Chanukah Quiz

What do we celebrate on Chanukah?

• The Jewish people's survival

• The miracle of the oil and the Maccabim's victory

• Jewish people being freed from Greek slavery

• Freedom to eat greasy food

Why is Chanukah an 8 day festival?

• Because it's like Succot and Pesach

• Because the miracle of the oil lasted for 8 days

• Because 8 is a magic number

• Because we want to get 8 presents

According to halacha, how many presents should we get on Chanukah?

• 0

• 8

• 64

• There's no limit

What did Antiochus forbid the Jews from doing?

• Keeping Shabbat and Chaggim

• Studying Torah

• Having Jewish weddings

• Having a Brit Milah

• Eating doughnuts

Why do we play dreidel?

• Children hid their Torah study and pretended to play

• Because Chanukah makes us dizzy

• We want to win a lot of gelt on Chanukah

• To remember the miracle of the oil

Why did Matityahu decide to fight the Greeks?

• He was tired of being bossed around

• He wanted to practise his fighting moves

• He was asked to make a sacrifice to an idol, and he refused

• He wanted to prove that the Jews were stronger

• He was in the room where it happened

How many original Maccabees were there (i.e. sons of Mattityahu)?

• 10

• 5

• 1, 2, 3, 4

• 4

How were the Maccabees able to win over the mighty Syrian Greeks?

• They attacked them from the mountains

• They practised their Krav Maga skills

• They prayed to Hashem

• They sent spies to find out what their enemies were doing

• Everybody was Kung Fu fighting

What did the Syrian Greeks do to the Bet HaMikdash?

• They made it into a gymnasium

• They turned it into a theatre

• They decided to leave it as it was

• Brought their pagan idols in and offered pigs as sacrifices

• Feng Shui

What were the Maccabim searching for in the Bet HaMikdash?

• A sealed jar of oil with which to light the Menorah

• The Elgin Marbles

• Hidden treasure

• Chanukah gelt

• Horcruxes