Q.1
Which of the following is not true?
  • Israel has one of the highest rates of per capita patents (to ‘copyright’ new products) filed each year
  • In proportion to its population, Israel has the largest number of start-up companies in the world
  • According to industry officials, Israel has designed the airline industry’s most impenetrable flight security
  • Israel is the only country in the world that entered the 21st century with a net loss in its number of trees
Q.2
Non-Jewish religions in Israel ....
  • are expected to raise their own funds
  • receive funding from the Israeli government
  • must seek financial help from abroad
  • are not tolerated
Q.3
Tel Aviv, Israel’s second most-populous city, has the world’s third highest concentration of ....
  • museums
  • sushi restaurants
  • traffic lights
  • nightclubs
Q.4
The history of modern Israel actually began in ....
  • 1880
  • 1901
  • 1948
  • 1960
Q.5
People commonly perceive Israel to be a much larger country than it really is. As a result, they fail to understand how difficult it is for Israel to withdraw from land it holds, but also, given its small size compared to the size of those nations surrounding it, how impractical this would actually be. Israel would fit comfortably in ....
  • England (excluding Scotland and Wales)
  • California
  • Lake Michigan
  • All three
Q.6
Israel is responsible for some notable modern-day inventions. Among those are ....
  • anti-virus technology and the USB flash drive
  • cellular phones and instant phone messaging
  • the Pentium MMX and Centrino microprocessors and Windows NT and XP
  • all three of the above
Q.7
The Israeli Parliament, located in Jerusalem, and comprised of 120 freely-elected members of parliament through proportional representation (coming from mainstream, minority and independent political affiliations), is called ...
  • The Forum
  • The Knesset
  • Yisrael Beiteinu
  • The Dáil
Q.8
How long is the term of the Israeli President?
  • 4 years
  • 7 years
  • 10 years
  • Until he/she dies or retires
Q.9
The IDF – the Israeli Defence Forces – differs from most armed forces in that ....
  • all Israeli citizens, including women, must serve their time
  • no soldier serves for more than 1 year
  • women are not permitted to join the Forces
  • all branches of the IDF ‘close down’ for the Sabbath Day
Q.10
In 1988, whose party was banned from Israeli elections for inciting racism, the only disqualification of a party ever upheld by Israel’s Supreme Court?
  • Egyptian-born American citizen, El Sayyid Nosair
  • Baruch Goldstein, American-born Israeli physician and religious extremist
  • Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat
  • Rabbi Meir Kahane and his Kach Party
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