Weekly Quiz - Pre 2019
World Series
Who are the only Jewish inductees into the National Baseball Hall of Fame?
A. Sandy Koufax & Ron Blomberg.
B. Mickey Mendel and Cal Rivkin.
C. Whitey Herzog & Sandy Koufax.
D. Sam Malone & Ray Kinsella.
E. Hank Greenberg & Sandy Koufax.
Survey Says
What are nearly 50% of Swedish Jews afraid of, according to a survey by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights?
A. Wearing a kippah.
B. Eating lutfisk at a Smörgåsbord (who wouldn’t be?).
C. Walking into a synagogue.
D. Eating the Swedish meatballs at Ikea, because of rumors that they have pork in them.
E. Calling their fathers Abba, because every time they do, the radio starts playing Dancing Queen.
Columbus Day
Who is believed to be the first Jew to set foot in what became the United States of America?
A. Luis de Torres, an interpreter who traveled with Columbus.
B. Tevye's Uncle Avram in Chicago.
C. Ferdinand Magellan, whose mother Alda de Mesquita is believed to have been Jewish.
D. Joachim Gaunse, an engineer who traveled with Sir Walter Raleigh.
E. Shmuel de Champlain, who founded Quebec City and explored the Great Lakes.
Congress
Morris Raphall was the first rabbi to do what, having to do with the United States Congress?
A. In 1860, he was the first rabbi to lead a prayer opening a session of the United States Congress.
B. In 1918, he was the first rabbi to be elected to the House of Representatives, representing New York State's 10th congressional district.
C. In 2002, he was the first rabbi to oversee the kashering of the kitchen in the United States Capitol, for the wedding reception of Representative Eric Cantor.
D. In 2004, he initiated a project of encircling the United States Capitol building with an eruv so that Senator Joe Lieberman could attend sessions on Shabbat.
E. In 2012, he declared that it was not kosher for Jews to support Congressional pork barrel legislation which would have provided school vouchers to Jewish students attending yeshiva day schools in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.