The big, fat quiz of the year

Were you paying attention in 2010? See how you do in our quiz. Answers below.

The greasy pole

1. Who this year became the first Jewish Liberal Member of the Federal Parliament

2. Name the two other Jewish MPs elected to the Federal Parliament?

3. Former Victorian MP Helen Shardey will serve as Australian ambassador with which Jewish communal organisation?

4. What controversial policy did the NSW Green’s party pass in December?

5. At what event did NSW Premier Kristina Keneally make her first official address to the Jewish community?

6. The New Zealand Jewish community had a showdown with the Government over what issue?

7. Which newspaper did Julia Gillard give her first interview to as Prime Minister?

8. How much extra money did Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O’Connor pledge for security at Jewish schools?

9. To what was former foreign minister Stephen Smith referring when he said “this was not the action of a friend”?

10. Which Jewish lawyer challenged former Liberal leader Malcoml Turnbull in Wentworth at the federal election?

<B>Community chest<P>

11. Which major benefactor who came to the financial rescue of Adelaide’s Massada College early this year?

12. World War II arrivals on board the <I>Dunera<P> marked a special anniversary this year. How many years?

13. Who succeeded Robert Goot to become president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry?

14. Which two Jewish women were elevated to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in March?

15. More than 5000 people signed up to the AJN’s letter writing campaign for Gilad Shalit. How many years has he been in captivity?

16. Who stepped down this year as president of the NSW Board of Deputies and who replaced him?

17. Ronni Kahn was named Australia’s local hero in January. What charity did she found?

18. An Aboriginal leader who spoke out against the Nazism after Kristallnacht was honoured at Yad Vashem last month. What was his name?

19. Chabad leaders in Melbourne called for the so-called Moshiach Men to be ostracised from the community for publicly flouting which fast?

20. Australia’s March of the Living participants were stranded in Poland for five days in April. Why?

That’s entertainment

21. Which Moriah College graduate narrowly missed out on cooking his way to the MasterChef finale?

22. The actress who played Princess Leia in Star Wars brought her one woman show to Australia this year. What is her name?

23. Which former University of Sydney lecturer won this year’s Booker literary prize and for what book?

24. Who was the New York cantor who starred in the Symphony for the Soul concerts in Melbourne and Sydney?

25. A live-action version of <I>Ben Hur<P> was staged in Sydney in October. How many Oscars did the 1959 film version of the story win?

26. Which Hollywood matinee idol, born Bernard Schwartz, died in October?

27. Which Jewish computer whizz was immortalised in the film <I>The Social Network<P>?

28. Name the two Jewish stars of the film <I>Black Swan<P>?

29. Which Israeli film currently in cinemas won the 2009 Gold Lion at the Venice Film Festival?

30. Which Israeli filmmaker directed the Oscar-nominated <I>The Messenger<P>?

Foreign affairs

31. In January, Israel was recognised for its outstanding humanitarian contributions in the aftermath of what natural disaster?

32. Israel this year recaptured from Lebanon the world record for creating the largest serving of what food?

33. What issue caused US Vice President Joe Biden to criticise Israel during a visit to the Jewish State in March?

34. Which Jewish woman was picked this year by US President Barack Obama to serve on the US Supreme Court?

35. What was the name of the Turkish ship which was the scene of a violent confrontation between Israeli sea commandos and armed pro-Hamas activists in May?

36. Which museum in Jerusalem reopened in July after a five-year renovation?

37. In April, Poland’s president – an outspoken friend of the Jewish community – perished in a plane crash. What was his name?

38. This year, Britain’s Labour party selected a Jew to lead it for the first time in the organisation’s 110 year history. Who was he?

39. In November, which Jewish US Congressman was selected by the US Republican party to become the next House Majority Leader?

40. Which former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel passed away in June?

Bats and balls

41. Michael Klinger won the State Player of the Year for the second time in 2010. When did
he last win the award?

42. Which city hosted the Maccabi Australia International Games?

43. Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer reached her highest WTA ranking earlier this year. What was her ranking?

44. Sydney’s iconic Hakoah Club finally purchased a new venue this year. Where is it?

45. There is currently an Australian Maccabi team competing in a New Zealand domestic league. Name the sport.

46. Which five-time NBA All-Star revealed he was Jewish while on a trip in Israel?

47. Which Jewish sports administrator was honored with a plaque at the Sydney Entertainment Centre recently?

48. Which prominent businessperson led Australia’s bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup?

49. Miron Bleiberg is the coach of which A-League team?

50. Where is the MAIG’s ocean swim event being held?

Answers:

The greasy pole

1. Josh Frydenberg
2. Michael Danby, Mark Dreyfus
3. JNF
4. The party voted to support a boycott of Israel
5. Jewish House’s business luncheon
6. A ban on shechitah
7. The AJN
8. $15million
9. Claim Mossad used of Australian passports in their alleged assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabouh
10. Steven Lewis

Community chest

11. Joseph Gutnick
12. 70 years
13. Dr Danny Lamm
14. Dr Fanny Reading and Eileen Capocchi
15. Four
16. Robin Margo was replaced by Yair Miller
17. OzHarvest
18. William Cooper
19. The Fast of Tevet
20. Planes were grounded because of the ash plume from the eruption of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull.

That’s entertainment

21. Jonathan Daddia
22. Carrie Fisher
23. Howard Jacobson for The Finkler Question
24. Yitzhak Meir Helfgott
25. Eleven
26. Tony Curtis
27. Mark Zuckerberg
28. Natalie Portrman and Mila Kunis
29. Lebanon
30. Oren Moverman

Foreign affairs

31. Haiti Earthquake
32. Humous
33. Jewish housing in East Jerusalem
34. Elana Kagan
35. Mavi Marmara
36. The Israel Museum
37. Lech Kaczynski
38. Ed Miliband
39. Eric Cantor
40. Mordechai Eliyahu

Bats and balls

41. 2009
42. Sydney
43. Thirteen
44. White City, Rushcutters
45. Futsal
46. Amare Stoudemire
47. Mike Wrublewski
48. Frank Lowy
49. Gold Coast United
50. Bondi Beach