The following is a quiz on The Birth Of Jesus the Christ developed by http://www.biblequizzes.org.uk. Please be honest and take the test first, THEN check your answers. If you would like a printable quiz to hand out at your Sunday School Class, or Bible Study Group Christmas Party, please email me at mrb562@roadrunner.com. I will email you the test with answer sheet. I also have a little tougher quiz for those “wise-guys” that think they know it all.

Enjoy.

Birth of Jesus Quiz – Level One.

By (http://www.biblequizzes.org.uk/offers.php).

1: Where was Jesus born?

1. Nazareth
2. Bethlehem
3. Jerusalem
4. Jericho

 

2: Who was the mother of Jesus?

1. Martha
2. Elisabeth
3. Mary
4. Salome

 

3: What did Jesus sleep in after he was born?

1. Manger
2. Cot
3. Bed
4. Straw

 

4: How many wise men does the Bible say came to visit Jesus?

1. Two
2. Three
3. Four
4. It doesn’t say

 

5: How did the wise men know that the King of the Jews had been born?

1. They saw a star in the East
2. They had a vision
3. Angels told them
4. They guessed

 

6: Which of the following is not a gift that the wise men brought for Jesus?

1. Gold
2. Silver
3. Myrrh
4. Frankincense

 

7: Who else came to visit Jesus?

1. Carpenters
2. Farmers
3. Shepherds
4. Merchants

 

8: Who said “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill to men”?

1. Mary
2. Angels
3. Wise men
4. Elisabeth

 

9: Who wanted to kill Jesus?

1. Herod
2. Caesar Augustus
3. Wise men
4. Cyrenius

 

10: Who was the father of Jesus?

1. Simeon
2. Zacharias
3. Joseph
4. God

 

11: What ritual did Jesus undergo when he was eight days old?

1. Circumcision
2. Birthday party
3. Baptism
4. Christening

 

12: What was Jesus wrapped in when he was born?

1. A small robe
2. A donkey’s blanket
3. Swaddling clothes
4. A sheet

 

13: What was special about Jesus’ mother?

1. She was beautiful
2. She was a prophetess
3. She loved God
4. She was a virgin

 

14: How were the family warned that someone wanted to kill Jesus?

1. By a messenger
2. In a dream
3. A star appeared in the sky
4. An angel visited them

 

15: To what country did he family escape to after they were warned of the death threat to Jesus?

1. Edom
2. Phoenicia
3. Egypt
4. Syria

 

16: In what city did King Herod live?

1. Nazareth
2. Bethlehem
3. Jerusalem
4. Jericho

 

17: Children in the region of what age were to be killed, in the hope that Jesus would also be killed?

1. 6 months and under
2. 1 year and under
3. 2 years and under
4. 3 years and under

 

18: What was the name of the man Jesus’ mother was engaged to at the time she became pregnant?

1. Simeon
2. Zacharias
3. Joseph
4. James

 

19: Who was Jesus descended from?

1. King Saul
2. King David
3. Jeremiah
4. Moses

 

20: In what city was Jesus brought up as a child?

1. Nazareth
2. Bethlehem
3. Jerusalem
4. Jericho

 

 

ANSWER SHEET To Birth of Jesus Level One

1. Where was Jesus born? Bethlehem … Matt 2:1 – Bethlehem means ‘house of bread’.

2. Who was the mother of Jesus? Mary … Matt 2:11

3. What did Jesus sleep in after he was born? Manger … Luke 2:7

4. How many wise men does the Bible say came to visit Jesus? It doesn’t say ... There is no indication of how many wise men visited Jesus, except that there were at least two because the word ‘magi’ is plural.

5. How did the wise men know that the King of the Jews had been born? They saw a star in the East … Matt 2:2 – Much has been written about the star, but all we can really say for sure is there was a luminous object which appeared for a special purpose.

6. Which of the following is not a gift that the wise men brought for Jesus? Silver … Matt 2:11

7. Who else came to visit Jesus? Shepherds … Luke 2:15

8. Who said “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill to men”? Angels … Luke 2:13-14 – It is interesting to note that the angels ‘said’ and did not sing as we are led to believe by many of our popular hymns.

9. Who wanted to kill Jesus? Herod … Matt 2:16 – Herod was threatened by a rival who was to be a future King of the Jews and sought to kill him to remove the threat to his throne.

10. Who was the father of Jesus? God … Mark 1:1 – Throughout the gospels Jesus is called the Son of God and had no genetic connection to Joseph. Jesus was born from God’s power, the Holy Spirit, acting upon Mary and for this reason his father was God and his mother was Mary. He was therefore called both the Son of God and also the Son of Man.

11. What ritual did Jesus undergo when he was eight days old? Circumcision … Luke 2:21 – Jesus was a Jew and so would be obliged to undergo this ritual.

12. What was Jesus wrapped in when he was born? Swaddling clothes … Luke 2:7 – When a Jewish child was born, it was usual for it to be washed in water, rubbed in salt and wrapped in swaddling clothes, which are bands or blankets that confined the limbs closely. (Ezek 16:4)

13. What was special about Jesus’ mother? She was a virgin … Matt 1:23 – Matthew clearly understands this to be a literal virgin (cf Luke 1:34) and implies that the conception was miraculous.

14. How were the family warned that someone wanted to kill Jesus? In a dream … Matt 2:13 – The angel only appeared to Joseph in a dream and didn’t actually visit them in a physical sense. Also the angel appeared only to Joseph and not to them both.

15. To what country did he family escape to after they were warned of the death threat to Jesus? Egypt ... Matt 2:14 – They departed immediately under the cover of darkness.

16. In what city did King Herod live? . Matt 2:1,3

17. Children in the region of what age were to be killed, in the hope that Jesus would also be killed? 2 years and under … Matt 2:16 – Jesus could well have been nearly two years old by the time the wise men visited him.

18. What was the name of the man Jesus’ mother was engaged to at the time she became pregnant?
Joseph … Luke 1:27

19. Who was Jesus descended from? King David … Matt 1:1 – It was important to trace the genealogy of Jesus back to David as the promise had been made that the Messiah would be part of his family (Jer 23:5)

20. In what city was Jesus brought up as a child? Nazareth … Matt 2:23 – and so the prophecy that he shall be called a Nazarene was fulfilled.

Copyright: All material is copyright of the Bible Quizzes and Puzzles site and may be freely used in non-profi t publications as long as http://www.biblequizzes.org.uk is credited as the source. Any other use including commercial use or online publication requires written permission.