Jews in the News
Chanukah Trivia
Jews at the CBC
100
As a Toronto Maple Leaf, he set the record for most short-handed goals for a rookie.
Who is Zach Hyman?
100
A great (blank) happened there.
What is a miracle ("nace")?
100
On CBC Radio he was known as the “voice of doom”. Later he became a big U.S. TV star.
Who is Lorne Greene?
200
Prime Minister Trudeau recently apologized for Canada’s treatment of Jewish refugees on this ship.
What is the MS St. Louis?
200
This Greco-Syrian king is public enemy #1 in the Chanukah story.
Who is King Antiochus?
200
He was the first Jewish president of the CBC.
Who is Robert Rabinovitch?
300
Born Stanley Lieber, his comic menagerie included The Hulk, Black Panther, Thor and Spiderman.
Who is Stan Lee?
300
268 calories without the sour cream
What is the calorie load of a potato latke?
300
They appeared on The Ed Sullivan show a record 67 times.
Who were Wayne and Shuster?
400
While running for mayor in 2014, he insisted his wife was Jewish.
Who is Doug Ford?
400
The 25th day of Kislev
What is the first day of Chanukah in the Hebrew calendar?
400
In the 1970’s he starred in the CBC TV show “This is the Law”. Today, he stars in the show “My 90 Year Old Roommate”
Who is Paul Soles?
500
The only Jewish cabinet secretary in the Trump administration, his signature is now on all U.S. currency.
Who is Steve Mnuchin?
500
Clay
What is the little dreidel made of?
500
Her daughter is a Canadian Senator and her son coined the term “axis of evil”.
Who is Barbara Frum?