Jewish Humor Quiz

Question 1 of 10

What year did Seinfeld premiere?

Question 2 of 10

Which Jewish writer produced classics of bittersweet humor?

Question 3 of 10

Where and when did Jewish humor begin as a genre?

In the shtetls, where Yiddish folk tales found humor in the often-difficult everyday lives of the people in 19th-century Eastern Europe
In the desert, while the Jews were wandering for 40 years; they had to find some way to keep themselves entertained
At the turn of the 20th century, as Jewish comedians poked fun at the immigrant experience and the frustrations Jews faced trying to assimilate into American society
As Jewish peddlers travelled on the frontier, they entertained themselves and their customers by telling jokes
In the mid-20th century, as radio shows and comedy skits became more popular

Question 4 of 10

Who played the interviewer in the sketch "The Two Thousand Year Old Man?"

Question 5 of 10

How did the magazine National Lampoon set a new comedic standard?

By softening up some of the more harsh and vulgur aspects of Jewish humor
By being the first Jewish humor magazine to be published
By printing both comedic jokes and stories, as well as original Yiddish folk tales
By using mockery exemplified by sarcasm and ironic detachment

Question 6 of 10

What were the names of the Three Stooges?

Question 7 of 10

What was the Borscht Belt?

Question 8 of 10

What was The Goldbergs?

Question 9 of 10

What is Chelm?

Question 10 of 10

True or false: Fanny Brice, an early star of the Ziegfield Follies, only performed in Yiddish.

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