Hanukkah Candles
Hanukkah History
Hanukkah Customs
Hanukkah Songs
Hanukkah Odds & Ends
100
What is another name for the Hanukkah menorah?
Hanukkiyah
100

What was the name of the Syrian leader?

Antiochus

100

Name a reason we eat fried foods on Hanukkah

To remember the miracle of the oil

100

Sing the first verse of the Dreidel song

I had a little driedel, I made it out of clay. And when it's dry and ready, oh dreidel I shall play

100
Give one possible meaning for the word “Maccabee”.
Hammer or Mi Chamocha Baelim Adonai
200
What does the word “Shammash” mean?
Helper
200
Who were the Hellenists?
Jews who took on Greek ways
200

How many blessings do we say on the 1st night?

3

200

Who wrote "The Chanukah Song" first composed in 1994?

Adam Sandler

200

How many candles do you need for the 8 days of Hanukkah?

44

300
On Friday night during Hanukkah, which candles are lit first, Hanukkah or Shabbat?
Hanukkah
300
What was the name of Judah Maccabee’s father?
Mattityahu (Mattathias)
300

Name the Hebrew letters on an American dreidel, and what do they stand for.

Nun, Gimmel, Hey, Shin - A Great Miracle Happened There

300
What is the Hebrew title of the song “Rock of Ages”?
Maoz Tzur
300
What is the Hebrew date of Hanukkah?
25th of Kislev
400

In which direction do we set the candles in the holder, right to left or left to right?

Right to Left (the way we read Hebrew)

400
In what town did the Maccabees live?
Modi'in
400

What does the word “gelt” mean?

Money

400

What is the Hebrew word for dreidel

S'vivon

400

The Syrians rode what kind of animal into battle?

Elephants

500

In which direction do we light the candles, right to left or left to right?

Left to Right (the most recent night first)

500
In what year was the Maccabean revolt?
165 BCE
500

Name the Hebrew letters on an Israeli dreidle, and what do they stand for

Nun, Gimmel, Hey, Pey - A Great miracle Happened Here

500
“Ocho Kandelikas” is a song written in what language?
Ladino
500
The first Hanukkah might have been a late celebration of what other holiday?
Sukkot
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