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Jewish Sports Quiz

Test your knowledge of athletics in Judaism.

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While sports have never been a major focus of Jewish life, Jews have risen to fame in professional baseball, basketball, and boxing. Sports have also reflected greater social and political conflicts in Jewish life. How much do you know about Jews and sports?

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Question 1 of 10
What is the name of the Jewish baseball star who sat out a game on Yom Kippur in 1934?
Question 2 of 10
At the “Nazi Olympics” in 1936, how many Jewish athletes competed for Germany?
Question 3 of 10
True or False: Dr. James Naismith invented basketball at the Young Men's Hebrew Association
Question 4 of 10
Who was the first Jewish designated hitter in the major leagues for the New York Yankees?
Question 5 of 10
At which sporting event location was the first kosher food stand opened in 2003?
Question 6 of 10
Mah-jongg orginated in what country?
Question 7 of 10
Which Jewish swimmer won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics?
Question 8 of 10
Which talmudic sage was famous for both his Torah scholarship and his strength as a gladiator?
Question 9 of 10
What year was Israel absent from the Olympic Summer Games in support of the U.S. boycott of the Soviet Union?
Question 10 of 10
When was the Young Men's Hebrew Association, an organization that used sports and recreational activities to improve the moral, social, and educational life of young German Jews, founded?
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