How to Hanukkah
This is the Story
Did You Know?
More Things You Might Know
This Is How You Say It
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The number of candles found on a Hanukkah Menorah.
What is 9 candles?
100
This lasted eight days instead of one and is one of the Hanukkah miracles.
What is the oil?
100
This is how we cook our food on Hanukkah.
What is frying
100
Hanukkah lasts for this many days
What is 8 days
100
How many ways can you spell Hanukkah?
Each team will have 90 seconds to make a list - team with the most accepted spellings of the word Hanukkah will win the points.
200
In a game of dreidel, this is your prize.
What is Gelt?
BONUS QUESTION:
Gelt means money in what language?
200
This is the small group of Jewish people who fought to protect the temple.
Who are the Maccabees?
BONUS QUESTION:
Who was the leader of the Maccabees?
BONUS BONUS QUESTION:
What does the name Maccabee mean in Hebrew?
200
True or False: Hanukkah is about getting presents.
What is FALSE?
BONUS QUESTION:
Name at least three things that Hanukkah IS about.
200
One holds 9 candles while the other does not need to hold a specific number of candles.
What is the difference between a Chanukkia and a Menorah.
200
This is the Hebrew word for "candle".
נר
300
Ritual practice done to commemorate Hanukkah and its miracles.
What is lighting the Hanukkiah (Menorah)?
300
This city is the setting of the Hanukkah story.
What is Jerusalem?
300
This is the date of Hanukkah on the Hebrew calendar.
What is the 25th of Kislev?
300
This is the literal translation of the Hebrew word "Hanukkah."
What is dedication?
300
This is the English translation of סופגניה.
What is jelly donut?
400
On this night, we say three blessings over the candles instead of two.
What is the first night?
400
The Jewish people refused this, which resulted in the Greek-Syrian attack.
What is renounce Judaism (not be Jewish anymore)?
400
These are the letters that appear on a dreidel and what they stand for.
נ,ג,ה,ש; A Great Miracle Happened There
400
This is where we are meant to place our Chanukkiah after lighting it each night.
What is in the window?
400
This is the Hebrew name we call the dreidel.
סביבון
500
These are the two blessings we say each night of Hanukkah. (the entire team must sing them together)
500
In the story of Hanukkah, this was wrecked by the Greek-Syrians.
What is The Holy Temple in Jerusalem?
500
These are the letters that appear on Israeli dreidels and what they stand for.
נ, ג,ה,פ
נס גדול היה פה
A great miracle happened here
500
The total number of candles needed for all 8 days of Hanukkah
What is 44 candles?
BONUS QUESTION:
How many candles come in a typical box of Hanukkah candles?
500
This is the actual translation of סביבון, its literal English meaning.
What is turn?