kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
Category: religion-faith
Question: In 1776, when we Jews declared themselves free from England, which British colony had the most Jews?
Choices: Union of South Africa; Australia; Jamaica; Canada
Answer: Jamaica
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Question: On the holy day, Simchat Torah, Jews finish reading the five books of the Torah and do what immediately after?
Choices: Throw a party; Start again; Discuss the days events; Have a meal
Answer: Start again
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Question: Jews build temporary huts for this holy day.
Choices: Hannukah; Yom Kippur; Sukkot; Rosh Hashannah
Answer: Sukkot
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Question: What does the Hebrew expression Mazel Tov mean?
Choices: Have a great day; Have an easy fast; Sorry; Good luck
Answer: Good luck
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Question: The Jewish calender is a lunar calender.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Judaism divides The Old Testament into three parts, called this in English.
Choices: Torah, Pentatuch, Prophets; Torah, Histories, Pentatuch; Torah, Prophets, Wisdom Literature; Torah, Chronicles, Major Prophets
Answer: Torah, Prophets, Wisdom Literature
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Question: In what book of The New Testament was John the Baptist beheaded?
Choices: John; Luke; Mark; Matthew
Answer: Matthew
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Question: In The New Testament, Romans was written by the apostle Paul.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: How many books are in the New Testament?
Choices: 25; 27; 20; 31
Answer: 27
Category: religion-faith
Question: It is believed by many that the Gospel of Luke is the most beautiful book ever written.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Which of the laws in  the Ten Commandments of the New Testament is conceived to be the greatest one?
Choices: Honor your father and your mother; You shall not steal; Love the Lord with all your heart, soul and mind; Love your neighbor as yourself
Answer: Love the Lord with all your heart, soul and mind
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Question: In the New Testament, Acts is the next book after Romans.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: What is the third book of the New Testament?
Choices: Mark; Matthew; Jonh; Luke
Answer: Luke
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Question: What did Jesus do to the man with leprosy, according to The New Testament?
Choices: ignored him; gave him medicine; prayed for him; touched him and cured him
Answer: touched him and cured him
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Question: Paul is acknowledged as the author of  First Epistle to the Corinthians book in The New Testament.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: In which book of The New Testament is the following passage found Ask and it will be given to you;seek and you will find;knock and the door will be opened to you?
Choices: Psalms; Matthew; Acts; Luke
Answer: Matthew
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Question: What was the name of Abrahams wife according to the book of Genesis?
Choices: Rebekah; Rachel; Leah; Sarah
Answer: Sarah
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Question: In the book of Genesis, how old was Abraham when Isaac was born?
Choices: 101 years old; 95 years old; 100 years old; 99 years old
Answer: 100 years old
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Question: Isaac was Abrahams first son according to the Torah.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: religion-faith
Question: What was the name of Isaacs wife according to the book of Genesis?
Choices: Leah; Rachel; Sarah; Rebekah
Answer: Rebekah
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Question: The book of Genesis tells that when Esau and Jacob were born, Jacob grabbed hold of what?
Choices: Esaus hand; Esaus hair; Esaus heel; Esaus food
Answer: Esaus heel
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Question: According to the Torah, what did Esau trade his birthright with Jacob for?
Choices: Bread and wild game; Bread and vegetables; Bread and lentil stew; Manna
Answer: Bread and lentil stew
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Question: Who was Jacobs first wife in the book of Genesis?
Choices: Leah; Sarah; Rebekah; Rachel
Answer: Leah
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Question: How many years did Jacob have to work for each of his wives according to the Torah?
Choices: 3 years each; 7 years each; 1 year each; 14 years each
Answer: 7 years each
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Question: Who founded the Scientology philosophy and religion?
Choices: L. Ron Hubbard; Marion Davis; Jason Beghue; Judson Lord
Answer: L. Ron Hubbard
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Question: This actor, who made it big as a high school gang member, delivering paint and flying airplanes, is one of the most famous Scientologists.
Choices: Hayward Nelson; John Travolta; Christian Slater; Brad Pitt
Answer: John Travolta
Category: religion-faith
Question: Which of these voice actors/actresses from The Simpsons series, is a Scientologist?
Choices: Dan Castellaneta; Nancy Cartwright; Hank Azaria; Harry Shearer
Answer: Nancy Cartwright
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Question: These two brothers are Scientologists who acted on famous comedy sitcoms. One was on That 70s Show and the other one was the oldest brother on Malcolm in the Middle. What is their last name?
Choices: Prepon; Masterson; Ribisi; Kidman
Answer: Masterson
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Question: Which Scientologist played the wife of âThe King of Queens?
Choices: Juliette Lewis; Mimi Rogers; Ann Archer; Leah Remini
Answer: Leah Remini
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Question: Lisa Marie Presley and her mother Priscilla Presley are both Scientologists.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: religion-faith
Question: Which of these musicians is not a Scientologist?
Choices: Chick Correa; Beck; Brandy; Michael Bolton
Answer: Michael Bolton
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Question: What Scientologist started the EST movement?
Choices: David Miscavige; Werner Erhard; Greta  Van Susteren; Sonny Bono
Answer: Werner Erhard
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Question: What was Operation Snow White?
Choices: An attempt by Scientology to gain publicity by hiring writers to give it a better image; An attempt by Scientology to infiltrate the US government; An attempt by Scientology to gain new members by holding events in several large cities in the USA and Canada; Anattempt by the IRS to get back taxes from the main Scientology group
Answer: An attempt by Scientology to infiltrate the US government
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Question: The title of what book in the Bible means departure?
