Touring The Golan Heights Trivia Quiz

Answer: Galgal Refaim

For more information refer to Deuteronomy 3:11 :"(Only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaites. His bed [c] was made of iron and was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide. [d] It is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)"

Answer: Katzrin

Katzrin is also spelled Qatzrin on some signs and maps. The synagogue that is located here is believed to have been dismantled from a prior site, perhaps in the Golan, and moved to its present location

Answer: Kuneitra

Although Kuneitra was the largest Syrian town in the Golan Heights until 1967, the Israeli government decided not to attack it for fear of Soviet intervention on the Arab's behalf. Israelis were surprised, therefore, when, on the last day of fighting, Syrian radio announced that Israelis soldiers had moved in and conquered Kuneitra.

Syrian authorities hoped the falsified broadcast would result in immediate Soviet intervention and thereby save the city. But the announcement had quite the opposite effect on the local residents, who fled in fear. Israel sent forces into the town as soon as the news became public, but when they arrived they found the town abandoned. At the war's end Kuneitra was in Israeli hands. The village since then has been returned to Syria and has been left abandoned as a propaganda site against Israel.

Answer: Kursi

The Byzantine church located on the Sea of Galilee, was built to commemorate the Gadarene Swine mentioned in the gospels. ref: Mark 5:5

The funny way it was discovered was in 1969, when Israel began building highway 92 around the eastern side of the Kinneret. Once it was found and assessed for what it was the road was rerouted.

Answer: Gamla

In 1968, Itzhak Gal was the first to suggest the location of Gamla recalling information from Josephus' "The Jewish Wars".Here was a young man who retained what he read, and fit the landscape into the historical record almost two thousands years later!

Answer: Banias

The name Banias is actually a bastardization of the given name Panias. Pan being the chief temple god located at this site. The "P" was unpronounceable to the Arabs and it came into being pronounced with a "B" in its place, hence Banias. The NT reference can be found in Matthew chapter 16.

Answer: Hippos

This most extraordinary site was once part of the Decapolis and was destroyed in 749 CE. It was never to be rebuilt again.

Answer: Ram Pool

Interestingly enough 2,000 years ago Herod's son Phillip claimed to have thrown chaff into the pool which later came to arrive in Banias further down the mountain. Scientists of modern times have tried duplicate this with isotopes with no success, discounting Phillip's observation of an under ground connection.

Answer: Nimrod's Fortress

Although it looks like a Crusader castle in appearance, the lack of a church inside the fortress area, strongly suggests that the Crusaders did not build this compound. It is attributed to both Crusader and Muslim builders, and is well worth a visit.

Answer: Mount Hermon

This mountain is actually many mountains with various peak elevations. There is a surrounding population of Druze people who inhabit this region.