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

Jewish News Quiz: May 12, 2023

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