Q 01/05

On which dates in 1967 was the Six-Day War fought?

A) 1–6 June

B) 10–15 June

C) 5–10 June

D) 20–25 June

Answer · why

C) 5–10 June

Egypt and Jordan accepted a ceasefire on 8 June, Syria on 9 June, and it was signed with Israel on 11 June.

Q 02/05

From which country did Israel capture the Golan Heights in 1967?

A) Jordan

B) Syria

C) Lebanon

D) Egypt

Answer · why

B) Syria

Syria joined the fighting on the fifth day by shelling Israeli positions in the north.

Q 03/05

The Gaza Strip was captured in 1967 from which country?

A) Jordan

B) Syria

C) Egypt

D) Saudi Arabia

Answer · why

C) Egypt

Egypt also lost the Sinai Peninsula; Jordan lost the West Bank including East Jerusalem.

Q 04/05

Nasser's closure of which waterway in May 1967 did Israel regard as a casus belli?

A) Straits of Tiran

B) Suez Canal

C) Strait of Hormuz

D) Bab-el-Mandeb

Answer · why

A) Straits of Tiran

The straits give access to Eilat; Lyndon Johnson later called the closure the single act of folly most responsible for the war.

Q 05/05

What was the codename of Israel's opening air strike on 5 June 1967?

A) Operation Focus

B) Operation Kadesh

C) Operation Nachshon

D) Operation Horev

Answer · why

A) Operation Focus

In Hebrew it was Moked; all but 12 of nearly 200 operational jets took part.