Christmas Geography
The town Jesus was born in.
What is Bethlehem?
The shepherds saw an angel the night Jesus was born.
What is false? (They saw "Myriads" or many many Angels)
Who are "the Heavenly Host" (many angels/elohim)
The Christmas cartoon with the hairy, green, grouchy guy and a bunch of whoos.
What is "The Grinch"?
The town Jesus grew up in.
What is Nazareth?
The Bible says Mary rode a donkey to Bethlehem.
I said, "Greetings O favoured one, the Lord is with you!"
Who is Gabriel?
The old "Christmas" show with a talking snowman, a dentist, a prospector and a mutated reindeer.
What is "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer"?
Where Mary, Joseph and Jesus lived after they left Bethlehem.
What is Egypt?
Locals to Nazareth would have assumed Mary was adulteress, and could have legally stoned her to death, because Mary was very pregnant before they were married.
What is True?
I said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!"
Who is Elizabeth?
The Christmas cartoon with a bunch of "peanuts", a dog who kisses people, and a sad looking tree.
What is "Charlie Brown's Christmas"?
The country the "wise men" came from.
What is "The East" (The Bible never said exactly what country they came from)?
Bethlehem means, "House of bread"
What is true?
We said, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for as it is written by the prophet: 'And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.' "
Who are the wise men/Micah? (Bonus 400 points if you also knew that they were quoting Micah)
The movie about a couple of goofs who try and "Skip Christmas" and wind up getting into all sorts of trouble.
What is "Christmas With The Kranck's"?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
Complete the sentence: "There were ______ Magi, they went to ____ to see Jesus, were then sent to ____ and saw Jesus in a ____."
"There were an unknown number of Magi, they went to Jerusalem to see Jesus, were then sent to Bethlehem and saw Jesus in a house."
"Herod Antipas" was king of Judea when Jesus was born
What is false? (His father, Herod the Great was king at Jesus' birth)
I said, "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of Salvation for us in the house of his servant David..."
Who is Zechariah?
The Action/Thriller Christmas movie with Bruce Willis and a big tower that some misguided people say "isn't a Christmas movie".
What is "Die Hard"?