[Teachldsseminary] Christmas Quiz & more questions
Melinda Smith
msmith at bjs-cpa.com
Sat Dec 1 19:18:17 MST 2007
This was sent to the list by Finster59 at aolcom on 12/16/2005 I liked the
added question.
Melinda Day Smith
My students were familiar with the quiz where almost all the answers are
"the Bible doesn't say" so I made up a bunch where the Bible DOES say
and interspersed them with the original quiz. I made a game of it. We
divided into teams; one person from each team had to race to the candy
bowl at the far end of the room as soon as their team agreed on an
answer and grab a mini Reeses cup. Red ones were worth 50 points, green
:25, gold: 10. ( these are the holiday edition)
Here are the questions:
1. Who sent out a decree that all the world should be taxed?
Julius Caesar Caesar Augustus
Tiberius Augustus Bible doesn't say (Bds)
2. Why did Joseph take Mary to Bethlehem ?
to visit his relatives to be taxed
employment purposes Bds
3. Joseph was of the house and lineage of:
David Ezekial
Moses Bds
4. The name of the inn that Joseph and Mary were turned away from
Marriott Dew Drop Inn
Motel 6 Bds
5. What did the angel bring to the shepherds?
great tidings of good joy good tidings of great joy
happy and delightful news Bds
6. What did the angel say would be a sign unto them that they had
found the right babe?
lying in a manger wrapped in swaddling clothes
all of the above Bds
7. Joseph had to travel from where to where to pay the tax?
Nazareth to Bethlehem Egypt to Bethlehem
Bethlehem to Nazareth Bds
8. What did the angel say was born unto you this day?
a Savior a Redeemer
a Messiah Bds
9. When the shepherds arrived at the manger who was present?
the Babe, Mary and Joseph the Babe and Mary
the Babe, Mary, Joseph and wisemen Bds
10. Name of the King of Judea
Tiberius Caesar Augustus
Herod Bds
11. Where did an angel of the Lord appear to Joseph ?
in his carpentry shop in the fields
in a dream Bds
12. To where did the angel tell Joseph to flee?
Egypt Persia
Syria Bds
13. Where were the wisemen from?
North East
West Bds
14. Herod ordered which babes to be slain?
male babies 2 and under female babies 2 and under
all babies 2 and under Bds
15. What gifts did the wisemen present to Jesus?
silver, gold and myrhh gold ,silver and frankincense
gold, frankincense and myrhh Bds
Answers: from Luke 2 and Matt 2
1. Caesar Augustus
2. to be taxed
3. David
4. Bds
5. good tidings of great joy
6. all of the above
7. Nazareth to Bethlehem
8. a Saviour ( which is Christ the Lord) 9. Babe, Mary and Joseph 10.
Herod 11. in a dream 12. Egypt 13. East 14. all the babies 2 and under
( Matt 2:16) 15. gold frankincense and myrhh
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Subject: Re: [Teachldsseminary] Christmas Quiz[Scanned]
If you do a google search of the web site as Tim posted some time ago by
putting:
site:latter-dayvillage.com teachldsseminary doesn't say
into the google search box, this quiz comes up as the 2nd choice.
Take this short quiz to test how well you know the Nativity stories in
Matthew and Luke. How much of our traditional celebrations of Christmas
is
actually found in the scripture text and how much is tradition built up
over the
centuries? (NOTE: The answers are listed after the questions.)
1. How many wise men were there?
a. 3
b. 4
c. The Bible does not say.
2. Did Joseph meet the wise men?
a. Yes
b. No
c. The Bible does not say.
3. What animal did Mary ride to Bethlehem?
a. Donkey
b. Small horse
c. Llama
d. The Bible does not say.
4. The Holy Family named the child "Jesus" because:
a. An Angel told Mary to use the name.
b. An Angel told Joseph to use the name.
c. All of the above.
d. None of the above.
5. What type of building was Jesus born in?
a. Stable
b. Cave
c. Inn
d. The Bible does not say.
6. What animals were present at the Nativity?
a. Cattle
b. Sheep
c. Doves
d. All of the above
e. The Bible does not say.
7. Who besides the wise men saw the star?
a. The shepherds
b. King Herod's astrologers
c. The Bible does not say.
8. How did the star compare in brightness with the other stars?
a. Brighter
b. Equivalent
c. A faint glow over the horizon.
d. The Bible does not say.
9. How soon after Joseph and Mary reached Bethlehem was Jesus born?
a. Within minutes.
b. That night
c. The Bible does not say.
Answers to Christmas Scripture Quiz
1. How many wise men were there?
c. The Bible does not say.
Although tradition suggests there were three wisemen, as in the carol
"We
Three Kings of Orient Are," the Bible actually does not give the number
of
Magi. (Go to Biblical account of the Magi in Matthew).
2. Did Joseph meet the wise men?
c. The Bible does not say.
Matthew writes that the magi found the Child with Mary, but makes no
mention
of Joseph. Matthew 2:9-11. Of course, as a good parent, we would
probably
expect Joseph to have been there.
3. What animal did Mary ride to Bethlehem?
d. The Bible does not say.
Although it would be a long walk for a pregnant woman from Nazareth to
Bethlehem, the Bible does not mention Mary riding an animal. Luke 2:4-6
4. The Holy Family named the child "Jesus" because:
c. All of the above.
In Luke, the Angel Gabriel tells Mary to use the name "Jesus." Luke
1:30-31.
In Matthew, an angel tells Joseph to use the name. Matthew 1:20-21
5. What type of building was Jesus born in?
d. The Bible does not say.
Although Luke tells us that the baby was placed in a manger, there is
no
mention of where the manger was located. Luke 2:6-8
6. What animals were present at the Nativity?
e. The Bible does not say.
Despite the line in Away in a Manger that "the cattle were lowing, the
poor
baby wakes," there is no mention of which animals were present at the
Nativity. Luke 2:6-8
7. Who besides the wise men saw the star?
c. The Bible does not say.
Check Matthew's account.
8. How did the star compare in brightness with the other stars?
d. The Bible does not say.
Check Matthew's account.
9. How soon after Joseph and Mary reached Bethlehem was Jesus born?
c. The Bible does not say.
Although every Sunday school Christmas pageant has Mary deliver a baby
moments after Mary and Joseph are turned away from the inn, the Bible
does not
specify a time period.
Check Luke's account.
Rea
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