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Chanukah Review

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 35mins

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Class
Date
1.

How many different levels are there for lighting a Menorah?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

2.

What is the most basic level for lighting a Menorah?

a)

Each person lighting their own candles

b)

One person lighting for everyone in the house

c)

Lighting only one candle for each day

d)

Singing Chanukah Songs and not lighting the menorah

3.

What is the top level for lighting a menorah?

a)

Each person lights for themselves starting with 8 and decreasing to 1

b)

One person lights for the whole family starting with 1 and working to 8

c)

Each person lights for themselves starting with 1 and working to 8

d)

One person lights for the whole family starting with 8 and decreasing to 1

4.

In Hebrew what is the term used for the highest level?

a)

Baraita

b)

Mehadrin

c)

Tosafot

d)

Mehadrin min Hamehadrin

5.

Who's opinion do we follow for how to light the candles?

a)

Hillel

b)

Shamai

c)

Yosef Hagadol

d)

Beit

6.

How does Beit Shamai say we should count the candles?

a)

Starting with 1 and going to 8

b)

Starting with just the Shamash and working to 8

c)

Starting with 8 without the Shamash and counting to 1

d)

Starting with all 9 and counting to 1

7.

How does Beit Hillel say we should count the candles of the menorah?

a)

Start with 1 (and the shamash) and count up until all 9 are lit

b)

Start with 9 (including the shamash) and count down until only 2 are left (including the shamash)

c)

Start with 8 (Without the shamash) and count down until only 2 are left (including the shamash)

d)

None of the above

8.

What is the best place to put the menorah?

a)

At the entrance to your house behind the door

b)

Upstairs in a window

c)

Where your family can enjoy the light where you eat dinner

d)

At the entrance to your home behind a window

9.

If someone lives upstairs where are they supposed to place the Menorah?

a)

In a window that no one looks into

b)

In the bedroom so you can make sure there is no fire

c)

In a window where everyone can see it

d)

None of the above

10.

In a time of danger where is the person supposed to place the menorah?

a)

On a table

b)

You are not required to light the menorah

c)

In the window for everyone to see

d)

Outside for the public to see it

11.

How many days is Chanukah in Israel?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

6

12.

How many days is Chanukah in America?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

13.

Which has a shamash?

a)

Shabbat candles

b)

chanukiah only

c)

menorah and chanukiah

d)

menorah only

14.

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

15.

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

16.

Which month does Chanukah start in?

a)

Cheshvn

b)

Tevet

c)

Kislev

d)

Shvat

17.

Which month does Chanukah end?

a)

Tevet

b)

Kislev

c)

Cheshvan

d)

Shvat

18.

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

19.

Who brought the Greeks to Israel?

a)

Nevuchadneitzar

b)

Achashveirosh

c)

Antiochus

d)

Alexander the Great

20.

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

a)

chariot

b)

elephant

c)

hawk

d)

bow and arrow

21.

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

a)

mall

b)

school

c)

shul

d)

car

22.

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

23.

Where was Matityahu supposed to sacrifice a pig?

a)

Modiin

b)

Chevron

c)

Yerushalayim

d)

Givon

24.

How many sons did Matityahu have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

7

d)

2

25.

Which Maccabee killed the first elephant?

a)

Shimon

b)

Elazar

c)

Yochanan

d)

Yehuda

26.

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

a)

1 year

b)

2 years

c)

3 years

d)

6 months

27.

What are Jews who acted like the Greeks called?

a)

Yehudim

b)

Mityehudim

c)

Mityavnim

d)

Yevanim

28.

What is the maximum height to light the chanukiah?

a)

20 amot

b)

10 amot

c)

3 tefachim

d)

10 tefachim

29.

In who's tribe land were the olive groves?

a)

Yehuda

b)

Gad

c)

Asher

d)

Naftali

30.

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

31.

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

a)

2

b)

3

c)

1

d)

4

32.

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

a)

6

b)

3

c)

1

d)

2

33.

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

34.

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

35.

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

a)

Yaaleh V'yavo

b)

Al Hanisim

c)

Hallel

d)

Birkat Kohanim

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

45.
According to בית שמאי we light _______ on the first night.
a)
1 candle
b)
4 candles
c)
6 candles
d)
8 candles
46.
7. According to בית הלל we light ______ on the 2nd night.
a)
2 candles
b)
3 candles
c)
4 candles
d)
5 candles
47.
The time to light candles is at:
a)
Sunset 
b)
Late afternoon
c)
Nightfall
d)
Morning
48.
The reason we light in shul is for:
a)
פירסומי ניסא
b)
It looks nice 
c)
People want it 
d)
It fulfills a Mitzvah 
49.
חנוכה means..
a)
Party
b)
Clean
c)
Inaugurate (begin)
d)
End
50.
Antiochus forbid these three Mitzvos:
שבת, ברית מילה
and...
a)
תורה
b)
תפילה
c)
ראש חודש
d)
צדקה
51.
מ.כ.ב.י also stands for...
a)
מי כמוך באלים השם
b)
מי כעמך ברחמיך השם
c)
מלך כח בגבורה השם
d)
מען כאכט (און) באקט ישן
52.

