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Friednickkah

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the Hebrew word Chanukah mean?

a)

Light

b)

Festival

c)

Holy Day

d)

Dedication

2.
Chanukah is also known as the Festival of ____
a)
Lights
b)
the Temple
c)
Darkness
3.

Chanukah is celebrated for ____ days.

a)

7

b)

8

c)

12

d)

9

4.

During which Hebrew month do we celebrate Chanukah?

a)

Elul

b)

Sivan

c)

Kislev

5.

Chanukah commemorates the Israelites' struggle for religious freedom against the _____

a)

Egyptians

b)

Romans

c)

Syrian Greeks

6.

Who was the Syrian-Greek ruler who wanted to Hellenize the Jews and pull them away from Judaism?

a)

Hafez al-Assad

b)

Antiochus Epiphanes

c)

Solon

7.
Which one of these people is not one of the five sons of Matthathias?
a)
Andrew
b)
Elizer
c)
Yohanan
8.

Which one of sons of Mattathias led the fight against the Syrian army?

a)

Abital

b)

Uri

c)

Noam

d)

Judah

9.

In what community did the Jewish revolt begin?

a)

Hebron

b)

Shtetl

c)

Lodz

d)

Modiin

10.
What is another name for potato pancakes that we eat during Chanukah?
a)
Latkes
b)
Kartoflyaniki
c)
Deruny
11.

One theory is that this was invented for the Jews to pretend they were playing games while they were really engaged with their scriptures

a)

Whirligig

b)

Dreidel

c)

Top

12.

What do the Hebrew letters on the four sides of the dreidel mean?

a)

Mazel tov

b)

Shall it be you

c)

A great miracle happened there

13.

The letter "paye" on an Israeli dreidel replaces which letter on an American dreidel?

a)

Nun

b)

Gimmel

c)

Shin

14.

What is the name of the chocolate candy coins given to children during Chanukah?

a)

Tzimmes

b)

Gelt

c)

Halvah

15.
What is the name of the candle that is used to light the others?
a)
shamash
b)
likht
c)
keri
16.

How many candles are needed for all of Chanukah?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

36

d)

44

17.

On the first night of Chanukah how many blessings are said before the lights are kindled?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

18.
The 6th day of Chanukah is the first day of which new Hebrew month?
a)
Tevet
b)
Tammuz
c)
Shevat
19.

What is the name of the jelly donuts that we eat during Chanukah?

a)

Babka

b)

Sufganiyot

c)

Hamantaschen

20.

What is the earliest date that the first night of Chanukah can fall in the Gregorian calendar?

a)

Nov 27

b)

Nov 28

c)

Nov 29

21.

When is the next Gregorian year during which there will be no Chanukah?

a)

2040

b)

2070

c)

3031

22.

How long must the Chanukah candles burn after dark to fulfill the Mitzvah?

a)

1 hour

b)

30 minutes

c)

Until they burn out

23.
How many words are there in the full Hebrew version of Maoz Tzur?
a)
147
b)
174
c)
417
24.

How much oil would you need to keep a single wick burning for 8 days?

a)

4.1 liters

b)

14 liters

c)

41 liters

d)

1.4 liters

25.

Ancient chant mentioned in the Talmud

a)

Modeh Ani

b)

Baruch Sh'Amar

c)

Shema

d)

Haneirot Halalu

26.
Jewish circle dance
a)
Horah
b)
Kolo
c)
Tamzara
27.

The small Jewish army that led a rebellion to reclaim their temple

a)

Sayeret Matkak

b)

Maccabees

c)

Irgun

28.

Many of the traditional foods associated with Chanukah are cooked in this as part of the symbolism of the holiday.

a)

Butter

b)

Shortening

c)

Oil

29.

The two largest menorahs both reside in this city

a)

LA

b)

Chicago

c)

NY

30.

