State of Israel founded
  • 1. When was the State of Israel founded?
A) 1956
B) 1939
C) 1948
D) 1917
  • 2. Which document proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel?
A) Declaration of Independence
B) Balfour Declaration
C) Camp David Accords
D) United Nations Resolution 242
  • 3. Who was the first Prime Minister of Israel?
A) Ehud Barak
B) Yitzhak Rabin
C) Golda Meir
D) David Ben-Gurion
  • 4. Which city is recognized as the capital of Israel by most countries?
A) Haifa
B) Bethlehem
C) Tel Aviv
D) Jerusalem
  • 5. What plan partitioned British Mandatory Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states?
A) Camp David Accords
B) Sykes-Picot Agreement
C) Balfour Declaration
D) United Nations Partition Plan
  • 6. Which country was the first to recognize the State of Israel upon its founding?
A) France
B) United Kingdom
C) Soviet Union
D) United States
  • 7. What is the national anthem of Israel?
A) Jerusalem of Gold
B) Adon Olam
C) Hatikvah
D) Eli, Eli
  • 8. Which neighboring countries invaded Israel following its declaration of independence in 1948?
A) Sudan, Libya, Yemen, Morocco
B) Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain
C) Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Turkey, Iran
D) Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Iraq
  • 9. Who was the first President of Israel?
A) Menachem Begin
B) Chaim Weizmann
C) Moshe Dayan
D) Shimon Peres
  • 10. Which country administered the territory of Palestine before the founding of Israel?
A) Germany
B) United Kingdom
C) France
D) Ottoman Empire
  • 11. What is the official language of Israel?
A) Hebrew
B) English
C) Arabic
D) Yiddish
  • 12. Which city is known as Israel's center of technology and innovation?
A) Tel Aviv
B) Beer Sheva
C) Jerusalem
D) Haifa
  • 13. Who were the two dominant populations targeted by the UN Partition Plan for Palestine?
A) Christians and Muslims
B) Jews and Christians
C) Jews and Arabs
D) Palestinians and Europeans
  • 14. Which city in the State of Israel is home to the Bahai Gardens?
A) Beersheba
B) Eilat
C) Haifa
D) Ashkelon
  • 15. In which war did Israel gain control of East Jerusalem and the West Bank?
A) Lebanon War
B) War of Independence
C) Six-Day War
D) Yom Kippur War
  • 16. What is the name of the Israeli parliament?
A) Duma
B) Knesset
C) Congress
D) Majlis
  • 17. What is the main religion practiced in Israel?
A) Christianity
B) Bahá'í Faith
C) Islam
D) Judaism
  • 18. Which Israeli leader signed a peace treaty with Egypt in 1979?
A) Yitzhak Rabin
B) Benjamin Netanyahu
C) Menachem Begin
D) Shimon Peres
  • 19. What is the official currency of Israel?
A) Israeli Pound
B) Israeli Lira
C) Israeli New Shekel
D) Israeli Shekel
  • 20. Which Israeli leader was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Oslo Accords?
A) Shimon Peres
B) Yitzhak Rabin
C) Ehud Barak
D) Ariel Sharon
  • 21. In which year did Israel become a member of the United Nations?
A) 1956
B) 1973
C) 1949
D) 1967
  • 22. Who was Israel's first female Prime Minister?
A) Tzipi Livni
B) Golda Meir
C) Shulamit Aloni
D) Leah Rabin
  • 23. Which body of water lies to the west of Israel?
A) Dead Sea
B) Red Sea
C) Sea of Galilee
D) Mediterranean Sea
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