Test Your Knowledge on Yom HaShoah

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Quiz Questions

1.
Yom HaShoah is Israel’s day to commemorate the Shoah, or...
- A.
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  The Exodus
- B.
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  The Holocaust
- C.
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  The reunification of Jerusalem
- D.
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  The destruction of the Holy Temples
2.
Yom HaShoah was originally planned to be held on the 14th day of the Jewish month of Nisan. However, that day fell before which Jewish holiday?
- A.
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  Yom Kippur
- B.
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  Sukkot
- C.
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  Rosh Hashanah
- D.
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  Pesach
3.
The full name of the Yom HaShoah is Yom Hazikaron laShoah ve-laG'vurah, which stands for “Holocaust and what” Remembrance Day?
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- A.
  Holocaust and Heroism Day
- B.
  Holocaust and Sorrow Day
- C.
  Holocaust and Survivors Day
- D.
  Holocaust and Victims Day
4.
As stated before, Yom HaShoah was signed into law by Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion. What year did this happen?
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- A.
  1947
- B.
  1949
- C.
  1951
- D.
  1953
5.
The originally planned date of Yom HaShoah was meant to fall on the anniversary of which event of April 19, 1943?
- A.
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  Siege of Stalingrad
- B.
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  Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
- C.
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  Battle of the Bulge
- D.
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  Liberation of Dachau
6.
In Poland, Yom HaShoah is marked each year with the March of the Living at which Holocaust site?
- A.
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  Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp
- B.
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  Krakow Ghetto
- C.
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  Treblinka concentration camp
- D.
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  Warsaw Ghetto
7.
Where does Israel’s official Yom HaShoah ceremony take place?
- A.
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  Western Wall
- B.
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  Yad Vashem
- C.
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  Temple Mount
- D.
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  The Knesset
8.
The Mourner’s Kaddish is also a part of the Yom HaShoah ceremonies. This is:
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- A.
  A Psalm of praise
- B.
  A Torah reading
- C.
  Prayer for the dead
- D.
  Lighting of candles
9.
What marks the beginning of a two-minute period of silence throughout all Israel, beginning at 10 a.m. on Yom HaShoah?
- A.
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  Blowing of the shofar
- B.
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  Air raid sirens
- C.
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  IAF (Israeli Air Force) flyover
- D.
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  Military honor guard by IDF (Israel Defense Forces)
10.
Eight days after Yom HaShoah is which Israeli holiday:
- A.
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  Jerusalem Day
- B.
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  Aliyah Day
- C.
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  Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day)
- D.
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  Yom HaZikaron (Israel Memorial Day)

Quiz Outcomes

1.
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