Hanukkah Candles
Hanukkah History
Hanukkah Customs
Hanukkah Songs
Hanukkah Odds & Ends
100
What is another name for the Hanukkah menorah?
Hanukkiyah
100
What was the name of the Syrian leader?
Antiochus
100
Name a reason we eat fried foods on Hanukkah
To remember the miracle of the oil
100
Sing 1 verse of the Dreidel song
I had a little driedel, I made it out of clay. And when it's dry and ready, oh dreidel I shall play
100
Give one possible meaning for the word “Maccabee”.
Hammer or Mi Chamocha Baelim Adonai
200
What does the word “Shammash” mean?
Helper
200

They were the Jews that took on Greek ways.

Hellenists

200
How many blessings do we say on the 8th night?
2
200
What is the Hebrew title of the song “Rock of Ages”?
Maoz Tzur
200
How many candles do you need for the 8 days of Hanukkah?
44
300
On Friday night during Hanukkah, which candles are lit first, Hanukkah or Shabbat?
Hanukkah
300

Who was Mattityahu (Mattathias)?

Judah Maccabee's father

300
Name the Hebrew letters on an American dreidel, and what do they stand for.
Nun, Gimmel, Hey, Shin - A Great Miracle Happened There
300
What is the Hebrew word for dreidel?
Sivivon
300
What is the Hebrew date of Hanukkah?
25th of Kislev
400
In which direction do we set the candles in the holder, right to left or left to right?
Right to Left
400

In what town did the Maccabees live?

Modi'in

400
What does the word “gelt” mean?
Money
400
The word “dreidel” is from what language?
Yiddish
400
The Syrians rode what kind of animal into battle?
Elephants
500
In which direction do we light the candles, right to left or left to right?
Left to Right
500

In about what year was the Maccabean revolt?

165 BCE

500
Name the Hebrew letters on an Israeli dreidle, and what do they stand for
Nun, Gimmel, Hey, Pey - A Great miracle Happened Here
500
“Ocho Kandelikas” is a song written in what language?
Ladino
500
The first Hanukkah might have been a late celebration of what other holiday?
Sukkot
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