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Famous Jews: Part 1 Trivia Quiz

This quiz is all about famous Jewish people....or not so Jewish people. Good Luck, and enjoy! Thanks to jewhoo.com for this information.

A multiple-choice quiz by tumblre. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
tumblre

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
142,308

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
949

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Question 1 of 10

1. Robin Williams is Jewish.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which member of the 1996 US Womens Gymnastics Team, who won the Olympics was Jewish? Hint

Kerri Strug

Dominique Moceanu

Amy Chow

Jaycie Phelps

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which judge from the very popular "American Idol" is, in fact Jewish?

Answer: (Two Words. First and Last name or just the surname.)

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many members of the band "The Calling" are part Jewish, or fully Jewish? (Counting the songwriter) Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which member of Tenacious D is Jewish?

Answer: (Two Words. Choose from: Jack Black or Kyle Gass)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Disney Channel star is Jewish? Hint

Hillary Duff

Shia LaBeouf

Christy Carlson Romano

Jake Thomas

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many Jewish women were in the top 5 at the 2002 Olympics for figure skating? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Jewish actress starred in the TV series "Punky Brewster" when she was younger?

Answer: (Three Words. Full name only!)

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many members of the pop-punk band "New Found Glory" are Jewish? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which famous Jewish rock star was born as Jeffrey Hyman in 1951? Hint

Mick Jones

Malcom McLaren

Eric Melvin

Joey Ramone

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Robin Williams is Jewish.

Answer: False

Robin Williams is not, in fact, Jewish. He has said, although, that when people mistake him as Jewish (which is often), that he is quite flattered.

2. Which member of the 1996 US Womens Gymnastics Team, who won the Olympics was Jewish?

Answer: Kerri Strug

1996 was the first time the US women won the Olympic Team Gold in gymnastics. Kerri was the last to go on vault. She reinjured a sprained ankle on her first vault, but ignored the pain, to win the Olympics for her team with her second vault. That took a lot of courage and determination.

3. Which judge from the very popular "American Idol" is, in fact Jewish?

Answer: Paula Abdul

Although she never publicly said she was Jewish, sources have confirmed that both of her parents were, in fact, Jewish.

4. How many members of the band "The Calling" are part Jewish, or fully Jewish? (Counting the songwriter)

Answer: 2

Alex Band, the lead singer is half Jewish. Aaron Kamin, the band's songwriter, is fully Jewish

5. Which member of Tenacious D is Jewish?

Answer: Jack Black

Tenacious D is a rock duo. Jack Black has appeared in the movie "High Fidelity", as as a mean store clerk named Barry.

6. Which Disney Channel star is Jewish?

Answer: Shia LaBeouf

Shia LaBeouf costars in the Disney Channel series "Even Stevens" with Christy Carlson Romano. He was also the star of the 2002 movie "Holes", based on the novel by Louis Sachar. Another Jewish Disney Channel star is Adam Lamberg, who costars with Hilary Duff, Jake Thomas, and Lalaine in the hit series "Lizzie McGuire"

7. How many Jewish women were in the top 5 at the 2002 Olympics for figure skating?

Answer: 3

Sarah Hughes (US) was the gold medalist. Irina Slutskaya (Russia), earned the silver medal. Finally, Sasha Cohen (US), came in 4th place, just out of medal contention.

8. Which Jewish actress starred in the TV series "Punky Brewster" when she was younger?

Answer: Soleil Moon Frye

Soleil Moon Frye is, in fact, Jewish. Once the star of "Punky Brewster", she is now on the cast of "Sabrina: The Teenage Witch".

9. How many members of the pop-punk band "New Found Glory" are Jewish?

Answer: 3

Steve Klein, Jordan Pundik, and Ian Grushka are all Jewish.

10. Which famous Jewish rock star was born as Jeffrey Hyman in 1951?

Answer: Joey Ramone

Joey Ramone, of "The Ramones", was born Jeffrey Hyman in 1951, and died of cancer in 2001. Mick Jones was a guitarist for "The Clash", but was dropped from the group in 1983 for "artistic differences". Eric Melvin is the guitarist in the punk band "NOFX". Malcom McLaren was most famous for being the manager for "The Sex Pistols", perhaps the most famous punk band ever. All four of these men were/are Jewish. I hope you enjoyed my quiz!

Source: Author tumblre

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