Jewish Music Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish music?

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Jewish music today extends well beyond the synagogue, to the concert halls of Israel, the klezmer revival, and the reggae of Matisyahu. How much do you know about Jewish music?

Question 1 of 10
Who created the written notation for cantillation notes?
Question 2 of 10
What is the Hebrew name for the melodies to which traditional prayers are chanted?
Question 3 of 10
Chava Alberstein sings in which three languages?
Question 4 of 10
After the Israeli War of Independence in 1948, the topics of Israeli folk songs began to shift to:
Question 5 of 10
Which of these is an example of song in the Bible?
Question 6 of 10
Which song, written by Naomi Shemer, is most often associated with the Six-Day War?
Question 7 of 10
True or false: After the destruction of the Temple, the rabbis forbade the use of instruments during prayer.
Question 8 of 10
Which musician recorded Hava Nagila as "Holiday Mambo"?
Question 9 of 10
Which of the following songwriters is not Jewish?
Question 10 of 10
Henry Sapoznik's klezmer band, Kapelye, appeared in which Hollywood version of a famous novel?
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