How much do we actually know about the birth of Jesus the Messiah? Roger Dunsdon highlights some questions.
We all think we know “the Christmas story”, don’t we?
But how much do we glean from what the Bible says, and how much is ‘culturally conditioned’?
Try this quiz and see how well you do.
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Quiz – the birth of Christ
Complete this quiz. Award yourself one point for each correct answer. The maximum score is 22. Watch out! Some questions are designed to catch the unwary! Where you think the answer is simply unknown, put WDK (WDK – we don’t know).
| Jesus was born in: Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Joppa | ||
| Jesus was born in the year 0, 1BC, 1AD or some other year | ||
| How many wise men visited Jesus – 1, 2 or 3 ? | ||
| Mary & Joseph traveled from Nazareth to Bethlehem before she gave birth. Mary rode on a donkey, a horse, a cart, or walked? | ||
| When the shepherds visited Jesus they gave him a lamb – T or F? | ||
| Wise men gave Jesus gold, frankincense and myrrh – T or F? | ||
| The Bible (OT) foretells that Jesus will be born in Bethlehem – T or F? | ||
| Jesus was born on 25 December – T or F or WDK? | ||
| In which of the 4 gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) is the account of Jesus’ birth given? | ||
| Jesus was born in a stable – T or F or WDK? | ||
| Shepherds visited Jesus in the stable – T or F or WDK? | ||
| Wise men visited Jesus in the stable – T or F? | ||
| John “the baptist” was a relative of Jesus – T or F? | ||
| John “the baptist” was born approx 6 months before or after Jesus? | ||
| The number of infant boys killed in Bethlehem on the orders of King Herod was circa 10, 50, 150? or WDK | ||
| The birth of Jesus and John the Baptist were announced to their mothers by an angel. What was the angel’s name?
Gabriel, Michael, Peter or WDK |
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| Jesus was a descendant of OT King David – T or F? | ||
| The angel appeared to Mary in person. When the angel appeared to Joseph was it in person or in a dream? | ||
| When Jesus was ceremonially ‘presented’ in the Temple, the sacrifice offered was 2 young pigeons or 2 doves ? | ||
| To escape from the murderous King Herod, Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus fled to Galilee, Samaria or Egypt ? | ||
| “Christmas” has always been celebrated by the church – T or F? or WDK. | ||
| There are one or two genealogies in the gospels giving names of Jesus’ ancestors? |
Feel free to cut and paste this and use it locally if you want to!
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