THE NATIVITY I
GENERAL CHRISTMAS KNOWLEDGE
THE NATIVITY II
CHRISTMAS SYMBOLS
100

What is Mary's hometown, where the angel appeared to her?

Nazareth

100

Who is the red-nosed reindeer that leads santa's sleigh?

Ruldolph

100

What item served as the newborn Jesus' first bed

Manger

100

What glowing decoration represents Jesus as the 'Light of the World'

Christmas Lights

200

Who was the ruler who ordered the census that brought Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem?

Cesar Augustus

200

What is the classic ballet performed at Christmas??

The Nutcracker

200

Who were the first to receive the angel's announcement of Jesus' birth?

Shepards

200

What type of tree is commonly used as a Christmas tree

Evergreen Trees

300

Who was the relative of Jesus who leapt in his mother's womb when Mary visited?

John the Baptist

300

What is the Christmas song that holds the record as the best-selling single of all time?

White Christmas

300

What book of the Gospels includes the Shepherds' visit?

Luke

300

Who was the 16th century Christian reformer that popularised the Christmas tree tradtion?

Martin Luther

400

Who was the angel who told Joseph in a dream to flee to Egypt?

Angel Gabriel

400

What was the first song to be broadcast from space on Christmas Eve 1965?

Jingle Bells

400

What animals are never menitoned in the biblical birth story but tradition still places then beside the manger?

OXEN

DONKEY

400

What part of Christ's mission is symbolised by the candlelight service on Christmas Eve?

Bringing light into darkness

500

Who was the prophet who said the Messaiah would be born in Bethlehem?

Micah

500

What nation's tradition of KFC Christmas dinner became popular through a 1970s advertising campaign?

Japan

500

What boys name means 'Yahweh is slavation', the same meaning given for the name Jesus in Matthew 1:21

Joshua

21 She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus [the Greek form of the Hebrew Joshua, which means Savior], for He will save His people from their sins [that is, prevent them from [a]failing and missing the true end and scope of life, which is God]. - Mat 1:21(AMPC)

500

What divine attribute of God is reflected in an Advent wreath's evergreen circle shape?

God's eternal nature