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🏛️ Jerusalem trivia for kids - 12 questions with answers

Kids 8-12 · 12 questions

Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world and the heart of Jewish history. Let's explore it together!

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What is the Western Wall (the Kotel)?

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  1. What is the Western Wall (the Kotel)?
    Answer: A retaining wall of the Second Temple's Temple Mount. The Kotel is part of the wall King Herod built around the Temple Mount.
  2. Which king made Jerusalem the capital of his kingdom?
    Answer: King David. King David made Jerusalem his capital about 3,000 years ago.
  3. Who built the First Temple in Jerusalem?
    Answer: King Solomon. King Solomon, David's son, built the First Temple.
  4. How many quarters is Jerusalem's Old City traditionally divided into?
    Answer: Four. The Old City has the Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Armenian Quarters.
  5. What are most buildings in Jerusalem covered with?
    Answer: Jerusalem stone. A city rule says buildings must be faced with pale, golden Jerusalem stone.
  6. Which Old City gate is named after the port city it faces?
    Answer: Jaffa Gate. The road from Jaffa Gate led west toward the port of Jaffa.
  7. What is Yad Vashem?
    Answer: Israel's Holocaust memorial and museum. Yad Vashem honors the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust.
  8. What is the name of Israel's parliament in Jerusalem?
    Answer: The Knesset. The Knesset is where Israel's laws are made.
  9. What is the name of Jerusalem's famous open-air food market?
    Answer: Mahane Yehuda. Mahane Yehuda, "the shuk," is full of fruit, spices and bakeries.
  10. In which war was Jerusalem's Old City reunited with the rest of the city?
    Answer: The Six-Day War (1967). Jerusalem Day (Yom Yerushalayim) marks the reunification of the city in 1967.
  11. Which words end the Passover Seder and the Yom Kippur prayers?
    Answer: Next year in Jerusalem!. For generations, Jews around the world have said "Next year in Jerusalem!"
  12. Where in Jerusalem can you see the Dead Sea Scrolls?
    Answer: The Shrine of the Book. The Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum displays these ancient scrolls.

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