Jerusalem Quiz
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created by Judy Freedman - judy.f@012.net.il
- Who is the mayor of Jerusalem? Uri Lupilianski
- What is Givat Hatachmoshet? Site of the biggest battle in 6-day war
- Where is Herzl buried? On Har Herzl
- Where is the Armenian Quarter? In the old City
- Who is Yemin Moshe named after? Moshe Montefiore
- What is in the windmill? Montefiore's coach
- What is Hechal Shlomo? Seat of the Chief Rabbinate
- Where is the Tower of David? On the walls of Jerusalem, by Jaffa gate
- What is Yad Vashem? Memorial to the Holocaust
- How old is Al-Aksa? about 1360 years old
- Which famous hotel was bombed by the Irgun in 1946? K. David
- What is the name of the University in Jerusalem? Hebrew University
- How many gates does the old city have? 8
- What is the symbol of Jerusalem? A lion and olive branches
- Name a hospital in Jerusalem. Hadassah, Sharei Zedek, Bikur Holim
- How do you say "the kotel" in English? The western wall
- What is name of the zoo in Jerusalem? The Biblical "Tanachi" zoo
- What is "Ein kerem"? A neighborhood of Jerusalem
- Who lives in Meah Shearim? mainly the ultra-orthodox
- The Chagall windows in Har hazofim=85 who was Chagall? A French Jewish painter
- What is Machane Yehuda famous for? The market
- Who was the Teddy Stadium named after? Teddy Kollek (mayor 1965 - 1993)
- What do you find at Malcha? A shopping mall
- What animal was displayed in many street corners of Jerusalem last year? A lion
- How many people live in Jerusalem? 370,000
- What tragedy happened in Versailles Hall? The floor collapsed in the middle of a wedding
- What are they currently building on the roads of Jerusalem? A light railway
- Who was Saladin? A Moslem leader at the time of the crusades
- Who was the first Jewish king to reign in Jerusalem? David
- Who built the first temple? Solomon
- Who built the second temple? Herod
- What was the Hebrew date of the destruction of both temples? 9th Av
- Who came first - the Greeks or the Romans?
- What were the Crusades? European Christians come to conquer Jerusalem 1000 years ago
- What happened to the Old City in 1948? captured by Arabs and cut off from the Jews
- Which year was the 6-day war? 1967
- Who is Ehud Olmert? The mayor of Jerusalem up to the February
- Who wrote the song "Jerusalem of Gold?" Naomi Shemer
- What 3 religions consider Jerusalem a holy City? Judaism, Christianity and Islam
- In which tribes' allocation is Jerusalem? Benjamin
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