CHRISTMAS I.Q.TEST

INSTRUCTIONS:
Read and answer each question in the order it appears. When choices are given, read them carefully and select the best one. Put a "T" or an "F" in the blank on all True or False questions. GHuessing is permitted, cheating is not...

____ 1. As long as Christmas has been celebrated, it has been on December 25. (True or False)

____ 2. Joseph was from:

A. Bethlehem

B. Jerusalem

C. Nazareth

D. Egypt

E. Minnesota

F. None of the above answers

____ 3. How did Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem?

A. Camel

B. Donkey

C. Walked

D. Volkswagen

E. Joseph walked. Mary rode a donkey.

F. Who knows?

____ 4. Mary and Joseph were married when Mary became pregnant. (True or False)

____ 5. Mary and Joseph were married when Jesus was born. (True or False)

____ 6. Mary was a virgin when she delivered Jesus. (True or False)

____ 7. What did the innkeeper tell Mary and Joseph?

A. "There is no room in the inn."

B. "I have a stable you can use."

C. "Come back after the Christmas rush and I should have some vacancies."

D. Both A and B

E. None of the above answers is correct.

____ 8. Jesus was delivered in a:

A. Stable

B. Manger

C. Cave

D. Barn

E. Unknown

____ 9. A "Manger" is a:

A. Stable for domestic animals

B. Wooden hay storage bin

C. feeding trough

D. Barn

____ 10. Which animals does the Bible say were present at Jesus' birth?

A. Cows, sheep, goats

B. Cows, donkeys, sheep

C. Sheep and goats only

D. Miscellaneous barnyard animals

E. Lions, tigers, elephants

F. None of the above

____ 11. Who saw the "star ni the east?"

A. Shepherds

B. Mary and Joseph

C. Three Kings

D. both A and C

E. None of the above

____ 12. How many angels spoke to the shepherds?

A. One

B. Three

C. A "Multitude"

D. None of the above

____ 13. What "sign" were the shepherds told to look for?

A. "This way to baby Jesus?"

B. A star over Bethlehem

C. A baby that doesn't cry

D. A house with a Christmas tree

E. A baby in a stable

F. None of the above

____ 14, What did the angels sing?

A. "Joy to the World, the Lord is Come"

B. "Alleluia"

C. "Unto us a child is born, unto us a child is given"

D. "Glory to God in the highest, etc."

E. "Glory to the Newborn King"

F. "My Sweet Lord"

G. None of the above

____ 15. What is a "Heavenly Host?"

A. The angel at the gate of heaven

B. The angel who invites people to heaven

C. The angel who serves drinks in heaven

D. An angel choir

E. An Angel army

F. None of the above

____ 16. There was snow that first Christmas:

A. Only in Bethlehem

B. All over Israel

C. Nowhere in Israel

D. Somewhere in Israel

E. Mary and Joseph only "dreamed" of a white Christmas

____ 17. The baby Jesus cried:

A. When the doctor slapped him on his behind

B. When the little drummer boy started banging on his drum

C. Just like other babies cry

D. He never cried

____ 18. What is "frankincense?"

A. A precious metal

B. A precious fabric

C. A precious perfume

D. An eastern monster story

E. None of the above

____ 19. What is "Myrrh?"

A. An easy shaped metal

B. A spice used for burying people

C. A drink

D. After-shave lotion

E. None of the above

____ 20. How many wise men came to see Jesus? (Write in the correct number.)

____ 21. What does "wise men" refer to?

A. Men of the educated class

B. They were eastern kings

C. They were astrologers

D. They were smart enough to follow the star

E. They were "sages"

____ 22. The wise men found Jesus in a

A. Manger

B. Stable

C. House

D. Holiday Inn

E. Good mood

____23. Why did the wise men stop in Jerusalem?

A. To inform Herod about Jesus

B. To find out where Jesus was

C. To ask about the star that they saw

D. For gas

E. To buy presents for Jesus

____ 24. Where do we find the Christmas story in order to check these rediculous questions?

A. Matthew

B. Mark

C. Luke

D. John

E. All of the above

F. Only A and B

G. Only A and C

H. Only A, B and C

I. Only X, Y and Z

____ 25. When Joseph and Mary found out that Mary was pregnant with Jesus, what happened?

A. They got married

B. Joseph wanted to break the engagement

C. Mary left town for three months

D. An angel told them to go to Bethlehem

E. Both A and D

F. Both B and C

____ 26. Who told Mary and Joseph to go to Bethlehem?

A. The angel

B. Mary's mother

C. Herod

D. Caesar Augustus

E. Alexander the Great

F. No one told them to

____ 27. Joseph took the baby Jesus to Egypt:

A. To show him the pyramids

B. To teach him the wisdom of the pharaohs

C. To put him in a basket in the reeds by the river

D. Because he dreamed about it

E. To be taxed

F. Joseph did not take Jesus to Egypt

G. None of the above