Description
Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire.
This free printable Thanksgiving game contains the following questions and answers:
First Hanukah~165 B.C.E.
Hebrew day of first day of Hanukah~25 KISLEV
Length of Hanukah~EIGHT DAYS
Ruler of the Greek army~ANTIOCHUS
What the Jews did with the Greeks~BATTLE
What we put into the menorah~CANDLE
What Yehudis gave evil Greek governor to eat~CHEESE
Game played on Hanukah~DREIDEL
What Greeks used in battle~ELEPHANTS
One of the 5 sons of Mattathias~ELIEZER
What the oil was stored in~FLASK
Money given to kids on Hanukah~GELT
Letter on the Dreidel~GIMEL
(BIG) What the gimel on the Dreidel stands for in Hebrew~GADOL
People at war with the Jews~GREEKS
(Happened)What the Hey on the Dreidel stands for in Hebrew~HA- YA
People who turned against their Judaism to be Greek~HELLENISTS
Letter on the Dreidel~HEY
What the Jews had to do to learn~HIDE
What the Greeks set up in the Temple~IDOLS
One of the 5 sons of Mattathias~JUDAH
Food that we eat on Hanukah made from potatoes~LATKE
What the Greeks did not let us do~LEARN
Group of people who fought against the Greeks~MACCABEES
Song we sing during Hanukah~MAOZ TZUR
Oldest of the Maccabees~MATTATHIAS
Holy object in the Temple~MENORAH
What happened when 1 day of oil lasted for 8 days~MIRACLE
Town of MATTATHIAS and his sons~MODI’IN
Where the Jews hid from the Greeks~MOUNTAINS
Letter on the Dreidel~NUN
Oil used to fill the Menorah~OLIVE OIL
Letter on the Dreidel that is different in Israel~Pay
(Here) What the Pay on the dreidel means in Israel~POH
What the Jews had to do to learn Torah~SECRET
What the Greeks would not let the Jews keep~SHABBAT
The one candle used to light the other candles~SHAMASH
One of the 5 sons of Mattathias~SHIMON
Letter on the Dreidel~SHIN
(There) What the Shin on the dreidel means~SHAM
What the Jewish people used to fight the Greeks~SPEARS
What we do to the dreidel~SPIN
What the Jewish people used to fight the Greeks~SWORDS
Place where the Jews prayed to G-d~TEMPLE
What the Greeks would not let the Jewish people learn~TORAH
What goes into the oil and the Menorah~WICK
Where the Menorah is placed when lit~WINDOW
Woman who killed the evil Greek governor~YEHUDIS
One of the 5 sons of Mattathias~YOCHANAN