1. The
Christmas
quiz

2. Q1. Which archangel announced Jesus' birth to Mary?
Michael Gabriel Raphael Uriel

3. Gabriel

4. Q2. After Mary became pregnant with Jesus,
her first action was to:
Explain to her parents what had happened
Explain to Joseph what had happened
Visit her relative Elizabeth, who was also pregnant
Go into seclusion so as not to be an object of shame

5. Visit her
relative
Elizabeth

6. Q3. According to the gospels, where was Jesus
born?
In Bethlehem
In Nazareth
In Heaven
In Jerusalem

7. In bethlehem

8. Q4. Who told Mary and Joseph to go to Bethlehem?
Governor Quirinius
King Herod
Caesar Augustus
King Archelaus

9. Caesar
augustus

10. Q5. Why was Jesus born in a stable?
In order to fulfill a prophecy
Because Joseph was a farmer
Because there was no room in the inn
To make clear that his message was
for animals as well as humans

11. beCause
There Was
no room in
The inn

12. Q6. In which two gospels does the Nativity story
appear?
Matthew and Mark
Matthew and Luke
Matthew and John
Mark and John

13. Matthew
and
luke

14. He would be wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger
Q7. The angel who appeared to the shepherds told them they would recognize Jesus this way:
He would be wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger
They would see a halo over his head
A star would be shining over the stable
He would have startling blue eyes

15. Wrapped in
Swaddling
Clothes and
lying in
a manger

16. Q8. Which animals does the Bible mention in
connection with Jesus' birth?
Sheep
An ox and an ass
Camels
All of the above

17. sheep

18. Q9. According to the gospels, how
many wise men were there? 6 3
Nobody knows

19. Nobody
knows

20. Q10. Which star did the wise men follow to find the
baby Jesus?
The Star in the East
The North Star
The Star of David
The Dog Star

21. The star
In the east

22. Q11. When the wise men told Herod they were following a star to a
new born royal child, Herod:
Told them they were superstitious old fools
Arranged for an expensive present to be sent to
the baby
Resolved to find out where the baby was so he
could kill it
Gave instructions that the child was to be raised
as his own son

23. Resolved to
Find the
baby And
kill it

24. Q12. Where did Joseph, Mary
and Jesus flee not long after the
visit from the wise men?
To Jerusalem
To Nazareth
To the hills outside Bethlehem
To Egypt

25. To
egypt