🕎 Hanukkah riddles for kids with answers

1. I have nine branches, and I shine for eight nights. What am I?

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2. I spin on my point, and I have a Hebrew letter on each of my four sides. What am I?

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3. I'm round and sweet, fried in oil, and often filled with jelly. What am I?

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4. I'm a crispy pancake made from grated potatoes and fried in oil. What am I?

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5. I'm the candle that lights all the others. What am I called?

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6. I look like money, but I'm made of chocolate. What am I?

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7. Over all eight nights of Hanukkah, how many candles do you light in total, including the shamash every night?

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8. The little jar of oil had only enough for one day. How many days did it burn?

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9. What do the four letters on a dreidel stand for?

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10. Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of which Hebrew month?

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11. You spin the dreidel and it lands on Gimmel. What do you get?

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12. Who was the brave family who won back the Temple in the Hanukkah story?

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