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Hanukkah Quiz

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Though initially a minor holiday, Hanukkah has become one of the paradigmatic Jewish holidays. Hanukkah commemorates the victory of the Jews over the Syrian Greeks in 164 BCE, and is celebrated numerous ways.

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Question 1 of 10
The famous Hanukkah song written by "Peter, Paul, and Mary" is called
Question 2 of 10
A hanukkiyah
Question 3 of 10
The military leader of the first phase of the revolt against the King in 167 BCE was
Question 4 of 10
When playing dreidel, if you spin and get a gimmel you should
Question 5 of 10
The “Scroll of Antiochus”, a megillah for Hanukkah, was written in the Talmudic period in what language?
Question 6 of 10
A special scroll that contained many legends about Hanukkah and was once read on the holiday is called
Question 7 of 10
In the late 19th century, some Jews incorporated which Christmas-time celebrations in to their lives.
Question 8 of 10
The shehekheyanu blessing is recited
Question 9 of 10
It has become customary for the Hanukkah menorah to have place for nine flames. Why is there a ninth candle, called the shamash?
Question 10 of 10
Which of the following was a behavior prohibited by Antiochus?
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