How much do you
really know about the very first Christmas?
This is easy. It's even in multiple choice format. So you should ace it. It's not meant to stump you, but to help you think on these things in remembrance of Christ. After you take the quiz, click here to check your answers.
The Questions
1. The first
Christmas is a celebration of the birth of
a. Moses
b. Noah
c. Jesus
d. David
2. Who gave birth to the Christ child?
a. Bathsheba
b. Mary
a. Moses
b. Noah
c. Jesus
d. David
2. Who gave birth to the Christ child?
a. Bathsheba
b. Mary
c. Elizabeth
d. Sarah
d. Sarah
3. Where was the
Savior born?
a. Bethlehem
a. Bethlehem
b. Jerusalem
c. Egypt
d. Jericho
4. Why did Joseph & Mary who was great with child, go to the city of David?
a. It was mandatory per Caesar's decree.
b. They wanted the baby to be born in their hometown.
c. They were in hiding from Herod who wanted to kill them.
d. God told them to go there.
c. Egypt
d. Jericho
4. Why did Joseph & Mary who was great with child, go to the city of David?
a. It was mandatory per Caesar's decree.
b. They wanted the baby to be born in their hometown.
c. They were in hiding from Herod who wanted to kill them.
d. God told them to go there.
5. Mary and Joseph
did not stay in the inn because
a. their family insisted they stay with them.
b. Mary was in labor and had to go straight to the hospital.
c. no rooms were available in the inn.
a. their family insisted they stay with them.
b. Mary was in labor and had to go straight to the hospital.
c. no rooms were available in the inn.
d. they did not have enough money to pay for a room.
6. After giving
birth to the Savior, Mary laid him down
a. in a basket.
a. in a basket.
b. in a manger.
c. on the bed.
d. on a patch of grass.
c. on the bed.
d. on a patch of grass.
7. Shepherds
watching sheep nearby learned of Christ's birth from
a. the wise men.
b. a prophet traveling to Jerusalem.
c. some women who worked at the inn.
d. the angel of the LORD.
a. the wise men.
b. a prophet traveling to Jerusalem.
c. some women who worked at the inn.
d. the angel of the LORD.
8. After the
shepherds saw Mary, Joseph, and the baby, they returned to the field
a. feeling sorry for Mary because she gave birth in a stable.
b. praising God for this thing.
a. feeling sorry for Mary because she gave birth in a stable.
b. praising God for this thing.
c. disgusted that the Messiah was born in a barn.
d. questioning whether this thing was of God.
d. questioning whether this thing was of God.
9. Mary kept these
happenings in her heart,
a. pondering and meditating on them.
b. feeling sorry for herself.
c. being embarrassed that she gave birth in a barn.
d. excited about what the future would bring.
a. pondering and meditating on them.
b. feeling sorry for herself.
c. being embarrassed that she gave birth in a barn.
d. excited about what the future would bring.
10. The angel of the
LORD told Joseph that Mary's first born would be the saviour, who would
a. preach and prophesy to kings.
b. save his people from their sins.
a. preach and prophesy to kings.
b. save his people from their sins.
c. bring peace to Israel.
d. restore the nation of Israel.
11. The wise men followed the star until
a. it stood still and shined down on the manger where Christ was laying.
b. it suddenly disappeared as they entered into the gate of the city.
c. they couldn't see it anymore.
d. it stood over where the young child was.
12. The wise men did not return to Herod because
a. they were tired of traveling & wanted to get back home as soon as possible.
b. God warned them in a dream not to.
c. they had to report Christ's birth to their own countrymen first.
d. they never intended to because they knew Herod was an evil man.
13. When king Herod discovered the wise men double crossed him, he
d. restore the nation of Israel.
11. The wise men followed the star until
a. it stood still and shined down on the manger where Christ was laying.
b. it suddenly disappeared as they entered into the gate of the city.
c. they couldn't see it anymore.
d. it stood over where the young child was.
12. The wise men did not return to Herod because
a. they were tired of traveling & wanted to get back home as soon as possible.
b. God warned them in a dream not to.
c. they had to report Christ's birth to their own countrymen first.
d. they never intended to because they knew Herod was an evil man.
13. When king Herod discovered the wise men double crossed him, he
a. sent soldiers to arrest them.
b. was furious & sent soldiers to Bethlehem to try to destroy Christ.
c. immediately went to worship the newborn Christ too.
d. cried because they hurt his feelings deeply.
14. After the wise men left, Joseph was warned in a dream to
a. move to Nazareth.
b. go to the temple in Jerusalem and offer the gold given by the wise men.
c. flee to Egypt.
d. flee to Galilee.
15. How many & how old were the children in Bethlehem whom Herod slew?
a. None, he didn't slay any children.
b. All newborns.
c. 100 boys from three to six months old.
d. All, two years old and under.
b. was furious & sent soldiers to Bethlehem to try to destroy Christ.
c. immediately went to worship the newborn Christ too.
d. cried because they hurt his feelings deeply.
14. After the wise men left, Joseph was warned in a dream to
a. move to Nazareth.
b. go to the temple in Jerusalem and offer the gold given by the wise men.
c. flee to Egypt.
d. flee to Galilee.
15. How many & how old were the children in Bethlehem whom Herod slew?
a. None, he didn't slay any children.
b. All newborns.
c. 100 boys from three to six months old.
d. All, two years old and under.