Choices: Lamentations; Exodus; Genesis; Deuteronomy
Answer: Exodus
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Question: Deuteronomy, the title of the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible, means second law.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: religion-faith
Question: What is the meaning of the book title Genesis?
Choices: God; man; beginning; creation
Answer: beginning
Category: religion-faith
Question: Does The Book of Numbers from the Old Testament begin with the numbering of the people in Sinai?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: Yes
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Question: What book in the Bible was named after the successor of Moses?
Choices: Isaiah; Ezekiel; Joshua; Jeremiah
Answer: Joshua
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Question: Where can you find the story of Adam and Eve?
Choices: Book of Jeremiah; Book of Genesis; Book of Lamentations; Book of Exodus
Answer: Book of Genesis
Category: religion-faith
Question: The story of Moses birth can be found in the Book of Deuteronomy.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: religion-faith
Question: Was Moses still alive in the Book of Numbers?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: Yes
Category: religion-faith
Question: What was the age of Joshua (Moses successor) when he died?
Choices: 120 years old; 105 years old; 110 years old; 115 years old
Answer: 110 years old
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Question: Which 10th century Ashkenazi Rabbi outlawed polygamy?
Choices: Rabbi Levi Ben-Meir; Rabbi Judah; Rabbi Gershom; Rabbi Feinstein
Answer: Rabbi Gershom
Category: religion-faith
Question: The first international Jewish athletic competition, known as Maccabiah Games, was held in what year?
Choices: 1896; 1964; 1932; 1956
Answer: 1932
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Question: What is the name of the collection of stories, legends, and allegorical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible Tanach?
Choices: Gemara; Midrash; Kislev; Mishnah
Answer: Midrash
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Question: The first day of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, can only occur on which of these days?
Choices: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday; Sunday, Monday, Wednesday or Friday; Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday; Monday, Thursday or Friday
Answer: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday
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Question: The first female Rabbi, Berlin-born Regina Jonas, was ordained in what year?
Choices: 1935; 1905; 1964; 1789
Answer: 1935
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Question: Four Jewish jobs require ordination (or Smeecha). Which of these is not one of them?
Choices: Cantor; Mohel; Shochet; Scribe
Answer: Cantor
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Question: Jewish American Sidney Franklin was greatly admired by Ernest Hemingway, as he was the first American to become successful in what occupation?
Choices: Boxer; Bullfighter; Police officer; Politician
Answer: Bullfighter
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Question: One of the most important prayers in Jewish liturgy is the the Shemoneh Esreh (The Eighteen) This prayer, which must be said every day at almost every service, is also known by what other name?
Choices: Shochain Od; The Amidah; The Shema; The Kol Nidrei
Answer: The Amidah
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Question: Mike Epstein, Norm Sherry, Larry Sherry, and Barry Latman were all Jewish baseball players. What do they have in common?
Choices: They all played for the Dodgers.; They all played for the Yankees.; They all went to the same high school.; The were all assassinated for political motives.
Answer: They all went to the same high school.
Category: religion-faith
Question: When did the Six Day War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria begin?
Choices: June 5, 1971; June 5, 1967; June 5, 1963; June 5, 1969
Answer: June 5, 1967
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Question: In 1825, Jewish American diplomat and journalist Mordecai Manuel Noah tried to found what Jewish institution in the United States?
Choices: A Jewish rebellion organization in the United States; A Jewish homeland in the United States; A Jewish government in the United States; A Jewish independent church in the United States
Answer: A Jewish homeland in the United States
Category: religion-faith
Question: Who was the first Jewish player in the United States National Hockey League?
Choices: Sam Rothschild; Mathieu Schneider; Ernie Grunfield; Issac Berger
Answer: Sam Rothschild
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Question: Which of these terms is used by Jews to refer to the Old Testament?
Choices: Torah; Tehillim; Tanakh; Schmuel
Answer: Tanakh
Category: religion-faith
Question: The most important religious document for the Jews, Torah, is written in what language?
Choices: Arabic; Syriac; Aramaic; Hebrew
Answer: Hebrew
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Question: How many commandments are there in the central document of Judaism, Torah?
Choices: 1075; 24; 613; 215
Answer: 613
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Question: According to Judaism, even non-Jews are morally bound to observe how many laws from the Torah?
Choices: 10; 7; 313; 613
Answer: 7
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Question: Which of these prayers is traditionally sung before sunset on Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement?
Choices: Slichot; Tanaim; Kol Nidre; Dor v Dor
Answer: Kol Nidre
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Question: Every morning and evening, Jews must recite a prayer, which is also said at  the moment before death. What is the name of this prayer?
Choices: The Hoshannah Rabbah; The Kaddish; The Kiddush; The Shema Yisrael
Answer: The Shema Yisrael
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Question: This is the holiest city in Judaism and the spiritual center of the Jewish people. It also plays an important role in Christianity and Islam.
Choices: Constantinople; Jerusalem; Medina; Mecca
Answer: Jerusalem
Category: religion-faith
Question: The Temple Mount, the Church of Holy Sepulchre and the Western Wall are landmarks found in this city.
Choices: Baghdad; Ohrid; Jerusalem; Constantinople
Answer: Jerusalem
Category: religion-faith
Question: Who built the Temple of Jerusalem also known as the Holy Temple?
Choices: Constantine I Emperor; King Ferdinand; Justinian Emperor; King Solomon
Answer: King Solomon
Category: religion-faith
Question: When was Jerusalem conquered by the Islamic Caliphate?
