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Literally just animal facts
100

Chanukah lasts this many days because of a miracle involving oil.

What is eight?

100

When fully lit, the Chanukah menorah this many candles.

What is the nine?

100

These are the potato pancakes we eat on Hanukkah.

What are latkes?

100

This animal is the fastest land animal.

What is a cheetah?

200

The Jewish rebels who fought the Greeks are typically known by this name.

Who were the Maccabees/Hasmoneans?

200

This is the "helper" candle that is used to light the others.

What is the Shamash?

200

The Hebrew word for donuts, it is frequently used as a term for jelly donuts special for the holiday.

What are sufganyot?

200

This bird can rotate its head nearly 270 degrees to spot prey.

What is an owl?

300

This object was lit again after the Temple was reclaimed.

What is the Menorah?

300

This is the structural difference between the Temple menorah and a Chanukah menorah (Hanukkiah).

What is nine branches vs. seven?

300

This is the reason that we eat oily food on Chanukah.

What is the connection to the oil in the Temple?

300

Every individual of this very cute animal is owned by the Chinese government.

What is a giant panda?

400

This Seleucid (Greek-Syrian) king tried to force Jews to abandon their religion.

Who is Antiochus?

400

In the Chanukah menorah, the candles are lit in this order.

What is left to right?

400

Popular in North African communities, this light, spongy donut is eaten plain, sprinkled with sugar, or soaked in honey.

What is sfenj?

400

This is how many times the number of neck vertebrae a giraffe has relative to a human.

What is one?

500

The name "Chanukah" refers to this.

What is the rededication of the Temple?

500

The candles can be used for this, according to Jewish law.

What is, nothing besides enjoyment (and the publicizing of the miracle)?

500

Don't use water! Do this to put out a grease fire!

What is cover it with a lid or a baking sheet?
500

The only animal to have split hooves, yet chew its cud, Jewish tradition uses it as a symbol of deception.

What is a pig?

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