Geography
Jordan River
Who is the Father of the nation of Israel?
Abraham
Who are the twin sons of Isaac?
Esau and Jacob
Dedication
What is the center candle on the Hanukkah menorah called?
Shamash
Climate in Israel is similar to what state in the United States?
Southern California
What city & culture was Abraham called out of?
Ur of Sumer in Mesopotamia (correct if 2 out of these 3 is mentioned)
Which of the twins eventually was renamed Israel?
Jacob
At the time of the Hanukkah miracle who had conquered Israel?
Greeks
What is the top called in the popular Hanukkah game?
Dreidel
Israel is a part of this geographical feature of the Middle East that was good farming land. It is also the name of a phase of the moon.
Fertile Crescent
Who is the son of Abraham and Sarah?
Isaac
How many sons did Jacob have that then became the tribes of Israel?
12
Maccabees
Who did Abraham travel with?
His nephew Lot
Name the 4 bodies of water on our map of Israel.
Mediterranean, Dead Sea, Red Sea & Sea of Galilee
Who is the son who Abraham had with his servant that is considered the "father" of the Arab people?
Ishmael
How did Jacob show his sons that Joseph was his favorite?
He gave him a coat of many colors.
The Israelites miraculously defeated the Greeks even though they were outnumbered. What was the other miracle that is observed during Hanukkah?
1 day of oil lasted for 8 days
What is the Jewish holiday that remembers the final plague in the book of Exodus?
The Passover
What is the land between Egypt and Israel called.
Sinai Pennisula
What did God provide as a substitute so Abraham didn't have to sacrifice his son Isaac?
Ram
Joseph saved his family because he had a special title in Egypt - making him second only to Pharoah - what was his title?
Vizier
Who was the cruel Greek King the Israelites defeated?
Antiochus IV
What was the Promised Land called in Ancient Times?
Canaan