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What does the Hebrew word Chanukah mean?
Light
Festival
Holy Day
Dedication
Chanukah is celebrated for ____ days.
7
8
12
9
During which Hebrew month do we celebrate Chanukah?
Elul
Sivan
Kislev
Chanukah commemorates the Israelites' struggle for religious freedom against the _____
Egyptians
Romans
Syrian Greeks
Who was the Syrian-Greek ruler who wanted to Hellenize the Jews and pull them away from Judaism?
Hafez al-Assad
Antiochus Epiphanes
Solon
Which one of sons of Mattathias led the fight against the Syrian army?
Abital
Uri
Noam
Judah
In what community did the Jewish revolt begin?
Hebron
Shtetl
Lodz
Modiin
One theory is that this was invented for the Jews to pretend they were playing games while they were really engaged with their scriptures
Whirligig
Dreidel
Top
What do the Hebrew letters on the four sides of the dreidel mean?
Mazel tov
Shall it be you
A great miracle happened there
The letter "paye" on an Israeli dreidel replaces which letter on an American dreidel?
Nun
Gimmel
Shin
What is the name of the chocolate candy coins given to children during Chanukah?
Tzimmes
Gelt
Halvah
How many candles are needed for all of Chanukah?
8
9
36
44
On the first night of Chanukah how many blessings are said before the lights are kindled?
1
2
4
3
What is the name of the jelly donuts that we eat during Chanukah?
Babka
Sufganiyot
Hamantaschen
What is the earliest date that the first night of Chanukah can fall in the Gregorian calendar?
Nov 27
Nov 28
Nov 29
When is the next Gregorian year during which there will be no Chanukah?
2040
2070
3031
How long must the Chanukah candles burn after dark to fulfill the Mitzvah?
1 hour
30 minutes
Until they burn out
How much oil would you need to keep a single wick burning for 8 days?
4.1 liters
14 liters
41 liters
1.4 liters
Ancient chant mentioned in the Talmud
Modeh Ani
Baruch Sh'Amar
Shema
Haneirot Halalu
The small Jewish army that led a rebellion to reclaim their temple
Sayeret Matkak
Maccabees
Irgun
Many of the traditional foods associated with Chanukah are cooked in this as part of the symbolism of the holiday.
Butter
Shortening
Oil
The two largest menorahs both reside in this city
LA
Chicago
NY
The first president to celebrate Chanukah at the White House
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Calvin Coolidge
Number of jelly donuts consumed in Israel throughout Chanukah
1.5 million
7.5 million
5.7 million
17.5 million
The word Hanukkah comes from the Hebrew word "Hinuch" which means to ___
experience
inspire
light
teach
In popular culture, when Thanksgiving and Hanukkah overlap it is called ___
Hanukkagiving
Thanksgivukkah
Hanukkey
The next time Thanksgiving and Hanukkah will overlap
2060
2050
2070
The number of branches on the menorah used in the ancient temple
8
6
7
The proper term for the nine branched candleabra
arc lamp
hanukkiot
chandelier
Jews of Sephardic ancestry make fried doughnut fritters called ___ on Hanukkah
beignet
berliner
aebleskiver
bimuelos
Dreidel means spinning top in what language
Ukranian
Polish
Hebrew
Yiddish
Noodle or potato casserole associated with Hannukah
Ajiaco
Kugel
Lefse
During Hanukkah, the entire psalms of praise or _____ is said
Mazmur
Saghmos
Hallel
For the last 7 nights of Hanukkah, how many blessings are said?
1
2
4
The first Hanukkah may actually have been a delayed ___ celebration
Rosh Hashana
Passover
Shavuot
Sukkot
This Jewish holiday is actually closer to Christmas in the present-giving sense than Hanukkah
Pesach
Shemini Atzeret
Simchat Torah
Purim
Year Adam Sandler's Chanukah Song made its debut on SNL
1984
1994
1974
A pop culture cartoon series which tells the story of Chanukah
Doug
Hey Arnold
Rugrats
A celebrity who owned a music playing Hanukkah menorah
Natalie Portman
Lauren Bacall
Marilyn Monroe
Israel's national anthem
Tumbalalaika
Hatikvah
Chai
Guiness says the most valuable dreidel is worth ___
4000
1400
41000
14000
Guiness says the most people simultaneously lighting menorahs was ___
348
483
88
834
Israeli parliament
Sansad
Knesset
Sabha
In Israel, there is a relay with burning torches from Modi'in to the ___
Eastern Wall
Northern Wall
Western Wall
Care must be taken to light the menorah before Shabbat candles on this day
Saturday
Sunday
Friday
The nightly menorah lighting can only take place after Shabbat has ended on this day
Sunday
Saturday
Friday
