Jewish General Knowledge
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General Knowledge
Hannukah 1
Hannukah 2
100

What is the name of the special bread Jewish people eat on Shabbat?

Challah

100

How many cabins are there?

14

100

How many tentacles does an octopus have?

8

100

What do people light on Hannukah?

A menorah (hanukkiah)

100

What small object do we spin during Hanukkah?

A dreidel

200

What is the Jewish New Year called?

Rosh Hashanah

200

What is the name of the director?

Guy Korngold

200

In Frozen, what is the name of the snowman?

Olaf

200

How many nights does Hanukkah last?

8 nights

200

What is the special candle in the middle of the menorah called?

The shamash

300

Which Jewish holiday celebrates when the Israelites escaped from slavery in?

Passover

300

Where do we do rikkud?

The chof
300

What is the largest animal in the world?

The blue whale

300

What food is cooked in oil and eaten on Hanukkah, made from potatoes?

Latkes

300

What sweet treat often eaten on Hanukkah?

A sufganiyot

400

What is the name of the 8-day holiday where people light a menorah?

Hannukah

400

Where do we do sports and watch Ernie furt?

The Plex

400

What was the first Disney princess movie ever released?

Snow White

400

What miracle is celebrated during Hanukkah?

The oil lasted eight days instead of one

400

What ancient temple was rededicated during the first Hanukkah?

The Holy Temple

500

What is the holiest place where Jews once prayed in Jerusalem called?

The Western Wall (Kotel)

500

What is the cabin called that the LIT staff sleep in?

The Dupe

500

Who is our current prime minister

Mark Carney

500

What letters appear on a dreidel?

Nun, Gimel, Hei, Shin

500

Who were the heroes who fought to protect Judaism during the Hanukkah story?

The Maccabees

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