A Christmas T/F Quiz; The Christmas Carol That . . .

Can you separate fact from fiction in the Christmas story? Test your knowledge by answering "T" or "F" to each statement. Answers will appear tomorrow.

1. There are no records of Joseph speaking in the Christmas story.

2. The wise men were three kings from the orient.

3. The little drummer boy came to the manger after the other shepherds.

4. The star did not appear above the manger.

5. Jesus' ancestors include a prostitute, an adulterer, and a non-Israelite.

6. The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary first and then he appeared to Joseph.

7. Mary rode a donkey from Nazareth to Bethlehem.

8. Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem because of a decree by Caesar Augustus.

9. The wise men did not arrive on the night of Jesus' birth.

10. God sent a choir of chubby angels to announce Jesus' birth to the shepherds.

11. Shepherding was considered a very noble occupation.

12. Both Joseph and Mary were told that the baby was to be named "Jesus."

13. When Herod heard about Jesus he was the only one concerned about this new king.

14. The wise men found Jesus lying in a manager in the town of Bethlehem.

15. After the angels announcement the shepherds went straight to Bethlehem to see Jesus.

16. Joseph married Mary immediately after the angel appeared to him.

17. Some of the shepherds doubted and refused to believe the message they heard from the angels.

The Christmas Carol That . . .
By Victor M. Parachin
Baptist Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - When World War I erupted in 1914 launching the first great European war of the 20th century, soldiers on both sides were assured they would be home by Christmas to celebrate victory. That prediction proved to be false.

The men on the fronts did not get home for Christmas as the war dragged on for four years. During that time 8.5 million men were killed, with hundreds of thousands more injured. The "war to end all wars" took a horrific human toll and transformed Europe.

However, on Christmas Eve in December 1914 one of the most unusual events in military history took place on the Western front. On the night of Dec. 24 the weather abruptly became cold, freezing the water and slush of the trenches in which the men bunkered. On the German side, soldiers began lighting candles. British sentries reported to commanding officers there seemed to be small lights raised on poles or bayonets.

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