Christmas Quiz

Christmas Quiz!

Test your Nativity knowledge against the Bible's facts on Jesus' birth

     Swaddling clothes. Manger. Wisemen. Close your eyes, and you can see the familiar scenes from various childhood pageants and movies.
     We've all got the Christmas story down pat.
Or do we? All that's really known for sure about the events surrounding the birth of Jesus can be found in the Gospels of Matthew (chapters 1 and 2) and Luke (chapter 2). The rest has been added over the centuries.
     Today it's hard to tell fact from fancy. Tradition has colored in many details missing from Scripture. Poetic license has added much -- such as Mary suffering labor pains while on the journey to Bethlehem. Luke, though, offers no such drama: "While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born..."
     And the need to stage a simple pageant has put both the shepherds and wisemen at manger-side on the same night, even though scholars say the magi arrived more than a year later. You might even know the names of the three kings, but don't look to the Bible for verification -- they're not in there!

So, in the light-hearted spirit of the season, test your nativity knowledge against the Gospel accounts by taking this Christmas Quiz:

Sonrise Center's Christmas Quiz

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1) Who told Joseph and Mary to go to Bethlehem?

A) An angel
B) Caesar Augustus
C) Mary's relatives
D) King Herod

3) What did the innkeeper tell Mary and Joseph?

A) "There is no room in the inn."
B) "I have a stable you can use."
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above

5) How many angels spoke to the shepherds?

A) One
B) Three
C) Multitude
D) None of the above

7) The wisemen found Jesus in a ... ?

A) Manger
B) Stable
C) House
D) Swaddling clothes

9) The baby Jesus cried ...?

A) When the doctor slapped him on his bottom.
B) When the little drummer boy started playing
C) Not once, just like it says in the Bible
D) Just like other babies

2) How did Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem?

A) Camel
B) Donkey
C) Mary rode a donkey, Joseph walked
D) Who knows?

4) Which animals does the Bible say were present at Jesus' birth?

A) Cows, sheep, goats
B) Sheep and goats only
C) Lions, tigers and bears
D) None of the above

6) Which of the following saw the "star in the east"?

A) Shepherds
B) Three kings
C) Mary and Joseph
D) None of the above

8) What did the angels sing?

A) "Joy to the world, the Lord is come"
B) "Alleluia"
C) "Glory to God in the highest"
D) "My sweet Lord"

10) Which statement is false?

A) Mary was a virgin when she delivered Jesus
B) Mary left town when when she became pregnant.
C) The Magi visited Jesus the same night as the shepherds.
D) Joseph was a dreamer.

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