Food
What is the name of the "money" or chocolate candy given to children during Chanukah?
GELT
What did the Syrian-Greek people do to the Jews that made the Maccabees want to revolt?
They tried to make the Jews stop following the Torah and Jewish laws, and they brought pigs and idols into the Temple.
What does Chanukah mean in English?
Dedication/rededication
What does the dreidel letters stand for?
A great miracle happened there.
What 3 words best describe the spirit of Chanukah?
light, freedom, and miracles.
What is the name of the potato pancakes that we eat during Chanukah called?
LATKES
Who was the Greek-Syrian King who drove the conflict?
King Antiochus
What is the hebrew word for jelly donut?
Sufganiyot
What is name of candle used to light all the other candles?
Shamash
What material were ancient dreidels made from
Clay
Which one is more common to eat in the United States? Latkes or jelly donuts?
LATKES
What was the name of the small group of Jewish heroes that fought for their freedom?
the Maccabees
What does Maccabee translate to in English?
Hammer
What side of the chanukiyah do you place the first candle that is lit on the first night?
All the way to the right.
What city did Judah the Maccabee live in?
Modi'in
Two most popular latke toppings?
Sour cream and applesauce
What happened first, finding the oil or the Maccabean revolt (war against Greeks)?
The war against the Greeks.
What is hebrew word for dreidel?
Sevivon
How many candles are used throughout Chanukah?
44
Approximately what year was the first Chanukah?
The Maccabees reclaimed and rededicated the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 164 BCE
Why do we eat latkes on Chanukah?
Because they are fried in oil and they remind us of the miracle of oil.
What was the significance of the oil found in the ruined temple.
When the Jews won and rededicated the Temple, they found only one day's worth of sacred oil but, miraculously, it burned for eight days.
What are the four letters in dreidel?
Shin, Hey, Gimmel and nun.
What is different about a dreidel from Israel?
the letters and the meaning is "A great miracle happened here."
How high is the world's largest Menorah?
Height: 36 feet tall (32 feet plus the 4-foot shamash). Grand Army Plaza (across from The Plaza Hotel).