The Chanukah / Hanukkah Quiz

There are 16+ alternate spellings of "Chanukah." Can you type one of them?

In the Gregorian calendar, which two months can Chanukah fall in?

According to the _____ calendar, Chanukah starts on the 25th day of Kislev every year

What is a Chanukah candelabrum called?

How many candles does it have?

Who was the first U.S. president to help light one at the White House?

What is the illuminating alternate name for Chanukah?

How long does Chanukah last?

Chanukah celebrates the re-dedication of what place? (Hint: think sequel)

What substance reportedly lasted eight days instead of one, leading to a supply-side miracle?

Comedian co-creator of 'The Chanukah Song,' first performed on SNL in 1994?

Finish this 'high' holiday lyric from the Chanukah Song:

Traditional toy top spun on the holiday

Money or coin-shaped chocolates given to kids

First there was 'Elf on a Shelf.' Now, there's 'Mensch on a ______.'

Traditional fried potato pancake

Condiments that go with these pancakes

Another 'holy' fried food, sometimes filled with jelly

Dairy is eaten to honour this fierce widow, who assassinated Assyrian General Holofernes

Jewish dissidents who hammered on the Selucids in the 2nd century BCE

They were fighting oppression and Hellenisation. What's another word for Hellenic?

This iconic U.S. folksinger recorded Chanukah songs in the 1940s (hint: one of his guitars was labelled "This machine kills fascists")