History
Food
Tradition
Maccabees
Grab Bag
100
The name of the group that fought the Greeks
Who were the Maccabees?
100
The potato pancakes that we eat on Hanukkah (Double Points if you give the word in Hebrew)
What are Latkes (Levivot)
100
We light this on Hanukkah. The way we place the candles, The way we light the candles.
What is the menorah, Left-Right, Right-Left?
100
The Maccabees lived in
Where is Modi'in?
100
The amount Hanukkah candles in one box
What is 44?
200
The name of the villain of Hanukkah (The King)
Who was Antiochus?
200
The delicious small and round chocolate bites that we eat on Hanukkah
What is Gelt?
200
When we finish lighting the Menorah, we are supposed to put it Double Points if you can tell me why.
Where is the windowsill? So everyone can see the joyous Hanukkah lights
200
The amount of Maccabees there were
What is 5?
200
The hebrew word Hanukkah means
What is Dedication?
300
The miracle of Hanukkah
What is the last bits of oil lasted for 8 days?
300
We eat jelly filled doughnuts or any doughnut to Hanukkah. The hebrew word for these
What is Sufganiyot
300
The Greeks used to search for jews practicing torah. When the Greeks arrived at someone's house, the Jews do quickly do this instead of practicing torah
What is playing Dreidel?
300
The father of the maccabees name
Who was Mattathias?
300
The sixth night of Hanukkah starts which Hebrew month
What is Tevet?
400
The king of the land of Canaan during Hanukkah
Who was King Solomon?
400
Besides sufganiyot and gelt, another sweet treat people traditionally eat on Hanukkah (Hint: This food is not here tonight.)
What is Rugelach?
400
On the FIRST night of Hanukkah, this amount of prayers are said before lighting the Menorah Double points if you can say what the three are. Triple points if you can say them AND recite them.
What is three prayers? (Prayer for Hanukkah, Baz'man Hazeh, and Shehechiyanu) (Sing them, and I will decide if you get points)
400
The word Maccabee means
What is hammer?
400
The name of the "helper" candle.
What is the shamash?
500
The historical event of hanukkah took place in (Year) (If you guess 100 years ahead or behind normal points OR if you guess exactly TRIPLE points)
When is 165 B.C.E? (265-65 B.C.E)
500
The type of meat that is traditionally eaten on a dinner during Hanukkah
What is Brisket?
500
Name 3 Hanukkah songs.
What is Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah, Sevivon Sov Sov Sov, I have a little dreidel, Ma O'Tzur, Don't light the light go out, Or any valid Hanukkah song not on this list?
500
The 5 Maccabees names
Who were Judah, Eliezer, Simon, Jonathan, Yohannan?
500
These people brought Hanukkah to the white house
Who were Harry Truman and David Ben Gurion?
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