Choices: In 1500; In 340; In 1040; In 638
Answer: In 638
Category: religion-faith
Question: After the Arabic-Israeli War (1948-1949) Jerusalem was divided between Israel (West part) and Jordan (East part).
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: religion-faith
Question: What is Jesus birthplace according to the Bible?
Choices: Bethlehem; Jerusalem; Constantinople; Nazareth
Answer: Bethlehem
Category: religion-faith
Question: Where is The Milk Grotto Church of Virgin Mary located?
Choices: Bethlehem; Jerusalem; Nazareth; Baghdad
Answer: Bethlehem
Category: religion-faith
Question: In Bethlehem, Christmas ceremonies are held on three different dates.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: religion-faith
Question: According to New Testament, the home of Joseph and Mary was in Jerusalem.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: religion-faith
Question: The Church of the Annunciation was built in Nazareth.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: religion-faith
Question: According to the Book of Matthew, Jacob was the father of Issac.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Who was king when Jesus was born?
Choices: King Solomon; King David; King Herod; None of these
Answer: King Herod
Category: religion-faith
Question: Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: religion-faith
Question: In the Book of Matthew, what did Jesus say to the man with leprosy when he touched him?
Choices: Be cured!; Be Clean!; Be Healed!; None of these
Answer: Be Clean!
Category: religion-faith
Question: Whose mother-in-law was lying in bed with a fever in the Book of Matthew?
Choices: Peter; James; John; Mark
Answer: Peter
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Question: According to the Book of Matthew, how many disciples did Jesus give authority to heal the sick and drive out evil spirits?
Choices: 10; 7; 12; 5
Answer: 12
Category: religion-faith
Question: Which of the apostles betrayed Jesus?
Choices: Simon the Zealot; Philip; Matthew; Judas Iscariot
Answer: Judas Iscariot
Category: religion-faith
Question: Where did Ruth live when she met her first husband according to the Book of Ruth?
Choices: Bethlehem; Moab; Jerusalem; Judah
Answer: Moab
Category: religion-faith
Question: In the Book of Ruth, who was Ruths mother-in-law that she would not abandon?
Choices: Naomi; Mary; Orpah; Rahab
Answer: Naomi
Category: religion-faith
Question: Who was Ruths sister-in-law according to the Book of Ruth?
Choices: Oprah; Rahab; Orpah; Naomi
Answer: Orpah
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Question: In the Book of Ruth, after the deaths of Naomis husband and her two sons, Naomi wanted to leave Moab. Where did she go?
Choices: Bethlehem; Joppa; Jerusalem; Ninevah
Answer: Bethlehem
Category: religion-faith
Question: In the Book of Ruth, what did Ruth do to indicate that she wanted to be redeemed?
Choices: Bow down to Boaz; Wash Boaz feet.; Sing to Boaz; Sleep at Boaz feet.
Answer: Sleep at Boaz feet.
Category: religion-faith
Question: In the Book of Ruth, Boaz was the closest relative thats why he came forward as the kinsman-redeemer.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: According to the Book of Ruth, what did the kinsman-redeemer give to Boaz to indicate that Boaz would be the redeemer of Ruth?
Choices: A signed piece of paper; 500 shekels; His cloak; His sandal
Answer: His sandal
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Question: What was the name of Ruth and Boazs son in the Book of Ruth?
Choices: Jesse; David; Salmon; Obed
Answer: Obed
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Question: The Book of Ruth comes after this book.
Choices: Joshua; Esther; Daniel; Judges
Answer: Judges
Category: religion-faith
Question: How many books are there in the Old Testament of the Bible?
Choices: 39; 43; 20; 35
Answer: 39
Category: religion-faith
Question: Finish the title of this book of the Old Testament: The Song of _____
Choices: Solomon; Job; Ruth; Joel
Answer: Solomon
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Question: Which book of the Old Testament of the Bible has the least number of chapters?
Choices: Obadiah; Haggai; Zephaniah; Habakkuk
Answer: Obadiah
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Question: Which book of the Old Testament has the most chapters?
Choices: Psalms; Genesis; Isaiah; Jeremiah
Answer: Psalms
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Question: The first two books in the Old Testament are Genesis and Exodus. What is the name of the third book?
Choices: Deuteronomy; Numbers; Joshua; Leviticus
Answer: Leviticus
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Question: What is the title of the last book of the Old Testament?
Choices: Job; Malachi; Zechariah; Haggai
Answer: Malachi
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Question: Which of these books doesnt belong with the others?
Choices: Ezekiel; Lamentations; Jude; Genesis
Answer: Jude
Category: religion-faith
Question: Amos is the first book of the Old Testament alphabetically.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: religion-faith
Question: Which of these books of the Old Testament is not divided into parts I and II?
Choices: Kings; Numbers; Samuel; Chronicles
Answer: Numbers
Category: religion-faith
Question: There are 32 chapters in the Book of Proverbs.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Who was the first US President whose name appeared on the charter of a synagogue?
Choices: Millard Fillmore; George Washington; Franklin Pierce; John F. Kennedy
Answer: Franklin Pierce
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Question: Who was the  first Jew to serve as a  diplomat for the USA?
Choices: Harvey Lembeck; Mordechai Noah; Judah Benjamin; Noah Hershey
Answer: Mordechai Noah
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Question: Who was the first Jew to be offered a position on the US Supreme Court?
Choices: Benjamin Cardoza; August Belmont; Louis Brandeis; Judah Benjamin
Answer: Judah Benjamin
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Question: Who was the  first Jew to serve as US Minister to The Hague?
Choices: Judah Benjamin; August Belmont; John Hays; Henry Androwsky
Answer: August Belmont
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Question: What was the approximate Jewish population of the United States in 1790?
