easier
What colors are associated with the holiday?
Blue and white
T/F this holiday falls on the same day each year
False
What is the "candle holder" called?
A menorah
What substance was able to be lit for a prolonged amount of time?
oil
What are the little hats that men wear called?
Yamaka
How many ways do people typically spell out the holiday? bonus points for correct spelling
Hanukkah & Chanukah
total number of candles burned on this holiday?
how are the candles lit? there is a specific method
the center candle is lit first which then lights the other candles one by one
How long was the duration of time in which the substance was lit?
eight days and eight nights
What does kosher mean?
(general statement) Jews can not eat dairy & meat together, and, when the animal is slaughtered it is done humanely
the game that people typically play on the holiday
dreidel
The holiday is also described as what? psst.. Adam Sandler says it in his song!
The festival of lights
the minimum time a candle must be lit after nightfall?
a half hour after nightfall
what modern-day place did the true story happen? Country is fine but I will also accept area/city
Jerusalem, Israel
Why can't Jews eat dairy and meat together? To help finish this sentence: Because it represents the animals ___ and ___.
what types of foods are eaten? Think of more methods in cooking (e.g. broiled)
Oily or fried food
what does the name of the holiday mean?
dedication
the direction the main candles are inserted?
right to left
Judah the leader of the Maccabees
Name every celebrity you can think of who is Jewish!
Will fact-check!
What are the gold coins in the game called?
gelt
How to say happy ____ in Hebrew?
Hanukkah Sameach
the direction the main candles are lit
left to right
what event happened before the well-known story of the holiday?
A war, the Hanukkah Revolt, between the ruler of Syria and the Maccabees
What does Shabbat mean? #Shabbatisfortheboys (hint: not Saturday)
Jewish Shabbath, or resting period, or praying period, is the commemoration of the creation of the world