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The oil was expected to last how many days before causing a historical overreaction?
1 day
What cooking method symbolizes the miracle but ruins everyone’s clothes?
Frying
What four-letter Hebrew acronym appears on a traditional dreidel?
Nun, Gimel, Hey, Shin
How many candles are lit on the first night of Chanukah?
2
What holiday does Chanukah get unfairly compared to every year?
Christmas
The oil ultimately burned for how many days, according to tradition?
8 days
What potato-based food is eaten even though it takes hours to make?
Latkes
What phrase do those letters stand for, even though no one remembers it fully?
A great miracle happened there
By which night do people start miscounting candles?
the third
What question do Jews get asked every December without fail?
So is this like Jewish Christmas
The Temple was located in which ancient city that modern tourists still get lost in?
Jerusalem
Which ingredient causes the most arguments when missing from latkes?
onion
What happens when a dreidel lands on Shin?
You put one piece in the pot
How many total candles are lit over all eight nights, including the shamash?
44
What do people say when they don’t know when Chanukah starts?
“It changes every year”
Which foreign empire was in control of Judea during the Chanukah story?
The Seleucid Empire
What topping debate has caused more tension than the actual holiday story?
Sour cream vs applesauce
Which letter means you take everything and feel powerful for ten seconds?
Gimel
Where should the menorah ideally be placed according to tradition?
In a window or doorway
What emotion is activated when someone says they’re not hungry?
Jewish guilt
Which Greek king decided banning Jewish practices was a good idea?
Antiochus IV Epiphanes
What food is technically traditional but everyone pretends to like?
Sufganiyot
What do you actually lose during dreidel, besides gelt?
Family harmony
What blessing is most likely to be mumbled incorrectly every year?
The candle-lighting blessings
What is the real challenge of Chanukah gatherings?
Family dynamics