Easy Chanukah Quiz


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1. How many branches did the menorah in the Temple have?

6
7
8
9

2. What was the miracle of Chanukah?

Victory of the Maccabees over the Greeks
Finding pure oil to light the menorah
The oil lasted for eight days
All of the above

3. What does the word "Chanukah" mean?

lights
triumph
dedication
miracle

4. Who was the Greek-Syrian leader that took harsh steps to destroy Judaism?

Alexander the Great
Antiochus Epiphanes
Julius Caesar
Pontius Pilate

5. According to Jewish law, how many gifts must be given during the holiday of Chanukah?

none
only one
one each day
at least one every day

6. Jews who assimilated into Greek culture were called:

Greek Jews
Maccabees
Hasmoneans
Hellenists

7. What do the four Hebrew letters on the dreidel stand for?

God gave a great miracle
A great miracle happened there
God saved us from our enemies
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8. What was the name of the father of the Maccabee brothers?

Yair
Binyamin
Matityahu
Simeon

9. How many Maccabee sons fought the Greeks?

4
5
7
9

10. Why are there nine candles on the Chanukah menorah?

the oil for the Temple menorah lasted for nine days
there were nine branches on the Temple menorah
there are eight Chanukah candles and one extra
to commemorate the nine Maccabees

11. The Maccabee brothers lived in

Beit Horon
Jerusalem
Maccabim
Modi'in

12. Which of the Maccabee sons was the military leader of the rebellion?

Shimon
Yehuda
Eliezer
Ezra

13. The Temple was purified and rededicated in

185 BCE
164 BCE
122 BCE
70 CE

14. What modern-day country were the "Greeks" of the Chanukah story based in?

Turkey
Greece
Lebanon
Syria

15. On what day does Chanukah start?

10 Kislev
15 Kislev
25 Kislev
29 Kislev