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Quiz about Israel Important Events and Personalities

Israel - Important Events and Personalities Quiz

This quiz contains questions about Israel's rather complicated politics over the years. I hope you enjoy it!

A multiple-choice quiz by Hagita278. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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Hagita278

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
98,917

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first Prime Minister of Israel? Hint

David Ben-Gurion

Moshe Sharet

Ehud Barak

Izhak Rabin

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Question 2 of 10

2. In what year did the state of Israel get its independence? Hint

1889

1956

1967

1948

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the Israeli Prime Minister who signed the peace agreement with Egypt? Hint

Izhak Rabin

Shimon Peres

Benyamin Netanyahu

Menachem Begin

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what year did the Israeli Six-Day war take place? Hint

1982

1948

1967

1956

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Question 5 of 10

5. Chaim Weizmann was the first president of Israel. Ezer Weizmann was the former president. What is the family relation between the two? Hint

Father and son.

They are not related.

Grandfather and grandson.

Uncle and nephew.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following was Prime Minister of Israel without winning a general election? Hint

Ehud Barak

Shimon Peres

Golda Meir

Levi Eshkol

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Question 7 of 10

7. What musical instrument does Ehud Barak, the former Israeli prime minister, play? Hint

The flute

The violin

The bass guitar

The piano

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Israeli Minister was murdered by Arab gunmen in 2001? Hint

Yosi Sarid

Rechavam Zeevi

Izhak Rabin

Benyamin Ben Eliezer

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of the war that took place in 1973? Hint

Shlom Hagalil

The Gulf war

The Six-Day war

Yom-Kippur

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the late 1960s the Beatles were forbidden from performing in Israel.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first Prime Minister of Israel?

Answer: David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion, known in Israel as "The old man", was the one who pushed forward and made possible the vision of a Jewish state in the land of Israel.

2. In what year did the state of Israel get its independence?

Answer: 1948

Israel got its independence in 1948 from Great Britain. It was a year after India and Pakistan got their independence as well.

3. Who was the Israeli Prime Minister who signed the peace agreement with Egypt?

Answer: Menachem Begin

Sadat, the Egyptian president who signed the peace agreement with Begin in 1978, was later murdered because of this agreement.

4. In what year did the Israeli Six-Day war take place?

Answer: 1967

After this war Rabin, who served as the chief of staff, and Moshe Dayan, who was the minister of defence, were considered heroes in Israel.

5. Chaim Weizmann was the first president of Israel. Ezer Weizmann was the former president. What is the family relation between the two?

Answer: Uncle and nephew.

6. Which of the following was Prime Minister of Israel without winning a general election?

Answer: Shimon Peres

Peres became Prime Minister in November 1995 after Rabin, who was Prime Minister at the time, was murdered. Peres only held the position for a few months, as he lost to Benyamin Netanyahu at the elections held in June 1996.

Peres had previously been Prime Minister from September 1984 to October 1986.

7. What musical instrument does Ehud Barak, the former Israeli prime minister, play?

Answer: The piano

This became known when he played Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" in a TV show.

8. Which Israeli Minister was murdered by Arab gunmen in 2001?

Answer: Rechavam Zeevi

Zeevi, nicknamed Gandhi, was the head of the Moledet party for many years. He was known for his "Transfer" idea that stood at the center of his political views.

9. What was the name of the war that took place in 1973?

Answer: Yom-Kippur

The Yom-Kippur war started when Egypt attacked Israel during the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. The Israeli army was not prepared as this day is a holiday. There were thousands of victims on the Israeli side, but in the end the Arab armies, which joined Egypt, were unsuccessful.

10. In the late 1960s the Beatles were forbidden from performing in Israel.

Answer: True

There is apparently some doubt as to exactly who imposed the ban. However, there were some who saw the Beatles as potentially corrupting.

Source: Author Hagita278

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