Weekly Quiz - Pre 2019
Thanksgivukkah
Which holiday can never occur?
A. Rosh Hashlabor.
B. St. Patsover.
C. Sukkumbus Day.
D. Tu B’shvoundhog.
E. Martin Luther Shvat.
Veterans Day
For what was Isaac Gause known?
A. He invented the double-gause lens for spy telescopes that were used by the Allied military in World War I.
B. He was awarded, but refused to accept, the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I, until it was changed to a Distinguished Service Star of David.
C. He was the only Jewish soldier awarded the Purple Heart twice, for his service in Korea and Viet Nam.
D. He was one of the only Jews to win the Medal of Honor, for his military service during the Civil War, when he captured the colors of the Confederate Army's 8th South Carolina Division.
E. He was a tallit maker on the Lower East Side who, using silk cloth, invented the Gause bandage, which is credited with saving the lives of many wounded soldiers during World War I.
Walk On The Wild Side
What honor did Lou Reed receive in Israel in 2012?
A. He was awarded the Israel Prize in Music.
B. The Israeli-Czechoslovakian community honored him for inspiring Vaclav Havel and the Velvet Revolution.
C. Scientists discovered a new genus of velvet spider in the Negev and named it the Loureedia.
D. The Velveter Rebbe in Mea Shearim wrote a niggun inspired by Lou Reed, singing “doo, do doo, do doo, doo do doo" instead of "ay-di-di-die.”
E. A newly discovered cave under the old city of Jerusalem was named the Velvet Underground because of the ancient velvet Torah scroll covers that were found there.