Chanukah Food
What is the name of the money or chocolate candy given to children during Chanukah?
Gelt
For how many days do we celebrate Chanukah?
8
In what year did the historical event of Chanukah take place? (You have to be within 10 years to win the points!)
167-165 BCE
What is the name of the spinning top (in Hebrew and English) that children play with on Chanukah?
Driedel/Sevivon
On the first night of Chanukah how many blessings are said before the lights are kindled?
3
What is another name for the potato pancakes that that we eat on Chanukah ?
Latkes
Why do we sometimes light the Chanukiyah at our window
To publicize and spread the miracle of the the oil that lasted for 8 days .
Who were the Maccabbees fighting against? (Hint: two sets of people)
The Greeks and the pro-Hellenists
What are the Hebrew letters on the four sides of the dreidel ?
Shin, Hey, Nun and Gimmel
Which brachot are said on the first night? (You get extra points if you can sing them!)
1. Blessing for candles
2. The miracles that happened them
3. Shechechyanu
Instead of oil, many people use ________ to light the Menorah ?
Candles
What did the Greeks not allow the Jewish people to do?
A. Have a Brit milah
B. Keep Shabbbat
C. No learning Torah
D. All of the above
D - All of the above
Resistance against the attempt to force Greek culture on the Jews was led by a family known as the __?
The Macabees
What is the name of the candle that is used to light the others?
Shamash
What Chanukah night is tonight?
It's not. We lit the last candle last night.
What is the name for the jelly donuts that we eat during Chanukah ?
Sufganiyot
Around what time do we light the Chanukiyah at the party each year ?
5pm or 5:30pm/after sunset
What is the name of the Greek King who repressed the Jews in the Chanukah story?
A. Haman
B. Antiocus
C. Pharoah
D. None of the above
B. Antiochus
How many candles are used throughout Chanukah?
44
Where is the last candle lit on the Chanukiyah?
to the far left as you look at the Chanukiyah
How many sufganiyot (on average) are eaten in Israel during Chanukah (This is a guess. We will give you points if you can get within a million)
17.5 million
What do the four Hebrew letters on the dreidel mean in English if you are outside of Israel?
A great miracle happened there
What was the name of the Dynasty founded after the Maccabbees were victorious?
The Hasmonean Dynasty
Which side of the Chanukiyah do you put in the first candle that is kindled?
All the way to the right
What song do we sing after lighting the candles?
Maoz Tzur