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100

Latkes & Sufganiyot

What are two fried foods eaten on Hanukkah?

100

Maccabees

What is the name of the guerilla army who led the revolt against the Syrian-Greeks during the Hasmonean dynasty?

100

8

How many days and nights is the holiday of Hanukkah?

100

0

How many gifts should be given during Hanukkah, according to the Talmud (Jewish law)?

100

"A great miracle happened there."

What do the letters on a dreidel that was made outside of Israel stand for?

200

Gelt

What is the name for money given to children on Hanukkah?

200

Judah

Who was the oldest son of the high priest Mattathias and the leader of the Maccabees?

200

9

What is the number of lights on a menorah, including the shamash?

200

7

What was the number of lights on the menorah in The Temple?

200

Olive Oil

What type of oil was used to light the menorah in the temple in Jerusalem?

300

Shehekiyanu

What is the blessing that is only said on the first night of Hanukkah?

300

Antiochus Epiphanes

Who was the leader of the Syrian-Greeks who tried to destroy Judaism?

300

3

How many blessings are said the first night of Hanukkah?

300

30

What is the number of minutes after nightfall that Hanukkah candles should burn?

300

Dedication

What does the word "hanukkah" mean?

400

HaNerut Hallalu

What is the prayer said during the lighting of the Hanukkah candles?

400

Yehudit (Judith)

Who was the young widow who killed an Assyrian general (named Holofernes) by beheading him?

400

44

How many candles, including the shamash, do you need for all of Hanukkah?

400

8

How many candles does the Jewish sage Shamai say we should light on the first night of Hanukkah?

400

The right to practice Judaism.

What were the Maccabbes fighting for?

500

Fasting

What activity is forbidden during Hanukkah?

500

Flavius Josephus

Who was the historian who wrote down the events of Hanukkah?
500

165

What year BCE did the Maccabees defeat Antiochus's army and recapture the Temple?

500

5

The Maccabees were led by the sons of the High Priest Mattathias.  How many sons did Mattathias have?

500

Tevet

The Rosh Hodesh of which month falls on the 6th night of Hanukkah?