Hanukkah History
Hanukkah Odds and Ends
Hanukkah blessings and songs
A Little Dreidel
Foods and traditions
100

The name of the group that fought the Greeks

Who were the Maccabees?

100

The name of the "helper" candle?

What is a shamash?

100

In the dreidel song you say dreidel, dreidel. dreidel, I made it out of ______.

What is clay?

100

When playing dreidel, getting this letter means taking the whole pot.

What is gimmel?

100

The Hebrew word for potato pancakes called?

What are latkes?

200

This King of Syria forbade the Jewish people from practicing their religion.

Who is
Antiochus?

200

Another name for a Hanukkah menorah?

What is a Hanukkiah?

200

The last two words of the Hanukkah prayer over the Candles.

What is Shel Hanukkah?

200

Getting this letter means getting nothing?

What is nun?

200

Delicious chocolate coins are called_______.

What is gelt?

300

Students did while illegally reading torah to hide their studying.

What is spin the dreidel?

300

A famous celebrity, comedian and actor is famous for his funny Hanukkah song.

Who is Adam Sandler?

300

The prayer that we say on only the first night of Hanukkah.

What is the Shehechiyanu?

300

Landing on this letter means getting half the pot?

What is hey?

300

These are jelly filled doughnuts that are eaten this time of year.

What is sufganiyot?

400

Judah Maccabee led an army of Jews and they fought the_______.

What are the Syrians/Greeks?

400

The Hebrew word Hanukkah means?

What is dedication?

400

The name of the American Orthodox Jewish all male a capella group?

Who are the Maccabeats?

400

Landing on this letter means having to put one in the pot?

What is Shin?

400

After lighting a Hanukkah menorah, we traditionally place it here.

What is a window?

500

These coins were used by the Maccabees?  

What are shekels?

500

The total number of candles needed to light one menorah for all 8 nights of Hanukkah.

What is 44?

500

In the blessing over the menorah the Hebrew word for candle is ____.

What is ner?

500

The letters on the dreidel stand for nes gadol haya sham, which means this.

What is a great miracle happened there.

500

The direction in which we SET the candles in the Menorah.

What is right to left?

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