Christmas Test

Here is a Christmas test. If you want to take it, answer the questions and give me your email address and I will send you the answer sheet.


1. Jesus was born on December 25th. (True or False)

2. Joseph was from:
a. Bethlehem
b. Jerusalem
c. Nazareth
d. Egypt
e. Minnesota
f. None of the above

3. How did Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem?
a. Camel
b. Donkey
c. Walked
d. Volkswagen
e. Joseph walked, Mary rode a donkey
f. Who knows

4. Mary and Joseph were married when Mary became pregnant. (True or False)

5. Mary and Joseph were married when Jesus was born. (True or False)

6. Mary was a virgin when she delivered Jesus. (True or False)

7. 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. Come back after the Christmas rush and I should have some room.
d. Both A and B
e. None of the above.

8. Jesus was delivered in a:
a. Stable
b. Manger
c. Cave
d. Barn
e. Unknown

9. A “manger” is a:
a. Stable for domestic animals.
b. Wooden hay storage bin.
c. Feeding trough.
d. Barn.

10. Which animals does the Bible say were present at Jesus’ birth?
a. cows, sheep, goats.
b. cows, donkeys, sheep.
c. sheep and goats only.
d. miscellaneous barnyard animals.
e. lions, tigers, bears (oh my!).
f. None of the above.

11. Who saw the star in the east?
a. Shepherds.
b. Mary and Joseph.
c. Three kings.
d. Both A and C.
e. None of the above.

12. How many angels spoke to the shepherds?
a. One
b. Three
c. A “Multitude”
d. None of the above.

13. What “sign” did the angels tell the shepherd to look for?
a. “This way to baby Jesus.”
b. A star over Bethlehem.
c. A baby that doesn’t cry.
d. A house with pretty Christmas lights.
e. A baby in a stable.
f. None of the above.

14. What did the angels sing?
a. “Joy to the world, the Lord is Come.”
b. “Alleluia”
c. “Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given.”
d. “Glory to God in the highest,” etc.
e. “Glory to the newborn King”
f. “My sweet Lord”

15. What is a Heavenly Host?
a. An angel at the gate of Heaven.
b. The angel who invites people to Heaven.
c. An angel who serves drinks in Heaven.
d. An angelic choir.
e. An angelic army.
f. None of the above.

16. The baby Jesus cried:
a. When the doctor slapped him on his bottom.
b. When the little drummer boy started banging on his drum.
c. Just like other babies.
d. He never cried.

17. What is “frankincense”?
a. precious metal.
b. A precious fabric.
c. A precious perfume.
d. Monster money.
e. None of the above.

18. What is “myrrh”?
a. An easily shaped metal.
b. A spice used for burying people.
c. A drink.
d. Aftershave lotion.
e. None of the above.

19. How many wise men came to see Jesus? (Write in the correct number.)

20. What does “wise men” refer to?
a. Men of the educated class.
b. They were eastern Kings.
c. They were astrologers.
d. They were smart enough to follow a star.
e. They were “sages.”

21. The wise men found Jesus in a:
a. Manger
b. Stable
c. House
d. Holiday Inn
e. Good Mood

22. The wise men stopped in Jerusalem:
a. To inform Herod about Jesus.
b. To find out where Jesus was.
c. To ask about the star they saw.
d. For gas.
e. To buy presents for Jesus.
f. To give their Lottie Moon Christmas offering.

23. Where do we find the Christmas story in order to check up on all these ridiculous questions?
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
e. All of the above
f. Only A and B
g. Only A and C
h. Only A, B and C
i. Only X, Y and Z
j. Aesops Fables

24. Who told Mary and Joseph to go to Bethlehem?
a. The angel.
b. Mary’s mother.
c. Herod.
d. Caesar Augustus.
e. Alexander the Great.
f. They followed the star.
g. No one told them to.

25. Joseph took the baby Jesus to Egypt:
a. To show him the pyramids.
b. To teach him the wisdom of the Pharaohs.
c. To put him in a basket in the reeds by the river.
d. Because he dreamed it.
e. To be taxed.
f. Joseph did not take Jesus to Egypt.
g. None of the above.


EXTRA CREDIT
There was snow that first Christmas:
a. Only in Bethlehem.
b. All over Israel.
c. Nowhere in Israel.
d. Somewhere in Israel.
e. Mary and Joseph only “dreamed” of a White Christmas.