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