Candles
How many candles a menorah holds?
8+shamash (9)
What is the name of the small band of Jews who fought in the Hannukah story?
The Maccabees
What is the miracle of Hannukah?
The oil burning for eight days and nights
A potato pancake
a latke
This spinning top is a traditional Hannuka toy
Dreidel
What do we do before lighting the candles?
Say the blessings
What is the place the Maccabees rededicated?
The Holy Temple
What is the reason we eat fried foods on Hannukah?
The oil burning
Which candy is often used to make coins?
Chocolate
What is the other name for a menorah?
'Hannukiyah'
This candle lights all others
The shamash
The Greeks outlawed this, leading the the Macabees revolting
The Torah
The number of letters on a dreidel
4
What two things latkes are traditionally eaten with?
Applesauce and Sour Cream
What are the candles that lit after the Hannukah candles on Friday night?
Shabbat candles
The direction in which we set the candles in the Hanukkah menorah
From right to left
Who is the father of Judah the Maccabee?
Matityahu
The Yiddish word for money
gelt
This word means jelly doughnut in Hebrew
'Sufganiya'
What is the animal Greeks rode into the battle?
Elephant
What is the total number of candles lit throughout Hannukah (including the Shamash)?
44
Who is the Greek leader in the Hannukah story?
Antiochus
What the four letters on an Israeli dreidel stand for?
"A great miracle happened here"
These doughnuts are eaten by Moroccan Jews on Hannukah
'Sfenj'
What is the Hebrew date for Hannukah?
25 Kislev