Joseph was originally from...

Bethlehem

Nazareth

Hebron

Jerusalem 

None of the above

Question #1

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

Joseph was originally from...

Bethlehem

Nazareth

Hebron

Jerusalem 

None of the above

Question #1

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

A. (Luke 2:3) He worked and lived in Nazareth, but he was returning to Bethlehem – “his own city”.

What does the Bible say that the
innkeeper said to Mary and Joseph?

“Come back later and I should
have some vacancies.”

“There is no room in the inn.”

“I have a stable you can use.”

Both A and B

None of the above

Question #2

A)
 

B)

C)

D)

E)

What does the Bible say that the
innkeeper said to Mary and Joseph?

“Come back later and I should
have some vacancies.”

“There is no room in the inn.”

“I have a stable you can use.”

Both A and B

None of the above

Question #2

A)
 

B)

C)

D)

E)

E. (Luke 2:7) The innkeeper didn’t “say” anything.

A manger is a...

Stable for domestic animals

Wooden hay storage bin

Feeding trough

Barn

Question #3

A)

B)

C)

D)

A manger is a...

Stable for domestic animals

Wooden hay storage bin

Feeding trough

Barn

Question #3

A)

B)

C)

D)

C. 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.

Which animals does the Bible say
were present at Jesus’ birth?

Cows, sheep, goats

Cows, donkeys, goats

Sheep and goats only

Miscellaneous barnyard animals

None of the above

Question #4

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

Which animals does the Bible say
were present at Jesus’ birth?

Cows, sheep, goats

Cows, donkeys, goats

Sheep and goats only

Miscellaneous barnyard animals

None of the above

Question #4

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

E. The Bible doesn’t say, we just assume that since Jesus was born in a stable
that there were various barnyard
animals present.

Who saw the star in the east?

Shepherds

Mary and Joseph

Three kings

Both A and C

None of the above

Question #5

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

Who saw the star in the east?

Shepherds

Mary and Joseph

Three kings

Both A and C

None of the above

Question #5

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

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.

According to the Bible, how did Mary
and Joseph get to Bethlehem?

Camel

Donkey

Walked

Joseph walked, Mary rode a donkey

Horse-drawn chariot

No one knows

Question #6

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

F)

According to the Bible, how did Mary
and Joseph get to Bethlehem?

Camel

Donkey

Walked

Joseph walked, Mary rode a donkey

Horse-drawn chariot

No one knows

Question #6

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

F)

F. Although modern “pictures”
show Mary on a donkey with
Joseph beside her, the Bible 
doesn’t actually say!

How many angels spoke to
the shepherds?

One

Three

Multitude

None of the above

Question #7

A)

B)

C)

D)

How many angels spoke to
the shepherds?

One

Three

Multitude

None of the above

Question #7

A)

B)

C)

D)

A. (Luke 2:10)

What did the angels say or sing?

“Glory to God in the highest...”

“Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given”

“Alleluia”

“Joy the world, the Lord is come”

“Glory to the newborn King”

Question #8

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

What did the angels say or sing?

“Glory to God in the highest...”

“Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given”

“Alleluia”

“Joy the world, the Lord is come”

“Glory to the newborn King”

Question #8

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

A. (Luke 2:14)

What is a heavenly host?

The angel at the gate of heaven

The angel who serves refreshments in heaven

An angel choir

An angel army

None of the above

Question #9

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

What is a heavenly host?

The angel at the gate of heaven

The angel who serves refreshments in heaven

An angel choir

An angel army

None of the above

Question #9

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

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"!

There was snow that first Christmas...

Only in Bethlehem

All over Israel

Nowhere in Israel

Somewhere in Israel

Question #10

A)

B)

C)

D)

There was snow that first Christmas...

Only in Bethlehem

All over Israel

Nowhere in Israel

Somewhere in Israel

Question #10

A)

B)

C)

D)

D. Another trick question. There is always snow on Mt. Hermon.

What is frankincense?

A precious metal

A precious fabric

A precious perfume

None of the above

Question #11

A)

B)

C)

D)

What is frankincense?

A precious metal

A precious fabric

A precious perfume

None of the above

Question #11

A)

B)

C)

D)

C. Frankincense was used in the temple worship of the Lord. It represents his deity because he is truly God born in human flesh.

