Chanukah Food
What is the name of the money or chocolate candy given to children during Chanukah?
Gelt
For how many days do we celebrate Chanukah?
Eight
In what year did the historical event of Chanukah take place?
165 B.C.E
What is the name of the spinning top that children play with on Chanukah?
Dreidel
On the first night of Chanukah how many blessings are said before the lights are kindled?
Three
What is another name for the potato pancakes that we eat during Chanukah?
Latkes
Why do we light Chanukah candles?
To recall the miracle of the oil that lasted for eight days
What historical even does Chanukah commemorate?
The Maccabees struggle for religious freedom against the Syrian Greeks
What are the Hebrew letters on the four sides of the dreidel?
Nun, gimmel, hay, and shin
The best type of oil to use for a menorah
Olive oil
Oil was substituted by what to light the menorah
Candles
In English, Chanukah has two names. The Festival of ______ and the Festival of _______
The Festival of Lights and The Festival of Dedication
Resistance against the attempt to force Greek culture on the Jews was led by a family known as the
Maccabees
What is the name of the candle that is used to light the others?
Shamash
How many arms does a menorah have?
7
What is the name for the jelly donuts that we eat during Chanukah?
Sufganiyot
Another word used to refer to the menorah
Chanukiah
In what community did the Jewish revolt begin?
Midon
How many candles are used throughout Chanukah?
44
Dedication
How many sufganiyot (on average) are eaten in Israel during Chanukah
17.5 million
What do the four Hebrew letters on the dreidel mean in English?
"A great miracle happened there"
Who is the woman in the Chanukah story who killed a Greek general, sparking the Macabee revolt?
Yehudit
Which side of the menorah do you place the first candle that is kindled?
The letter "paye" on an Israel dreidel replaces which letter on an American dreidel and why?
Replaces the Shin, so the meaning becomes "a great miracle happened here"