Basic Facts
The number of nights Hanukkah is celebrated for
What is 8 nights?
The main ingredient in latkes
What are potatoes?
The game people play with a spinning top during Hanukkah
What is dreidel?
Another term Hanukkah is known for
What is the Festival of Lights?
Popular song about making a Hanukkah toy out of clay
What is "I Have a Little Dreidel"?
The name of the candle holder used during Hanukkah
What is a menorah?
Sweet treat is shaped like coins and often given to children during Hanukkah
What is gelt?
The number of candles lit on the first night of Hanukkah
What is two?
How long the Miracle of the Oil lasted for
What is eight days?
Comedian who wrote and performed "The Chanukah Song" on SNL in 1994
Who is Adam Sandler?
Where the candles are placed after being lit
What is in the window?
Traditional Hanukkah dessert that is often covered in powdered sugar or filled
What is sufganiyot?
The name of the candle that is used to light all the other menorah candles
What is the shamash or helper candle?
The country where the Hanukkah story takes place
What is Israel?
This blue character from Sesame Street celebrates Hanukkah and throws Hanukkah parties
Who is Grover?
The meaning of the word 'Hanukkah' in Hebrew
What is dedication?
The 2 common toppings for latkes
What are applesauce or sour cream?
The four Hebrew letters found on a dreidel
What are Nun, Gimel, Hei, Shin?
The hero of the Hanukkah story
Who is Judah Maccabee?
The 2015 holiday movie where Seth Rogen’s character celebrates Hanukkah during a chaotic Christmas Eve
What is The Night Before?
The direction candles are lit
What is right to left?
Why fried foods are eaten during Hanukkah
What is The Miracle of the Oil?
The number of blessings that are said when lighting the menorah on the first night
What is three?
The empire ruled over the Jews during the Hanukkah story
What is the Greek Empire or Seleucid Empire?
This Nickelodeon episode aired in 1996 and explains the meaning of Hanukkah with characters Tommy, Angelica, and the rest of the babies
What is "A Rugrats Chanukah"?