CHRISTMAS GIFT QUIZ

 

The greatest gift ever given was our Savior, Jesus Christ. Here are some other gifts which make up our Christmas Gift Quiz. Go to biblestoryfamily.com/blog for the answers.

1.     How might Joseph and Mary have used the gifts from the Magi?

a.      To treat arthritis.

b.     To finance the trip down to Egypt.

c.      To rent a room so they could get out of the stable.

2.     What is the approximate value in today’s money of the perfume Mary poured on the feet of Jesus?

a.      A thousand dollars.

b.     Ten thousand dollars.

c.      A year’s wages.

3.     How many pounds of myrrh and aloes did Nicodemas give for the burial of Jesus?

a.      75.

b.     50.

c.      25.

4.     What gifts did the Queen of Sheba give to Solomon?

a.      Camels and elephants.

b.     Almond trees.

c.      Gold, spice, and precious stones.

5.     Where was the parcel of land which Barnabas sold to support the church located?

a.      Nazareth.

b.     Cyprus.

c.      Malta.

6.     When Elizabeth Taylor sold her wedding ring for five million dollars, what did she do with the money?

a.      Bought a mansion in Malibu.

b.     Invested in U.S. Savings Bonds.

c.      Built a hospital in Botswana.

7.     What did King Manuel of Portugal give to Pope Leo X in 1514?

a.      A white elephant.

b.     A gold ring.

c.      Gibraltar.

8.     What did General Sherman give to President Lincoln in December of 1864?

a.      A signed portrait.

b.     Savannah, Georgia.

c.      His letter of resignation.

9.     Who designed the Statue of Liberty, given to America by France?

a.      Frederick Bartholdi

b.     Alexandre Eiffel.

c.      Salvador Dali.

10.  What did the British East India Company give Queen Victoria after signing a treaty with India?

a.      Bombay.

b.     A white elephant.

c.      The Koh-i-Noor diamond.

11.  What gift did Greece give to the city of Troy?

a.      The Trojan horse.

b.     A cohort of hoplites.

c.      A statue of Apollo.

12.  What did King Nebuchadnezzar give Queen Amitys as a wedding gift?

a.      A golden chariot.

b.     A new palace.

c.      Hanging gardens.

13.  What did the Young Pioneers of the Soviet Union give Ambassador Harriman in 1945 as a sign of friendship?

a.      A dacha.

b.     A bugged replica of the Great Seal of the United States.

c.      A signed copy of Lenin’s “What Is To Be Done?”

14.  Who designed the Taj Mahal, given by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz?

a.      Ustad Ahmad Lahori.

b.     Sheila Sri Prakash.

c.      Rahul Mehrotra.

15.  What gifts did the father give to the Prodigal son?

a.      The fatted calf.

b.     A robe, a ring, and sandals.

c.      A kiss.

16.  What gift did Solomon give at the dedication of the temple?

a.      Twenty-two thousand oxen and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep.

b.     One hundred and fifty pounds of silver.

c.      Two hundred gold targets and three hundred gold shields.

17.  When Jehoshaphat made Jehoram king, what did he give his other sons?

a.      Nothing.

b.     Palaces.

c.      Silver, gold, and fenced cities.

18.  What did Hannah give her son Samuel every year?

a.      A linen ephod.

b.     A new coat.

c.      A lamb.

19.  What gifts did Daniel refuse to accept from Belshazzar?

a.      Freedom from exile.

b.     Rule over the province of Babylon.

c.      Scarlet clothes and a chain of gold.

20.  To whom did God give the gift of all manner of workmanship in preparing the tabernacle?

a.      Moses and Aaron.

b.     Bezaleel and Aholiab.

c.      Nadab and Abihu.