When did the story of Chanukah take place?

a)

During the 1st Beis Hamikdash

b)

Between the 1st and 2nd Beis Hamikdash

c)

During the 2nd Beis Hamikdash

d)

After the 2nd Beis Hamikdash

53.

Why is there a custom to eat dairy on Chanukah?

a)

To remind of the Nes that happened with Yehudit who use cheese when she killed Eliphornus

b)

To remind us of of Shavuot, which is when we received the Torah

c)

Because we didn't have time to kasher our meat pots before matan Torah

d)

Cheese can used in the process of making oil

54.

What reward does the Gemara say that you will get for being careful with the Chanukah lights?

a)

You will become rich

b)

You will never have to beg others for money

c)

You will have sons that are Talmidei Chachamim

d)

You will live a long life

55.

For how long should you make sure that your candles burn?

a)

For at least 30 minutes after you light (whenever that is)

b)

For at least 30 minutes after 3 stars come out

c)

For at least 30 minutes after sunset

d)

For at least 45 minutes after sunset

56.

When is the absolute latest time that you can light chanukah candles?

a)

midnight

b)

60 minutes after tzeis hakochavim

c)

dawn

d)

2/3 of the night

57.

What should you do if you forgot to say Shehecheyanu on the first night?

a)

Say it on the second night when you light

b)

Say it after you light on the 1st night

c)

You can't say it again on Chanukah

d)

Say it any time over Chanukah

58.

What should one do if he started to talk after he made t he bracha before he started to light?

a)

Continue to light and then only say the first bracha

b)

Blame his brother or his sister (it was obviously their fault)

c)

Nothing, just continue to light

d)

Make a new bracha before lighting

59.

What do we say right away after lighting the candles

a)

Maoz tzur

b)

Haneiros halalu

c)

Hallel

d)

Shehecheyanu

60.

How many candles do we light in total on Chanukah (excluding the shmash)?

a)

24

b)

44

c)

36

d)

48

61.

Which on of these is a reason for Beis Hillel's opinion for lighting 1 candle on the first day?

a)

Because of the cows of the korbanos that were brought on sukkos

b)

We go up in kedusha, not down

c)

The amount of days left

d)

Hadlaka oseh mitzva

62.

From where do we learn out that Maalin B'Kodesh V'Ein Moridin B'Kodesh?

a)

From Eisav-That he wore special clothes when he served his father

b)

From Moshe- that he made people drink the ashes of the Eigel

c)

From Avraham- that he slaughtered the ram by akeidas yitzchok

d)

From Korach, that his fire pans were used as a covering for the mizbeyach

63.

If you are staying at someone's house for the night, what should you do in order to join in their lighting?

a)

Give the host a blessing

b)

Give the host a little bit of money

c)

Sing songs after the lighting

d)

There is nothing you can do to join if you don't live there

64.

What do you light first, ner chanukah or ner shabbos? Why?

a)

Ner shabbos-You do the mitzva that happens more often first

b)

Ner shabbos-Shabbos is from the Torah and chanukah is d'rabanan

c)

Ner chanukah-you can't light chanukah candles after you accept shabbos

d)

Ner Chanukah-Chanukah is a special mitzva

65.
You are not allowed to use a:
a)
wax candle
b)
Vegetable oil
c)
Double wick candle
d)
Olive oil
66.
If you forget על הנסים you:
a)
Say it twice later
b)
repeat שמנה עשרה
c)
return to מודים
d)
Move on
67.
What is the difference between the war we fought on Chanukah and the war we fought on Purim?
a)
Haman wanted to annihilate us, Greeks wanted to proselytize us
b)
Purim we were the underdogs, Chanukah we were the favorites
c)
Greeks were a stronger army than the Persians
d)
Purim was a spiritual war, Chanukah was a physical war
68.
According to Jewish History, which chag came first?
a)
Purim then Chanukah
b)
Chanukah than Purim
c)
Chanukah then Pesach 
d)
Yom Haatzmaut then Chanukah
69.

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

70.

Dreidel is a

a)

Yiddish word which means to turn or spin

b)

coin

c)

part of the Chanukiah

d)

gelt

71.

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

72.

Why should the Menorah be placed opposite the Mezuzah?

a)

So there are Mitzvos on both sides of the door

b)

So theres room to walk through

c)

So the Mezuzah doesn't light on fire

d)

So we can see the outside better

73.

What is the maximum height for the candles?

a)

20 Tefachim

b)

10 Tefachim

c)

3 Amon

d)

20 Amos

74.

What time is the earliest time to light the Menorah

a)

שקיעה

b)

צאת הכוכבים

c)

פלג המנחה

d)

מעריב

75.

What is אסור to do when it is time to light the menorah?

a)

Talk

b)

Eat

c)

Walk

d)

Light other candles

76.

What can we use the שמש for?

a)

Lighting the Menorah

b)

Anything

c)

Nothing

d)

Holy things