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Israel: 1948 to 2003 Trivia Quiz

Israel and everything to do with the country. I'll give you the question, and you give the answer.

A multiple-choice quiz by avin113. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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avin113

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5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
155,076

Updated
Dec 03 21

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15

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Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who was the first President of Israel? Hint

Chaim Weizmann

Ezer Weizmann

Chaim Herzog

Albert Einstein

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Question 2 of 15

2. When was the first War of Israeli Independence fought? Hint

1967

1950

1948

1949

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Question 3 of 15

3. What was the *original* function of what later became the Israeli Intelligence Service, Mossad (then known as Palmach)? Hint

Illegal immigration

Counter-terrorism

Spying on Arabs

Israeli security

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who was the first head of Israeli Intelligence? Hint

Moshe Sharrett

Ehud Barak

Isser Harel

Moshe Dayan

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Question 5 of 15

5. When did the 'Six Day War' Begin? Hint

5 June 1967

25 May 1967

14 October 1967

1 September 1967

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Question 6 of 15

6. Name the famous "Spy for Israel" who spied on Egypt. Israel negotiated a swap of over Egyptian 5,000 POW's of the 1967 war for his release. Hint

Eli Cohen

Wolfgang Lotz

Ben Cohn

Simon Wiesenthal

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Question 7 of 15

7. During the 1967 war, who was the Israeli prime minister? Hint

Ben Gurion

Golda Meir

Levi Eshkol

Meir Amit

8. In 1972 eleven Israeli athletes were murdered at the Munich Olymics by the "Black September" terrorist organization. What was the name of the covert Israeli operation sent to eliminate the terrorists? Hint

Operation Munich Massacre

Day of the Jackal

Wrath of God

Operation Wipeout

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which US President forced Israel to end the Yom Kippur War? Hint

Ronald Reagan

Richard Nixon

Gerald Ford

James Carter

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Question 10 of 15

10. To which airport, in which country, was an Air France flight hijacked and taken by Palestinian terrorists in 1976? Hint

Entebbe, Uganda

Frankfurt, Germany

Paris, France

Kandahar, Afganisthan

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Question 11 of 15

11. In 1977-78 an accord was signed in the USA between Egypt and Israel. Who were the three leaders and the Secretary of state of the USA who were present during the historic occasion? Hint

A.Sadat, M.Begin, J.Carter, E.S.Muskie

A.Sadat, M.Begin, J.Carter, W.Christopher

A.Sadat, M.Begin, J.Carter, C.Vance

G.Nasser, B.Gurion,J .Carter, J.Baker

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Question 12 of 15

12. In 1981 Israel blasted a foreign nuclear project before it became an active threat. Name the country and the reactor. Hint

Iraq, Osirak

India, Apsara

Syria, Neothara

Egypt, Nasseria

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Question 13 of 15

13. What was the term given to the 'Unrest and Rioting' caused by Palestinians and Israelis in the Gaza Strip in 1987? It was supported by Yasser Arafat. Hint

Jihad

Hamasism

Tukrish

Intifada

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which Major-General who had been involved intensely in the Peace for Galilee operation in 1982 was promoted to Lieutenant-General and also made Chief of Army Staff in 1991? Hint

Yitzhak Rabin

Ariel Sharon

Ehud Barak

Benjamin Nethanyahu

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Question 15 of 15

15. 1966 was the year when Phantom Jets were authorized to be sold to Israel by the United States.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first President of Israel?

Answer: Chaim Weizmann

Einstein was offered but refused as he believed he was not suited for the job of a president. Weizmann was president from 1949 to 1952.

2. When was the first War of Israeli Independence fought?

Answer: 1948

This war resulted in about 6,000 casualties - and cost fewer lives than later Arab-Israeli wars. The war established Israel as a viable independent state.

3. What was the *original* function of what later became the Israeli Intelligence Service, Mossad (then known as Palmach)?

