Jewish News Quiz: May 12, 2023
What tool did House Speaker Kevin McCarthy use to try to thwart a ‘Nakba’ event on Capitol Hill hosted by Rashida Tlaib?
Scheduling a mandatory roll call conflicting with it
Canceling the room reservation
Revoking Tlaib's security clearance for the Capitol Visitors' Center
Threatening to cancel a government manufacturing contract awarded to Tlaib's district
Why are many in the yeshiva world rooting against the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA playoffs?
Point guard Sean Milac made anti-Orthodox comments on a sports podcast
An Orthodox candidate was passed over in the team's recent search for a new associate general manager
If the team makes the finals, it would create a scheduling conflict with a large religious party scheduled to be held in their arena
The team responded flippantly on Twitter to a request to avoid scheduling team events during Shabbat
The Forward recently ran a profile of Miriam Ezagui, an influencer who teaches others about her Orthodox lifestyle on TikTok. How many followers does she have?
160,000
1.6 million
16 million
47 million
Adidas announced this week that it will do what with the Yeezy line of shoes promoted by Kanye West?
That it would begin selling them again in August under a new, unspecified brand
That it would disassemble them and recycle the parts for its new eco-friendly line
That it would sell them off and donate the proceeds to those "hurt by Kanye's statements"
That it would donate them to countries in the developing world as part of its humanitarian initiative
What did FrumGPT, a text-messaging chatbot primed with Orthodox texts, say when asked if women can be rabbis?
That "the role of a rabbi is reserved for men"
That "there have been varying views and much debate on the topic"
That "this is an important halachic question I am unequipped to answer. You should consult with your rabbi"
That "women now serve as clergy in several OU-affiliated synagogues, although their role remains contentious"
A new book tells the story of Arnold Horween, who became the first Jewish captain of Harvard's football team in what year?
1887
1920
1947
1966
A shooter opened fire outside a historic synagogue in which country this week, killing 5 people?
Morocco
Oman
Portugal
Tunisia
In contrast to Clarence Thomas, who it was recently reported accepted favors worth millions, Elena Kagan hesitated over what gift?
Bagels and lox as a care package from her high school classmates
A customized menorah from the ADL
A commemorative garden Harvard Law School offered to name in her honor
A cruise vacation offered as a birthday gift by her husband
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