In Matthew, what does

“wise men” or “Magi” refer to?

Men of the educated class

Eastern kings

Men who studied the stars

Sages

Question #12

A)

B)

C)

D)

In Matthew, what does

“wise men” or “Magi” refer to?

Men of the educated class

Eastern kings

Men who studied the stars

Sages

Question #12

A)

B)

C)

D)

C. The word “Magi” literally means “star-gazers”. Although there is no Biblical record of exactly who they were or

their point of origin.

What is myrrh?

Middle Eastern money

A drink

An easily shaped metal

A spice used for burying people

None of the above

Question #13

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

What is myrrh?

Middle Eastern money

A drink

An easily shaped metal

A spice used for burying people

None of the above

Question #13

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

D. Herod was buried with over 150 lbs. of Myrrh wrapped in his burial clothes.

How many wise men

came to see Jesus?

3

6

9

12

No one knows

Question #14

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

How many wise men

came to see Jesus?

3

6

9

12

No one knows

Question #14

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

E. We don’t know. They were magi, not wise men – but the Bible doesn’t
give the number. Many people
assume that there were three
because of the three gifts.

Where did the wise men find Jesus?

In a manger

In a stable

In Nazareth

In Saudi Arabia

In a house

None of the above

Question #15

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

F)

Where did the wise men find Jesus?

In a manger

In a stable

In Nazareth

In Saudi Arabia

In a house

None of the above

Question #15

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

F)

E. (Matthew 2:11)

When the wise men found

Jesus he was...

A babe wrapped in swaddling clothes

A young child

A boy in the temple

A grown man

Question #16

A)

B)

C)

D)

When the wise men found

Jesus he was...

A babe wrapped in swaddling clothes

A young child

A boy in the temple

A grown man

Question #16

A)

B)

C)

D)

B. (Matthew 2:11) When the Shepherds found Jesus he was a “babe” in a manger. However, by the time the Magi appeared, Jesus had been moved from the manger to a
house and the Greek word used in
Matthew is for "toddler" or "young 
child” (12-24 months old).

The “star in the east” that the wise
men followed... 

Stayed in the same place their entire journey

Disappeared and reappeared

Moved ahead of them and stopped

over the place where Jesus was

Was just a mirage

None of the above

Question #17

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

The “star in the east” that the wise
men followed... 

Stayed in the same place their entire journey

Disappeared and reappeared

Moved ahead of them and stopped

over the place where Jesus was

Was just a mirage

None of the above

Question #17

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

C. (Matthew 2:9) 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.”

The wise men stopped in Jerusalem...

To inform Herod about Jesus

To find out where Jesus was

To ask about the star

To buy presents

None of the above

Question #18

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

The wise men stopped in Jerusalem...

To inform Herod about Jesus

To find out where Jesus was

To ask about the star

To buy presents

None of the above

Question #18

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

B. (Matthew 2:2)

Where do we find the Christmas story?

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

All of the above

Only A and B

Only A and C

Only A, B and C

Question #19

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

F)

G)

H)

Where do we find the Christmas story?

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

All of the above

Only A and B

Only A and C

Only A, B and C

Question #19

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

F)

G)

H)

G. Matthew, a tax collector, records the genealogy of Jesus (for taxation) and
the “magi” – men of means from a
foreign country. Luke, a physician, records the pregnancy and birth.

When Joseph found Mary was

pregnant, what happened?

They got married

Joseph wanted to break the engagement

Mary left town for three months

A and B

B and C

Question #20

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

When Joseph found Mary was

pregnant, what happened?

They got married

Joseph wanted to break the engagement

Mary left town for three months

A and B

B and C

Question #20

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

E. Joseph wants to “put her away” secretly and Mary left town to see her cousin. Matthew 1:19 and Luke 1:39, 56

Who told, or made, Mary and
Joseph go to Bethlehem?

The angel chorus

Mary’s mother

Herod

The shepherds

Caesar Augustus

Question #21

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

Who told, or made, Mary and
Joseph go to Bethlehem?

The angel chorus

Mary’s mother

Herod

The shepherds

Caesar Augustus

Question #21

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

E. (Luke 2:1-5) “There went out a decree from Caesar Augustus… everyone into
his own city… “