A Christmas trivia quiz is both fun and an opportunity to learn a bit more of the Christmas story. I wrote this quiz years ago and have given it many times. It is meant to be entertaining but educational at the same time, so I add comments here and there. There are 50 questions. Good luck.

So, what do we learn from this quiz? Well, we learn that the creche displays and nativity scenes we all love… are somewhat inaccurate. There are many legends that have been written about the birth of Jesus Christ. For example, Jesus’s birth was not in December, it was in April. Mary probably did not ride a donkey to Bethlehem and the wise men apparently did not arrive in time for the manger scene. There were no little drummer boys either. But the important thing is that the birth of the Savior did happen.

This reality check can be done on Christmas hymns as well. “We Three Kings” is probably in error since we don’t know if there were really three wise men or if they were kings. “Away in a Manger” claims that cattle were lowing, which the scriptures do not mention. But there is one hymn that is accurate. The manger scene described by “Silent Night” is just how I imagine it was. In recognition of its accuracy and spiritual effect, I play an instrumental “Silent Night” as I sign off.