Christmas Bible Trivia 1
City of Jesus' Birth........
A. Bethlehem
B. Jerusalem
C. Nazareth
A. Bethlehem
In Luke 2:10 what was the first command the angel gave to the shepherds
A. Fear not B. Follow the star C. Go in to the city
A. Fear not
The birth of Jesus had been talked about in the Old Testament.
True or False
True
Joseph was originally from this town?
What was the name of the town?
Bethlehem
Where was Jesus born?
A) Bethlehem of Judea
B) Galilee
C) Bethlehem
D) Nazareth
A. Bethlehem of Judea
or
C. Bethlehem
What did Herod tell the wise men to do when they found the Christ?
Come back and tell him where he was
The number of different types of gifts that the wise men brought to Jesus.
3
The meaning of Emmanuel
A. God's chosen one
B. God with us
C. Glory to God
B. God with us
Bethlehem is also called the City of David.
True or false?
True
The animal Mary rode on to get to Bethlehem
The Bible does not say
The star guided the wise men to where?
A. The Inn
B. Jerusalem
C. The place where the young child was
D. Nazareth
C. The place where the young child was
Why did King Herod search for Jesus?
A) To crown Jesus as King
B) To kill Jesus
C) To present Jesus with gifts
D) To worship Jesus
B) To kill Jesus
Who did Herod consult to find out where "Christ should be born"?
The chief priests and scribes.
How many angels appeared to Mary, telling her that she would have a baby?
1
This is who appeared to tell Mary that she would have a baby.
A. Gabriel
B. Michael
C. An un-named angel
A. Gabriel
Joseph's occupation
Carpenter
Even though the country of Israel was under Roman occupation, they allowed Israel to have a puppet king. Who was that?
A. Solomon
B. Herod
C. Pilot
B. Herod
What were names of the 3 Wise Men
The Bible did not say
Who presented Jesus with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh?
A) Angels
B) The shepherds
C) Wise men from the east
D) King Herod
C) Wise men from the east
Herod was troubled when the wise men asked him a certain question and who else was troubled with him?
All of Jerusalem
Name at least 2 books in the Bible from the New Testament that gives details about the birth of Jesus.
Matthew and Luke
Name a person or persons that heard of Christ's birth on the same day of his birth.
A. Herod
B. Shepherds
C. Wise men
B. Shepherds
Luke 2:11
The 2 Gospels that narrate the birth of Jesus
A. Matthew and Luke
B. Mark and John
C. John and Luke
D. Matthew and Mark
A. Matthew and Luke which is the first and third
The 3 gifts that the Wise Men gave Jesus
Gold, frankincense and myrrh
The Bible tells us how old Jesus was when the Wise men found him.
True or False:
False
Where did Joseph and Mary live before they travelled to Bethlehem just before the birth of Jesus?
A) Cana
B) Capernaum
C) Jerusalem
D) Nazareth
D) Nazareth
The wise men asked Herod what question?
Where is he that is born "King of the Jews?"
How many days, after the birth of Jesus, was it until Jesus was circumcised?
8 days
Luke 2:21
The prophet that foretold a virgin shall conceive and give birth to a son that shall be called Immanuel.
A. Micah
B. Isaiah
C. Ezra
B. Isaiah
Isaiah 7:14
According to Luke 2:1 who was the man who issued the decree that all the world should be taxed?
A. Caesar Augustus
B. Julius Caesar
C. Pontius Pilot
A. Caesar Augustus
When Joseph found out that Mary was pregnant, what did "he" plan to do?
A. Go through with the wedding as if nothing happened B. Send Mary away for a while so local people wouldn't know she was pregnant C. secretly end the upcoming marriage
C. secretly end the upcoming marriage
Who informed Mary that she was going to give birth to a son?
A) Mary's cousin Elizabeth
B) Angel Gabriel
C) Angel Michael
D) Joseph
B) Angel Gabriel
Why did Joseph and Mary leave Bethlehem sometime after Jesus was born?
A) An angel told Joseph in a dream to go to Egypt. B) There was no room for them in Bethlehem.
C) They returned to Nazareth, where Joseph worked.
D) They went to live in Jerusalem.
A) An angel told Joseph in a dream to go to Egypt.
In what town did the Wise men meet with Herod?
Jerusalem
Of the 4 Gospels in the new testament, how many of them include any details about the birth of Jesus?
2
Luke 2:10 says, "And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of ________ ___, which shall be to all people.
Great Joy
The prophet who foretold that a Savior would be born in Bethlehem.
A. Daniel
B. Micah C. Moses
B. Micah 5:2
The wise men found baby Jesus wrapped in swaddling clothes.
True or False
False, the sheperds found baby Jesus wrapped in swaddling clothes.
According to Matthew 2:11, the wise men found baby Jesus lying in a manger.
True or False
False
After the Wise Men found Jesus, and worshiped him, they were told by Herod to come back and let him know where Jesus was. What did they actually do?
They went back home in a different direction and did not go back to Herod.
What did Herod tell the Wise Men the reason was he wanted them to come back and tell him where Jesus was at?
He said he wanted to worship him also.
By using scriptures only and deductive reasoning, name at least 7 humans who knew about the birth of Jesus besides Mary and Joseph?
The shepherds, wise men, Herod and all of Jerusalem with him, the chief priests and the scribes. Matthew 2: 1-4
Using deductive reasoning, and scriptures, how old did Herod think Jesus could have been when he realized the Wise men did not come back to tell him where they had found Jesus and what did Herod do after he realized the wise men did not come back to tell him where Jesus was and where did Joseph, Mary and Jesus flee to from Bethlehem?
2 years old or less and according to Matthew 2:16 KJV he had "all the children" killed in Bethlehem and in all the coasts thereof that were 2 years old or younger and they fled to Egypt.