Hanukah 5760 Quiz
Please try your luck on our first Havurah Quiz. You won't become a millionaire (sorry, Regis) but you will find out how much you know about Hanukah.   Select the correct answers by using the drop-down menus. When you are finished, click [Submit]. Your score will be posted at the bottom of the page. The questions that you answered incorrectly will have an “x” in the box. Good luck!   (The fine print: All answers have been thoroughly and painstakingly researched by our resident Hanukah enthusiasts, Laura & Charles Kaplan. Any disagreements, see them ...)
1) Hanukah celebrates  -- Choose an answer -- A military victory An ancient Hebrew holy day 8 days of creation 2) Who was Judah Maccabee's father?  -- Choose an answer -- Hasmoneus Mattathias Bar Kochba 3) Who were the 5 Maccabee brothers?  -- Choose an answer -- Solomon, Eliezer, Simon, Jonathan, Judah Judah, Eliezer, Simon, Nathan, Jonathan Eliezer, Simon, John, Jonathan, Judah 4) Judah Maccabee and his brothers were from a family of  -- Choose an answer -- Priests Warriors Merchants 5) Maccabee means  -- Choose an answer -- Strength God is with us Hammer 6) In what town did the Maccabees live?  -- Choose an answer -- Modin Caesarea Jerusalem 7) Why did the Maccabees revolt?  -- Choose an answer -- Antiochus' demand that Jews pay tribute Assimilation of Jews into Greek culture Burning of the Torah 8) Why does Hanukah last for 8 days?  -- Choose an answer -- The Maccabees defeated the Greeks in just 8 days A small jar of oil gave light in the Temple for 8 days A menorah has 8 branches 9) In what year was the Maccabee revolt?  -- Choose an answer -- 586 B.C.E. 167 B.C.E. 70 C.E. 10) What is the date of Hanukah?  -- Choose an answer -- 25 Tishrei 1 Kislev 25 Kislev 11) What does the second Hanukah blessing give thanks for?  -- Choose an answer -- God who performed miracles for our ancestors and for us God who makes us holy by instructing us to light candles God who has sustained us so we can enjoy the season 12) Who is the Maccabee-era heroine who defeated the Greek general Holofernes?  -- Choose an answer -- Esther Judith Anath 13) What are the letters on an American dreidel?  -- Choose an answer -- Nun, Gimel, Hay, Shin Nun, Gimel, Hay, Pey Nun, Gimel, Vav, Dalet 14) What is the HEBREW word for potato pancakes?  -- Choose an answer -- Latkes Soofganiyot Livivot
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