Hanukkah Happenings
This game was originally a way to disguise Torah study during persecution.
What is playing dreidel?
The first artificial Christmas trees were made from this material.
What are goose feathers dyed green?
The Times Square ball is made of this material and weighs over 11,000 pounds.
What is Waterford crystal?
This spice is most commonly used in mulled wine and eggnog.
What is nutmeg?
The first Christmas card was sent in this year.
What is 1843?
The word “Hanukkah” comes from a Hebrew root meaning this.
What is “to dedicate”?
This U.S. state was the first to declare Christmas a legal holiday.
What is Alabama?
In Japan, people eat this noodle dish on New Year’s Eve for longevity.
What is soba?
The Yule log dessert originated in this European country.
What is France?
This country celebrates Christmas by eating KFC.
What is Japan?
This oil-based treat became popular because of the Hanukkah miracle.
What are sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts)?
The tradition of leaving cookies for Santa started during this era.
What is the Great Depression?
This country’s New Year’s tradition involves jumping off a chair at midnight.
What is Denmark?
This fruit is traditionally placed in Christmas stockings.
What is an orange?
The menorah used in the White House Hanukkah celebration came from this historic site.
What is Auschwitz?
In Israel, this is the most common filling for sufganiyot.
What is strawberry jam?
This carol was the first song ever broadcast from space.
What is “Jingle Bells”?
In Brazil, wearing this color on New Year’s Eve is believed to bring peace.
What is white?
This dish is considered lucky to eat on New Year’s Day in the Southern U.S.
What are black-eyed peas?
This iconic holiday movie was filmed in Cleveland, Ohio, but set in Indiana.
What is A Christmas Story?
Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of this holy site after the Maccabean revolt.
What is the Second Temple in Jerusalem?
This country’s Santa Claus is known as “Father Frost.”
What is Russia?
Spaniards eat this many grapes at midnight for good luck.
What is twelve grapes?
This Italian sweet bread is a Christmas favorite.
What is panettone?
This holiday song holds the Guinness World Record for most recorded versions.
What is “Silent Night”?