Famous Jewish Americans
In honor of Jewish American Heritage month, play this trivia game featuring famous American members of the Tribe.
15 questions · Published May 2, 2022
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What comedian sang about famous Jewish Americans in various versions of "The Chanukah Song" between 1994 and 2015?
Adam Sandler first performed "The Chanukah Song" on "Saturday Night Live" in 1994, with additional versions releasing in 1999, 2002, and 2015.
- Multiple Choice
2. Actor Daveed Diggs won a 2016 Tony Award for "Hamilton," playing both the Marquis de Lafayette and U.S. president ________________.
In the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Hamilton" (2015), Daveed Diggs, whose first name is a transliteration of the Hebrew version of David, originated the roles of both the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson.
- Multiple Choice
3. What 1963 book by Betty Friedan is often credited with igniting the second wave of American feminism?
Betty Friedan coined the term (and titled her book) "The Feminine Mystique" (1963) to describe outdated assumptions that women could only be fulfilled by housework, marriage, sexual lives, and children.
- Multiple Choice
4. What 20th century cartoonist is best remembered for drawings that depict complicated gadgets meant to perform simple tasks?
Since 1954, the National Cartoonists Society has presented the annual Reuben Award honoring the top cartoonist of the year. The award is named after Rube Goldberg, who won the award in 1967.
Goldberg's drawings have inspired international competitions in which participants work to create real-life machines to perform simple tasks.
- Multiple Choice
5. Who is the only U.S. president to appoint two Jewish justices to the Supreme Court?
In 1993, President Bill Clinton appointed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg to the Supreme Court and a year later, he appointed Justice Stephen Breyer.
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