The first president to celebrate Chanukah at the White House

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Calvin Coolidge

31.
Year Prime Minister of Israel gave a Menorah to a US President
a)
1951
b)
1971
c)
1981
32.

Number of jelly donuts consumed in Israel throughout Chanukah

a)

1.5 million

b)

7.5 million

c)

5.7 million

d)

17.5 million

33.

The word Hanukkah comes from the Hebrew word "Hinuch" which means to ___

a)

experience

b)

inspire

c)

light

d)

teach

34.
An extra ____ is added to the Jewish calendar every two to three years
a)
month
b)
week
c)
5 days
35.

In popular culture, when Thanksgiving and Hanukkah overlap it is called ___

a)

Hanukkagiving

b)

Thanksgivukkah

c)

Hanukkey

36.

The next time Thanksgiving and Hanukkah will overlap

a)

2060

b)

2050

c)

2070

37.

The number of branches on the menorah used in the ancient temple

a)

8

b)

6

c)

7

38.

The proper term for the nine branched candleabra

a)

arc lamp

b)

hanukkiot

c)

chandelier

39.
First president to recognize Hanukkah with a menorah lighting
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Lyndon Johnson
40.

Jews of Sephardic ancestry make fried doughnut fritters called ___ on Hanukkah

a)

beignet

b)

berliner

c)

aebleskiver

d)

bimuelos

41.

Dreidel means spinning top in what language

a)

Ukranian

b)

Polish

c)

Hebrew

d)

Yiddish

42.
The ancient holy temple in Jerusalem was defiled when an altar of ___ was put in it
a)
Zeus
b)
Hermes
c)
Poseidon
43.

Noodle or potato casserole associated with Hannukah

a)

Ajiaco

b)

Kugel

c)

Lefse

44.

During Hanukkah, the entire psalms of praise or _____ is said

a)

Mazmur

b)

Saghmos

c)

Hallel

45.

For the last 7 nights of Hanukkah, how many blessings are said?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

46.
Hanukkah is not mentioned in the Torah but it is mentioned in this
a)
New Testament
b)
Iliad
c)
Sutras
47.

The first Hanukkah may actually have been a delayed ___ celebration

a)

Rosh Hashana

b)

Passover

c)

Shavuot

d)

Sukkot

48.

This Jewish holiday is actually closer to Christmas in the present-giving sense than Hanukkah

a)

Pesach

b)

Shemini Atzeret

c)

Simchat Torah

d)

Purim

49.
The first president to actually light a menorah
a)
Bill Clinton
b)
George HW Bush
c)
George W Bush
50.

Year Adam Sandler's Chanukah Song made its debut on SNL

a)

1984

b)

1994

c)

1974

51.

A pop culture cartoon series which tells the story of Chanukah

a)

Doug

b)

Hey Arnold

c)

Rugrats

52.

A celebrity who owned a music playing Hanukkah menorah

a)

Natalie Portman

b)

Lauren Bacall

c)

Marilyn Monroe

53.

Israel's national anthem

a)

Tumbalalaika

b)

Hatikvah

c)

Chai

54.
Guiness says the most dreidels spinning simultaneously for at least 10 seconds was ___
a)
820
b)
143
c)
756
55.

Guiness says the most valuable dreidel is worth ___

a)

4000

b)

1400

c)

41000

d)

14000

56.

Guiness says the most people simultaneously lighting menorahs was ___

a)

348

b)

483

c)

88

d)

834

57.
Guiness says the largest display of lit menorahs was ___
a)
1000
b)
10000
c)
10
58.

Israeli parliament

a)

Sansad

b)

Knesset

c)

Sabha

59.

In Israel, there is a relay with burning torches from Modi'in to the ___

a)

Eastern Wall

b)

Northern Wall

c)

Western Wall

60.

Care must be taken to light the menorah before Shabbat candles on this day

a)

Saturday

b)

Sunday

c)

Friday

61.

The nightly menorah lighting can only take place after Shabbat has ended on this day

a)

Sunday

b)

Saturday

c)

Friday

62.
Potato latkes are often garnished with ___
a)
apple sauce or sour cream
b)
oysters
c)
lobsters