Hanukkah
Christmas
Tzvatim Challenges
Hanukkah pt2
100

How many hanukkah candles do you light overall?

What is 44 candles?

100
What is the name of the magical train ride movie?

What is The Polar Express?

100

Candle in a bottle. 

Whoever gets it in first from the volunteers wins

First person wins it for their tzevet!

100

This hero led the Maccabees in their fight against the Greeks A

Who is Judah Maccabee?

200

What is the different letter on the American dreidels compared to the ones in Israel?

What is Shin?

200

This Christmas plant with white berries is actually poisonous

What is a mistletoe 

200

Translate these English song titles BACK into English

1. Chag hamolad hacodem 

2. Kol Mashe Raziti le Chag hamolad ze hata 

3. Paomonim me tzalchelim 



1. What is last Christmas?

2. What is All I Want for Christmas is you?

3. Jingle Bells 

200

Who was the Greek King that was defeated by the Maccabees?

Who is Antiochus IV?

(extra points if they get generation as well)

300

This Adam Sandler animated movie features a young man who saves Hanukkah from the evil Whitey.

What is Eight Crazy Nights?


300

What was the first ever Christmas song broadcasted from space in 1965

What is Jingle Bells

300

Heads Up - Holiday Type - For 45 seconds  

Whichever Tzevet has the most points at the end!

300

How heavy was the largest sufganiyah ever made in Israel? (In pounds)

What is 350 pounds?

400

This Israeli city, birthplace of the Maccabees, holds an annual Hanukkah torch relay what is it called?

What is Modi'in?

400

This U.S. President was the first to decorate the White House Christmas tree with electric lights.

Who is Grover Cleveland? 

400

Translate the part of this song into Hebrew!

I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you, yeah!

Sing it to us!

400

In which war did Israeli soldiers celebrating Hanukkah in 1973 create a menorah from enemy shell casings.

What is Yom Kippur?


500

Who was the first president to participate in a Hanukkah lighting

Who is Jimmy Carter in 1979?

500

Written in 1823, this famous Christmas poem introduced eight reindeer

What is Twas the Night Before Christmas?

500

Put the candle on the menorah in 20 seconds or less! (Blindfolded)

If challenge is complete, points are awarded, if they do not complete it, the next team can steal for half of the points

500

Based on the amount of songs that are named correctly.