| חשמונאים | Halachos | Just Plain Chanukah | Miscellaneous |
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Who was the oldest son of Mattisyahu?
Shimon (Elazar)
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What is the Bracha only said on the 1st day?
שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לִזְּמַן הַזֶּה
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What was אנטיוכוס's capital city?
Antiochia
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What do the Nun Gimmel Hey and Shin on the dreidel stand for?
נס גדול היה שם
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Was Mattisyahus son Shimon the great Shimon Hatzadik?
No, Shimon Hatzadik came before Mattisyahu
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Must the wife of the household light the Menorah?
No
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Name 3 Chanukah songs (one may be a popular english one)
מעוז צור, הנרות הללו and Dreidel dreidel dreidel
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What does נס גדול היה שם mean, explain.
''A great miracle happened there'', referring to the Chanukah story happening in Eretz Yisroel
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What are all of Mattisyahu's sons' names?
Shimon, Yehuda, Elazar, Yochanan, Yonoson
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Witch two Yeshivos argued about which way to light the Menorah?
Bais Hillel and Bais Shammai
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What is more preferable a gold or silver Menorah?
Silver (unlike the בית המקדש)
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What is first Havdalah or the Menorah?
Havdalah
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Which חשמונאם killed Nikanor?
Yochanan
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What is the least amount of candles one may light for Menorah?
At least 1 candle per household
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Who was אנטיוכוס's deputy and who was his viceroy?
Bagris and Nikanor
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What is the connection between Chanukah and Purim?
The ראשי תבות of מעוז צור spells Mordechai
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Which חשמונאי got killed by an elephant?
Elazar
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What is the highest and lowest a Menorah can be?
Highest-20 Amos Lowest-3 Tefachim
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Witch חשמונאי died in a natural way?
Mattisyahu, all of his sons were killed in battle or assassinated
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Why do we light for 8 days if the Pach Shemen was already able to light one light? (Beis Yosef kasha)
There are many more answers, these are just a few. 1. The extra light is for the miracle of the חשמונאים winning over the greeks. 2 Since they even discovered a kosher Pach Shemen 3. The extra light is since Hashem even allows oil to light and all other things that seem to be just nature
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