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⏳ Israel history trivia for kids - 12 questions

Kids 9-13 · 12 questions

Israel is a young country with an ancient story. Test what you know about how the modern State of Israel began.

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In what year was the State of Israel established?

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  1. In what year was the State of Israel established?
    Answer: 1948. Israel declared independence on May 14, 1948.
  2. Who read out Israel's Declaration of Independence?
    Answer: David Ben-Gurion. David Ben-Gurion read the declaration and became Israel's first prime minister.
  3. Who said, "If you will it, it is no dream"?
    Answer: Theodor Herzl. Theodor Herzl is known as the founder of modern political Zionism.
  4. Who was Israel's first woman prime minister?
    Answer: Golda Meir. Golda Meir became prime minister in 1969.
  5. Who was Israel's first president?
    Answer: Chaim Weizmann. Chaim Weizmann was a scientist and Israel's first president.
  6. Eliezer Ben-Yehuda is famous for reviving which language?
    Answer: Hebrew. Ben-Yehuda helped turn Hebrew back into an everyday spoken language.
  7. What is Israel's Independence Day called in Hebrew?
    Answer: Yom Ha'atzmaut. Yom Ha'atzmaut is celebrated with flags, fireworks and barbecues.
  8. Which day comes right before Israel's Independence Day?
    Answer: Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron). On Yom HaZikaron, Israel remembers its fallen soldiers and victims of terror.
  9. What was the name of the first kibbutz?
    Answer: Degania. Degania, founded in 1910 near the Sea of Galilee, is called the "mother of the kibbutzim."
  10. In which city was Israel's Declaration of Independence read?
    Answer: Tel Aviv. It was read at a museum in Tel Aviv now known as Independence Hall.
  11. Who was the first Israeli astronaut?
    Answer: Ilan Ramon. Ilan Ramon flew on the space shuttle Columbia in 2003.
  12. Which desert fortress near the Dead Sea was built by King Herod?
    Answer: Masada. Masada sits on top of a tall rock cliff and is a famous historic site.

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