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100

The number of nights Hanukkah is celebrated for

What is 8 nights?

100

The main ingredient in latkes

What are potatoes?

100

The game people play with a spinning top during Hanukkah

What is dreidel?

100

Another term Hanukkah is known for

What is the Festival of Lights?

200

The name of the candle holder used during Hanukkah

What is a menorah?

200

Sweet treat is shaped like coins and often given to children during Hanukkah

What is gelt?

200

The number of candles lit on the first night of Hanukkah

What is two?

200

The amount of days the Miracle of the Oil lasted for

What is the oil lasted for eight days?

300

Where the candles are placed after being lit

What is in the window?

300

Traditional Hanukkah dessert is often covered in powdered sugar or filled with chocolate

What is sufganiyot?

300

The name of the candle that is used to light all the other menorah candles

What is the shamash or helper candle?

300

The country where the Hanukkah story takes place

What is Israel?

400

The meaning of the word 'Hanukkah' in Hebrew

What is dedication?

400

The 2 common toppings for latkes

What are applesauce or sour cream?

400

The four Hebrew letters found on a dreidel

What are Nun, Gimel, Hei, Shin?

400

The hero of the Hanukkah story

Who is the Judah Maccabee?

500

The direction candles are lit 

What is right to left?

500

Why fried foods are eaten during Hanukkah

What is The Miracle of the Oil?

500

The number of blessings that are said when lighting the menorah

What is three?

500

The empire ruled over the Jews during the Hanukkah story

What is the Greek Empire or Seleucid Empire?

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