Chanukah Food
Chanukah Meaning
Chanukah Translations
Chanukah Symbols
Chanukah Bonus ?
100

What is the name of the ״money״ or chocolate candy given to children during Chanukah?

Gelt מטבעות שוקולד

100

What happened first, finding the oil or the Maccabean Revolt (war against the Greeks)?

The war against the Greeks

100

What does Chanukah mean is english?

Dedication/rededication

Bonus 200: What day of the month does Chanukah start on?

Bonus 50: What color was George Washington's white horse?

100

What are the two names of the spinning top that children play with on Chanukah? (in Yiddish and Hebrew)

Driedel and sevivon

100

On the first night of Chanukah how many blessings are said before the lights are lit?

3

Bonus 233: List 5 other times we make a shehechiyanu.

200

What are the 2 other names for the potato pancakes that we eat at Chanukah? (in Hebrew and Yiddish)

latkes and levivot

200

Why do we place the Chanukiya in our windows?

To publicize the miracle of the the oil that lasted for 8 days.

Bonus 100: Where else can the menorah be placed?

200

What do you call jelly donuts in hebrew?

Sufganiyot 

200

What are the Hebrew letters on the four sides of the dreidel and what do they stand for?

Shin, Hey, Nun and Gimmel

A great miracle happened there

Bonus 200: Sing a song about directions.

200

what is the different between the Menorah and the Chanukiyah? 

Menorah has 6 +1 branches and Chanukiya has 8+1 branches


300

Which one is more common to eat in Israel and which one is more common to eat in America? Latkes or jelly donuts?

 Jelly donuts are more common to eat in Israel and latkes are more common to eat in America.

300

What was the name of the king (in the Chanukah story) who wanted to force the Jews to stop being Jewish? 

King Antiochus

300

What does Macabee translate to in English?

Hammer

Bonus 300: Sing a song about how awesome Jews are.

300

What is the name of the candle that is used to light the others?

Shamash

300

What city did Judah the Maccabee live in?

Modi'in מודיעין

400

The two most popular toppings to put on latkes are____

sour cream and applesauce

Bonus 200: List 3 ingredients in Latkes.

400

How many Maccabee brothers were there?

5

400

What is dreidel translated to in Hebrew?

What is sevivon 

400

Which side of the menorah do you place the first candle that is lit on the first night?

 all the way to the right


400

Approximately what year was the first Chanukah?

Around 165 B.C.E

Bonus 132: What Hebrew year are we in right now?

500

Why do we eat latkes on Chanukah?

Because they are fried in oil, to remember the miracle of the oil

500

What did the Greeks do to the Jews that made the Maccabbees want to revolt?

The tried to make the Jews stop following the Torah and Jewish laws, and they brought pigs and idols (statues) into the Temple in Jerusalem. 

500

What is נס הניצחון

The miracle of the victory

500

How many candles are used throughout Chanukah?

44

500

What is a substitute common in Israel for the shin side of the dreidel?

פְ (peh)