People
Maccabi's main hero
Who is Judah or יהודה?
The number of days we celebrate חנוכה
What is eight?
Hebrew letters on an American Dreidel
What are נ ג ה ש ?
The number of candles lit on first day
What is two?
Number of times Chanukah mentioned in the Torah
What is zero?
Father or אבא of the Maccabis
Who was Mattathias or מַתִּתְיָהוּ?
We spin this
What is a dreidel or סביבון?
Hebrew letters on an Israeli Dreidel
What are נ ג ה פ ?
The placement of the Shamash
What is higher or lower?
The books that most thoroughly record the events of Chanukah
What are the Book(s) of Maccabis?
Mattathias' job
What is the High Priest or כהן גדול?
We eat these
What are Latkes or לביבות?
You get nothing if you spin and dreidel lands on this letter
What is a נ ?
Each night, we light the newest candle...
What is "first"
A famous 2nd Temple period Jewish historian who also recorded the events of Chanukah in his book "Antiquities"
Who is Josephus?
The number of sons that מַתִּתְיָהוּ had
What is five?
Children sometimes recieve Chanukah money called...
What is Gelt?
What is a ג ?
The mitzvah of lighting the חנוכיה
What is "to publicize the miracle".
The book of Maccabees 1+2 and Josephus leave out one detail in their recount of the Chanukah events
What is "the miracle of the oil"?
The Greek king who led the war against Israel
Who was Antiochus IV Epiphanes?
We celebrate these miracles
What is the miracle of
a) the military victory of the few over the many
b) one oil jug lighting the Menorah for eight days
Dreidel's original use during Maccabean revolt
What is a fake excuse for children gathering to learn Torah
Total number of candles lit on entire holiday
What is 44?
The Book of Maccabees 1+2 are part of this religions' bible.
Who is the Catholic Church?