How well do you know the Christmas story

How Well Do You Know the Christmas Story?
The Wired Word for the Week of December 22, 2013

In the News
We are using the arrival of Christmas itself as the news this week. As a way of talking about it, we suggest you take the following "Christmas IQ Quiz," which comes from David Langerfield. 

Christmas IQ Quiz

1. Joseph was originally from ... (Luke 2:3)
 A. Bethlehem
 B. Nazareth
 C. Hebron
 D. Jerusalem
 E. None of the above

2. 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

3. A manger is a ...
 A. Stable for domestic animals
 B. Wooden hay storage bin
 C. Feeding trough
 D. Barn

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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. Horse-drawn chariot
 F. Who knows?

7. How many angels spoke to the shepherds? (Luke 2:10)
 A. One
 B. Three
 C. Multitude
 D. None of the above

8. What did the angels say/sing? (Luke 2:14)
 A. "Glory to God in the highest, etc."
 B. "Alleluia"
 C. "Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given"
 D. "Joy to the world, the Lord is come"
 E. "Glory to the newborn King"

9. 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

10. There was snow that first Christmas ...
 A. Only in Bethlehem
 B. All over Israel
 C. Nowhere in Israel
 D. Somewhere in Israel

11. What is frankincense?
 A. A precious metal
 B. A precious fabric
 C. A precious perfume
 D. None of the above

12. In Matthew, what does "wise men" or "magi" refer to?
 A. Men of the educated class
 B. Eastern kings
 C. Men who studied the stars
 D. Sages

13. 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

14. How many wise men came to see Jesus?
 A. 3
 B. 6
 C. 9
 D. 12
 E. We don't know.

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. When Joseph found out 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

21. 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 may be found online here, along with a few comments from Ray Pritchard at Keep Believing Ministries and is reproduced here with his permission.

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Also, we suggest you include the additional two quiz questions offered by The Wired Word.

1. As related to the birth of Jesus, "nativity" means ...
 A. The ethnicity of Mary, Joseph and Jesus
 B. The prophecies about the Messiah
 C. The facts of Jesus' birth, including place, time and situation
 D. A and B
 E. B and C

2. As related to the birth of Jesus, "Incarnation" means ...
 A. Jesus was half human and half divine
 B. God the Son "became flesh" by being conceived in the womb of a woman
 C. Jesus took on a human body and nature and became both human and God
 D. The choices and acts of the pre-existent Son of God to become fully and truly a human being without ceasing to be fully and truly divine
 E. A and C
 F. B, C and D
More on this story can be found at these links:
Christmas IQ Quiz. Keep Believing Ministries
Answers to Christmas IQ Quiz. Keep Believing Ministries
The Meaning of Incarnation. Patheos
The Nativity of Jesus. About.com

(#1 - B; #2 - F)