Jesus
Baby Jesus was born in a _______ and laid in/on a________.
a) Hospital, Bed
b) Barn, Manger
c) House, Crib
d) Community Center, Yoga Mat
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph are members of the Holy _______.
a) Name Society
b) Club
c) Trinity
d) Family
d) Family
______ is the first season on the Church calendar.
a) Lent
b) Advent
c) Easter
d) Christmas
b) Advent
It was snowing when Jesus was born on the first Christmas.
a) True
b) False
b) False
We put up Chrismas lights to symbolize that Jesus is the _________ of the _______.
a) saviour, human race
b) king, world
c) light, world
d) baby, manger
c) light, world
How many wise men came to see Baby Jesus?
a) 3
b) 13
c) tradition tells us 3
d) nobody really knows
c) tradition tells us 3
How did Mary and Joseph get to Bethlehem?
a) Camel
b) Joseph walked, Mary rode a donkey
c) horse-drawn chariot
d) we don't really know, but church tradition tells us that Joseph walked and Mary rode a donkey.
b) Joseph walked, Mary rode a donkey
“O Come, O Come Emmanuel, and ransom captive _______ .”
a) Israel
b) Pokémon
c) hostages
d) prisoners
a) Israel
St. Francis was there when Jesus was born.
a) True
b) False
b) False
The “star in the east” that the wise men followed…
a) Stayed in the same place their entire journey
b) Disappeared and reappeared
c) Moved ahead of them and stopped over the place where Jesus was
d) Was just a mirage
e) None of the above
a) stayed in the same place their entire journey
What is Frankincense?
a) an expensive jewel
b) a brand of sports car
c) a knitted jacket and baby bootie set made in Israel by expectant mothers
d) a type of tree resin
d) a type of tree resin
Joseph was originally from _______.
a) Nazareth
b) Bethlehem
c) Hebron
d) Jerusalem
b) Bethlehem
Advent lasts _______ .
a) for 40 days
b) until the Christmas sales end
c) until the groundhog appears
d) four weeks
d) four weeks
The Magi who visited the newborn Jesus were ___________ .
a) wise men from the East
b) types of bugs
c) young magicians
d) from the town of Magiopolis
a) wise men from the east
The Christmas season ends
a) Boxing Day (St. Stephen's Day)
b) Candlemas
c) Ash Wednesday
d) New Year's Eve
b) Candlemas
Jesus' cousin, John the Baptist, is about ________ older.
a) 6 months
b) 7 years
c) He's not older, they're both the same age
d) 3 weeks
a) 6 months
The Feast of Candlemas celebrates ___________ .
a) the angel’s announcement to Mary that she would be Jesus’ mother
b) the birth of Jesus
c) Jesus’ graduation from college
d) The purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple.
d) The Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
1. The Sunday we light the pink candle on is called
a) Groundhog Day
b) Pink Sunday
c) Gaudete Sunday
d) Christmas Day
2. (For bonus points) On the 3rd Sunday of Advent, the priest wears __________.
a) Rose
b) Purple
c) Green
d) Pink
1.
c) Gaudete Sunday
2.
a) Rose
The word crèche means __________.
a) “candy canes” in Russian
b) “jump like a French ballet dancer”
c) “crush” in French
d) “a representation of the Nativity scene”
d) " a representation of the nativity scene"
Which of the following is NOT one of the names of the Magi?
a) Caspar
b) Melchior
c) Balthazar
d) Caius
d) Caius
The name Jesus means_________.
a) Goodness
b) God Saves
c) God is with us
d) Saviour
b) God Saves
What does the Bible say that the Innkeeper told Mary and Joseph?
a) "There is no room in the inn"
b) "I have a stable you can use"
c)"Come back later and I should have some vacancies"
d) A and B
e) None of the above
d) A and B
'Advent means_______ in________.
a) wait, French
b) coming, Latin
c) Baby Jesus, Russian
d) patience, Old English
b) coming, Latin
What is Myrrh?
a) a spice used for burying people
b) a perfume used for washing clothes
c) a type of fabric used in funeral garments
d) none of the above
a) a spice used for burying people
Which Gospels can we find the Christmas story in?
a) all of them
b) John and Luke
c) Matthew and Luke
d) Mark and John
c) Matthew and Luke