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Quiz about Christmas Carols Lesser Known Second Lines

Christmas Carols - Lesser Known Second Lines Quiz

This quiz will test you on a number of well-known Christmas carols and hymns by giving you the first line of the second verse.

A multiple-choice quiz by justin_ingels. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
justin_ingels

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
321,936

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Name the song whose second verse begins: "Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!". Hint

Our Savior Reigns

Silent Night

Carol of the Bells

Joy to the World

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Question 2 of 10

2. What well known hymn's second verse begins: "Christ by highest heav'n adored"? Hint

O Come All Ye Faithful

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

O Come O Come Emmanuel

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

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Question 3 of 10

3. Name the Christian hymn whose second verse (as it is usually sung) begins: "O sing, choirs of angels". Hint

O Come All Ye Faithful

O Christmas Tree

O Come O Come Emmanuel

O Little Town of Bethlehem

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Question 4 of 10

4. The second verse of which hymn begins: "O come thou rod of Jesse, free"? Hint

O Come All Ye Faithful

O Little Town of Bethlehem

O Christmas Tree

O Come O Come Emmanuel

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Question 5 of 10

5. What well-known hymn begins its second verse with: "For Christ is born of Mary"? Hint

Silent Night

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

Away in a Manger

O Little Town of Bethlehem

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Question 6 of 10

6. Determine the Christian hymn whose second verse begins: "Born a king on Bethlehem's plain". Hint

We Three Kings of Orient Are

Joy to the World

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Good King Wenceslas

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Christmas carol starts its second verse with: "See the blazing Yule before us"? Hint

O Christmas Tree

Carol of the Bells

Deck the Halls

While Shepherds Watched

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Question 8 of 10

8. Name the carol whose second verse starts with: "The cattle are lowing". Hint

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

The First Noel

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Away in a Manger

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Question 9 of 10

9. Name the song whose second verse begins: "Still through the cloven skies they come". Hint

O Come O Come Emmanuel

O Come All Ye Faithful

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

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Question 10 of 10

10. This very popular Christmas song begins the second verse with: "Led by the light of faith serenely beaming". Hint

While Shepherds Watched

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

O Holy Night

We Three Kings of Orient Are

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name the song whose second verse begins: "Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!".

Answer: Joy to the World

The lyrics are based on Psalm 98 and were intended to be a song that glorified Christ's return rather than his birth.

2. What well known hymn's second verse begins: "Christ by highest heav'n adored"?

Answer: Hark the Herald Angels Sing

This is one of Charles Wesley's many Christian hymns, first appearing in "Hymns and Sacred Poems" in 1739.

3. Name the Christian hymn whose second verse (as it is usually sung) begins: "O sing, choirs of angels".

Answer: O Come All Ye Faithful

The lyrics were originally written in Latin. The origin of the text remains unclear.

4. The second verse of which hymn begins: "O come thou rod of Jesse, free"?

Answer: O Come O Come Emmanuel

The basis of this song can be traced to Isaiah 7:14, "The Lord himself will give you a miraculous sign. The virgin is going to have a baby. She will give birth to a son. And he will be called Immanuel." (NIV)

5. What well-known hymn begins its second verse with: "For Christ is born of Mary"?

Answer: O Little Town of Bethlehem

This popular hymn was written by Phillips Brooks upon visiting the actual town of Bethlehem in the 19th century.

6. Determine the Christian hymn whose second verse begins: "Born a king on Bethlehem's plain".

Answer: We Three Kings of Orient Are

This hymn is also known as "The Quest of the Magi." It was written by John Henry Hopkins, Jr. in the 19th century. Though the Bible never says there were three magi that visited Christ, Christian tradition has long held that there were three, likely because there were three gifts given.

7. Which Christmas carol starts its second verse with: "See the blazing Yule before us"?

Answer: Deck the Halls

The repeated "fa la la" dates back to medieval ballads while the other lyrics are English and date to the 19th century.

8. Name the carol whose second verse starts with: "The cattle are lowing".

Answer: Away in a Manger

It was at one time attributed to Martin Luther, though that idea has been discredited. The first two verses were first published in a Lutheran publication, "Little Children's Book for Schools and Families."

9. Name the song whose second verse begins: "Still through the cloven skies they come".

Answer: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

Hall & Oates released a version of this carol that went number one on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart in 2006. It was created first as a poem by Edmund Sears in the 19th century before becoming a hymn.

10. This very popular Christmas song begins the second verse with: "Led by the light of faith serenely beaming".

Answer: O Holy Night

It was written by Adolphe Adam in the 19th century based on a French poem "Midnight, Christians."

Source: Author justin_ingels

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