Hanukkah Trivia Quiz

Q1: Hanukkah is celebrated during what month?

A. August
B. September
C. October
D. November
E. December

Q2: Hanukkah lasts for how many days?

A. One
B. Five
C. Seven
D. Eight
E. Twelve

Q3: What is the Hanukkah candelabrum called?

A. Yarmulka
B. Latkes
C. Menorah
D. Ketubah
E. Liberace

Q4: How many candles does the Hanukkah candelabrum hold?

A. Five
B. Seven
C. Eight
D. Nine
E. Thirteen

Q5: Who is the Hebrew warrior that's commemorated in Hanukkah?

A. King David
B. Judith
C. Judas Maccabeus
D. King Saul
E. Samson

Q6: Who ordered the Hebrews' Second Temple destroyed?

A. King Antiochus
B. King Herod
C. Pontius Pilate
D. Pharaoh Ramses
E. Emperor Caligula

Q7: The king that ordered the destruction of the Second Temple came from what country?

A. Babylon
B. Egypt
C. Syria
D. Carthage
E. Rome

Q8: What Hannuka game is based on an old German gambling game?

A. Dreidel
B. Cribbage
C. Old maid
D. Go fish
E. Shmendrick

Q9: In 1958, what country's national bank created special coins to be used as Hanukkah "gelt"?

A. United States
B. Canada
C. Israel
D. Bahamas
E. China

Q10: What traditional Hanukkah dish is the Jewish version of potato pancakes?

A. Halvah
B. Blintzes
C. Tsimmis
D. Latkes
E. Cholent

Thanks to Jim Evans for creating this quiz.
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1. E
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. C
8. A
9. C
10. D