Choices: 5200-5500; 2500-2700; 1300-1500; 3950-4300
Answer: 1300-1500
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Question: During the Revolutionary War many Jews volunteered to fight the British and there was even a Jew Company. Where were the members of this company  from?
Choices: Philadelphia, PA.; Boston, MA.; Charleston, S.C.; New York City, NY.
Answer: Charleston, S.C.
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Question: How many years did Golda Meir serve as President of Israel?
Choices: 0; 3; 4; 6
Answer: 0
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Question: Who was the first President of Israel?
Choices: David ben -Gurion; Chaim Weizmann; Golda Meir; Mosahe Dayan
Answer: Chaim Weizmann
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Question: Who was famous for saying We will fight the War [WWII] as if there were no White Paper and the White paper as if there were no war.?
Choices: Menachem Begin; Moshe Dayan; Golda Meir; David Ben-Gurion
Answer: David Ben-Gurion
Category: religion-faith
Question: Which successful Israeli General lost an eye and was famous for wearing an eye patch?
Choices: Moshe Malone; Moshe ben-Aram; Moshe Sharrett; Moshe Dayan
Answer: Moshe Dayan
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Question: What does the term Chabad, as in Chabad Hasidism, mean?
Choices: Its the name of the place where this form of Hasidism began; Its the name of the first Chabad Rabbi.; It stands for wisdaom, understanding and knowledge.; It stands for healing the World.
Answer: It stands for wisdaom, understanding and knowledge.
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Question: This great American Army officer helped form the Israeli Army. He was responsible for organizing the army along modern lines and for leading the effort  to save Jerusalem in the 1948 war.
Choices: Moshe Dayan; Modechai Manual; Eddie Jacobson; Mickey Marcus
Answer: Mickey Marcus
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Question: What king of Babylon took over Jerusalem in the first chapter of the Book of Daniel?
Choices: Nebuchadnezzar; Jehoiakim; Darius; Belshazzar
Answer: Nebuchadnezzar
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Question: According to the Book of Daniel, upon his arrival in Babylon, what was Daniels name changed to?
Choices: Meshach; Belshazzar; Belteshazzar; Shadrach
Answer: Belteshazzar
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Question: What were the Hebrew names of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego according to the Book of Daniel?
Choices: Hananiah, Michael and Amos; Hananiah, Mark and Amos; Hananiah, Michael and Abraham; Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah
Answer: Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah
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Question: In the second chapter of the Book of Daniel, what did King Nebuchadnezzar have a dream about?
Choices: A tree; A goat; A temple; A statue
Answer: A statue
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Question: In King Nebuchadnezzars dream from the second chapter of the Book of Daniel, what kingdom does the head of gold represent?
Choices: Roman Empire; Babylonian Empire; Medo-Persia Empire; Greek Empire
Answer: Babylonian Empire
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Question: What kingdom do the legs of iron represent in King Nebuchadnezzars dream in the second chapter of the Book of Daniel?
Choices: Roman Empire; Medo-Persian Empire; Greek Empire; Babylonian Empire
Answer: Roman Empire
Category: religion-faith
Question: In the Book of Daniel, in King Nebuchadnezzars dream, the Greek Empire was represented by the chest and arms of silver.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: In the Book of Daniel, what would Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego not bow down to?
Choices: An image of gold; An image of silver; King Nebuchadnezzar; King Xerxes
Answer: An image of gold
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Question: Since they did not bow down, as King Nebuchadnezzar commanded, what happened to Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the Book of Daniel?
Choices: They were sent to the gallows.; They were thrown into a den of lions.; They were thrown into a fiery furnace.; They were stoned with rocks.
Answer: They were thrown into a fiery furnace.
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Question: Who was king of Babylon when Darius the Mede took over?
Choices: Nebuchadnezzar; Belshazzar; Belteshazzar; Xerxes
Answer: Belshazzar
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Question: In the Book of Daniel, what did King Darius decree would happen if anyone prayed to any god or person, except for him for a period of 30 days?
Choices: They would be beheaded.; They would be thrown into the lions den.; They would be stoned.; They would be thrown into a fiery furnace.
Answer: They would be thrown into the lions den.
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Question: What period was marked by the Great Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire?
Choices: 120-110 b.c.e.; 250-223 b.c.e.; 66-70; 211-216
Answer: 66-70
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Question: Who led the Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire in the period from 132 to 135?
Choices: The Savoraim; Judas Maccabee and his family; Bar Kochba and Rabbi Akiva; Eliezer Ben Ephraim
Answer: Bar Kochba and Rabbi Akiva
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Question: What does the number 613 refer to in Judaism?
Choices: The number of Israelites who went into Egypt to survive while famine plagued the Holy  Land; The number of commandments in the Torah; The number of Israelites who left Egypt with Moses; The days in a Jewish lunar year
Answer: The number of commandments in the Torah
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Question: What distinction does Moses Alexander hold?
Choices: He was the first Jewish governor in the USA.; He was the first Jew to get an M.D. degree in the USA.; He was the first Jewish candidate for the American Presidency.; He was the first Jewish US Senator.
Answer: He was the first Jewish governor in the USA.
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Question: What distinction does Frank Wolf hold?
Choices: He was the first  Jewish general in the US Army.; He was the first Jewish recipient of the Pulitzer Prize.; He was the first Jewish member of the House of Representatives.; He produced the first Yiddish play in then USA.
Answer: He produced the first Yiddish play in then USA.
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Question: What was the name of the first union for actors in the US?
