Chanukkah Food
Chanukkah Meaning
Chanukkah Translations
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Chanukkah BONUS
100

What is the name of the "chocolate money" given to children during Chanukkah?

What is gelt.

100

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

What is the war against the Greeks?

100

What does Chanukkah mean in English?

What is dedication/rededication?

100
What are the four Hebrew letters on the side of a dreidel outside of Israel?
What is shin, hey, nun and gimmel?
100

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

What is 3?

200

What is the Hebrew word for potato pancakes?

What are latkes?
200
Why do we place the chanukiya in the window?

What is to publicize the miracle of the oil lasting 8 days?

200

What do you call jelly donuts in Hebrew?

What is sufganiyot?

200

What is the helper candle called?

What is the shamash?

200

What is the difference between the menorah and the chanukiyah?  

What is the menorah has 6+1 branches and chanukiyah has 8+1 branches?

300

Which one (latkes/jelly donuts) is more common to eat in Israel and which one is more common to eat in America?

What is latkes in America and jelly donuts in Israel?

300

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

Who is Antiochus?

300

What does Maccabee translate to in English?

What is hammer?

300

What side of the chanukiyah do you place the first candle that is lit on the first night?

What is all the way to the right?

300

What city did Judah the Maccabee live in ?

What is Modi'in?

400
The two most popular toppings to put on latkes..?

What are applesauce and sour cream?

400

How many Maccabee brothers were there?

What is five.

400

What is hebrew word for dreidel?

What is sevivon?

400

Which way do you light the chanukiyah?

What is left to right or newest to oldest candle?

400
Approximately what year was the first Chanukkah?

What is around 165 B.C.E?

500

Why do we eat latkes on Chanukkah?

What is because they are fried in oil and remind us of the miracle of the oil?

500

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

What is they tried to make the Jews stop following the Torah and Jewish laws and they brought pigs and idols into the Temple of Jerusalem?

500

What does the phrase on the dreidel with the letters spell out?

What is "a great miracle happened there?"

500

How many candles are used throughout Chanukkah?

What is 44 candles?
500

How is the drieidel different if it comes from Israel or you bought it in Israel?

What is the peh replaces the shin and means, "A great miracle happened here?"