People
The Greek leader who tried to get rid of Judaism.
Who is Antiochus?
The Jews were living here in the Chanukah story.
What is Judea (Israel)?
The name of the Chanukah menorah.
What is Chanukiah?
One of the two names of the top which we play during Chanukah.
What is dreidel and sivivon?
The difference in the Hebrew letter on the top in Israel.
What is pey?
What is "A great miracle happened here?"
The name of the Jewish family who fought the Chanukah war.
What is Maccabee?
The country that was in control of where the Jews were living at the time of the Chanukah story.
What is Greece?
The number of lights on a Chanukah menorah.
What is 9?
The name of the treat with jelly that we eat on Chanukah.
What is sufganiyot? (jelly donut)
Jewish holidays start at this time of the day.
What is sundown?
The name of the son of the Jewish Family who led the war in the Chanukah story.
Who is Judah?
The town in which the Jewish rebels began the war against Antiochus.
What is Modin?
The fuel used to keep the lights on the menorah going.
What is olive oil?
What is "A great miracle happened there?"
Nes gadol haya sham (Hebrew)
The incident that started the war against the occupiers.
The father of the Maccabees.
Who was Mattathias?
The Jews went here to pray at the time of the Chanukah story.
What is the Temple?
The number of days it took to get the fuel for the menorah.
What is 8?
The name of the pancake we eat on Chanukah.
What is a latke?
The name of the chocolate treat we have during Chanukah.
What is gelt?
The number of sons that were in the Maccabee family.
What is five?
The occupiers did this to the Jewish prayer place at the time of Chanukah.
What is ruin it? (turned pigs loose in it and put out the eternal light)
Foods cooked in this are most associated with Chanukah.
What is oil?
The number of days we celebrate Chanukah.
What is 8?
The name of the candle used to light the other candles.
What is the shamash?