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Chanukah Trivia
100
This sanskrit word that means "that which protects the mind" is a sacred ritual sound that is believed to invoke deities, and generate personal power in Buddhism? You might know this if you are in meditation minyan...
What is a Mantra?
100
This is the colorful name of the medal awarded to those wounded or killed while serving , it is the oldest US military decoration?
What is a Purple Heart?
100
This is the college or university that Gatorade was created?
What is University of Florida?
100
He is the current President of France, whose name sounds like a baked good from that country.
Who is Emmanuel Macron?
100
This 'Baby' singer once had a monkey confiscated in Germany?
Who is Justin Bieber?
100
This was the battle cry of Mattityahu. (Hebrew or English)
What is Mi l'adonai elay, whoever is on the side of god follow me?
200
This religion, that embraces Christian beliefs and revelations made to Joseph Smith, requires adherents to wear a special ritualistic undergarment as a symbolic reminder of the covenants made in temple ceremonies?
What is Mormonism?
200
This service academy is located on the Chesapeke Bay in Annapolis, MD.
What is the Naval Academy?
200
She currently serves as the early childhood head at Heschel.
Who is Lea Asher?
200
This state holds the first presidential primary.
What is New Hampshire?
200
Jack climbed this to see a giant in the famous tale.
What is a Beanstalk?
200
The sixth day of Chanukah is the first day of this Hebrew month.
What is Tevet?
300
This is the term of Greek origin for the Christian ritual commemorating the last supper in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed, or is the name of the service in which the bread and wine are eaten.
What is Eucharist or Communion?
300
This is the latin motto of the US Marine Corp which means "always faithful."
What is Semper Fidelis or Semper Fi?
300
These are the two Big Ten schools closest, in distance, to Heschel?
What are University of Maryland, Rutgers University?
300
He is the current prime minister of Canada.
Who is Mark Carney?
300
This "Hello, Dolly" and "Booksmart" actress is Jonah Hill's sister.
Who is Beanie Feldstein?
300
The Maccabeats recorded the hit song "candlelight" to the tune of "dynamite" by this artist.
Who is Taio Cruz?
400
On March 13th, Scientologists ritually gather in Clearwater FL to celebrate this man's birthday, the founder of their religion and author of Dianetics.
Who is L Ron Hubbard?
400
African-American servicemen who served on the Western frontier following the Civil War were referred to as these, memorialized by a Bob Marley song?
What are Buffalo Soldiers?
400
This Ohio college was the first nationally to admit both men and women.
What is Oberlin?
400
He is the current president of China, whose name is also the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet.
Who is Xi Jinping?
400
This muppet only communicates in high pitch squeaks but is Naomi's favorite.
What is Beaker?
400
This was the name of the Syrian-Greek General that Yehudit killed.
Who is Helefornes or Holofornes?
500
Khitan or Khatna is a term for this Islamic ritual that has an almost identical ritual in Judaism, though the Khitan has no set number of days for performance following birth?
What is Circumcision?
500
It's what ROTC, a collection of University and college military training programs, stands for.
What is Reserve Officers' Training Corp?
500
Before transferring to Columbia University, Barack Obama attended this California college.
What is Occidental College?
500
He is the current Prime minister of the UK?=.
Who is Keir Starmer?
500
This breed of dog is a small hound developed primarily for hunting hare.
What is a Beagle?
500
Finish this line of a famous Chanukah song:
Banu choshech legaresh,
beyadeinu or va'esh.
Kol echad hu or katan...
What is vekulanu or eitan?
600
During the Vegetarian festival on the island of Phuket, adherents abstain from meat for nine days and also shove metal swords through their cheeks in this country.
What is Thailand?
600
Liam Serota, Heschel class of 2017, is currently this rank in the US Air Force.
What is Captain?
600
The first public school in the US was founded in this year (must be within 25 years +/-), hint, it was also the first year of the Franco-Spanish war.
What is 1635 (1610-1660 acceptable range)?
600
This country currently has Friedrich Merz as its chancellor.
What is Germany?
600
This street was the subject of a 2018 movie that asked the question of whether it could talk.
What is Beale Street?
600
This is the minimum number of tfachim that a menorah may not be placed below.
What is Three?
700
A Zoroastrian ritual involves bringing this domesticated animal to a corpse 5 times a day.
What is a Dog?
700
He currently serves as the Rav Aluf or Chief of the General Staff of the IDF.
Who is Eyal Zamir?
700
This is the name of the song most often played at graduation composed by Sir Edward Elgar.
What is Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (accept Pomp and Circumstance)?
700
Narendra Modi is the current prime minister of this country?
What is India?
700
This is the name of the 1960's-1970's sitcom about a supernatural being who marries an ordinary mortal man, whose main character was named Samantha.
What is Bewitched?
700
This was the first name of the person who wrote Ma'oz Tzur.
What was Mordechai?
800
With over 80,000 followers worldwide, the Maradonian religion requires that adherants change their middle name to this.
What is Diego?
800
In the Gilbert and Sullivan opera, the Pirates of Penzance, the Modern General can "quote the fights historical" from this battle to this battle, in "order categorical."
What are Marathon and Waterloo?
800
Our current Education Secretary, along with her husband Vince, founded Titan Sports which was later, more popularly known as this.
What is WWE?
800
This country counts Andrew Manuel Lopez Obrador as a former President.
What is Mexico?
800
This actress played Dorothy Zbornak in the hit sitcom, Golden Girls?
Who is Bea Arthur?
800
This is the total number of candles lit throughout the holiday of Chanukah?
What is 44?