1. Christmas Quiz
The Questions
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2. Christmas Quiz Question 1: In what year was Jesus probably born? 1 BC
1 BC
1 AD
4-6 BC
4-6 AD
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3. Christmas Quiz Question 2:
Jesus was born in Bethlehem, but where in Bethlehem?
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4. Christmas Quiz Question 3:
What did the shepherds follow to find Jesus?
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5. Christmas Quiz Question 4: How many kings are there in the story?
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6. Christmas Quiz Question 5:
How long after Mary and Joseph arrived in Bethlehem was Jesus born?
Less than a day
Less than a week
Less than a month
We don’t know, could have been over a month
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7. Christmas Quiz Question 6: How many Magi were there?
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8. Christmas Quiz Question 7: The magi arrived:
The same night as the shepherds
Within a few days of the birth
We don’t know, but within a few months
We don’t know and it could have been over a year
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9. Christmas Quiz Question 8:
How old was John the Baptist when Jesus was born?
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10. Christmas Quiz Question 9:
Why did Mary, Joseph, and Jesus go to the temple when Jesus was a month old?
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11. Christmas Quiz Question 10:
Where is Bethlehem in relation to Jerusalem?
About 20 miles north
About 12 miles east
About 6 miles south
About 8 miles west
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12. Christmas Quiz Question 11: Where was Jesus’ circumcision
ceremony held?
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13. Christmas Quiz Question 12: Who invented the “Creche” scene?
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14. Christmas Quiz
ANSWERS
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15. Christmas Quiz Question 1: In what year was Jesus probably born? 1 BC
1 BC
1 AD
4-6 BC
4-6 AD
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16. Christmas Quiz Question 1: In what year was Jesus probably born? 1 BC
1 BC
1 AD
4-6 BC
4-6 AD
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17. Christmas Quiz Question 2:
Jesus was born in Bethlehem, but where in Bethlehem?
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18. Christmas Quiz Question 2:
Jesus was born in Bethlehem, but where in Bethlehem?
We don’t know. The Bible does not mention a stable, nor an inn.
Most likely it was in the home of a relative of Joseph.
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19. Christmas Quiz Question 3:
What did the shepherds follow to find Jesus?
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20. Christmas Quiz Question 3:
What did the shepherds follow to find Jesus?
Not the star.
They followed the instructions of the angel.
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21. Christmas Quiz Question 4: How many kings are there in the story?
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22. Christmas Quiz Question 4: How many kings are there in the story?
One (Herod).
The “3 kings” were magi, not kings, according to the Bible.
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23. Christmas Quiz Question 5:
How long after Mary and Joseph arrived in Bethlehem was Jesus born?
Less than a day
Less than a week
Less than a month
We don’t know, could have been over a month
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24. Christmas Quiz Question 5:
How long after Mary and Joseph arrived in Bethlehem was Jesus born?
Less than a day
Less than a week
Less than a month
We don’t know, could have been over a month
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25. Christmas Quiz Question 6: How many Magi were there?
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26. Christmas Quiz Question 6: How many Magi were there?
We don’t know, but at least 2.
The number 3 comes from the fact that they brought 3 gifts but the Bible doesn’t say that they each brought one gift.
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27. Christmas Quiz Question 7: The magi arrived:
The same night as the shepherds
Within a few days of the birth
We don’t know, but within a few months
We don’t know and it could have been over a year
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28. Christmas Quiz Question 7: The magi arrived:
The same night as the shepherds
Within a few days of the birth
We don’t know, but within a few months
We don’t know and it could have been over a year
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29. Christmas Quiz Question 8:
How old was John the Baptist when Jesus was born?
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30. Christmas Quiz Question 8:
How old was John the Baptist when Jesus was born?
6 months
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31. Christmas Quiz Question 9:
Why did Mary, Joseph, and Jesus go to the temple when Jesus was a month old?
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32. Christmas Quiz Question 9:
Why did Mary, Joseph, and Jesus go to the temple when Jesus was a month old?
Because the Law required an offering so that Mary would be “clean” after the birth.
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33. Christmas Quiz Question 10:
Where is Bethlehem in relation to Jerusalem?
About 20 miles north
About 12 miles east
About 6 miles south
About 8 miles west
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34. Christmas Quiz Question 10:
Where is Bethlehem in relation to Jerusalem?
About 20 miles north
About 12 miles east
About 6 miles south
About 8 miles west
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35. Christmas Quiz Question 11: Where was Jesus’ circumcision
ceremony held?
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36. Christmas Quiz Question 11: Where was Jesus’ circumcision
ceremony held?
It isn’t mentioned in the accounts but they usually happened at
the family house.
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37. Christmas Quiz Question 12: Who invented the “Creche” scene?
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38. Christmas Quiz Question 12: Who invented the “Creche” scene?
Francis of Assisi, in 1223
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