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🕎 Hanukkah trivia for kids - 12 questions with answers

Kids 6-12 · 12 questions

Light the candles and spin the dreidel! Let's see how much you know about the Festival of Lights.

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How many nights does Hanukkah last?

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  1. How many nights does Hanukkah last?
    Answer: Eight. We celebrate Hanukkah for eight nights, adding one more candle each night.
  2. How many candle holders does a Hanukkah menorah have, counting the helper candle?
    Answer: Nine. A Hanukkah menorah (hanukkiah) holds eight candles plus the shamash.
  3. What is the helper candle that lights the others called?
    Answer: Shamash. The shamash is used to light all the other Hanukkah candles.
  4. What was the name of Judah's brave group that fought the Greek army?
    Answer: The Maccabees. Judah Maccabee and his brothers led the Jewish fighters.
  5. In the Hanukkah story, oil that should have lasted one day burned for how long?
    Answer: Eight days. That miracle is why Hanukkah lasts for eight days.
  6. What are fried potato pancakes eaten on Hanukkah called?
    Answer: Latkes. Latkes are fried in oil to remember the miracle of the oil.
  7. What are the jelly doughnuts eaten on Hanukkah in Israel called?
    Answer: Sufganiyot. Sufganiyot are fried in oil and filled with jam.
  8. Outside Israel, the letters on a dreidel stand for which words?
    Answer: A great miracle happened there. Nun, Gimel, Hei and Shin stand for "Nes Gadol Hayah Sham."
  9. In Israel, the dreidel's last letter is Pe. What word does it stand for?
    Answer: Here. In Israel the dreidel says "A great miracle happened here" (Po).
  10. What does the word "Hanukkah" mean?
    Answer: Dedication. Hanukkah means "dedication," because the Maccabees rededicated the Temple.
  11. In which city was the Temple rededicated in the Hanukkah story?
    Answer: Jerusalem. The Maccabees cleaned and rededicated the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
  12. Where is the menorah traditionally placed?
    Answer: In a window or by the door, where others can see it. We share the miracle by letting people outside see the Hanukkah lights.

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