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Hanukkah Trivia

Challenge
Test your Hanukkah knowledge!
Mechanics of the
game
1.Submit your answers in one minute.
2.Score honestly. Each correct answer carries 1
point.
3.No searching for answers online.
4.The quizmaster's decisions are final.
5.Have fun!
Categorie
s
Yes or No Multiple Choice

True or Fill in the

False Blanks Video

Enumeration Question
Round 1
Easy Round
Is Hanukkah celebrated on a
fixed English date?

Ye o N
s r o
No, Hanukkah dates change every year because
they're based on the Jewish calendar. Based on this
calendar, it starts on the 25th day of Kislev, which
falls between late November to late December in
the Gregorian calendar.
Yes o
No r
According to the Talmud, only candles
can be used to light the menorah during
Hanukkah.

Tru Fals
e e
False. Olive oil with cotton wicks are the
traditional choice, but beeswax candles and other
candles and oil are also considered acceptable.

True
False
Round 2
Average
Round
Multiple
Choice
Which of these are traditional Jewish foods are NOT eaten during
Hanukkah?
a. c.
Latke Hamantaschen

b. d.
Cheese Sufganiyot
Multiple
Choice
Latkes, cheese, and sufganiyot are food typically served during
Hanukkah.
On the other hand, Hamantaschen are usually served during Purim.

a. Latke c. Hamantaschen

b. d.
Cheese Sufganiyot
Fill in the
Blanks
The Jews played with __________ so
they will not get caught studying the
scriptures, which was outlawed at the
time of Antiochus IV.
Fill in the
Blanks
The Jews played with
__d_r_e_i_d_e_ls__ so they will
not get caught studying the
scriptures, which was outlawed at the
time of Antiochus IV.
The spinning tops gave them the pretense of gambling while reading the
Torah.
Round 2
Difficult
Round
Enumeratio
n
List the four Hebrew characters that are
written on the sides of a dreidel.
Enumeratio
n
List the four Hebrew characters that are
written on the sides of a dreidel.

Nu ‫נ‬
n
Gime
l Ha ‫הג‬
y
Shin/Pa / ׁ‫ש‬
y ‫פ‬
Video
Questi o n
Who was the first
president to celebrate
Hanukkah in the White
House?
Video
Questi o n
In 1951, he was given a
menorah as a gift from
the Prime Minister of
Israel.

President Harry Truman.


Hope you enjoyed this quiz and the
holidays!

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