Odds and Ends
Traditionally on Hanukkah we eat foods made in this
What is oil?
What landing on Gimel means when playing dreidel
What is you get the whole pot?
The name of one of the main characters in the Hanukkah story
Who is Judah?
Who is Antiochus?
What the dreidel is made out of in the popular children’s song
What is clay?
Her nickname spoofs a rapper, but it's really that she's well-known
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
This breakfast treat is a traditional Hanukkah dessert.
What are sufganiyot (or jelly donuts)?
The Hebrew name for dreidel
What is sivivon?
The cartoon character who dates Popeye
Who is Olive Oyl?
The late William Price, a local activist and drag performer, is now remembered here by this stage name.
Who is Billy deFrank?
This "colorful" rock star posted a video of herself singing the Hanukkah blessings with her children
Who is P!nk?
The name of the candle used to light the others
What is the shamash?
He made history as one of the first openly gay people to be elected to public office when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Who is Harvey Milk?
Judith Resnick, the first Jewish woman in space, died in this disaster.
What is the Challenger explosion?
"O Hannukah, O Hannukah," a popular Hannukah song, refers to this dance that is done at a party or celebration
What is the hora?
This State Senator, known for progressive positions, actually grew up in New Jersey, but has lived in the Castro since 1997.
Who is Scott Weiner?
This astronaut, who was private about her gay identity, was the first woman in space.
Who is Sally Ride?
This is the Hebrew phrase for, "A Great Miracle Happened There."
What is Nes Gadol Haya Sham?
This pioneering local LGBT organization was pivotal in ending anti-gay discrimination in federal security clearances, with their case eventually reaching the Supreme Court.
What is High Tech Gays?
Kids these days would give you a blank look if you asked if someone was a friend of this girl from Kansas.
Who is Dorothy?
This iconic lesbian folk duo are among many bands to record a cover of Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah.
Who are the Indigo Girls?
This is the total number of candles used during the holiday of Hanukkah
What is 44?
This Jewish musician shares a name with the father of the Maccabees
Who is Matisyahu?
This is the type of oil used to light the menorah in the temple
What is olive?
Larry Kramer was one of the founders of this group, created in 1987 to bring attention to the AIDS epidemic.
What is ACT UP?
This WNBA basketball star, who is engaged to soccer legend Megan Rapinoe, was born in Jerusalem.
Who is Sue Bird?