Q 01/05

According to the Bible's account, where did the Magi find the young Jesus and Mary when they arrived?

A) In a stable

B) In a house

C) In a cave

D) At an inn

Answer · why

B) In a house

In a house is where the Gospel sets the meeting, with no stable or manger in sight. Nothing in the text says the Magi arrived on the night of the birt...

Q 02/05

The Bible never says how many Magi made the journey, so which detail led tradition to settle on three?

A) The lands they came from

B) The camels they rode

C) The gifts they brought

D) The days they travelled

Answer · why

C) The gifts they brought

The gifts they brought numbered three, so later readers assumed one giver for each. Some Eastern churches count twelve Magi instead.

Q 03/05

In which city did the Magi first stop to ask where the newborn child could be found?

A) Bethlehem

B) Nazareth

C) Jericho

D) Jerusalem

Answer · why

D) Jerusalem

Jerusalem was the Magi's first stop, and their question troubled the whole city. The priests and scribes consulted there pointed the travellers on to ...

Q 04/05

Which constellation contains a row of three bright stars nicknamed the Three Kings or the Magi?

A) Orion

B) Taurus

C) Scorpius

D) Cassiopeia

Answer · why

A) Orion

Orion wears the three stars as a belt, a line that has also been called the Three Marys and Jacob's Staff. Their own names are Alnitak, Alnilam and Mi...

Q 05/05

Which Monty Python film opens with the Three Wise Men bringing their gifts to the wrong stable?

A) The Meaning of Life

B) Live at the Hollywood Bowl

C) Life of Brian

D) The Holy Grail

Answer · why

C) Life of Brian

Life of Brian has its hero born in the stable next door to Jesus on the same night, which briefly fools the visitors.