Bible
What city was Jesus born in?
Bethlehem
The main difference between stars and planets is that stars have high temperatures compared to planets. Because they radiate energy, stars are very bright objects. Planets do not generate their own energy through ___________ reactions.
nuclear
Type of tree that bears cones.
coniferous
Let the men their songs employ.
Joy to the World
Rangifer tarandus is the scientific name for what animal?
reindeer or caribou
Approximately how many miles did Mary and Joseph have to travel to get to Bethlehem?
80
The largest known star in the universe is UY Scuti, a hypergiant with a radius around _______ times larger than the sun.
A. 700
B. 1700
C. 2700
D. 777
B. 1700
What state was the longest pine cone that measured 22.9 inches was found in, known as the Buckeye State?
Ohio
Shepherds quake at the sight!
Silent Night
What is the next year Christmas will be on a Tuesday?
2024
What angel appeared to Mary to tell her she was with child?
Gabriel
Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our own, is still 40,208,000,000,000 km away. That is approximately
A. 40 quadrillion
B. 40 trillion
C. 40 billion
D. 40 million
B. 40 trillion
What species is the National Christmas tree?
fir
Chains shall he break, for the slave is our brother,
O Holy Night
The holly represents the ___________ of thorns Jesus wore at his crucifixion, and the red berries symbolize the blood he shed.
crown
Where is the genealogy of Jesus found in the Bible?
Matthew 1
The "Christmas Star" this year is unusual in how close the two planets will come to one another in the sky, about _____ degree.
0.1 or 1/10
The modern Christmas tree, though, originated in western __________(European country).
Germany
Star with royal beauty bright
We Three Kings
The Jamestown settlers created the first American batch of __________, although it may not have tasted quite the way we know and love today.
eggnog
How many days old was Jesus when he was presented in the temple?
8
Yes, the Sun - in fact, our whole solar system - orbits around the center of what galaxy?
Milky Way
The tallest species of coniferous tree is a __________.
Redwood
O tannenbaum, o tannenbaum
O Christmas Tree
Mistletoe is a small evergreen shrub that is semi-__________ on other plants.
parasitic