Chanukah Symbols
We light it every night for eight nights.
What is a menorah/chanukiyah?
The Jews were upset because this place, where they made sacrifices and celebrated holidays, was desecrated.
What is the Temple?
On the first night of Chanukah, we say this many blessings (on other nights, we say two).
What is three?
This Chanukah item could be either chocolate or the kind you can spend.
What is gelt?
These four letters are found on the dreidel.
Nun, Gimmel, Hey, and Shin.
You spin it, even if it is not made out of clay.
What is a dreidel?
The king who wanted to force Jews to convert was named this.
What is Antiochus?
The Chanukah blessings all begin with these three words.
What are "Baruch Atah Adonai?"
Latkes are fried pancakes made out of this vegetable.
What is potato?
The phrase "nes gadol haya sham" from the dreidel means this.
What is "a great miracle happened there?"
This "helper" candle lights the other candles.
What is the shamash?
It was only supposed to last for one day but it lasted for eight instead.
What is the oil?
According to Adam Sandler, you should put on this when it is time for Chanukah.
What is a yarmulke?
These are two most popular latke toppings.
What are applesauce and sour cream?
When your dreidel gets all tired, it does this and then you win.
What is drops?
The Chanukah menorah has this many places for candles.
What is nine?
The heroes of Chanukah were this man and his four brothers.
Who was Judah Maccabee?
Debbie Friedman sang that we will live in peace by this alone - not by might and not by power.
What is spirit?
We eat latkes and donuts on Chanukah because they are fried in this.
What is oil?
This is the Hebrew word for dreidel (which is actually Yiddish).
What is sevivon?
Chanukah is also known as the Festival of...
What are lights?
Judah, son of Matthias, took on the last name Maccabee - it means this.
What is hammer?
In the Ladino song, candles are called this - there are ocho.
What are kandelikas?
Jelly donuts are delicious - in Israel, they are called this.
What are sufganiyot?
In Israel, this letter is found on a dreidel - it stands for "here."
What is pey?