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Quiz about Christmas According to the Bible
Quiz about Christmas According to the Bible

Christmas According to the Bible Quiz

A look at the Biblical events that have inspired the Christmas holiday. Do you know what hails from tradition vs. what is found in the Biblical account?

A multiple-choice quiz by skylarb. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
skylarb
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
148,803
Updated
Dec 22 23
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
9864
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: Guest 176 (5/15), Guest 156 (7/15), Guest 107 (10/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Which Gospel(s) speak of the events surrounding Christ's birth? Hint


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2. How many magi visited Christ shortly after after his birth, according to the Bible? Hint


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Question 3 of 15
3. According to most English translations of Matthew 2:11, where is Christ when the magi come to visit Him? Hint


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4. The magi ask Herod where Christ is to be born. Herod summons his priests and scribes, who know the location of the birth because of the prophecy of this man. Hint


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5. In a dream, an angel tells Joseph to name his child Jesus, for it was prophesied that a virgin would give birth and call her son Immanuel. What does Immanuel mean? Hint


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Question 6 of 15
6. Herod's slaughter of male children aged two and under, according to Matthew, fulfils a prophecy uttered by what man? Hint


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7. How much younger was Jesus than his cousin John the Baptist? Hint


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8. Who speaks words to the pregnant Mary that have become a part of the Catholic Church's "Hail Mary"? Hint


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Question 9 of 15
9. Where do we find "the magnificat"? Hint


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10. Why was Jesus born in Bethlehem, according to the Gospel of Luke? Hint


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Question 11 of 15
11. Christ was laid in a manger. What is a manger? Hint


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Question 12 of 15
12. The Bible tells us Christ was born in December.


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Question 13 of 15
13. How do the shepherds learn of Christ's birth? Hint


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Question 14 of 15
14. When was Christ circumcised? Hint


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Question 15 of 15
15. Who prophesied to Mary that Christ was "destined for the fall and rising of many" and that "a sword" would "pierce" her "own soul also"? Hint



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1. Which Gospel(s) speak of the events surrounding Christ's birth?

Answer: Matthew and Luke

 Matthew alone includes the story of the magi, as told in chapter two of his Gospel. Luke alone includes the details of the birth of Christ's cousin, John the Baptist, and of Mary's visit to her cousin Elizabeth during her own pregnancy. Mark begins in medias res, with Christ's ministry, and John does too, after first describing Christ as being with God in the beginning.
2. How many magi visited Christ shortly after after his birth, according to the Bible?

Answer: An undisclosed number

 Christian tradition has numbered the magi at three, probably because three gifts were given (gold, frankincense, and myrrh.) Tradition has even given names to the wise men-- Melchior, Kaspar, and Baltazar. However, the Bible itself does not disclose the number of magi who visited Christ.
3. According to most English translations of Matthew 2:11, where is Christ when the magi come to visit Him?

Answer: In a house

 Though our traditional manger scenes usually place the magi at the manger, Matthew's Gospel states that they visited Christ when he was already a "young child" and "came into the house" to see him.
4. The magi ask Herod where Christ is to be born. Herod summons his priests and scribes, who know the location of the birth because of the prophecy of this man.

Answer: Micah

 See Micah 5:2 and Matthew 2:6.
5. In a dream, an angel tells Joseph to name his child Jesus, for it was prophesied that a virgin would give birth and call her son Immanuel. What does Immanuel mean?

Answer: God with us

 See Matthew 1:23.
6. Herod's slaughter of male children aged two and under, according to Matthew, fulfils a prophecy uttered by what man?

Answer: Jeremiah

 See Jeremiah 31:15.
7. How much younger was Jesus than his cousin John the Baptist?

Answer: Six months

 See Luke 1:36. John's mother was Elizabeth, whom Mary visited while she was pregnant with Christ.
8. Who speaks words to the pregnant Mary that have become a part of the Catholic Church's "Hail Mary"?

Answer: Elizabeth

 When Elizabeth sees Mary, she says, "Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb!" (Luke 1:42). Part of the Hail Mary also comes from Gabriel's greeting to Mary: "Hail, thou that art highly favored; the Lord is with thee" (Luke 1:28).
9. Where do we find "the magnificat"?

Answer: Luke

 This is the name given to Mary's spontaneous praise, which begins, "My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior." (See Luke 1:46-55).
10. Why was Jesus born in Bethlehem, according to the Gospel of Luke?

Answer: His earthly father went to Bethlehem for a census

 See Luke 2:1-6.
11. Christ was laid in a manger. What is a manger?

Answer: A feeding trough

 Many non-biblical traditions have Christ being born in a cave, perhaps because animals may have been kept safe in a covering hewn out from rock. Animals may also have, in many cases, been kept on the first floor of a house. A manger is a feeding trough for animals, which Mary used as a cradle.
12. The Bible tells us Christ was born in December.

Answer: False

The December 25th nativity date was set for the holiday in the 4th century by the Catholic Church. Some argue that it is an unlikely date because the shepherds were, according to Luke 2:8-9, feeding their flocks in the open fields by night, something unlikely to occur in winter.

The Christmas celebration was probably intended to displace the more raunchy rituals of the pagan winter festivals and worship of the sun.
13. How do the shepherds learn of Christ's birth?

Answer: An angel appears to them

 See Luke 2:8-9.
14. When was Christ circumcised?

Answer: At eight days old

 Isaac was the first to be circumcised at eight days old, which became the customary time for the circumcision. The "Feast of the Circumcision" falls on January 1st (eight days after the traditional nativity date).
15. Who prophesied to Mary that Christ was "destined for the fall and rising of many" and that "a sword" would "pierce" her "own soul also"?

Answer: Simeon

 See Luke 2:25-35.
Source: Author skylarb

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