Family History and Genealogy Project

  Linking Diaspora and Homeland to Solve the Family Puzzle

 

Bethlehem Jeopardy Game IV

 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. Where did the people of Beit Sahour come from?
     
  1. When did Bethlehem start being divided into quarters and hamulas or clans?
     
  1. How did most emigrants start out in Latin America?
     
  1. Name some periods that Bethlehem was ruled from Egypt.
     
  1. In which year was the Balfour declaration?
     
  1. How did the Tarajmah quarter get its name?
     
  1. Which rulers cut down olive trees before the Israelis? Why
     
  1. Which dynasty was ruled from Damascus?
     
  1. Who was living in Bethlehem before the Israelites came to the Promised Land?
     
  1. Who is Cannan named after? 

 

 

 

Couple with Two Children; Courtesy Turathuna, Bethlehem, University