Bible Quiz

How well do you know the Old Testament?

Here’s your chance to match wits with 33 teenagers from 16 countries who came to Jerusalem last spring to participate in the 22nd annual Jewish Youth Bible Contest.

On April 25, as part of Israel’s Independence Day celebration, 17 finalists competed in front of television cameras, and hundreds of thousands of Israelis tuned in to view the live broadcast.

Following the custom of past years, the final and most difficult question was asked by the Prime Minister of Israel, who then bestowed the awards on the winners. Prime Minister Shimon Peres awarded the first prize to Ohed Zechariah from Pardess Hanna, a small village halfway between Tel Aviv and Haifa. The second prize went to Ruth Bar-Meir of Bat Yam, on Israel’s Mediterranean coast. Ruth Bar-Meir scored only one point less than winner Ohed Zechariah. The finalists’ last question was:

“In the Books Narrative Prophets [Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings], certain people are recorded to have been successful, through their innate wisdom, in preventing civil war and subsequent bloodshed. Name three women and seven men who are recorded for such wisdom.”