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What is Hanukkah?

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the Hebrew date for Hanukkah?

a)

December 25

b)

May 25

c)

Kislev 25

d)

Adar 25

2.

What are two possible reasons for Hanukkah?

a)

the miracle of the oil and darkness

b)

winning the war and finding a tree

c)

the miracle of the oil and winning the war

d)

the miracle of the war and the winning of the oil

3.

From where does the story of Hanukkah come?

a)

the Torah

b)

the Megillat Esther

c)

the Revelation

d)

the Book of the Maccabees

4.

What is the technical name for the Hanukkah menorah?

a)

Hanukkiah

b)

menorahhh

c)

candelabra

d)

menorah gadol

5.

Who stood up against the Greeks?

a)

the Maccabees

b)

the other Greeks

c)

Moses

d)

the Lions

6.

Is giving presents REQUIRED on Hanukkah?

a)

absolutely

b)

only if you are able

c)

no, but don't tell my parents

d)

at least one

7.

What does the word Hanukkah mean?

a)

vacation

b)

oil

c)

dedication

d)

battle

8.

How is lighting the menorah a heroic act?

a)

it celebrates the freedom to be Jewish

b)

sometimes you can start a fire

c)

not everyone can find enough candles

d)

matches are magic

9.

What order do you light the candles?

a)

old candle to new

b)

rainbow order

c)

front candle first

d)

new candle to old

10.

What is the central purpose of lighting the menorah?

a)

to have light for playing dreidle

b)

to publicize the miracle

c)

to use up your candles

d)

to hide the candles from the world

11.

Why do we eat latkes and sufganiyot?

a)

they're tasty

b)

we're sick of apples and honey

c)

they're made in oil

d)

the light up like a candle