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The Jewish Community Trivia Quiz

How much do you know about the Jewish community?

A multiple-choice quiz by gable. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
gable

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
185,587

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2916

Last 3 plays: Guest 110 (9/10), Guest 73 (10/10), RebeccaQ (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following is not a Jewish youth movement in North America? Hint

USY (United Synagogue Youth)

NFTY (North American Federation of Temple Youth)

NAJY (North American Jewish Youth)

Young Judaea

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Question 2 of 10

2. The four major Jewish movements are: Orthodox Judaism, Reform Judaism, Conservative Judaism and Reconstructionist Judaism.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which country did Reform Judaism originate? Hint

Germany

Israel

United States

England

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was Solomon Schechter? Hint

Began a series of Jewish Day Schools in North America

The actor who played Motel the tailor in 'Fiddler on the Roof'

First Jewish convert from Christianity to become a Rabbi

Scholar, teacher and Rabbi who was a founding father of the Conservative movement.

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Question 5 of 10

5. The first female Rabbi in the USA was ordained in 1985.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these is NOT a writer-performer of Jewish folk music? Hint

Debbie Friedman

Julie Silver

Jeff Klepper

Yossele Rosenblatt

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Question 7 of 10

7. To whom can the quote "If you will it, it is no dream" be attributed? Hint

Theodor Herzl, famously speaking about Zionism and the creation of Israel

Bill Clinton, famously speaking about Middle-East peace

Richard Joel, the Ex-Director of Hillel, the foundation for Campus Jewish life, famously speaking about the creation of Centers for Jewish Life on Campus

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, famously speaking about having a fantastic sex life despite years of marriage.

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Question 8 of 10

8. The oldest synagogue building in the United States is located in: Hint

San Francisco, California

Boston, Massachussetts

Fairfax, Virginia

Newport, Rhode Island

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Question 9 of 10

9. There are many thriving Jewish communities in the Southern US "Bible Belt".

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first major-party nominee for President or Vice-President of the United States who practiced Judaism? Hint

Joseph Lieberman

Gary Hart

Geraldine Ferraro

Barry Goldwater

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Apr 07 2024 : Guest 110: 9/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following is not a Jewish youth movement in North America?

Answer: NAJY (North American Jewish Youth)

NFTY is for Reform high school students, USY is for Conservative High School students, and Young Judaea is a Zionist-oriented youth movement. All have affiliated summer camps that are attended by thousands of youth.

2. The four major Jewish movements are: Orthodox Judaism, Reform Judaism, Conservative Judaism and Reconstructionist Judaism.

Answer: True

Reconstructionist Judaism is the fourth major Jewish Movement.

3. In which country did Reform Judaism originate?

Answer: Germany

In the 19th century, the Reform movement began in Germany as a response to modernity in tension with traditional Judaism.

4. Who was Solomon Schechter?

Answer: Scholar, teacher and Rabbi who was a founding father of the Conservative movement.

Solomon Schechter worked on the material discovered in the Cairo Geniza, which includes a signed document by Maimonides.

5. The first female Rabbi in the USA was ordained in 1985.

Answer: false

The first woman rabbi to be ordained by the US Conservative movement, Amy Eilberg, was ordained in 1985. However, the US Reform movement had already been ordaining rabbis for thirteen years. On June 3, 1972, Hebrew Union College president Alfred Gottschalk ordained Sally Jane Priesand at the Plum Street Temple in Cincinnati.

Thanks to player UliG for the following information: Regina Jonas seems to have been the first female rabbi ordained in the world (not just in the US). In 1935, she was ordained in Berlin, Germany by Rabbi Max Dienemann.

6. Which of these is NOT a writer-performer of Jewish folk music?

Answer: Yossele Rosenblatt

Yossele Rosenblatt was a cantor who performed in the Golden Age of Hazzanut.

7. To whom can the quote "If you will it, it is no dream" be attributed?

Answer: Theodor Herzl, famously speaking about Zionism and the creation of Israel

Theodor Herzl was the founder of the Zionist movement.

8. The oldest synagogue building in the United States is located in:

Answer: Newport, Rhode Island

Touro Synagoge was built in 1769 in Newport, Rhode Island and can be visited to this day. While Congregation Shearith Israel in New York City was founded earlier, in 1654, their present building is more than 100 years newer than Touro, having been built in 1896-97.

9. There are many thriving Jewish communities in the Southern US "Bible Belt".

Answer: true

Atlanta and Nashville are two vibrant southern Jewish communities.

10. Who was the first major-party nominee for President or Vice-President of the United States who practiced Judaism?

Answer: Joseph Lieberman

Joseph Lieberman served as senator from Connecticut. He was the Vice Presidential running mate for Al Gore in their unsuccessful campaign against George W. Bush in 2000. In his May 29,1998 New York Times obituary, Adam Clymer quoted Goldwater on his religion, "I was told I was an Episcopalian before I ever learned that my father was Jewish, but I am proud of my Jewish ancestors." Once, when he was challenged in the Senate on his opposition to a civil rights bill, he said quietly: "I know something about discrimination. I am Jewish."

Source: Author gable

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