Tzofim Jewish History Jeopardy Template

Judges	The United Israelite Kingdom	The Disintegration of the Kingdom	Second Temple	The Destruction of the Second Temple
100 Deborah Who was the only woman judge?	100 King Saul Who was the first king of the united Israelite kingdom?	100 Two How many kingdoms did the United Israelite Kingdom split into?	100 Judah Macabbee Which Jewish leader lead the revolt against the Syrian Greeks during the Hanukkah story?	100 The Romans Who destroyed the Second Temple?
200 He did not cut his hair What was unique about Samson's appearance?	200 King Solomon Which king built the Beit HaMikdash?	200 The Babylonians Who destroyed the first Temple?	200 (insert a thoughtful answer here!) How do you think the Jews in Babylon felt when the Persians allowed them to return to Jerusalem?	200 The Mishna What is the name of the text that the rabbis wrote to help the Jewish community navigate how to be Jewish after the destruction of the Beit haMikdash?
300 (insert a thoughtful answer here!) What do you think was an advantage to having judges (rather than having a king)	300 Figuring out who the true mother of the contested baby was What is one example of King Solomon's wisdom?	300 Tisha B'Av On which holiday do we remember the destruction of the Temple?	300 A mixing of Greek and local culture What does the word Hellenism mean?	300 He pretended to be dead and had his students carry him out in a coffin How did Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkei escape from Jerusalem?
400 Blow the shofar and flash lanterns What did Gideon use to scare off the Midianites?	400 The surrounding nations had kings, and they thought a king could create a stronger military Why did the Israelites ask for a king?	400 (insert a thoughtful answer here!) Why do you think there was fighting between the northern and the southern kingdom?	400 Ezra and Nehemiah Who were the two Jews who led the return to Jerusalem and rebuilding of the Temple?	400 Eichah/Lamentations What book do we read that tells the story of the destruction of the Temple?
500 He was left-handed What unique physical feature did Ehud have, which allowed him to hide his dagger from the Moabite guards?	500 (insert a thoughtful answer here!) God was not pleased when the Israelites asked for a king. Why do you think that was?	500 The Assyrians. Many were exiled. Who conquered the Northern Kingdom? What happened to the Jews who lived there?	500 The Torah During the time of the Second Temple the public reading of which sacred text became standard?	500 (insert a thoughtful answer here!) Some people attribute the destruction of the Beit haMikdash to sinat hinam. What is a modern example of sinat hinam?

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