Choices: The Screen Actors Guild; The Yiddish Actors Union; The Jewish Actors Guild; The Hebrew Actors Union
Answer: The Hebrew Actors Union
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Question: What did Rose and Morris Michtom create in 1902?
Choices: The Teddy Bear; The endoscope; The credit card; The vacuum tube
Answer: The Teddy Bear
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Question: What is Victor David Brenner remembered for?
Choices: He was the first Jewish mayor in the USA.; He painted the painting Washington Crossing the Delaware.; He was the first Jewish general in the US Army.; He made the portrait of Lincoln found on the US penny.
Answer: He made the portrait of Lincoln found on the US penny.
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Question: Which settlement is famous as the location of one of the most spectacular craters in Israel?
Choices: Kfar Yaackov; Mitzpeh Ramon; Kiryat Shemona; Acre
Answer: Mitzpeh Ramon
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Question: Which organization was founded by Rabbi Ben Frankel in 1923?
Choices: The Jewish National Fund; Hebrew Union College; The Hillel Foundation; Hadassah
Answer: The Hillel Foundation
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Question: The circled-U symbol found on the labels of certain products shows that the Union of Orthodox Congregations have found the food is kosher. What was the first food product to have this symbol?
Choices: Breakstones sour cream; Heinz ketchup; Manischewitz matzot; Empire chicken
Answer: Heinz ketchup
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Question: Which Israeli city is a sister city of New York City?
Choices: Haifa; Netanya; Tel Aviv; Jerusalem
Answer: Tel Aviv
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Question: Can an egg laid on a holy day (a Yom Tov) be eaten?
Choices: Definitely no; Rabbi Hillel says no, but Rabbi Shammai says yes.; Definitely yes; Rabbi Hillel says yes, but  Rabbi Shammai says no.
Answer: Rabbi Hillel says no, but Rabbi Shammai says yes.
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Question: An Israeli has invented a gun that can shoot around corners.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: This Jewish woman is often considered the First Lady in Television  News.
Choices: Hannah Senesh; Barbara Walters; Dorothy Fuldheim; Glickl  von Hamelin
Answer: Dorothy Fuldheim
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Question: This man and his partner, Mort Shuman, wrote almost 1,500 songs. His writings include: Viva Las Vegas, Prisoner of Love, Sweets for My Sweets, This Magic Moment, and Suspicion.
Choices: Alex Bernstein; Davis Fuldheim; Brian Epstein; Doc Pomus
Answer: Doc Pomus
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Question: What is strange about the edible vegetable Salicornia, which Israel exports to Europe?
Choices: It can only be eaten cooked.; The plant is 100% edible.; It is completely salt-free.; The vegetable is also used in glass-making.
Answer: The vegetable is also used in glass-making.
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Question: What city is called The capital of the Negev (desert)?
Choices: Beer Sheva; Netanya; Haifa; Jaffa
Answer: Beer Sheva
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Question: Who is Gal Friedman?
Choices: He was the first Israeli UN Ambassador.; She was Israels first  Ambassador to the USA.; He was the first Israeli to win an Olympic gold  medal.; She was the first Israeli to win a Nobel Prize.
Answer: He was the first Israeli to win an Olympic gold  medal.
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Question: This Israeli city, which features many beautiful beaches and beautiful seashore views, is also the site of the first IKEA in Israel.
Choices: Jaffa; Netanya; Hadera; Kiryat Shemona
Answer: Netanya
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Question: You can go snow skiing in the area of which Israeli mountain?
Choices: Mt. Nebo; Mt. Hermon; Mt. Carmel; Mt. Sinai
Answer: Mt. Hermon
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Question: The Knesset is the Israeli parliament. In the Knesset building there is a tapestry by this famous artist.
Choices: Ginsberg; Willensky; Picasso; Chagal
Answer: Chagal
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Question: This great proponent for peace and understanding, who was Mayor of Jerusalem for 28 years, died in January , 2007.
Choices: Moshe Tellek; Teddy  Kollek; Ariel Sharon; Illiyon Golan
Answer: Teddy  Kollek
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Question: Which of these holidays does not have a fast associated with it?
Choices: Sukkot; Tisha BAv; Purim; Passover
Answer: Sukkot
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Question: Who was Ilon Ramon?
Choices: The first Israeli astronaut; The first Israeli to win the Nobel Prize in Literature; The first Israeli tomplay in the NBA.; The first Israeli Ambassador to Egypt since Moses
Answer: The first Israeli astronaut
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Question: What did these six people have in common: Roderigo De Trianna, Luis De Torres, Maestre Bernal, Alfonso De La Calle, Marco the Surgeon, and Roderigo Sanchez De Segovia?
Choices: They were the first Jews to be killed by the Spanish Inquisition.; They were the only Jews, or Muslims, who were allowed to remain in Spain after the Expulsion Notice of 1492 in order to attend to the health of King Ferdinand First.; They all sailed with Columbus.; They were Marranos who feigned to disavow Judaism so they could remain in Spain after the Expulsion Notice of 1492.
Answer: They all sailed with Columbus.
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Question: Jewish women often wear a piece of jewelry with the shape of human hand and sometimes writings on it. What is it called?
Choices: TziTzit; Hamsa; Aron; Mezzuzah
Answer: Hamsa
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Question: In Jewish traditions, what is the ceremony for the naming of a female baby on the evening of her fifth day?
Choices: Sarahs Ceremony; The Confirmation; Pinyin Ha-ben; The Eve of the Sixth
Answer: The Eve of the Sixth
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Question: During Jewish wedding ceremonies, the bride and groom stay under a canopy. What is this canopy called?
