How Well Do You Know Christmas?

How Well Do You Know Christmas?

Here's a great little quiz to go over with your family on Christmas Day.



1.How long after the angel appeared to Joseph did he take Mary to be his wife? (Matt. 1:24)

2.How far did Joseph and Mary travel for the census registration while she was with child?

3.On what did Mary ride to travel to Bethlehem while she was with child?

4.What does Scripture indicate that the innkeeper told Joseph and Mary?

5.How soon after Joseph and Mary arrived in Bethlehem was Jesus born? (Luke 2:6-7)

6.In what type of structure was Jesus born?

7.Since Elizabeth and Mary were cousins, why didn’t Joseph and Mary stay with Elizabeth and Zacharias after traveling to Bethlehem, rather than seeking shelter in the inn? (Luke 2:4, Luke 1:5)

8.What was Zacharias’ punishment for not believing the angel’s message? (Luke 1:20, 62)

9.An angel invited the shepherds to worship the newborn king. How would you describe the angel, and the heavenly host that accompanied him? (Luke 2:13)

10.What animals were present when Jesus was born?

11.Joseph and Mary presented two doves or pigeons at the temple. For whom were these sacrifices made? (Luke 2:21-24, see Lev. 12:6-7)

12.Jesus’ parents offered the lesser sacrifice (for the poor) when they offered the sacrifice after the days for purification had been completed. How then might they have afforded the long and expensive trip from Bethlehem to Egypt (a traditional place of asylum for Jews in political danger)?

13.How many kings were present when the magi visited Jesus and Mary? (1 Tim. 6:15)

14.True or false: The wise men followed His star as it moved toward Jerusalem (Matt. 2:2, 9)

15.Who besides the wise men saw His star?

16.What was the name of the angel who commanded Joseph to take Mary as his wife?

17.In what city was Joseph when the angel told him not to be afraid to take Mary as his wife? (Luke 2:5)

18.What sign did the angel tell the shepherds to look for? (Luke 2:12)

19.Who told Joseph and Mary to go to Bethlehem? (Luke 2:1-4)

20.Why would magi from the East know about, care about, and come to worship the Hebrew Messiah?

a.A Hebrew prophet (Daniel) probably ________ their father’s lives (Dan 2:24)

b.A Babylonian prophet (__________) prophesied about Christ (Num 24:17)

c.A prophet in Babylon (Daniel) saw visions of __________ (Dan 10:4-6)

21.How much time elapsed between the last verse of Luke chapter 2 and the first verse of Luke chapter 3?

22.Why did Christmas happen?

a.Who named Jesus? Luke 1:31, Matt. 1:21

i.What does His name signify?

ii.______________ – Someone to save you

b.Why did He become a man? Heb. 2:17-18, 4:14-16

i.________________

ii.Intercession – Someone to ________ you

c.What do we learn from His example? Phil. 2:3-11

i._____________

ii.Example – Someone to _____________