1. In 30 seconds, find Kiryat Shmona on the map of Israel.

2. Find another town or settlement in Israel with a number in its name.

A: Ma'ale Hahamisha, Kiryat Arba'.

3. How did Kiryat Shmona come by its name?

A: "Shmona" stands for the 8 men who fell in the battle for Tel Hai in 1920.

4. Who was the hero associated with Tel Hai?

A: Yosef Trumpeldor.

5. What is the main problem facing the residents of Kiryat Shmona?

A: (Dwindling population due to) imperfect security of the northern border with Southern Lebanon.

6. What is the demographic problem which faces the Northern Galilee?

A: Majority of Arab population over Jewish population.

7. What is a "mitzpeh"?

A: Hilltop settlement - either a small kibbutz or industrial.

8. Either name as many points of settlement as you can on a line from Tiberias to Akko

OR

name 5 (or 7) points of settlement in the Galilee.

9. How many people live in Kiryat Shmona?

a. 2,600
b. 21,500
c. 49,000

A:b

NEGEV

10. In 30 seconds, find Beersheva on a map of Israel.

11. Who was the first Jewish hero to live in Beersheva?

A: Abraham

12. Which modern Zionist leader promoted settlement of the Negev?

A: David Ben Gurion

13. How did he himself set the example?

A: He moved to live on Kibbutz Sde Boker in the Negev.

14. What is special about the Arab population in the Negev?

A: They are Beduin

15. Why did the Negev suffer a recession from 1967 to 1982?

A: The acquisition of the Sinai in 1967 lessened the strategic importance of this area until 1982 when Israel withdrew from the entire Sinai.

16. Name as many points of settlement as you can in the Negev.

17. How many people live in Beersheva? a. 56,000
b. 156,500
c. 348,000

A:b