Choices: Chutzpah; Chanukia; Tallit katan; Chupah
Answer: Chupah
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Question: The word Channukah, which refers to a Jewish tradition, means what in Hebrew?
Choices: Dedication; Celebration; Winter; Pilgrimage
Answer: Dedication
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Question: What meals are typically eaten during the celebrations of the Channukah holiday?
Choices: Potato pancakes and flat bread; Potato pancakes and jelly doughnuts; Boiled chicken and dumplings; Jelly doughnuts and flat bread
Answer: Potato pancakes and jelly doughnuts
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Question: What is the traditional food for Shavuot, a major festival in Judaism?
Choices: Boiled chicken; Fish; Potato dishes; Dairy products
Answer: Dairy products
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Question: Which line contains the correct names of the three Pilgrimage Festivals in Judaism?
Choices: Passover, Channukah, and Shavuot; Rosh Hashannah, Yom Kippur, and Channukah; Rosh Hashannah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot; Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot
Answer: Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot
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Question: Which line represents the correct beginning of the Shema prayer?
Choices: Hear, O Israel! Bless the Lord who gave us the Torah!; Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God! The Lord is One!; Blessed be the name of the glory of His kingdom!; Blessed be the name of the Lord who made our bread!
Answer: Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God! The Lord is One!
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Question: Which of these people do Jews consider to be their historical religious Patriarchs?
Choices: Abraham, Moses, and David; Abraham, Issac, and Jacob; Abraham, Moses, and Solomon; Moses, David, and Solomon
Answer: Abraham, Issac, and Jacob
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Question: Who is considered the father of the Jewish political movement and ideology of Zionism?
Choices: Theodor Herzl; Alfred Dreyfus; I .L. Peretz; Sholom Aleichem
Answer: Theodor Herzl
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Question: Jewish children are considered  grown up enough to be responsible for their actions at what age?
Choices: All children above 13; Boys at 13, girls at 12; Boys at 14, girls at 13; Boys at 13, girls at 14
Answer: Boys at 13, girls at 12
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Question: What is the meaning of the Hebrew toast lChaim!?
Choices: To life!; To our country!; To health!; To success!
Answer: To life!
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Question: According to the Bible, God commanded this prophet to anoint David as king.
Choices: Abiathar; Samuel; Ahimelech; Saul
Answer: Samuel
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Question: According to the Bible, David played this instrument to Israels first king, Saul.
Choices: Bongos; Harp; Flute; Guitar
Answer: Harp
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Question: Who was Davids father according to the Bible?
Choices: Jesse; Samuel; Solomon; Eliab
Answer: Jesse
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Question: In the Bible, David fought the giant Goliath of Gath with a staff in his hand, a sling, and a shepherds bag which contained this number of stones.
Choices: 6; 4; 5; 3
Answer: 5
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Question: According to the Bible, David was very close friends with this son of King Saul.
Choices: Shammah; Jonathan; Joshua; Abner
Answer: Jonathan
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Question: The Biblical king Saul became jealous of David because he was victorious in battle and was loved by all Israel. One day when David was playing the harp for him, Saul did which of the following in an attempt to kill him?
Choices: Hurled a spear; Threw a heavy rock; Tried to choke him; Tried to poison him
Answer: Hurled a spear
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Question: According to the Bible, David married this daughter of Saul.
Choices: Michal; Merab; Serah; Ruth
Answer: Michal
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Question: In the Bible, David once killed a lion and a bear.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: What Jewish tribe did David belong to?
Choices: Judah; Naphtali; Benjamin; Simon
Answer: Judah
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Question: How many years did David reign as king of Israel?
Choices: 25; 45; 35; 40
Answer: 40
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Question: How long has Tel Aviv been the capital of Israel?
Choices: Since 1967; Since 1948; None of these; Since 1984
Answer: None of these
Category: religion-faith
Question: Who named Tel Aviv?
Choices: David Ben Gurion; Nahum Sokolow; Chaim Nachman Bialik; Joshua
Answer: Nahum Sokolow
Category: religion-faith
Question: What was the approximate population of Tel Aviv according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics as of June 2006?
Choices: 570,600; 475,500; 1,125,000; 380,600
Answer: 380,600
Category: religion-faith
Question: What is the Arabic name for Tel Aviv?
Choices: Tal al-rabey; Yaffa; Jebu al-Etzion; Gush Dan
Answer: Tal al-rabey
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Question: What type of stone was used to build the Western or Wailing Wall in Jerusalem?
Choices: Safedstone; Gnesis; Limestone; Granite
Answer: Limestone
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Question: Who was the first mayor of Tel Aviv?
Choices: Israel Rokach; David Bloch; Meir Dizengoff; Chaim Levanon
Answer: Meir Dizengoff
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Question: What is the name of the Israeli National Theater?
Choices: Notzar; Tzavata; Habima; Beit Lessin
Answer: Habima
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Question: In what language do Ethiopian Jews read Torah?
Choices: Gez; Arabic; Amharic; Hausau
Answer: Gez
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Question: What is Israels number one agricultural export?
Choices: bananas; flowers; seedless watermelon; oranges
Answer: flowers
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Question: What term is used to describe a persons return to live in Israel?
Choices: midinayah; aliyah; shiddoch; gaboniah
Answer: aliyah
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Question: What is the name of the organization that promotes a return to Israel?
Choices: The Gush Etzion; The Vaad Harabbonim; The Karaite; The Jewish Agency
Answer: The Jewish Agency
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Question: What kind of museum is the Batey Haosef Museum in Tel Aviv?
