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CHS Chnukah Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Hebrew month Chanukah is in?

a)

Tishrei

b)

Kislev

c)

Adar

d)

Nisan

2.

What is special about Hanukkah?

a)

The Jewish Festival of Lights

b)

Everyone celebrate this holiday.

c)

Only in Israel this celebration takes place.

d)

Only in Jerusalem the Festival of Lights is celebrated.

3.

Hanukkah is the miracle of

a)

The lights

b)

The small quantity of oil that lights the house.

c)

The small quantity of oil that lights the Temple in Jerusalem.

d)

The Temple Menorah miracuously lasted 10 days.

4.

Is the story of Hanukkah in the Bible?

a)

No

b)

Yes

c)

In one book.

d)

In the book of "Exodus"

5.

One candle light the Chanukiah

a)

The Shammash

b)

The Blue one

c)

The Maccabi

d)

The last one

6.

The money kids are playing on Hanukkah is called:

a)

Gelt

b)

Coins

c)

Dollars for Hanukkah

d)

Miracle money

7.

The Hasmoneans were

a)

from Egypt

b)

from the family of Kohanim

c)

from Persia

d)

from king David

8.

The dreidel has _______ only

a)

4 letters

b)

5 letters

c)

English letter

d)

German letters

9.

Out of Israel you can see dreidel with the letters

a)

נ ג ה פ

b)

נ ג ה ש

c)

נ ה ג פ

d)

ה ג נ צ

10.

Chanukah happened during

a)

The first Temple

b)

The second Temple

c)

The third Temple

d)

In Egypt

11.

The Chanukah candles must burt

a)

after night falls

b)

before night falls

c)

mid day

d)

one time in the morning and one time at night

12.

Who are the nations the are connected to Chanukah?

a)

Greeks, Syrian, Egypt

b)

Romans, French, Russians

c)

Russians. Egypt, Yemen

d)

Greeks, Spanish, Morocco

13.

What does the name "Maccabee" comes from?

a)

Hammer and an acrostic for מי כמוכה באלים ה

b)

מי כמוכה באלים ה

c)

אדון עולם אשר מלך

d)

מודה אני לפניך

14.

Dreidel is a

a)

Yiddish word which means to turn or spin

b)

coin

c)

part of the Chanukiah

d)

gelt

15.

What is the name of the candle that is used to light the candles of the Menorah?

a)

Ner Gadol

b)

Hillel

c)

Shamash

d)

Gabai

16.

How many days do we celebrate chanukah?

a)

10

b)

5

c)

8

d)

7

17.

How many branches the חנוכיה has excluding the שמש

a)

6

b)

9

c)

8

d)

7

18.

What is another name for potato pancakes?

a)

sufganiyot

b)

tzimmes

c)

latkes

d)

kreplach

19.

Type of oil was used for lighting the Temple Menorah

a)

corn oil

b)

motor oil

c)

olive oil

d)

vegetable oil

20.

When should we light the חנוכיה?

a)

sunset

b)

nightfall

c)

midnight

d)

sunrise

21.

How many branches did the מנורה have in the Temple?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

7

d)

6

22.

What did children do to hide their Torah studies from the Greeks?

a)

When Greeks approached they played with dreidels

b)

They learned Greek philosophy.

c)

They sang songs

d)

The did not study Torah

23.

Are woman obligated to light the חנוכיה?

a)

Yes

b)

Only if there is no man in the house

c)

Only if they want to

d)

No

24.

From which area in Israel did the Maccabees come from?

a)

Shechem

b)

Modiin

c)

Beit Lechem

d)

Jerusalem

25.

What did the מכבים fight for?

a)

To free the country

b)

For riches and wealth

c)

For the right to practice Judaism

d)

To help the king