A CHRISTMAS QUIZ

A Christmas Quiz
A Christmas True or False Quiz
Can you separate fact from fiction in the Christmas story? Test your knowledge by answering "T" or "F" to each statement.
The answers are below.
1. There are no records of Joseph speaking in the Christmas story.
2. The wise men were three kings from the orient.
3. The little drummer boy came to the manger after the other shepherds.
4. The star did not appear above the manger.
5. Jesus' ancestors include a prostitute, an adulterer, a woman who committed incest, and a non-Israelite.
6. The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary first and then he appeared to Joseph.
7. Mary rode a donkey from Nazareth to Bethlehem.
8. Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem because of a decree by Caesar Augustus.
9. The wise men followed the star as it moved from their eastern land to Israel.
10. The wise men did not arrive on the night of Jesus' birth.
11. God sent a choir of chubby angels to announce Jesus' birth to the shepherds.
12. Shepherding was considered a very noble occupation.
13. Both Joseph and Mary were told that the baby was to be named "Jesus."
14. When Herod heard about Jesus he was the only one concerned about this new king.
15. The wise men found Jesus lying in a manger in the town of Bethlehem.
16. After the angels announcement the shepherds went straight to Bethlehem to see Jesus.
17. Joseph married Mary immediately after the angel appeared to him.
18. Some of the shepherds doubted and refused to believe the message they heard from the angels.
____________ _________ _________ _____
Here are the answers:
1. True
There are no records of Joseph speaking in the Christmas story.
I'm sure he said something, but there is absolutely no record of him speaking at all.
2. False
The wise men were three kings from the orient.
The number of wise men is not mentioned. They were not kings.
3. False
The little drummer boy came to the manger after the other shepherds.
What little drummer boy? There is no mention of a drummer boy in the Bible.
4. True
The star did not appear above the manger.
It appeared above the house where Joseph's family was living (Matthew 2:9-11).
5. True
Jesus' ancestors include a prostitute, an adulterer, a woman who committed incest, and a non-Israelite.
Rahab was a prostitute, David & Uriah's wife were adulterers, Tamar & Judah committed incest, and Ruth was from Moab. Matthew 1:3,5,6.
6. False
The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary first and then an angel appeared to Joseph.
Trick question. Mary was first, but we don't know the name of the angel who appeared to Joseph (Matthew 1:20). It might have been Harold. You know, "Hark
the Harold Angel Sings."
7. False
Mary rode a donkey from Nazareth to Bethlehem.
A donkey does not appear any where in the Biblical account. She probably walked.
8. True
Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem because of a decree by Caesar Augustus.
Yep. Luke 2:1-5.
9. False
The wise men followed the star as it moved from their eastern land to Israel.
Apparently not. The wise men saw the star in the east (Matthew 2:2). But it did not take them to Jerusalem. In Jerusalem they asked for directions. Once
leaving Jerusalem the star appeared again and led them to the house in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:9).
10. True
The wise men did not arrive on the night of Jesus' birth.
The wise men arrive sometime after Jesus is born (Matthew 2:1). Jesus is called a child, rather than a baby (Matthew 2:11). He may have been as old as
two
(Matthew 2:7,16).
11. False
God sent a choir of chubby angels to announce Jesus' birth to the shepherds.
Actually God sent an army of warrior angels. See Luke 2:13. "Company" and "host" are military terms.
12. False
Shepherding was considered a very noble occupation.
In first century B.C., shepherding was close to what we would consider garbage collecting. Shepherds were unable to remain ritually pure according to Pharisaic
laws and so were considered unclean. Yet God chose them for His birth announcement.
13. True
Both Joseph and Mary were told that the baby was to be named "Jesus."
Yes. See Matthew 1:21 and Luke 1:31. Babies were always named by their father. God the Father gives Jesus his name.
14. False
When Herod heard about Jesus he was the only one concerned about this new king.
All Jerusalem was disturbed by this news of a new king (Matthew 2:3).
15. False
The wise men found Jesus lying in a manger in the town of Bethlehem.
Jesus was in a house by this time (Matthew 2:11).
16. True
After the angels announcement the shepherds went straight to Bethlehem to see Jesus.
Correct. They were excited! They did not hesitate. They did not pass "Go" and stop to collect their $200.
Luke 2:15-16.
17. True
Joseph married Mary immediately after the angel appeared to him.
Yes. His obedience was quick, cheerful and complete. Matthew 1:24.
18. False
Some of the shepherds doubted and refused to believe the message they heard from the angels.
They went to see the baby right away, they spread the word, and they praised God for what they had been permitted to see and hear. No doubt there. Luke 2:15-20.
Dean Masters, owner of the Masters List

Now to Him who is able to keep you from falling, and to make you stand in
the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, to the only God our
Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and
authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. Jude 1:24-25