Answer: Illegal immigration

Mossad, which was then known as Palmach, had as its original puropse the organization of the illegal immigration of Jews to Palestine while the country was under British rule (1917-1948). The British government had quotas on the number of Jews allowed to migrate there legally. (Note: a range of groups organized illegal immigration from 1934 onwards).

(Thank you for that correction-Layla from Haifa, Israel)

4. Who was the first head of Israeli Intelligence?

Answer: Isser Harel

Isser Harel resigned due to differences with Ben Gurion in 1963 and was replaced by Meir Amit.

5. When did the 'Six Day War' Begin?

Answer: 5 June 1967

Israel wiped out the entire air forces of Jordan and Syria and about one-quarter of the Egyptian Air Force in one day - in all nearly 700 aircraft. This was a significant factor in the Israeli victory in this war.

6. Name the famous "Spy for Israel" who spied on Egypt. Israel negotiated a swap of over Egyptian 5,000 POW's of the 1967 war for his release.

Answer: Wolfgang Lotz

Cohen was killed by Syrians in 1965. Ben Cohn is fictitious. Wiesenthal is a Nazi Hunter living in Austria. Lotz posed as a stable owner in Egypt and befriended Army officers, from whom he obtained information. He was, however, caught in a Soviet "sweep".

7. During the 1967 war, who was the Israeli prime minister?

Answer: Levi Eshkol

Eshkol became Prime Minister in 1963. He died in 1969 of a heart attack.

Answer: Wrath of God

From 1972 to 1980 Mossad hunted down anti-Israeli terrorists and killed them in special operations. These included Fatah leaders.

9. Which US President forced Israel to end the Yom Kippur War?

Answer: Richard Nixon

The Yom Kippur War was a surpise attack on Israel by its Arab neighbours. Despite the element of suprise Israel succeeded in retaining most of the areas it had gained in the Six Day War of 1967. Through arm twisting, President Richard Nixon forced Israel to back out and to move back her troops.

10. To which airport, in which country, was an Air France flight hijacked and taken by Palestinian terrorists in 1976?

Answer: Entebbe, Uganda

This is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest commando operations of the 20th century. Yoni Nethanyahu, brother of the former PM Benjamin Nethanyahu, was the only commando casualty of the Operation.

11. In 1977-78 an accord was signed in the USA between Egypt and Israel. Who were the three leaders and the Secretary of state of the USA who were present during the historic occasion?

Answer: A.Sadat, M.Begin, J.Carter, C.Vance

Sadat was shot by Arab extremists in 1981 for his role in the Accord. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978, but no such award was made to President Carter till 2002.

12. In 1981 Israel blasted a foreign nuclear project before it became an active threat. Name the country and the reactor.

Answer: Iraq, Osirak

Apparently they flew in the morning in Jordanian flights and posed as training pilots from Jordan. They destroyed the reactor and left.

13. What was the term given to the 'Unrest and Rioting' caused by Palestinians and Israelis in the Gaza Strip in 1987? It was supported by Yasser Arafat.

Answer: Intifada

It continued till 1993 when Arafat signed the Declaration of Principles with Yitzhak Rabin.

14. Which Major-General who had been involved intensely in the Peace for Galilee operation in 1982 was promoted to Lieutenant-General and also made Chief of Army Staff in 1991?

Answer: Ehud Barak

Barak was a brave special operations expert and headed several terrorist elimination operations. He was Prime Minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001.

15. 1966 was the year when Phantom Jets were authorized to be sold to Israel by the United States.

Answer: False

The Phantoms were sold in 1968.

Initially, Israel relied heavily on France for military aircraft. The United States was reluctant to begin an arms race in the Middle East, but as Nasser continued buying weapons from the USSR in the 1960s the arms sales by America were authorized. It was the sale of the 50 phantoms that marked the real beginning of the US-Israel weapon deals.

Source: Author avin113

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