Choices: jewelry; performance art; modern art; military
Answer: military
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Question: Which part of Israel is famous fro producing wine?
Choices: The Negev; Lod; Golan Heights; Eilat
Answer: Golan Heights
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Question: Who is given credit  for reviving the Hebrew language?
Choices: Eliezer Ben Yehuda; Hannah Senesh; Joseph Trumpeldor; David Ben Gurion
Answer: Eliezer Ben Yehuda
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Question: What poem written by Chaim Nachman Bialik inspired many people to immigrate to Israel?
Choices: The New Colossus; Rabbi BenEzra; Babi Yar; The City of the Killings
Answer: The City of the Killings
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Question: Arthur Loomis Harmon, who helped design the Empire State Building, designed what building in Jerusalem?
Choices: The King David Hotel; The Kinnesset; The YMCA; The Water Clock Tower Hotel
Answer: The YMCA
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Question: Hannukah (or Channukah) is the Jewish equivalent of Christmas.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Where in Israel was the Mishna written?
Choices: The Galilee; Qumran; Jerusalem; The Negev
Answer: The Galilee
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Question: Who wrote Psalm 23?
Choices: Moses; David; Solomon; Ethan
Answer: David
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Question: How many books is the Book of Psalms divided into?
Choices: Four; Five; Two; Three
Answer: Five
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Question: What are Psalms 120 to 134 referred to as?
Choices: Psalms of David; Psalms of God; Psalms of Ascent; Hymns
Answer: Psalms of Ascent
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Question: Who was the earliest author of a psalm?
Choices: David; Moses; Ezra; Asaph
Answer: Moses
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Question: In Psalm 23, the Lord is referred to as what?
Choices: My Provider; My Shepherd; My God; My Hope
Answer: My Shepherd
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Question: The Book of Psalms is classified as what type of book in the Bible?
Choices: Poetic; Historical; Apocalyptic; Prophetic
Answer: Poetic
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Question: During her testimony at her trial, Joan of Arc stated she preferred which of the following to the sword?
Choices: Knitting; Praying; Banner; Bible
Answer: Banner
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Question: Where was Joan of Arc captured by Burgundian forces?
Choices: Reims; Orleans; Compiegne; Paris
Answer: Compiegne
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Question: What was Joan of Arc accused of at her trial?
Choices: Murder; Perjury; Heresy; High treason
Answer: Heresy
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Question: To what kind of capital punishment was Joan of Arc condemned?
Choices: Hanging; Drowning; Burning at the stake; Beheading
Answer: Burning at the stake
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Question: What extremely brave attempt to escape did Joan of Arc make while she was imprisoned in Rouen?
Choices: All of these; She jumped from the tower where she was held prisoner.; She knocked a guard unconscious and tried to put on his armor and escape.; She pretended she was very sick and then tried to run away.
Answer: She jumped from the tower where she was held prisoner.
Category: religion-faith
Question: Joan of Arc lived during the first half of what century?
Choices: 15th century; 11th century; 17th century; 13th century
Answer: 15th century
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Question: What is the name of the famous sci-fi author that created Scientology?
Choices: Isaac Asimov; L. Ron Hubbard; Robert A. Heinlein; Arthur C. Clarke
Answer: L. Ron Hubbard
Category: religion-faith
Question: What is the name of the book, that states points of the scientologic doctrine for the first time?
Choices: The Study of Scientology; The Scientology Bible; Final Blackout; Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
Answer: Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
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Question: What is the name of the evil alien dictator who, according to Scientologists, placed millions of people on earth and killed them, using hydrogen bombs?
Choices: Space Hitler; Domo; Xenu; Terl
Answer: Xenu
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Question: Which of these celebrities is not a scientologist?
Choices: Jack Nicholson; John Travolta; Juliette Lewis; Tom Cruise
Answer: Jack Nicholson
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Question: What is the term that scientologists use to describe traumatic recordings that cause mental and psychosomatic physical problems?
Choices: engrams; scientogs; hate particles; dianetics
Answer: engrams
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Question: What do the eight corners of the Scientology cross symbolize?
Choices: the eight dynamics of life; the eight planets orbiting the Sun; the eight messiahs of Scientology; the arms of the evil intergalactic emperor
Answer: the eight dynamics of life
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Question: Which of these countries does not recognize Scientology as an official religion?
Choices: Zimbabwe; Tanzania; Germany; Spain
Answer: Germany
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Question: What is the literal meaning of the word scientology?
Choices: The Study of the Self; The Study of Hubbard; The Study of the Universe; The Study of Knowledge
Answer: The Study of Knowledge
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Question: In the 1970s, members of The Church of Scientology committed infiltration of United States federal agencies in order to eliminate unfavorable reports on Scientology. What was the code name for the operation?
Choices: Operation Snow White; Operation Massacre; Operation  Scientology; Operation Dumbo Drop
Answer: Operation Snow White
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Question: What is the term scientologists use to describe an immortal spiritual being?
Choices: a thetan; a hubbard; a cleared one; a ghost
Answer: a thetan
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Question: What is Rosh Chodesh?
Choices: Celebration of the new month; The first book of the Talmud; A fast day  that occurs a day after Rosh Hashanah; The first book of the Torah
Answer: Celebration of the new month
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Question: What is Yom Sheni shel Galuyot?
Choices: The extra day of observance of  some holidays in the Diaspora; The special prayer shawl worn by men every day; The last day of Passover; The second Torah read in synagogues on Saturday
Answer: The extra day of observance of  some holidays in the Diaspora
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Question: What is Yichuss?
