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How many night of Chanukah is there?
8
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What are the two most popular dips for latkes?
Sour cream and apple sauce.
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Who attacked the Maccabees?
The Greeks
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How many letters are on the dreidel?
Four
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Chanukah is also known as the festival of what?
The Festival of Lights
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What is the helper candle called?
The "Shamash"
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What is the Hebrew name for jelly doughnuts?
sufganiyot
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Who led the Maccabees to victory?
Judah the Maccabee
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On the first night of Chanukah how many blessings are said before the lights are lit?
3! the first for lighting the Chanukah candle, the second for the miracles Hashem performed for our ancestors, and the special Shehecheyanu blessing, thanking God for keeping us alive to reach this joyous occasion
200
Put on your yarmulke
Here comes Chanukah
So much funukkah
To celebrate Chanukah
Adam Sandler
300
Which way do we light candles from on night 4?
Left to right (always light the newest candle using the Shamash)
300
What are the chocolate coins called?
gelt
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What happened first, the lighting of the oil or the Maccabees revolt?
The war between the Greeks and Maccabees started first!
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What are the Hebrew letters on the four sides of the dreidel and what do they stand for?
Shin, Hey, Nun and Gimmel
A great miracle happened there
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What are the 2 well known miracles of Hannukah?
The Maccabees defeating the Greeks AND the oil lasting 8 nights
400
According to tradition, the lights must burn for a minimum of this many minutes after nightfall.
30 minutes
400
How many sufganiyot (on average) are eaten in Israel during Chanukah
17.5 million
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What was the name of the king (in the Chanukah story) who wanted to force the Jews to stop being Jewish?
King Antiochus
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What is the defintion of the word Chanukah?
Dedication
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On Friday before Shabbat, do you light Chanukah candles first or Shabbat candles?
Chanukah candles first!
500
How many candles are used throughout Chanukah (not including broken ones in the box or the ones you broke aggressively sticking them into the menorah)?
44 candles
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Which one is more common to eat in Israel and which one is more common to eat in America? Latkes or jelly donuts?
Jelly donuts are more common to eat in Israel and latkes are more common to eat in America.
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In Israel, what is a on the 'shin' side of the dreidel?
The letter פְ (peh) for "PO" which means "here"!
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What is the name of the Hebrew month of Chanukah?
Kislev
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Who made a parody of "dynamite" by Taio Cruz into a Chanukah song?
The Maccabeats