Fun Facts
How many flames were on the original menorah?
Seven
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Foods like latkes and dreidels are eaten on Hanukkah because they are fried in ______
Oil
Name of the Israeli soldiers who defeated the Greek army
Macabees
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How many nights do you light candles for Haunkkah?
8
In this Hanukkah game, you spin-it to win-it
Dreidel
What are the coins called that you use to play dreidel?
Gelt
Hebrew word for doughnuts
sufganiyot
DREIDLE WAGER
Shin - lose 200
Nun - lose 200
Hay -200
Gimmel - 200
What type of fuel was used in the original Hanukkiah?
Oil
You "put in" when you spin a
Shin
In what HEBREW month does the holiday of Hanukkah take place?
Kislev
What does "latke" mean in Yiddish?
Little Pancake
The word Hanukkah means "dedication". What is being dedicated?
Re-dedicating the temple
What is the name of the candle that lights the others on the Hanukkiah?
Shamash
DREIDLE WAGER
Shin - lose 300
Nun - lose 300
Hay - 300
Gimmel - 300
What non-Jewish winter holiday also uses a candelabra to celebrate?
Kwanza
Potatoes didn't make their way to Europe until the 1600's. (They are native to South America!) What food was used in Europe to make latkes before there were potatoes?
Cheese
An American dreidel has the symbols:
nun, gimmel, hey, and shin, representing the phrase “nes gadol haya sham” — “a great miracle happened there.” In Israel, however, dreidels have one symbol different. What is it?
a pey instead of a shin, an acronym for the phrase “nes gadol haya po,” or, “a great miracle happened here.”
What is the blessing for the Hanukkah Candles?
*Hint: it's only one word different than the shabbat candles!
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher kidshanu bemitzvotav vitzivanu lehadlik neir shel Hanukkah.
How do you say dreidel in Hebrew?
Sivivon
How many candles are needed in total for one full Hanukkah celebration from start to finish?
45
What type of oil was used for the original menorah?
Olive Oil
Hanukkah is celebrated as a victory over what group that were oppressing the Jewish people?
The Greek army
Aside from the blessings over the candles, what other traditional blessing do you say on the first night of Hanukkah?
shehecheyanu
What's the difference between a dragon and Hanukkah