All About Camels
Camels are distinguished by this prominent feature:
What are humps?
What traditional prayer contains the greeting that Elizabeth gave to her cousin?
What is "Hail Mary"?
What Advent custom uses three purple candles and one pink candle to remind us that Jesus brings light into our darkness?
What is an Advent wreath?
What are the three gifts the Magi brought?
What are Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh?
What city in present day Israel was Jesus born in?
What is Bethlehem?
There are two main types of Camels... Name them
What are Bactrian, Dromedary? (there's also wild Bactrian) Bactrian have 2 humps... Dromedary (or Arabian camels) have 1 hump.
What is the name of the prayer that Mary sang when she visited her cousin Elizabeth?
What is the Magnificat?
The cirle of green leaves on an Advent Wreath reminds us that God's love is what?
What is eternal?
What is Frankincense?
What is resin or tree sap from the Boswellia tree?
What present day town in Israel did Jesus grow up in?
What is Nazareth?
How much does an average adult Middle Eastern male camel weigh (guess within 200 lbs)
What is 900-1,400 lbs? FYI - Adult Females weigh between 800-1,200lbs
What two gospels of the New Testament describe Mary as a virgin?
What are the gospels of Luke and Matthew?
In what week of Advent do we light the pink candle?
What is the third week?
What is Myrrh?
What is resin/tree sap from the Commiphora tree?
What is the current population of Israel? (nearest million people)
What is 8 or 9 million?
How much weight can the average adult camel carry?
What is 800-1,200lbs? (almost their body weight!)
What does the Greek word "Theotokos" mean in relation to Mary?
What is "God Bearer"?
When was the first concept of the Advent Wreath created? (looking for the century)
What is the 16th Century? (originated by German Lutherans)
What were frankinscence and myrrh used for in the time of the bible?
What are incense & annointing/perfuming?
What is the forecast temperature for Bethlehem, Israel this December 25th (F degrees to nearest 10)
What is 50 / 60 degrees Fahrenheit?
What animal likely transported the 3-wise men (Magi) to visit the Baby Jesus?
What is a horse? Sorry - trick question... At this time in history - Camels were primarily used for trade and the movement of goods - Horses were primarily used for transport.
What council in the early church established Mary's position as the Birth Giver of God: "Theotokos" ?
What is the Council of Ephesus? The third ecumenical council, held in Turkey in AD 431
Who is Johann Hinrich Wichern?(1808–1881), a Protestant pastor in Germany and a pioneer in urban mission work among the poor as the inventor of the modern Advent wreath in the 19th century
Who wrote the song "We three kings"?
Who is John Henry Hopkins Jr.? Written in 1857. At the time of composing the carol, Hopkins served as the rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and he wrote the carol for a Christmas pageant in New York City
What was the population of Jerusalem at the time of Jesus? (nearest 100,000)
What is 600,000?