Blessed Christmas wishes to all my quizzicians! May your hearts be aglow with the Light of our newborn Savior!
1) A CHRISTMAS ICON
St. Nicholas was the Bishop of Myra. In what country would you find Myra?
- a) Italy
- b) France
- c) Israel
- d) Turkey
2) MELE KALIKIMAKA
The first recorded Christmas celebration in Hawaii occurred in 1786. Where was it celebrated?
- a) Washington Place
- b) On the slopes of Diamond Head
- c) Aboard a ship anchored off Kauai
- d) Iolani Palace
3) ON THE CALENDAR
What is so unusual about the Fourth Week of Advent this year?
- a) The priest and deacon wear rose-colored vestments all week
- b) It is less than 24 hours long
- c) The First Reading each day is taken from the Acts of The Apostles
- d) No confessions are allowed to be heard in church
4) SING TO THE LORD!
What Christmas carol was written on Christmas Eve in 1818 by Austrian musician Franz Gruber?
- a) Silent Night
- b) Joy to the World
- c) O Holy Night
- d) Santa Claus is Coming to Town
5) FAMILY TREE
In the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew’s Gospel that is read at the Christmas Vigil Mass, who does Matthew list first in describing Jesus’ ancestors?
- a) Abraham
- b) Joseph
- c) Moses
- d) Adam
6) O TANNENBAUM!
What saint is believed to have created the first Christmas tree?
- a) Nicholas
- b) Francis
- c) Boniface
- d) Augustine
7) JOYEUX NOEL
What is a creche?
- a) a Christmas cookie
- b) a Nativity scene
- c) an Italian Christmas carol
- d) a toy given to children on Christmas Eve in France
8) END OF THE SEASON
What feast day traditionally marks the end of the Christmas season
- a) The Baptism of Jesus
- b) The Visitation
- c) The martyrdom of St. Stephen
- d) The Epiphany
Answers: 1) d, 2) c, 3) b, 4) a, 5) a, 6) c, 7) b, 8) d