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Mr. DeMaio History of Christmas Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Christmas comes from the combination of what two words?

a)

Chris and Massachusetts

b)

Christ and Mass

c)

Christian and Man

d)

Crisp and Manchuria

2.

Christmas started as a means to celebrate the birth of ___________________.

a)

Jesus Christ

b)

Moses

c)

George Washington

d)

Abraham Lincoln

3.

About how many people celebrate Christmas each year?

a)

1 million

b)

100 million

c)

1 billion

d)

2 billion

4.

When is Christmas celebrated?

a)

December 21st

b)

December 24th

c)

December 25th

d)

December 31st

5.

Some people use a different calendar and celebrate Christmas on January 7th.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The bible never officially says when Jesus was born.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The first recorded Christmas celebration occurred on December 25th in the year 1857.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Christmas was outlawed in Boston from 1659 to 1681.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

There are many traditions people have on Christmas, but the giving and receiving of _________ is one thing pretty much everyone does.

a)

Jesus

b)

wisemen

c)

gold

d)

gifts

10.

The common explanation is that gifts are given at Christmas to remind those celebrating the holiday of the gifts brought to baby ___________ to celebrate his birth.

a)

Jesus

b)

wisemen

c)

gold

d)

gifts

11.

It is said that when Jesus was born, he was visited by three ______________.

a)

Jesus

b)

wisemen

c)

gold

d)

gifts

12.

The three wiseman traveled across a desert to give the gift of frankincense, myrrh, and _________________.

a)

Jesus

b)

wisemen

c)

gold

d)

gifts