Story
How many days did the oil in the menorah last for?
What is 8 nights
What is Dreidel in Hebrew
What is 9 (including the Shamash)
Driedel is made of this in the Dreidel song
What is clay?
Nine in Hebrew
תֵשַׁע
Tesha
Name of the evil King
What is Antiochus
Gift in Hebrew
What is Matanah
Name of the ninth candle on the Hanukkiah
(100 Bonus Pts. - what is its role)
What is the Shamash
(100 Bonus Pts.: it is the helper candle - lights all the other candles)
Minimum number of players needed to play the Dreidel game
What is two?
Charity in Hebrew
Tzedakah
Name of the Jewish Warriors who defeated the Greek Army
Maccabees
Latkes in Hebrew
Levivot
Special food that we eat on Hanukkah
(100 Bonus Pts. if you can say it in Hebrew)
Jelly Donuts
100 Bonus Pts.: Sufganiyot
Song that has different lyrics inside vs. outside Israel
What is Sevivon Sov Sov Sov
Tikkun Olam
What is "repairing/fixing the world"
Name of the leader of the Maccabees
Judah Maccabee
Mesachakim in English
What are Games
How many blessings do we say while lighting the Hanukkah candles?
(200 Bonus Pts.: recite one of the blessings)
3 on the first night, 2 on every other night
(Bonus - 200 pts - recite one of the blessings)
Letters on the Dreidel (outside of Israel)
(100 Bonus Pts. if you add the letter on an Israeli dreidel)
nun, gimel, hey, shin
(100 Bonus Pts. Peh)
Israeli National Anthem
What is the Hatikvah
What is Zero
The story of Hanukkah does not appear in the Torah because the events that inspired the holiday occurred after it was written.
Money in Hebrew
Kesef
Explain the difference between a Menorah & a Hanukkiah
Menorah - a sacred candelabra with seven branches used in the ancient temple in Jerusalem
Hanukkiah - candelabra that we light on Hanukkah with 9 candles including a helper candle that sits higher than the rest
Rules of the Dreidel Game
Start with coins
Spin the dreidel
When it lands you either:
- nun- get nothing
- gimel- win it all
- hey - win half
- shin - put one in
The Night of Broken Glass
What is Kristellnacht