Family History and Genealogy Project

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Bethlehem Jeopardy Game I

 

Test your Bethlehem IQ

How many of these questions can YOU answer? Come back in the weeks and months ahead for a wide range of resources from which to find the answers!

 
  1. What does “Beit Jala” mean?
     
  1. What is an embroidery pattern named after a Turkish official?
     
  1. Which quarter of Bethlehem was settled by Christians from Um Tuba?
     
  1. Who are the Ta’amreh tribe named after?
     
  1. What language do the Syrian Orthodox traditionally speak?
     
  1. Who was Bethlehem named after?
     
  1. Which quarter in Bethlehem is the oldest?
     
  1. In which town is there a shrine to the moon even during Christian times?
     
  1. Which two brothers left Chile in the late 1920’s and planned to open a cinema company in Palestine but stayed in Egypt instead?
     
  1. From which religious denomination did the man who sold the Dead Sea Scrolls come from?

 

 

Couple with Two Children; Courtesy Turathuna, Bethlehem, University