JOOL Trivia: Questions, Answers, and Winner

The results are in! Of the 3,913 people who played JOOL Trivia this week, 7 players answered all seven questions correctly.

And the $100 cash-prize winner, determined in a random drawing of these 7 players, is: Natalia S.

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1. Solomon's Paradox, named after King Solomon, is most relevant to which field?

• Psychology (45% answered correctly)

• Sociology

• Religious Studies

• Political Science

2. During the era of the Tanach, what was the judiciary called?

• Sanhedrin (78% answered correctly)

• Pentateuch

• Sacra

• Midrash Koheleth

3. What is the name of the Jewish language derived from Old Spanish?

• Ladino (89% answered correctly)

• Fala

• Asturian

• Basque

4. In 1948, when the State of Israel was founded, what percentage of Jews worldwide lived in Israel?

• about 6 percent (50% answered correctly)

• about 16 percent

• about 26 percent

• about 36 percent

5. What is another name for the Ten Commandments?

• The Decalogue (73% answered correctly)

• The Mega 10

• Instructions of Life

• The Epic Edicts

6. In 1997, rabbis and dignitaries held a special Seder in Washington, D.C. with which public figure?

• The Dalai Lama (59% answered correctly)

• The Pope

• The Queen of England

• The King of the Netherlands

7. The Israeli operation Operation Solomon set a world record for most passengers on an aircraft from which country?

• Ethiopia (77% answered correctly)

• Yemen

• Iran

• Israel