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Quiz about Israeli Prime Ministers 19482006

Israeli Prime Ministers 1948-2006 Quiz

The state of Israel has been under the world media spotlight since its inception in 1948. How well do you know its Prime Ministers? Enter and find out. Lots of enriching information inside.

A multiple-choice quiz by gentlegiant17. Estimated time: 6 mins.

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gentlegiant17

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Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Golda Meir was a well-known figure at her time. In 1969, she became the first female that assumed the role of Israel's PM. In which city was Golda Meir born? Hint

Milwaukee

Kiev

Belgrade

Merhavia (kibbutz)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following Israeli Prime Ministers was also the IDF (Israeli Defence Forces) Chief Of Staff before becoming a statesman? Hint

Ariel Sharon

Shimon Peres

Moshe Dayan

Ehud Barak

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Question 3 of 10

3. One of the following Israeli PMs has served as the Israeli Ambassador to the United States of America - who is he?
Hint

Shimon Peres

Binyamin Netanyahu

Yitzhak Rabin

Ehud Olmert

4. David Ben Gurion is considered by many as the founder of the state of Israel. He had two tenures as Israeli Prime Minister between 1948 and 1963. What was the total duration of these tenures? Hint

10 years and 217 days

14 years and 14 days

13 years and 112 days

8 years and 334 days

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Israeli elections of 1984 were famous for their result - a political draw. So, Prime Ministership was split between the leaders of the Avoda and the Likkud parties serving two years each in what was called "the rotation". Who were they? Hint

Yitzhak Rabin and Menachem Begin

Yitzhak Rabin and Yitzhak Shamir

Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Shamir

Shimon Peres and Menachem Begin

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Question 6 of 10

6. April 7th, 1977 was a historic day. The basketball club of Maccabi Tel Aviv won its first European Championship that day. What other historic event coincided with that memorable night? Hint

Yoni Netanyahu, brother of future PM Binyamin Netanyahu, killed in action in Entebe, Uganda

PM Yitzhak Rabin announcing he will not be the Avoda leader for May elections

Golda Meir dies from cancer

Future PM Yitzhak Shamir is arrested in London

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Question 7 of 10

7. Currency matters: who is the Israeli PM whose portrait appears on the green 20NIS (New Israeli Shekels) note? Hint

Ehud Olmert

Yigal Alon

Moshe Sharet

Levi Eshkol

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Question 8 of 10

8. Famous for his charged relationship with David Ben Gurion, this was Israel's PM during the 6-day War. Hint

Menachem Begin

Levi Eshkol

Pinhas Lavon

Shimon Peres

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Israeli PM is mentioned in the lyrics of a Pink Floyd song? Hint

Yitzhak Shamir

Shimon Peres

Menachem Begin

David Ben Gurion

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Israeli PM has uttered this famous quote: "No more war, no more bloodshed. Peace unto you. Shalom, Salaam, forever"? Hint

Menachem Begin

Shimon Peres

David Ben Gurion

Yitzhak Rabin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Golda Meir was a well-known figure at her time. In 1969, she became the first female that assumed the role of Israel's PM. In which city was Golda Meir born?

Answer: Kiev

She was born in Kiev (now in the Ukraine) on May 3rd, 1898 as Golda Mabovitz. She emigrated with her family to the United States in 1906, settling in Milwaukee. In 1921, as Golda Myerson, she emigrated with her husband and settled in kibbutz Merhavia. Like all Israeli foreign service personnel at the time, she hebraized her name to Golda Meir in 1956 when appointed as Foreign Minister.

2. Which of the following Israeli Prime Ministers was also the IDF (Israeli Defence Forces) Chief Of Staff before becoming a statesman?

Answer: Ehud Barak

Ariel Sharon was a well-known general, but has not headed the IDF.
Moshe Dayan has headed the IDF, but was not PM.
Shimon Peres did not serve at the IDF.
Ehud Barak, like Yitzhak Rabin, assumed both roles.

3. One of the following Israeli PMs has served as the Israeli Ambassador to the United States of America - who is he?

Answer: Yitzhak Rabin

After his retirement from IDF as Chief of Staff, Yitzhak Rabin was the Israeli Embassador to the USA between 1968 and 1973.
Binyamin Netanyahu was the Deputy Chief of Mission in Washington between 1982-1984, and between 1984-1988 he was the Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations.

4. David Ben Gurion is considered by many as the founder of the state of Israel. He had two tenures as Israeli Prime Minister between 1948 and 1963. What was the total duration of these tenures?

Answer: 13 years and 112 days

David Ben Gurion's tenures spanned from May 14th, 1948 till June 26th, 1963. In the gap between his tenures Moshe Sharet was PM (January 26th, 1954 to November 3rd, 1955).

Answer: Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Shamir

Technically speaking, Shimon Peres was never elected as the Israeli PM... between 1984-1986 he served as PM under the rotation agreement with Yitzhak Shamir, and between 1995-1996 he became PM after Yitzhak Rabin's assassination.

6. April 7th, 1977 was a historic day. The basketball club of Maccabi Tel Aviv won its first European Championship that day. What other historic event coincided with that memorable night?

Answer: PM Yitzhak Rabin announcing he will not be the Avoda leader for May elections

As Israel was celebrating Maccabi's great achievemnt, Rabin made the announcement after two major crisis took place (F-15 planes arriving to Israel on Sabbath and his wife Leah's dollar account). Shimon Peres went on to lose to Menachem Begin.
The Entebe mission coincided with the US' 200th Independence Day.
Golda Meir died from cancer on December 8th, 1978.
Yitzhak Shamir was never arrested in London.

7. Currency matters: who is the Israeli PM whose portrait appears on the green 20NIS (New Israeli Shekels) note?

Answer: Moshe Sharet

It is Moshe Sharet.
Did you know that Yigal Alon served as acting Israeli PM for 19 days between Levi Eshkol's sudden death and Golda Meir's nomination?

8. Famous for his charged relationship with David Ben Gurion, this was Israel's PM during the 6-day War.

Answer: Levi Eshkol

Levi Eshkol headed Israel during most of the 60s.
Yitzhak Rabin was IDF Chief Of Staff during the 6-day war. A few days before the start of the war, he has collapsed and was replaced by Ezer Weizmann for 48 hours.

9. Which Israeli PM is mentioned in the lyrics of a Pink Floyd song?

Answer: Menachem Begin

"Brezhnev took Afghanistan, Begin took Beirut..." starts the short piece titled "Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert" from their 1982 album "The Final Cut".

10. Which Israeli PM has uttered this famous quote: "No more war, no more bloodshed. Peace unto you. Shalom, Salaam, forever"?

Answer: Menachem Begin

Menachem Begin 1913-1992. Born in Brest-Litovsk (now in Belarus). Being a keen disciple of Ze'ev Jabotinsky, he has headed the Betar youth movement in Poland in the late 30s. Both his parents perished in the Holocaust. He headed the Etzel, an anti-British undergound organization. David Ben Gurion referred to him as "that man". On the waves of massive crowds support, he finally became PM in 1977 and brought the Peace treaty with Egypt.

In 1981, he had taken the decision to bomb the Iraqi nuclear plant.

The Lebanon war of 1982 led him to deep depression and resignation. He spent the last 9 years of his life in reclusion.

Source: Author gentlegiant17

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