🎄Christmas Trivia Questions and Answers
A Christmas set that works for a work party, a family living room, or a pub on a December Tuesday. Twenty-five questions with answers, easy through to genuinely hard.
Don't read these out — play them.
This whole set is ready as a live game called Christmas Trivia. Players join with a QR code on their phones, answers score themselves, and a leaderboard runs on the big screen. Free for up to 25 players.
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Christmas-cracker level. Everyone plays.
How many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh, including Rudolph?
AnswerNine
In Home Alone, where is the McCallister family travelling for Christmas?
AnswerParis
Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
AnswerCharles Dickens
What is the name of the Grinch's dog?
AnswerMax
Which plant are you traditionally supposed to kiss under?
AnswerMistletoe
Which three gifts did the Magi bring?
AnswerGold, frankincense and myrrh
What brought Frosty the Snowman to life?
AnswerAn old silk hat
Which Christmas drink is also known as milk punch?
AnswerEggnog
Medium
The films and traditions round.
In Elf, what is the fourth item in Buddy's four main food groups, after candy, candy canes and candy corn?
AnswerSyrup
In Die Hard, what is the name of the building where the Christmas party is held?
AnswerNakatomi Plaza
In what year was Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" released?
Answer1994
In A Christmas Story, what gift does Ralphie desperately want?
AnswerA Red Ryder BB gun
What does NORAD famously track every Christmas Eve?
AnswerSanta's sleigh
Which 1946 film is set in the town of Bedford Falls?
AnswerIt's a Wonderful Life
Who is the pumpkin king in The Nightmare Before Christmas?
AnswerJack Skellington
In Love Actually, what job does Hugh Grant's character hold?
AnswerBritish Prime Minister
Which country is Santa's Lapland home traditionally placed in?
AnswerFinland
Hard
Folklore, origins and one bit of maths.
Which country is generally credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition?
AnswerGermany
Which recording is the best-selling Christmas single of all time?
AnswerBing Crosby's "White Christmas"
Which holiday was "Jingle Bells" originally written for?
AnswerThanksgiving
In Alpine folklore, who punishes badly behaved children at Christmas?
AnswerKrampus
Which country sends a Christmas tree to London's Trafalgar Square every year?
AnswerNorway
If you received every gift in "The Twelve Days of Christmas", how many presents would you have in total?
Answer364
In Elf, what is the name of Buddy's biological father?
AnswerWalter Hobbs
Which reindeer's name means "thunder" in German?
AnswerDonner
How to run this round well
- →Work party? Stick to films and traditions and skip anything religious — it keeps a mixed room comfortable.
- →Christmas quizzes draw the widest age range of any theme you will host. The easy round matters more here than anywhere else.
- →Run this one in teams. Grandparents know the carols, teenagers know the films, and the mixing is the whole point.
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