1970s Jewish Trivia Quiz - by Rabbi Joshua Hammerman
Several years back, I came up with this '70s Jewish Trivia Quiz as part of a '70s Night we had at a synagogue Shabbaton. I must admit, it's my all-time favorite decade, a more innocent time when Israel could win international basketball championships and song festivals and occasionally even wars, make peace with its largest Arab neighbor and rescue helpless hostages in record time - and a time when an American President could proclaim "I am not a crook," but still be forced from office by elders in his own party. There's one question in this quiz that’s a special treat for my Stamford friends, otherwise, this quiz is for everyone who ever thought a Pet Rock was cool. Check out these questions and see how well you do! As I look back at my career, which is heading for emeritus-hood in a couple of weeks, the impact of this decade on my life cannot be overstated. Hence this tribute to the ‘70s.
ANSWERS:
1) c; 2) c (his last season was 1966); 3) a (but I would have loved to see d); 4) b; 5) a; 6) d; 7) a; 8) c; 9) a; 10) d; 11) c; 12) 2; 13) a; 14) d; 15) e; 16) c; 17) d; 18) a ("Who is a Jew" really became a top-line controversy in the '80s, with tensions in Israel and the US Reform movements adoption of patrilineal descent); 19) d; 20) b
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