Who Knows One?
"Oil" Vey
Say it in Ivrit
Oh Dreidel dreidel dreidel
Ingredients
100

The number of days the found oil was supposed to last

One

100

This popular oil is also the name of Popeye’s girlfriend

Olive Oil

100

The helper candle is called this, Hebrew for the word servant

The Shamash

100

According to the popular song, dreidels should be made from this substance

Clay

100

Potatoes, onions, eggs, matzo meal, salt

Latke

200

Chanukah begins on this day of the month of Kislev, coincidentally the same day of December that Christians celebrate Christmas

The 25th

200

This type of nut can be made into oil that is great for frying, and also can be made into a butter that is delicious with jelly

Peanut

200

A menorah is any lamp, but the menorah specifically used for Chanukah is called this

A Hanukkiyah

200

When playing dreidel, landing on this letter means you get the whole pile

Gimel

200

Clay, fire

Dreidel

300

The menorah in the ancient temple was made of gold and had this many branches

Seven

300

This Wizard of Oz character would really like this category because he always needs oil

The Tin Man

300

The meaning of the word Chanukah

Dedication


300

In America, dreidels have these four letters

Nun, Gimel, Hei, Shin

300

Beeswax, wick

Candle

400

Some historians believe the reason Chanukah is celebrated for 8 days is because it was a second chance to celebrate this Fall 8-day holiday

Sukkot

400

15 oil producing countries make up the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, more commonly known by this nickname

OPEC

400

Dreidel is a Yiddish word; in Hebrew, a spinning top is called this

S'vivon

400

The letters on the dreidel stand for Nas Gadol Hayah Sham, which means this

A great miracle happened there 

400

Chocolate, gold foil

Gelt

500

The total number of candles needed to get through all the days of Chanukah

44

500

Ask your grandparents if they were ever given a dose of this yucky oil, that is supposed to help a tummy ache

Castor Oil

500

The hero of the Chanukah story is Judah Maccabee. The word Maccabee means this.

Hammer

500

This letter replaces the shin on an Israeli dreidel

A peh

500

Flour, sugar, yeast, egg yolks, vanilla, jelly

Soufganiyot

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