Q 01/05

Nazareth is the largest city in which of Israel's six administrative regions?

A) Central District

B) Haifa District

C) Northern District

D) Jerusalem District

Answer · why

C) Northern District

It sits in the hills of Lower Galilee, roughly 25 km from the Sea of Galilee.

Q 02/05

Nazareth is often described as the capital of which community?

A) The Druze of Israel

B) The Arab citizens of Israel

C) The Christians of Lebanon

D) The Bedouin of the Negev

Answer · why

B) The Arab citizens of Israel

It serves as their cultural, political, religious and commercial centre.

Q 03/05

Roughly what share of Nazareth's Arab population is Christian?

A) 31%

B) 50%

C) 69%

D) 85%

Answer · why

A) 31%

The town had a Christian majority through the British Mandate; refugees from the 1948 war shifted the balance.

Q 04/05

Nazareth's population in 2024 was closest to which figure?

A) 26,000

B) 76,000

C) 150,000

D) 300,000

Answer · why

B) 76,000

It is the only urban area in Israel with more than 50,000 residents where Arabs are the majority.

Q 05/05

According to Luke, which angel appeared to Mary in Nazareth to announce she would bear Jesus?

A) Raphael

B) Uriel

C) Michael

D) Gabriel

Answer · why

D) Gabriel

Nazareth is also called Mary's home village in Luke; Matthew has the family settle there after returning from Egypt.