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Hanukkah trivia questions with answers
Run these as a live quiz after candle lighting. Everyone plays from their own phone by scanning one QR code, and the leaderboard keeps score.
How to run it
- 01Open the quiz builder and add ten questions.
- 02Put the join QR on the TV or projector.
- 03Reveal each answer and the leaderboard as you go.
The questions
Correct answers are marked for the host. Add them to a live quiz game and players answer against the clock.
- 01Multiple choice
How many nights does Hanukkah last?
- 8 (correct answer)
- 7
- 10
- 12
- 02Multiple choice
How many candle holders does a Hanukkah menorah have, including the helper candle?
- 9 (correct answer)
- 7
- 8
- 10
- 03Multiple choice
What is the helper candle that lights the others called?
- The shamash (correct answer)
- The gelt
- The kugel
- The shofar
- 04Multiple choice
What does the Hebrew word Hanukkah mean?
- Dedication (correct answer)
- Light
- Freedom
- Harvest
- 05Multiple choice
Hanukkah remembers the rededication of which building?
- The Second Temple in Jerusalem (correct answer)
- The Western Wall
- The Great Synagogue of Rome
- The Temple of Artemis
- 06Multiple choice
Which group led the revolt remembered at Hanukkah?
- The Maccabees (correct answer)
- The Pharisees
- The Romans
- The Babylonians
- 07Multiple choice
Why are foods fried in oil eaten at Hanukkah?
- To remember the oil that lasted in the Temple (correct answer)
- Because ovens are not used during the festival
- To mark the end of the harvest
- To welcome the first day of spring
- 08Multiple choice
What are the fried potato pancakes eaten at Hanukkah called?
- Latkes (correct answer)
- Blintzes
- Knishes
- Bagels
- 09Multiple choice
What are the jelly-filled doughnuts popular at Hanukkah, especially in Israel?
- Sufganiyot (correct answer)
- Rugelach
- Challah
- Hamantaschen
- 10Multiple choice
What is the spinning top played with at Hanukkah?
- A dreidel (correct answer)
- A menorah
- A kippah
- A mezuzah
- 11Multiple choice
How many sides does a dreidel have?
- 4 (correct answer)
- 6
- 3
- 8
- 12Multiple choice
What are the chocolate coins given at Hanukkah called?
- Gelt (correct answer)
- Matzo
- Kugel
- Mandel
- 13Multiple choice
Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of which Hebrew month?
- Kislev (correct answer)
- Nisan
- Tishrei
- Adar
Tips from running these live
- Mix easy questions for children with harder ones about the history.
- Keep a bag of gelt for the winner.
- If some guests keep Shabbat, run the quiz on a weeknight: on Friday night and Saturday they may not use their phones.
Common questions
- How do I run hanukkah trivia questions with answers?
- 1. Open the quiz builder and add ten questions. 2. Put the join QR on the TV or projector. 3. Reveal each answer and the leaderboard as you go.
- How many questions are in this set?
- 13 questions, with the correct answers marked for the host. Copy them into a live quiz game to host them.
- Any tips from running these live?
- Mix easy questions for children with harder ones about the history. Keep a bag of gelt for the winner. If some guests keep Shabbat, run the quiz on a weeknight: on Friday night and Saturday they may not use their phones.
- Is it free to run this quiz?
- Yes. Copying the questions is free. To host the quiz you sign in to a free account; players join with the game code and never need one. A game takes up to 500 players.
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