Choices: Special honor you get from family members; The special prayer shawl worn by women; A fast day celebrated on the day before Passover; The first book of the Kabbalah
Answer: Special honor you get from family members
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Question: What does Yom Yerusalyim celebrate?
Choices: The building of the Second Temple in Jerusalem; The peace treaty between Egypt and Israel at Camp David; The building of the First Temple by Solomon; The unification of the City of Jerusalem after the Six Days War
Answer: The unification of the City of Jerusalem after the Six Days War
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Question: What do we call the  first written book of the Kabbalah?
Choices: Zohar; Beraishees; Devarim; Shimote
Answer: Zohar
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Question: What are the two major pronunciations of Hebrew?
Choices: Giladi and Sawpharteet; Zechut and Akivat; Germaneet and Yemanee; Ashkenazi and Sephardeet
Answer: Ashkenazi and Sephardeet
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Question: What are Dam, Tzefardea, Kinim?
Choices: The names of the three major holidays Jews celebrate in September and October; The first three plagues G-D put upon the Egyptians; The three books of the Torah; The national anthem of Israel
Answer: The first three plagues G-D put upon the Egyptians
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Question: What do we call the language spoken by Jews in Spain and Portugal, which consisted of mainly Spanish and Hebrew  words written in Hebrew letters?
Choices: Yiddish; Esperanto; Ladino; Esperanza
Answer: Ladino
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Question: The Hebrew term for the Old Testament is Tanach. How many books are in the Tanach?
Choices: 26; 65; 39; 24
Answer: 24
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Question: What does Aygel Hah Zahav refer to?
Choices: The Book of Psalms.; Special prayers said at bedtime and and sunrise.; The red heifer; The golden calf built by Aaron.
Answer: The golden calf built by Aaron.
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Question: Which Hebrew term means genius?
Choices: Chassid; mitganaiyim; Chabad; gaon
Answer: gaon
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Question: Who is considered the first Chassidic Rabbi?
Choices: the Baal Shem Tov; Rabbi Akiba; Rabbi Hillel; Rabbi Shammai
Answer: the Baal Shem Tov
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Question: The esoteric tradition known as Tantra originated in Tibet and is unique to Tibetan Buddhism.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Which of the following is not one of the four main forms of Tibetan Buddhism?
Choices: Gelug; Chan; Nying; Sakya
Answer: Chan
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Question: What is the title of the leader of the Kagyu, one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism?
Choices: Chogyum Trungpa; Karmapa; Pachen Lama; Dalai Lama
Answer: Karmapa
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Question: What is the name of the Tibetan King who is said to have brought and solidified Buddhism in Tibet?
Choices: Marpa; Songtsen Gampo; Tilopa; Genghis Khan
Answer: Songtsen Gampo
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Question: Which word refers to a Tibetan Buddhist lama or other religious figure, who has consciously decided to be reborn, in order to continue his/her religious pursuits?
Choices: Terma; Tulku; Lama; Terton
Answer: Tulku
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Question: Who was the founder of the first Tibetan Buddhist Dharma center in the West?
Choices: Chogyam Trungpa; Dalai Lama; Thich Nhat Hanh; Pema Chodren
Answer: Chogyam Trungpa
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Question: Who is the second highest lama in the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism?
Choices: Panchen Lama; Khenpo Gangshar Rinpoche; Dalai Lama; Karmapa
Answer: Panchen Lama
Category: religion-faith
Question: What year did the XIVth Dalai Lama escape Tibet?
Choices: 1989; 1959; 1960; 1949
Answer: 1959
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Question: The Potala is traditionally the summer palace of the Dalai Lama in Tibet.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Padmasambhava, a widely revered Indian Buddhist master who founded the Tantric school of Buddhism in the 8th century, is known by what other name?
Choices: Shakyapa Rinpoche; Lama Zopa Rinpoche; Totally Awesome Indian Dude; Guru Rinpoche
Answer: Guru Rinpoche
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Question: The Dalai Lama and the Karmapa are believed to be emanations of what deity?
Choices: Palden Lhamo; Tara; Chenrenzig; Dorje Shug-dun
Answer: Chenrenzig
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Question: The Holy Grail is sometimes associated with which magical object in Celtic mythology?
Choices: The spear of Lug; The boat of Lyr; The cauldron of Bran; The stone of FÃ¡l
Answer: The cauldron of Bran
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Question: Who wrote Joseph dArimathie, the first literary work to link the Holy Grail with the Last Supper of Jesus and Joseph of Arimathea?
Choices: Geoffrey of Monmouth; ChrÃ©tien de Troyes; Thomas Malory; Robert de Boron
Answer: Robert de Boron
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Question: In Arthurian legend Percival first saw the Holy Grail in the castle of the Fisher King, who was badly wounded in this part of the body.
Choices: in the shoulder; in the groin; in the neck; in the arm
Answer: in the groin
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Question: Percival was the first knight in Arthurian legend to see the Holy Grail in the castle of the Fisher King. He could not heal the Kingâs wound, though. Why?
Choices: He did not ask the right question.; He was not well-intentioned.; He was not the chosen one.; He was cursed by The Green Knight.
Answer: He did not ask the right question.
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Question: Three Knights of the Round Table get to see the Holy Grail. First Percival, then Bors and next who of the following?
Choices: Mordred; Gawain; Lancelot; Galahad
Answer: Galahad
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Question: The book âHoly Blood, Holy Grailâ by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln proposes the hypothesis that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were actually married and upon Jesusâ death she fled to France, carrying his child.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True