon Peres
    Ehud Olmert
    Yitzhak Rabin


4. David Ben Gurion is considered by many as the founder of the state of Israel. He had two tenures as Israeli Prime Minister between 1948 and 1963. What was the total duration of these tenures?
    14 years and 14 days
    13 years and 112 days
    8 years and 334 days
    10 years and 217 days


5. The Israeli elections of 1984 were famous for their result - a political draw. So, Prime Ministership was split between the leaders of the Avoda and the Likkud parties serving two years each in what was called "the rotation". Who were they?
    Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Shamir
    Shimon Peres and Menachem Begin
    Yitzhak Rabin and Yitzhak Shamir
    Yitzhak Rabin and Menachem Begin


6. April 7th, 1977 was a historic day. The basketball club of Maccabi Tel Aviv won its first European Championship that day. What other historic event coincided with that memorable night?
    Yoni Netanyahu, brother of future PM Binyamin Netanyahu, killed in action in Entebe, Uganda
    PM Yitzhak Rabin announcing he will not be the Avoda leader for May elections
    Golda Meir dies from cancer
    Future PM Yitzhak Shamir is arrested in London


7. Currency matters: who is the Israeli PM whose portrait appears on the green 20NIS (New Israeli Shekels) note?
    Yigal Alon
    Moshe Sharet
    Levi Eshkol
    Ehud Olmert


8. Famous for his charged relationship with David Ben Gurion, this was Israel's PM during the 6-day War.
    Levi Eshkol
    Pinhas Lavon
    Menachem Begin
    Shimon Peres


9. Which Israeli PM is mentioned in the lyrics of a Pink Floyd song?
    Shimon Peres
    Yitzhak Shamir
    David Ben Gurion
    Menachem Begin


10. Which Israeli PM has uttered this famous quote: "No more war, no more bloodshed. Peace unto you. Shalom, Salaam, forever"?
    David Ben Gurion
    Yitzhak Rabin
    Shimon Peres
    Menachem Begin


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Compiled Jun 28 12