Hanukkah Quiz

Hanukkah is also known by what nickname?

• Menorah Week

• Holy Nights

• Festival of Lights

• Miracle of the Oil

Which King forced the Jewish people to worship Greek Gods?

• King Jordan X

• King Antiochus IV Epiphanes

• King Midas

• King David

Which Jewish leader organized the fight against King Antiochus?

• Moses

• Abraham

• Aaron

• Mattathias

"Menorah" is the Hebrew word for what?

• Winter

• Lamp

• Victory

• Night

The oil in the temple menorah lasted for how many nights?

• Eight

• One

• Three

• Five

Where do Jewish families place their menorahs?

• Near a central doorway

• On a windowsill that faces the street

• In a window

• All of the above

What do we call the small gold-foil-covered chocolates that are given out during Hanukkah?

• Nun

• Yiddish

• Gelt

• Shin

If your dreidel lands on "gimel" what happens?

• Nothing happens

• Good news! You get to take the whole ante!

• You get to take half of the pot of ante.

• You loose your turn

A dreidel is a spinning top with how many sides?

• Two

• Four

• Five

• None of the above

The start of Hanukkah usually occurs in which months?

• January or February

• May or June

• September or October

• November or December