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Family Fun: Christmas Quiz

A fun test of Christmas Story knowledge. Try it out in your church and/or among your family and friends. The answers are all found in Matthew 1 & 2 and Luke 2.

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

a. An angel
b. A dream
c. Caesar Augustus
d. Rand McNally

2) When did the Magi begin following the star?

a. When they left Herod.
b. When they saw it in the East.
c. When they saw it in the West.
d. About 2:30 Greenwich Mean Time

3. What did the Innkeeper say to Mary and Joseph?

a. We have no room in the inn.
b. You can stay in our stable.
c. The Holiday Inn is not too shabby.
d. a and b.
e. Who knows?

4. Where did the Magi find the child Jesus.

a. In a stable.
b. In a house.
c. In the Holiday Inn, which was not too shabby.
d. In a cave.
e. Who knows?

5. Where did the shepherds find the child Jesus.

a. In a stable.
b. In a house.
c. In the Holiday Inn, which was not too shabby.
d. In a cave.
e. Who knows?

6. What animals were around the manger?

a. Sheep, goats, and narwhals.
b. Babe, Willy, and Flipper.
c. Who knows?
d. Sheep, goats, and donkeys.

7. How did Mary and Joseph get to Bethlehem?

a. They walked (she waddled)
b. He walked, she rode a donkey.
c. Limousine with all the fixins'.
d. Who knows?

8. What were the "Magi?" (Hint: They were from Persia.)

a. Wise Men.
b. Kings.
c. Astrologers/Astronomers
d. College professors on Sabbatical

9. How many Magi were there?

a. 4
b. 3
c. 12
d. Who knows?

10. What did the angels sing to the shepherds?

a. "Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace to all people... "
b. "Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace to all men..."
c. "Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace to men..."
d. All of the above are implied.
e. None of the above.

11. Where did the Magi first see the star?

a. While they were in the East.
b. In an Easterly position in the sky.
c. In a vision.
d. a. & b.

12. BONUS QUESTION: Mary and Joseph were married when Jesus was born.

a. True
b. False

- John Maas, Christ Lutheran Church, Salem, OR

Reprinted with permission from New Celebrations Newsletter. To read more, visit www.NewCelebrations.com

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Christmas Quiz Answers:

The answer is c. Lk 2:1
The answer is a. Mt 2:1-12
The answer is e. There is no innkeeper in the biblical story. Lk 2:6-7
Answer is b. Mt 2:9-11
Answer is e. Lk 2:7-12 Luke talks about the child lying in a manger and nothing else. (Okay, okay, this is a pretty literalist interpretation.)
The answer is c. Lk 2:7-12 Since there is no mention of a stable in Luke, there is certainly no mention of animals. (Darn it! They're so cute in the pageant.)
Answer d. Lk 2:4
Answer c. Mt 2:1 'Magi' seems to mean 'astrologer' more than 'wise men,' as it is translated in some versions of the Bible.
Answer d. Mt 2:11. They presented 3 gifts so many assume 3, but it ain't necessarily so.
Answer e. Lk 2:13-14. They didn't sing, they said. A host usually refers to an army and is not used to portray a choir.
Answer d... probably. Mt 2:1&2. They certainly came from the East, therefore saw his star while in the East. The translation in verse 2 lends itself to say they saw it rising from the East.
Answer a. or b. Matthew says yes (Mt 1:24) but Luke says no (Lk 2:5-6).

How did you do?

9 to 12 right: New Testament Scholar

5 to 8 right: Good student of the Bible

2 to 4 right: You remember some of your Sunday School days.

1 right: Hmmm, 12 was a gimme. Time to get back in a Bible Class.

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