Christmas story game questions for Elementary

“Angel announces Jesus’ birth to Mary” through ”John’s Birth”

1.Who was Mary engaged to? (Joseph)
2.Who told Mary she was going to have a baby? (an angel)
3.Who did Mary go visit? (Elizabeth )
4.What happened to Zechariah in the temple and why? (He was not able to speak because he did not believe God’s message that his wife was going to have a baby)
5.What did Zechariah’s friends want the baby’s name to be? (Zechariah)
6.What was the baby’s name? (John)
7. When could Zechariah speak again? (after he wrote “His name is John”) or (after he obeyed God)
8.Bonus Question: Who did John grow up to be? (John the Baptist)

For easier questions, see Kindergarten questions, and for harder questions, see middle school questions.

“Trip to Bethlehem” through “Jesus’ Birth”

1.Who were Jesus’ earthly parents? (Mary and Joseph)
2.Name the town Jesus was born in. (Bethlehem)
3.Why did Mary and Joseph have to travel to Bethlehem? (The Roman emperor made a decree that a census would be taken)
4.Why was Jesus born in a barn? (because there was no room in the inn.)
5.Who is Jesus? (God) or (the Savior)
6.Jesus was born to do something important. He saves people from what? (from sin) or (from Hell)

“Shepherds Visit

1.What 2 things did the angel tell the shepherds so they could find the messiah? (1. He was wrapped in swaddling clothes, 2. He was lying in a manger)
2.After the angel told the shepherds where to find Jesus, who appeared? (thousands of angels)
3.What did the angels sing? (Glory to God in the highest) or (Peace on earth, good will toward men)
4.Who did the shepherds tell about Jesus? (everyone they met)
5.Bonus Question: How did the shepherds know what the angels were talking about? (All Jews knew about the prophesies in the Old Testament that told of a messiah who was going to come and save people.)

Wise Men Visit

1.What time of day did the wise men probably travel, and what made it difficult? (at night, It must have been really hard to travel for 2 years without street lights or flashlights or roads!)
2.The wise men were bringing extremely expensive gifts to an extremely important person. Who did they visit first, since they knew they were giving the gifts to royalty? (king Herod)
3.How did King Herod know where to tell the wise men to look for Jesus? (He asked scholars who looked up prophecies in the Old Testament)
4.Name the 3 presents they gave Jesus. (gold, frankincense, and myrrh)
5.trick question : How many wise men were there? (we don’t know. we only know there were 3 gifts.)
6.trick question: Which of the following animals are mentioned in the Christmas story in the Bible? camels, donkey, sheep? (sheep)
7.Who wanted to kill the baby Jesus? (king Herod)
8.Why did the wise men not go back to report to Herod where they found Jesus? (they were warned in a dream)
9.How did Joseph know to escape? (He was warned in a dream)
10. Where did Joseph take Mary and Jesus? (Egypt)

Christmas Story Questions for Elementary:

Choose questions below that will review the part of the story you will be telling.