Q 01/05

Which fruit became a symbol of Palestinian identity because its colours match those of the Palestinian flag?

A) Pomegranate

B) Watermelon

C) Prickly pear

D) Strawberry

Answer · why

B) Watermelon

Watermelon stood in for the flag after its display was suppressed following the 1967 war; in 1980 an officer closing a West Bank gallery told artists ...

Q 02/05

Which anonymous street artist designed the Walled Off Hotel beside the West Bank barrier in Bethlehem?

A) Os Gemeos

B) Blek le Rat

C) Banksy

D) Invader

Answer · why

C) Banksy

Banksy set the hotel up in March 2017, at first only as a temporary exhibition; its name is a pun on the Waldorf chain.

Q 03/05

Israel's 1949 armistice boundary takes which name from the ink used to draw it on the map?

A) Blue Line

B) Purple Line

C) Green Line

D) Red Line

Answer · why

C) Green Line

The Green Line was drawn in green ink during the 1949 armistice talks, and the agreements said it was not a permanent border; it is still widely cited...

Q 04/05

At which city's 1972 Olympics did Palestinian militants take members of the Israeli team hostage?

A) Montreal

B) Munich

C) Mexico City

D) Moscow

Answer · why

B) Munich

Munich's Olympic Village was infiltrated by eight members of the group Black September; two Israelis were killed at once and the nine hostages died du...

Q 05/05

Which Israeli prime minister was shot dead in 1995 by an extremist opposed to his peace deals with the PLO?

A) Yitzhak Shamir

B) Levi Eshkol

C) Yitzhak Rabin

D) Menachem Begin

Answer · why

C) Yitzhak Rabin

Yitzhak Rabin was leaving a rally held in support of the peace process when law student Yigal Amir shot him; he remains the only Israeli prime ministe...