Christmas Quiz Answers

Dates and Mates:
1. d The Bible gives no record of their means of travel.
2. c Matthew 1:18
3. b and c Matthew 1:19; Luke 1:39, 56
4. d December 25 was selected late in the 4th century as the day to
celebrate Christ's birth

Kings and Wings:
5. c Luke 2: 1
6. c (Greek: stratia: army)
7. c Luke 2:10 ("the angel said to them")
8. d Luke 2:13 (They didn't sing; they said. OK, if you picked c we'll
give you a point.

Barns and Yarns:
9. e Luke 2:7 (We aren't told where Jesus was born, only that after His
birth He was laid in a manger.)
10. d The Bible doesn't say anything about animals being present.
11. c
12. b He was fully human as well as fully God.

Signs and Lines:
13. c Luke 2:4
14. c Matthew 2:1 (Greek: magos)
15. c Luke 2:12
16. e An innkeeper is never mentioned in the Scriptures.

Wise Guys and Testing Lies:
17. The Bible doesn't say how many * only that Magi came bringing gold,
frankincense and myrrh (see Matt. 2 :12).
18. c Astrologers who dabble in the natural sciences.
19. b Matthew 2:11
20. b Check it out!