Prime Ministers

Question 1

Who was the first Prime Minister of Israel?

Answer 1

David Ben-Gurion

Question 2

Which Prime Minister served the longest term in Israeli history?

Answer 2

Benjamin Netanyahu

Question 3

True or False: Golda Meir was the first female Prime Minister of Israel.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Fill in the blank: The Prime Minister of Israel is elected by the __________.

Answer 4

Knesset

Question 5

Who succeeded David Ben-Gurion as Prime Minister?

Answer 5

Moshe Sharett

Question 6

Which Prime Minister signed the peace treaty with Egypt in 1979?

Answer 6

Menachem Begin

Question 7

Who was Prime Minister during the 2006 Lebanon War?

Answer 7

Ehud Olmert

Question 8

Multiple Choice: Who was Prime Minister before Benjamin Netanyahu’s first term? (A) Ariel Sharon (B) Ehud Barak (C) Yitzhak Rabin

Answer 8

A) Ariel Sharon

Question 9

What year did Golda Meir become Prime Minister?

Answer 9

1969

Question 10

True or False: Shimon Peres served as Prime Minister twice.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Who was Prime Minister during the Oslo Accords?

Answer 11

Yitzhak Rabin

Question 12

Fill in the blank: The Prime Minister of Israel can be removed by a vote of __________.

Answer 12

no confidence

Question 13

Which Prime Minister was known as the ‘Bulldozer’?

Answer 13

Ariel Sharon

Question 14

Who was the first Prime Minister to be assassinated?

Answer 14

Yitzhak Rabin

Question 15

Multiple Choice: Who was Prime Minister immediately after Golda Meir? (A) Yitzhak Rabin (B) Moshe Sharett (C) Menachem Begin

Answer 15

A) Yitzhak Rabin

Question 16

Who was the first Prime Minister of Israel to be born in Israel?

Answer 16

Yitzhak Rabin

Question 17

Which Prime Minister initiated the disengagement from Gaza?

Answer 17

Ariel Sharon

Question 18

True or False: Benjamin Netanyahu has served as Prime Minister in the 1990s and 2010s.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Who was Prime Minister during the 1973 Yom Kippur War?

Answer 19

Golda Meir

Question 20

Fill in the blank: The Prime Minister’s official residence is located in __________.

Answer 20

Jerusalem

Question 21

Which Prime Minister was in office during the Camp David Accords?

Answer 21

Menachem Begin

Question 22

Who was the Prime Minister of Israel in 2022?

Answer 22

Naftali Bennett

Question 23

Multiple Choice: Which Prime Minister was known for his role in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process? (A) Ehud Olmert (B) Benjamin Netanyahu (C) Yitzhak Rabin

Answer 23

C) Yitzhak Rabin

Question 24

Who became Prime Minister after Ariel Sharon’s stroke?

Answer 24

Ehud Olmert

Question 25

True or False: The Prime Minister of Israel must be a member of the Knesset.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Who was the youngest Prime Minister of Israel?

Answer 26

Benjamin Netanyahu

Question 27

Fill in the blank: The Prime Minister's role includes leading the __________.

Answer 27

government

Question 28

Which Prime Minister was involved in the 1993 Oslo Accords?

Answer 28

Yitzhak Rabin

Question 29

Multiple Choice: Who was Prime Minister during the Second Intifada? (A) Ehud Barak (B) Ariel Sharon (C) Benjamin Netanyahu

Answer 29

B) Ariel Sharon

Question 30

Who was the first Prime Minister to resign from office?

Answer 30

David Ben-Gurion

Question 31

True or False: Shimon Peres was Prime Minister during the Gulf War.

Answer 31

False

Question 32

Which Prime Minister was in office during the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin?

Answer 32

Shimon Peres

Question 33

Fill in the blank: The Prime Minister is responsible for forming the __________.

Answer 33

cabinet

Question 34

Who was the Prime Minister of Israel at the time of the 9/11 attacks in the USA?

Answer 34

Ariel Sharon

Question 35

Multiple Choice: Who was Prime Minister before Ehud Olmert? (A) Ariel Sharon (B) Benjamin Netanyahu (C) Ehud Barak

Answer 35

A) Ariel Sharon

Question 36

Who served as Prime Minister during the 1982 Lebanon War?

Answer 36

Menachem Begin

Question 37

True or False: The Prime Minister can be appointed without a Knesset majority.

Answer 37

False

Question 38

Which Prime Minister initiated the Israel Defense Forces' Operation Protective Edge?

Answer 38

Benjamin Netanyahu

Question 39

Fill in the blank: The Prime Minister of Israel is often referred to as the __________ of the government.

Answer 39

head

Question 40

Who was the Prime Minister who led Israel during the 1991 Gulf War?

Answer 40

Yitzhak Shamir (1983 - 1984; 1986 - 1992) Before the establishment of the State of Israel, Shamir was a leader of the Zionist militant group Lehi, also known as the Stern Gang. Shamir unified the Likud alliance into one party in 1988. Shamir reluctantly restarted the Israeli–Palestinian peace process at the behest of the United States and Soviet Union which culminated in the Madrid Conference of 1991. Shamir lost the 1992 Israeli legislative election to Yitzhak Rabin and in 1993 Benjamin Netanyahu replaced him as Likud leader.

Question 41

Multiple Choice: Who was the first Prime Minister to serve non-consecutive terms? (A) Shimon Peres (B) Benjamin Netanyahu (C) Yitzhak Rabin (D) David Ben Gurion

Answer 41

D) David Ben Gurion

Question 42

Who was Prime Minister during the signing of the Israel-Jordan peace treaty?

Answer 42

Yitzhak Rabin

Question 43

True or False: The Prime Minister has the power to call for new elections.

Answer 43

True

Question 44

Fill in the blank: The Prime Minister of Israel is elected for a term of __________ years.

Answer 44

four

Question 45

Who was the first Israeli leader to be formally invited to the White House

Answer 45

Levi Eshkol (1963 - 1967)

Question 46

Who is the shortest-serving permanent Israeli prime minister

Answer 46

Yair Lapid (2022)