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100

The Hebrew letter on a dreidel that grants you the whole pile of gelt.

What is Gimmel

ג

100

The number of candles on a menorah including the middle candle

What is 9?

100

The number of nights Chanukah lasts.

What is 8?

100

Fill in the blank: I have a little...

What is dreidel?

200

The English meaning of the letter ש on the Dreidel

What is there?

200

The Hebrew name for the middle candle on a menorah

what is the

שמש/shamash

200

The traditional food fried in oil

What are latkes?

200

The blessing recited on the first night of chanukah

What is the Shehecheyanu?

300

The reason why we started playing dreidel 

To hide torah learningg from the Greek army

300

The direction you place each candle on every night

what is right to left

300

Why Chanukah is called the festival of lights

What is the miracle of the oil lasting 8 days?

300

The traditional Chanukah song sung after lighting of the menorah

What is "Maoz Tzur"?

400

The letter on a dreidel is only available in Israel. 

What is פ

400

The year when the first menorah outside of Israel what lit. (It was in San Francisco)

What is 1975?

400

The Hebrew phrase said after lighting the candles. 

What is the "Hanerot Halalu" blessing?

400

The first night of Chanukah in 2024

What is December 25th

500

The full Hebrew and English meaning of each letter on a dreidel 

Nes Gadol Hayah Sham

A great miracle happened there.

500


The direction you light the menorah from.

What is Left to right

500

The year the Maccabees reclaimed the Temple.

What is 164 BCE?

500

A commen sweet dessert eaten on chanukah

What are jelly donuts?