Christmas Quiz

1. Where in the Bible is the first prophecy concerning the coming of Jesus? 2. Which 2 Gospels do not contain information about the birth of Jesus?
3. In which 2 Gospels do you find the physical genealogies of Jesus?
4. In these Gospels, with whom do the genealogies begin and end?

5. What is unusual about the genealogy of Jesus found in Matthew? 6. In what city did Joseph and Mary live?
7. What was the name of the Angel that appeared to Joseph?

8. Did Joseph and Mary go to Bethlehem
because they were told to do so by the angel,

or because they saw the star?

9. Upon what type of animal did Mary ride into Bethlehem?

10. What was the name of the innkeeper that could not find a room for Joseph and Mary?

11. True or False
Joseph and Mary arrived in Bethlehem, found shelter in a stable and Jesus was born that night.

12. Which type of animals are said to have been present at the manger, according to the Bible?

13. Did the Little Drummer Boy arrive at the manger before or after the Shepherds?

14. Who told Joseph to name the Baby, Jesus? Mary, Zacharias, or the Prophet Isaiah

15. What do the names Jesus and the name Emmanuel mean?

16. What was the sign the angel told the shepherds to look for so they could identify the special child that was born?

17. What did the angels sing to the shepherds?

18. Did the 3 Kings arrive while the shepherds were still at the manger, or did they arrive at the manger later?

19. How did these pagan Magi, from Persia, know about the coming birth of the King of the Jews,

and how did they know the sign for which to look?

20. True or false
The song, "Joy to the World"

was written about the baby Jesus coming into the world.