Hannukkah Basic
This kind of donut is traditionally eaten during Hannukah?
What is a jelly donut? - Host will accept Sufganiyot or Jam donut as well
The capital city of russia.
What is Moscow?
He led the jews out of egypt and wandered the desert for 40 years.
Who is Moses?
This is how long the oil was supposed to last
What is one day?
This is the color blood that rats have.
+100 bonus: This is the color of blood that octopus have?
What is red
What is blue
These many candles are on a hannukkiah.
What are 9 candles
In russian folklore and humor, this drink is joked about as being useful for everything from celebrations to home remedies.
What is Vodka?
Who is considered the father of the jewish people.
abraham
These were the names of the heroes that fought for religious freedom.
Who were the Maccabees?
This ice cream flavor mixes chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry
These four hebrew letters are on a dreidel used in America.
Bonus for +100 - These four hebrew letters on a dreidel used in Israel.
NUN, GIMEL, HEY, SHIN
NUN, GIMEL, HEY, PEY
This famous large church with colorful onion-shaped domes is located in moscow.
What is Saint Basil's Cathedral?
This yiddush word is defined as to fuss or complain chronically, especially aboutminor ailments
What is Kvetch
These people ruled the land of Judea (currently called Israel and occasionally mistakenly called "Palestine").
Who are the greeks? Seleucid Empire also okay.
This city served as the temporary capital of the US before DC was finished.
What is Philadelphia?
You set up the hannukah menorah in this direction, and you light the hannukah menorah in this direction.
What is right to left (setup) and left to right (light).
This Russian city, formerly called Leningrad, endured a nearly 900-day siege during WW2.
What is St.Petersburg?
These are the five books of the torah.
What is genesis, exodues, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy
The word "Hannukkah" means...
What is dedication?
This is the name of the person most commonly referred to as the "fifth beatle" who was a pianist
Who is George Martin?
These many candles are lit over all 8 nights of hannukah including the Shemash.
What is 44 candles?
This Russian mystic survived poison, gunshots, and beatings before finally dying by drowning in 1916.
DAILY Double
Who is Grigori Rasputin?
This famous person declined Israels 1952 offer of presidency.
Who is Albert Einstein?
DAILY DOUBLE. In what century did the jewish maccabees battle the greeks?
what is the 2nd centrury BCE. 165 BCE.
In 2025, this MLB team set a record for the highest competitive balance tax in MLB history
A: Who are the LA dodgers?