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Chanukah

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many days is Chanukah in Israel?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

6

2.

How many days is Chanukah in America?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

3.

Which has a shamash?

a)

Shabbat candles

b)

chanukiah only

c)

menorah and chanukiah

d)

menorah only

4.

Is lit every day

a)

menorah only

b)

chanukiah only

c)

both chanukiah and menorah

d)

Shabbat candles

5.

Which is lit for the most days?

a)

chanukiah

b)

menorah

c)

shabbat candles

d)

they are all lit for the same amout of time

6.

What is the minimum length of time the chanukiah needs to remain lit?

a)

15 minutes

b)

5 minutes

c)

60 minutes

d)

30 minutes

7.

How many candles does Beit Shammai say need to be lit on the first night of Chanukah (not including the shamash)?

a)

8

b)

1

c)

2

d)

9

8.

How many candles does Beit Hillel say to light on the first night of chanukah (not including the shamash)?

a)

9

b)

2

c)

8

d)

1

9.

Which month does Chanukah start in?

a)

Cheshvn

b)

Tevet

c)

Kislev

d)

Shvat

10.

Which month does Chanukah end?

a)

Tevet

b)

Kislev

c)

Cheshvan

d)

Shvat

11.

What is the date of the first day of Chanukah?

a)

1st of Tevet

b)

15th of Kislev

c)

25th of Kislev

d)

15th of Tevet

12.

Who brought the Greeks to Israel?

a)

Nevuchadneitzar

b)

Achashveirosh

c)

Antiochus

d)

Alexander the Great

13.

What weapon did the Greeks use that the Jews never saw before?

a)

chariot

b)

elephant

c)

hawk

d)

bow and arrow

14.

How many candles do we light if we want to do the basic mitzvah?

a)

1-8

b)

depends on the people on your family

c)

1

d)

8-1

15.

According to Beit Hillel how many chanukiyot would a family of four light?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

4

d)

1

16.

According to Beit Shammai, how many chanukiyot would a family of 5 light?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

2

d)

1

17.

Which other place, besides for our home do we light the chanukiah?

a)

mall

b)

school

c)

shul

d)

car

18.

Where should I light the chanukiah if I am going to a party and then returning home?

a)

at both the party and at home

b)

at the party

c)

home

d)

at neither place

19.

Where was Matityahu supposed to sacrifice a pig?

a)

Modiin

b)

Chevron

c)

Yerushalayim

d)

Givon

20.

How many sons did Matityahu have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

7

d)

2

21.

Which Maccabee killed the first elephant?

a)

Shimon

b)

Elazar

c)

Yochanan

d)

Yehuda

22.

How long did the war between the Greeks and Jews last?

a)

1 year

b)

2 years

c)

3 years

d)

6 months

23.

What are Jews who acted like the Greeks called?

a)

Yehudim

b)

Mityehudim

c)

Mityavnim

d)

Yevanim

24.

How long was the miracle of the oil lasting?

a)

1 week

b)

1 day

c)

8 days

d)

7 days

25.

What is the maximum height to light the chanukiah?

a)

20 amot

b)

10 amot

c)

3 tefachim

d)

10 tefachim

26.

In who's tribe land were the olive groves?

a)

Yehuda

b)

Gad

c)

Asher

d)

Naftali

27.

What is the order of lighting Chanukah candles on Friday night?

a)

Chanukah and then Shabbat

b)

Shabbat and then Chanukah

c)

Light them at the same time

d)

Whichever one you want to first

28.

What is the order of lighting on Motzei Shabbat at home?

a)

Whichever one you want

b)

chanukah and then havdala

c)

havdalah and then chanukah

d)

Start havdala, do chanukiah, and finish havdala

29.

How many brachot do we make on the 1st night of Chanukah?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

1

d)

4

30.

How many brachot do we make on the 6th night of Chanukah?

a)

6

b)

3

c)

1

d)

2

31.

When do we light the chanukiah in shul?

a)

before shacharit only

b)

between mincha and maariv only

c)

both before shacharit and between mincha and maariv

d)

after davening

32.

What is the order of lighting in shul on Motzei Shabbat?

a)

We don't do havdala in shul

b)

Whichever one you want

c)

havdala and then chanukah

d)

chanukah and then havdala

33.

What do we add on Chanukah for each day during Shmoneh Esreh?

a)

Yaaleh V'yavo

b)

Al Hanisim

c)

Hallel

d)

Birkat Kohanim

34.

Where in shul do we place the chanukiah?

a)

east side

b)

west side

c)

north side

d)

south side

35.

Which of the following does not always occur on Chanukah?

a)

Shabbat

b)

2 days of Rosh Chodesh

c)

Rosh Chodesh

d)

Wednesday

36.

What is the Torah reading of Chanukah about?

a)

The story of Chanukah

b)

the gifts that the princes brought

c)

The Jews at Har Sinai

d)

The story of Amalek

37.

Which holiday does not contain an aspect of pirsum ha'nes (publicizing the miracle)?

a)

Pesach

b)

Purim

c)

Chanukah

d)

Rosh Hashana

38.

Which side of the doorway should we place the chanukiah?

a)

left side

b)

right side

c)

either side is fine

d)

in front of the door

39.

What do we say immediately after Shmoneh Esreh during Chanukah?

a)

Al HaNisim

b)

Yaaleh V'Yavo

c)

Hallel

d)

Torah Reading

40.

When is the longest possible Birkat HaMazon of the year?

a)

Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, and Chanukah

b)

Shabbat and Chanukah

c)

Rosh Chodesh and Chanukah

d)

Rosh Chodesh, Shabbat, and Purim

41.

When do we read from three Torahs during the year?

a)

Every Yom Tov

b)

Every Shabbat and Rosh Chodesh

c)

Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, and Chanukah

d)

When Chanukah is on Shabbat

42.

This looks different in Israel and Australia:

a)

Chanukiah

b)

Dreidel

c)

Sufganiyot

d)

Letkes

43.

Which way do we set up the chanukiah?

a)

from the middle

b)

from right to left

c)

from left to right

d)

any way we want

44.

Which way do we light the chanukiah?

a)

start from the middle

b)

any way you want

c)

right to left

d)

left to right