Epiphany Bible Quiz — Questions and Answers
All 10 questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the King James Version reference. Use this page as a study guide, an answer key, or a quick review sheet.
Q1.Where did the wise men come from?
- A. From the east to Jerusalem ✓
- B. From Rome
- C. From Egypt
- D. From Babylon
Answer: From the east to Jerusalem
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem. (Matthew 2:1)
Q2.What did the wise men ask?
- A. Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him ✓
- B. Where is the temple?
- C. Where is Herod?
- D. Where is the palace?
Answer: Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. (Matthew 2:2)
Q3.What did Herod do when he heard this?
- A. He was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him ✓
- B. He rejoiced
- C. He sent gifts
- D. He went to worship
Answer: He was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. (Matthew 2:3)
Q4.Where did the chief priests say the Christ should be born?
- A. In Bethlehem of Judaea ✓
- B. In Jerusalem
- C. In Nazareth
- D. In Capernaum
Answer: In Bethlehem of Judaea
And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. (Matthew 2:6)
Q5.What did the star do when the wise men left Herod?
- A. Went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was ✓
- B. Disappeared
- C. Fell to earth
- D. Moved to Egypt
Answer: Went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was
When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. (Matthew 2:9)
Q6.What did the wise men do when they saw the star?
- A. Rejoiced with exceeding great joy ✓
- B. Were afraid
- C. Turned back
- D. Sent a messenger
Answer: Rejoiced with exceeding great joy
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. (Matthew 2:10)
Q7.What gifts did the wise men present to Jesus?
- A. Gold, and frankincense, and myrrh ✓
- B. Silver and pearls
- C. Crown and robe
- D. Bread and wine
Answer: Gold, and frankincense, and myrrh
And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. (Matthew 2:11)
Q8.How did the wise men return to their own country?
- A. By another way, being warned of God in a dream ✓
- B. The same way they came
- C. Through Egypt
- D. Through Jerusalem
Answer: By another way, being warned of God in a dream
And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. (Matthew 2:12)
Q9.What does Isaiah 60:3 say the Gentiles shall come to?
- A. Thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising ✓
- B. Thy darkness
- C. Thy judgment
- D. Thy temple only
Answer: Thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. (Isaiah 60:3)
Q10.What does Simeon say in Luke 2:32 about the child Jesus?
- A. A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel ✓
- B. A king to rule the world
- C. A prophet to judge the nations
- D. A priest to offer sacrifice
Answer: A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel
A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. (Luke 2:32)