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Mel Gordon, a professor of theatre arts at the University of California, Berkeley claims that Jewish humour was ‘officially’ born in ....
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1066 at the Battle of Hastings
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1215 at the signing of the Magna Carta
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1415 at Agincourt
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1661 and the Chmielnicki massacres in the Ukraine
Q.2
Which of these themes is commonly addressed in Jewish humour?
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Anti-Semitism
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Poverty
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The immigrant experience
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Neurotics on New York's Upper West Side
Q.3
A very surprising Jewish celebrity wrote a book of Jewish jokes that was very well received. Who was it?
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Former film director and restaurant critic Michael Winner
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Politician and former government minister Edwina Currie
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Actor and Star Trek's Mr Spock, Leonard Nimoy
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British businessman, Lord Alan Sugar
Q.4
Many Jewish comedians are noted for their very droll and often dry, Jewish life-observance style. For example, on marriage, Groucho Marx said “Marry me and I'll never look at another horse”. This style is often described as ....
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seminal
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funny ‘ha ha’
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self-deprecating
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insulting
Q.5
The most famous Jewish hip-hop rapping group of all time is considered to be ....
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Beastie Boys
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The Fugees
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Public Enemy
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Run-DMC
Q.6
When the highly talented and respected comedian, singer and dancer Sammy Davis Junior died in 1990 ....
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an entire chapter of the racist Klu Klux Klan was arrested for celebrating the death of a black man who also happened to be Jewish
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the neon lights of the famous Las Vegas Strip were darkened for ten minutes in tribute
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a one-man show in which he was due to appear in Seattle went ahead despite his absence
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Eddie Murphy, Billy Crystal, Garrett Morris, Jim Carey and Tim Meadows who have all impersonated him on stage or TV, sang at his funeral
Q.7
The most prolific, stand-up comedian in television history is still reckoned to be ....
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Jack Benny
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Jerry Lewis
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Jack Carter
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Mel Brooks
Q.8
Which Jewish person famously said “Anyone who is meshuga (Yiddish word for ‘mad’) enough to call himself a Jew, is a Jew”?
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The rather vocal American comedienne Joan Rivers
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Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion
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English singer Amy Winehouse
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American singer Pink
Q.9
Jewish people have seen humour in their lives for thousands of years! Even the Bible (Old Testament) tells of ....
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Moses laughing when he was told to collect the Ten Commandments
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Sarah laughing when told she’d have a child
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King Herod laughing heartily at the court jester
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Joseph laughing at the first fitting for his ‘technicolour’ coat
Q.10
Approximately what percentage of American Jewish people consider having a sense of humour to be an essential part of being Jewish?
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10%
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26%
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33%
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42%
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