Trivia 1
How many nights does Hanukkah last?
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
b. 8
How many blessings are said on the first night of Hanukkah?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
a. 3
Are the Hanukkah candles lit from right to left or left to right?
a. right to left
b. left to right
a. right to left
What is the name for money given as presents during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah?
a. euro
b. sterling
c. gelt
c. gelt
Gelt is a type of gift given to children during hanukkah. Gelt is also known as chocolate coin
What colors are associated with Hanukkah?
a. black, blue, yellow
b. blue, white, silver
c. blue, gold, silver
b. blue, white, silver
What type of cooking is traditionally used in preparing dishes for Hanukkah?
a. baking
b. grilling
c. frying
c. frying
What American holiday does Hanukkah sometimes overlap with?
a. Easter
b. Thanksgiving
c. Christmas
c. Christmas
Which Hanukkah toy was used as a decoy after learning the Torah was outlawed?
a. menorah
b. dreidel
c. bingo
b. dreidel
What is Shamash?
a. a traditional dish eaten during hanukkah
b. another name for the menorah
c. the first candle of the menorah used to light the other candles
c. the first candle of the menorah used to light the other candles
What is the name of the round jelly doughnuts served at Hanukkah?
a. sufganiyot
b. shamash
c. shalom
a. sufganiyot
True or False: Gift giving is a long-standing Hanukkah tradition.
false
The tradition of giving gifts at Hanukkah started in the United States in the 1950s
Which day of the week can Hanukkah NOT begin on?
a. monday e. friday
b. tuesday f. saturday
c. wednesday g. sunday
d. thursday
b. tuesday
Hanukkah can't start on a Tuesday simply because it's based on the Hebrew calendar, which is a lunisolar calendar, meaning the dates don't always align with the Gregorian calendar days of the week
Latkes, or potato pancakes, are a traditional food served at Hanukkah. Before latkes were made of potatoes, what were they primarily made of?
a. cheese
b. egg
c. banana
a. cheese
How many different ways can "Hanukkah" be spelled?
a. 5
b. 16
c. 24
b. 16
Hanukkah, Chanukah, xanuka Hannukah, Chanuka, Chanukkah, Hanuka, Channukah, Chanukka, chanuqa just to name a few
What does the word "Hanukkah" translate to in english?
a. dedication
b. unwavering
c. inauguration
c. inauguration
inauguration may be the english translation, but dedication is also the hebrew translation
Which act is prohibited during the eight nights of Hanukkah?
a. drinking alcohol
b. fasting
c. infidelity
b. fasting
Fasting is not allowed during Hanukkah because the holiday celebrates a miracle of abundance, represented by the oil that lasted for eight days despite only having enough for one day, so the act of fasting would directly contradict the celebratory nature of the holiday
Who was the first U.S. president to light a menorah?
a. bill clinton
b. jimmy carter
c. george bush
a. bill clinton
Which oil is traditionally used to light the menorah?
a. coconut oil
b. canola oil
c. olive oil
c. olive oil
What are the names of the Heroines of Torah Study?
a. abigail and judith
b. hannah and noah
c. hannah and judith
c. hannah and judith
How many times is Hanukkah mentioned in the Torah?
a. 0 times
b. 2 times
c. 10 times
a. 0 times
What is the name of the astronaut who celebrated Hanukkah in outer space?
a. john glenn
b. jeff hoffman
c. neil armstrong
b. jeff hoffman
In December 1993, astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman celebrated Hanukkah on board Space Shuttle Endeavour with a dreidel and a small traveling Menorah he brought with him on STS-61.
How tall is the national menorah in Washington DC?
a. 22 ft
b. 30 ft
c. 48 ft
b. 30 ft
What is the actual name of the object Jewish people light on Hanukkah? (NOT a menorah!)
a. sufganiyot
b. hanukkiah
c. driedel
b. hanukkiah
a lamp with nine branches
Some speculate that the first Hanukkah was actually a delayed celebration for what other Jewish holiday?
a. passover
b. rosh hashanah
c. sukkot
c. sukkot
Sukkot, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of Booths, is a Torah-commanded holiday celebrated for seven days, beginning on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei. It is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals on which Israelites were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem.
Hanukkah is known as The Festival of Lights. What other title is it sometimes referred to as?
a. festival of giving
b. festival of candles
c. festival of lights
c. festival of lights