Chanukkah Story and History
This is the reason Chanukkah is eight days long.
What is because the oil in the Temple lamp, only enough for one day, lasted for eight days?
These are the 4 letters on a dreidel.
What are nun, gimel, hey, and shin?
These fried potato pancakes, which usually include onion and garlic as well, are eaten by the stack during Chanukkah.
What are latkes?
This is the number of candle openings on a Chanukkah menorah.
What is 9?
This is the Hebrew month that Chanukkah falls in.
What is Kislev?
These are the primary heroes of the Chanukkah story?
Who are the Maccabees?
These are the 'values' of each of the letters of the dreidel.
What are nun (do nothing), gimel (take the whole pot), hey (take half the pot), and shin (put one in the pot)?
These are chocolate coins, the Yiddish name of which means 'money.'
What are gelt?
This is the specific type of menorah used during Chanukkah.
What is a chanukkiyah?
This is how many berakhot (blessings) are recited on the first night of Chanukkah.
What is 3?
This is the name of the primary antagonist in the Chanukkah story.
Who is the Seleucid (Syrian) King Antiochus IV?
This is the Hebrew word for dreidel, which is itself a Yiddish word.
What is sevivon?
These are the two most popular toppings for latkes.
What are applesauce and sour cream?
This is the name of the "helper candle" on a Chanukkah menorah.
What is the shamash?
This is the reason Jews put their chanukkiyot in the window?
What is "to make known the miracle of the oil?"
This is the offense that angered the Maccabees and began their revolt.
What is the invasion of Jerusalem and the erecting of a statue to Zeus in the Temple?
This is the acronym the four letters of the dreidel spell out.
What is nes gadol hayah sham - "a great miracle happened there"?
This is the Hebrew name for the jelly-filled donuts Jews often eat at Chanukkah.
What are sufganiyot?
Candles on a Chanukkah menorah are added in this direction, but lit in this direction.
What is right-to-left and left-to-right?
This is the meaning of the word Chanukkah.
What is 'dedication'?
This is the other (slightly less well-known) reason Chanukkah is celebrated for eight days.
What is because the Maccabees couldn't celebrate Sukkot during their revolt and thus celebrated it after their victory?
Israeli dreidels have one different letter than those found elsewhere. This is that letter and what it stands for.
What is Shin to Pey, which stands for Poh ('Here')?
This is the reason that Jews traditionally eat deep-fried food on Chanukkah.
What is the miracle of the oil?
This is the total number of candles used during the 8 days of Chanukkah.
What is 44?
Chanukkah candles must burn at least this long in order to be considered kosher.
What is 30 minutes?