Channukah Trivia
Which president was the first to light a menorah at the white house? A) Jimmy Carter B) William Howard Taft or C) Calvin Coolidge
Jimmy Carter did in 1979. George W. Bush held the first channukah party in 2001.
I had a little dreidel... I made it out of
Clay
Which Person is Jewish: Coach Bruno, Morah Batsheva or Damian
Morah Batsheva
סופגניה
Jelly Donut
One song sung by many sephardim in Ladino is called "Ocho Kandelikas" which means what in English?
Eight Little Candles
What was the name of the King who declared all these laws?
Antiochus IV
What does Sivavon Sov Sov Sov Mean? Extra Points if you sing the song
Dreidel, spin, spin, spin
Which Person is Jewish: Adam Sandler, Robin Williams or Will Ferrel
Adam Sandler
לביבה
Latke
These people were seperated from the rest of the jewish people for so long, so even though they celebrate all the holidays in the written torah, they don't celebrate Channukah!
A) Ethiopians B) Australians C) Russians D) Argentinians
A) Ethiopians
How many sons did Matisyahu have?
5
In the song, Chanukah oh Chanukah, what do they do after lighting the Menorah?
Dance the Horah
Which Person is Jewish: J.K. Rowling, Kate DiCamillo or Judy BLume
Judy Blume
שמן זית
Olive Oil
In Cuba, people make tostones or patacones for Channukah. These are made of a) Tamarinds b) plantains c) passion fruits d) guava
b) plantains
Name 2 of Matisyahu's Sons
יהודה, שימון, יוחנן, יונתן ו אלזר
What does Maoz Tzur mean?
Strong Rock
Who was not Jewish: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Albert Einstein or Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla
Candlebara
Channukiah/Menorah
One African country's people celebrate a ninth night of channakuh. Kids collect leftover candles and have a celebration with a huge bonfire.
a) Ethiopia b) Morroco c) Zimbabwe d) Egypt
b) Morroco
What animal was used in war by the Syrian-Greeks and killed Matisyahu's fifth son?
An Elephant
Sing the first sentence of the Maccabeats Candlelight
or Sing the Chorus
I'll tell a tale-ale-ale-ale
Of Maccabees in Israel-ale-ale-ale
When the Greeks tried to assail-sail-ail-ail
But it was all to no avail-ail-ail-ail
or
I flip my latkes in the air sometimes sayin' ay oh spin the dreidel
Just wanna celebrate for all eight nights singin' ay oh, light the candles
We say al hanissim
Oh yeah for all eight nights
Then we play dreidel
By the candlelight
And I told you once
Now I told you twice
'Bout the miracle
Of the candlelight
Which kid's book author is not Jewish? H.A Rey (Author of Curious George!), Shel Silverstein (the giving tree) or Mo Willems (Elephant and Piggie, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and More)
Mo Willems is not Jewish
Candles
נרות
One holiday celebrated on Rosh Chodesh Tevet and Channucah in many middle eastern and medditeranean traditions is called Eid Al Bnat in Judean-Arabic. What do we call this in hebrew? Chag Ha_____(hint: look at the italicized word)
It's called Chag HaBanot