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30 Christmas Bible Questions for Kids with Answers

Updated November 10, 2026

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Here are 30 easy Christmas Bible questions for kids, each with an answer and a Scripture reference, in three blocks of ten: the announcement, the birth in Bethlehem, and the wise men with the flight to Egypt. Everything comes from Luke 1-2, Matthew 1-2 and the prophecies of Isaiah and Micah.

The Christmas story is the one told most often in Sunday school, which is exactly why it is worth reviewing with the Bible open. These 30 questions follow the order of the story: what God had announced through the prophets, the angel's message to Zechariah and to Mary, Joseph's dream, the night in Bethlehem with the shepherds, and the arrival of the wise men through the flight to Egypt.

Every answer says only what is in the text. That is why you will not find three named kings, a little donkey or an innkeeper's lines: the Bible does not mention them, and Matthew says the wise men found the child in a house. If the kids ask about those details, it is a good chance to read the passage together.

The questions, with answers and references

The announcement

The prophecies, Zechariah, Mary, Elizabeth and Joseph.

  1. 1. According to the prophet Isaiah, who would give the sign that a virgin would have a son?

    Answer: The Lord himself — Isaiah 7:14

  2. 2. According to Isaiah 9:6, what has been born to us?

    Answer: A child; a son who is given to us — Isaiah 9:6

  3. 3. What was the priest Zechariah doing in the temple when an angel appeared to him?

    Answer: Burning incense in the sanctuary of the Lord — Luke 1:8-11

  4. 4. What name did the angel tell Zechariah to give his son?

    Answer: John — Luke 1:13

  5. 5. According to the angel Gabriel, what would Mary's son be called?

    Answer: The Son of the Most High — Luke 1:31-32

  6. 6. According to the angel, how long would Jesus' kingdom last?

    Answer: Forever: his kingdom will have no end — Luke 1:33

  7. 7. What did the angel tell Mary about what is impossible for God?

    Answer: That with God nothing shall be impossible — Luke 1:37

  8. 8. What did Elizabeth's baby do when she heard Mary's greeting?

    Answer: He leaped for joy in her womb — Luke 1:41, 44

  9. 9. How long did Mary stay at Elizabeth's house?

    Answer: About three months — Luke 1:56

  10. 10. What did Joseph do when he woke from the dream in which the angel spoke to him?

    Answer: He did as the angel commanded and took Mary as his wife — Matthew 1:24

The birth in Bethlehem

The journey, the angels and the shepherds' visit.

  1. 11. According to the prophet Micah, was Bethlehem a large or a small town among the towns of Judah?

    Answer: Small among the clans of Judah, yet from it would come the one who would be ruler in Israel — Micah 5:2

  2. 12. Why did Joseph have to go to be registered in Bethlehem and not in Nazareth?

    Answer: Because he was of the house and family of David, and Bethlehem was the city of David — Luke 2:3-4

  3. 13. How did the shepherds feel when the glory of the Lord shone around them?

    Answer: They were terrified — Luke 2:9

  4. 14. What news did the angel say he was bringing the shepherds?

    Answer: Good news of great joy for all the people — Luke 2:10

  5. 15. What did the angel call the child born in the city of David?

    Answer: A Savior, Christ the Lord — Luke 2:11

  6. 16. What did the shepherds decide to do when the angels went back into heaven?

    Answer: To go to Bethlehem and see what the Lord had made known to them — Luke 2:15

  7. 17. Whom did the shepherds find when they arrived in Bethlehem?

    Answer: Mary, Joseph and the baby lying in a manger — Luke 2:16

  8. 18. How did people react to what the shepherds told them?

    Answer: They were amazed — Luke 2:17-18

  9. 19. What did Mary do with everything that was happening?

    Answer: She treasured it and pondered it in her heart — Luke 2:19

  10. 20. Who gave the child the name Jesus before he was conceived?

    Answer: The angel — Luke 1:31; 2:21

The wise men and the flight to Egypt

The star, Herod and the return to Israel.

  1. 21. What did the wise men ask when they arrived in Jerusalem?

    Answer: Where was the one who had been born king of the Jews, because they had seen his star — Matthew 2:1-2

  2. 22. Who told Herod where the Christ was to be born?

    Answer: The chief priests and the scribes of the people — Matthew 2:4-6

  3. 23. What did Herod ask the wise men to do?

    Answer: To search for the child and report back to him, saying he wanted to go and worship him too — Matthew 2:7-8

  4. 24. How did the wise men feel when they saw the star again?

    Answer: They rejoiced exceedingly with great joy — Matthew 2:9-10

  5. 25. What did the wise men do when they went into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother?

    Answer: They bowed down and worshiped him, and gave him their gifts — Matthew 2:11

  6. 26. How did the wise men go back to their own country?

    Answer: By another way — Matthew 2:12

  7. 27. How did God warn Joseph to flee to Egypt with the child?

    Answer: An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream — Matthew 2:13

  8. 28. When did Joseph leave for Egypt with the child and his mother?

    Answer: By night, as soon as he woke up — Matthew 2:14

  9. 29. Until when did Jesus' family stay in Egypt?

    Answer: Until the death of Herod — Matthew 2:15

  10. 30. What did the angel tell Joseph when Herod died?

    Answer: To take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel — Matthew 2:19-20

How to use the questions at Christmas with kids

  • One block per week: in the three weeks before Christmas, tell one part of the story and use its ten questions as a review at the end of class.
  • The road to Bethlehem: draw a path of 10 squares from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Each correct answer moves the team forward one square.
  • Nativity with the Bible: set up a nativity scene with the kids and, before placing each figure, look for the verse where it appears. What is not in the text stays out.
  • Christmas party: mix parents and kids on the teams and let the kids read the references aloud.

Activities to use with these questions

Open the meeting with a Bible activity and close with the questions from this list. Each page has step-by-step instructions, a key verse and a variation for your group.

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Frequently asked questions

What Christmas questions should I ask kids?

Short questions about the birth of Jesus as Luke and Matthew tell it: who visited Mary, why Joseph went to Bethlehem, what the angel told the shepherds, how the wise men went home. This list has 30, each with a reference.

How many wise men visited Jesus?

The Bible does not say. Matthew speaks of wise men from the east who gave gold, frankincense and myrrh, but he gives neither their number nor their names (Matthew 2:1, 11).

Did the wise men visit Jesus in the manger?

Matthew says the wise men went into a house and saw the child with Mary his mother (Matthew 2:11). The shepherds were the ones who found him in the manger, according to Luke 2:16.

Are there more Christmas questions?

Yes. The list of Christmas Bible trivia questions has more questions and a quiz script for the whole church, and the Christmas activities page has games for your group.

Is there a printable PDF?

Yes. With a free Cinira Master account you can print this list or save it as a PDF.

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