Subject: A Christmas I.Q. Test
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Sun Dec 22 2002 - 02:20:20 EST
"A Christmas I.Q. Test"
1. Joseph was originally from... (Luke 2:3)
A. Bethlehem
B. Nazareth
C. Hebron
D. Jerusalem
E. None of the above
2. Silent Night was played as a Christmas carol on the guitar because a
mouse had eaten part of the pipe organ and they couldn't use the
organ.
True____ False____
3. For as long as it's been celebrated, Christmas
has been celebrated on December 25?
True____ False____
4. Mary and Joseph were fully married according
to Jewish law when she became pregnant.
True____ False____
5. What does the Bible say that the Innkeeper said to Mary and Joseph?
(Luke 2:7)
A. "There is no room in the inn."
B. "I have a stable you can use."
C. "Come back later and I should have some vacancies."
D. Both A and B
E. None of the above
6. A manger is a...
A. Stable for domestic animals
B. Wooden hay storage bin
C. Feeding trough
D. Barn
7. Which animals does the Bible say were present at Jesus' birth?
A. Cows, sheep, goats
B. Cows, Donkeys, goats
C. Sheep and goats only
D. Miscellaneous barnyard animals
E. None of the above
8. Who saw the star in the east?
A. Shepherds
B. Mary and Joseph
C. Three Kings
D. Both A and C
E. None of the above
9. According to the Bible, how did Mary and Joseph get to Bethlehem?
A. Camel
B. Donkey
C. Walked
D. Joseph walked, Mary rode a donkey
E. Buick
F. Who knows?
10. How many angels spoke to the shepherds?
(Luke 2:10)
A. One
B. Three
C. Multitude
D. None of the above
11. What did the angels sing? (Luke 2:14)
A. "Glory to G~d in the highest, etc."
B. "Alleluia"
C. "Unto us a child is born, Unto us a son is given"
D. "Joy the world, the Lord is come"
E. "Glory to the newborn King"
12. What is a heavenly host?
A. The angel at the gate of heaven
B. The angel who serves refreshments in heaven
C. An angel choir
D. An angel army
E. None of the above
13. There was snow that first Christmas...
A. Only in Bethlehem
B. All over Israel
C. Nowhere in Israel
D. Somewhere in Israel
14. What is Frankincense?
A. A precious metal
B. A precious fabric
C. A precious perfume
D. None of the above
15. In Matthew, what does "wise men" or "Magi" refer to?
A. Men of the educated class
B. Eastern Kings
C. Astronomers
D. Sages
16. What is Myrrh?
A. Middle Eastern Money
B. A drink
C. An easily shaped metal
D. A spice used for burying people
E. None of the above
17. How many wise men came to see Jesus?
_____
18. Where did the wise men find Jesus?
(Matthew 2:11)
A. In a manger
B. In a stable
C. In Nazareth
D. In Saudi Arabia
E. In a house
F. None of the above
19. When the wise men found Jesus he was...
(Matthew 2:11)
A. A babe wrapped in swaddling clothes
B. A young child
C. A boy in the temple
D. A grown man
20. The "star in the east" that the wise men followed...
(Matthew 2:9)
A. Stayed in the same place their entire journey
B. Disappeared and reappeared
C. Moved ahead of them and stopped over the
place where Jesus was
D. Was just a mirage
E. None of the above
21. The wise men stopped in Jerusalem...
(Matthew 2:2)
A. To inform Herod about Jesus
B. To find out where Jesus was
C. To ask about the star
D. To buy presents
E. None of the above
22. Where do we find the Christmas story?
A. Matthew
B. Mark
C. Luke
D. John
E. All of the above
F. Only A and B
G. Only A and C
H. Only A, B, and C
23. When Joseph found Mary was pregnant,
what happened?
A. They got married
B. Joseph wanted to break the engagement
C. Mary left town for three months
D. A and B
E. B and C
24. Who told (made) Mary and Joseph go to Bethlehem?
(Luke 2:1-5)
A. The angel chorus
B. Mary's mother
C. Herod
D. The shepherds
E. Caesar Augustus
"The Answers"
(read the scriptures beside the questions)
1. A. He worked and lived in Nazareth, but he
was returning to Bethlehem - "his own city"
(See Luke 2:3).
2. True
3. False
4. False - This is a "trick question". They were
in the betrothal period, but not "fully" married.
5. E. The innkeeper didn't "say" anything
(See Luke 2:7)
6. C. Feeding trough - Interestingly enough, most
mangers in New Testament times were made of
stone. If you visit Israel today, you can see stone
mangers used by Solomon to feed his horses at
Megiddo.
7. E. The Bible doesn't say, we just "assume" that
since Jesus was born in a stable that there were
various barnyard animals present.
8. E. This is a "trick" question. The "magi" saw the
star. However, the Bible doesn't say how many
there were and they were not kings, but astronomers
(see answer 15).
9. F. Although the modern "pictures" in my Children's
Bible show Mary on a donkey with Joseph beside her,
the Bible doesn't say!
10. A. Luke 2:10
11. A. Luke 2:14
12. D. The word means "army" - literally thousands.
Now, since there was a "multitude" of the heavenly
"army" (hosts), there could easily have been from
10,000 - 100,000 angels there that night! No wonder
the shepherds were "sore afraid"!
13. D. Another trick question. There is always snow
on Mt. Hermon
14. C.
15. C. The word "Magi" literally means "star-gazers".
Although there is no Biblical record of exactly who
they were or their point of origin, the writer of this test
personally believes that they were descendants of the
so-called "wise men" of Babylon. He believes that
G~d, in His great providence, used Daniel (while he
was in captivity in Babylon), to teach these men about
future events - including the birth of the Savior of the
world. Read Daniel 5:11 - Daniel was put in charge
of these men!
16. D. Herod was buried with over 150 lbs. of Myrrh
wrapped in his burial clothes.
17. The Bible doesn't say. We assume that there
were three because of the three gifts.
18. E. Read Matthew 2:11 (see next answer)
19. B. Read Matthew 2:11 When the Shepherds
found Jesus (Luke 2), he was a "babe" in a manger.
The Greek word used in Luke 2 is for a "newborn
baby." However, by the time the Magi appeared,
Jesus had been moved from the manger to a
house (verse 11) and the Greek word used in
Matthew is for "toddler or young child". He was
probably somewhere between 12-24 months old.
20. C. Read Matthew 2:9 Most people miss this
question. The star did not stay stationary over the
manger or the house. This verse makes it clear
that the star moved "in front" of the magi and guided
them till it "stood over where the young child was."
21. B. Read Matthew 2:2
22. G. Isn't it amazing how G~d divinely inspired
these two gospel writers to write His exact words,
but, yet, He used their interests and professions
to recall different aspects of Jesus' birth. Matthew,
a tax collector, records the genealogy of Jesus and
the "magi" - men of means from a foreign country.
Luke, a physician, records the pregnancy and birth.
23. E. Joseph wants to "put her away" secretly and
Mary left town to see her sister Elizabeth. Matthew
1:19 and Luke 1:39, 56
24. E. "There went out a decree from Caesar Augustus.
.. everyone into his own city... " (Luke 2:1-5)
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