Trivia
A four-sided spinning top played with during Hanukkah
What is a dreidel?
He took his father's place as the leader of the rebels against Antiochus
Who was Judah Maccabee?
These chocolate coins are used as stakes in the dreidel game
What is gelt?
The number of nights Hannukkah lasts.
What are eight nights?
The place that needed to be redidcated after the Maccabees reclaimed Jerusalem
What is the temple?
The object is lit during Hanukkah and has nine branches
What is a menorah?
A Greek ruler who sacrificed a pig in the temple
Who is Antiochus?
These are really potato pancakes
What is a latke?
The two colors associated with Hanukkah
What are silver and blue?
The holiday Jesus celebrated in John 10:22-23 (no bible usage allowed)
What is Hannukkah?
The month Hanukkah falls under in the Jewish calendar
What is Kislev?
He was a priest who loved God, loved the law, and had 5 sons
Who was Mattathias?
These are jelly filled donuts
What is sufganiyot?
The number of blessings that are said on the first night of Hanukkah
What are three blessings?
These four Hebrew letters are found on a dreidel
What are nun, gimel, hay, shin?
The meaning of the word Hanukkah
What is dedication?
Judah Maccabee was from this priestly family
Who are the Hasmoneons?
The two traditional toppings for Latkes
What is apple sauce and sour cream?
Another name for the festival of Hanukah
What is the Festival of Lights?
The meaning of the four letters on the dreidel
What is "a great miracle happened here"
This central candle is used to light the others
What is the Shamash?
He wept when there were no more kingdoms to conquer
Who was Alexander the Great
A popular fried-dough pastry, stick-shaped, covered in cinnamon, originating from Sephardic roots
What is a churro?
We eat fried foods in remembrance of this miracle.
What is the miracle of the oil lasting 8 nights?
The Book of Maccabees is a part of these 18 intertestamental writings
What is the Apocrypha