55 Christmas quiz questions to get you in the festive spirit
We’re finally on the home-stretch to Christmas, and while we patiently wait for the fridge to be piled high with pigs in blankets ready for the big day, we’re already looking at other ways we can kick the festivities off.
Our favourite Christmas movies are queued, we're mixing those festive cocktails, and we find ourselves frequently asking the question: How early is too early to eat my entire advent calendar?
And even though you'd think we'd be sick of quizzing after all those months on Zoom during the pandemic, we still absolutely love a few rounds of general knowledge, especially if it's festive.
So, to give you a little helping hand when it’s your turn to become quiz master, we’ve compiled a list of the greatest Christmas quiz questions (and answers), so you look like you’ve done your research.
Merry Christmas!
The best Christmas quiz questions
Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol?
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on holiday when they leave Kevin behind?
Which country did eggnog originate?
How many gifts were given in total in 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' song?
What year did Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ come out?
In which Christmas movie does Tom Hanks play 6 of the characters?
In which country is it tradition to eat KFC for Christmas dinner?
In the movie Love Actually, which character sang ‘Christmas Is All Around’?
How many of Rudolph's fellow reindeers' names start with 'D'?
What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?
Which city has been donating Trafalgar Square’s Christmas tree to London every year since 1947?
If you’re born on Christmas day, what’s your star sign?
What is the best-selling Christmas single of all time?
UK sitcom Gavin and Stacey returned to TV for a Christmas special in 2019. How many years had it been off-air before the reunion?
In the episode of Friends ‘The One with the Holiday Armadillo’, who dresses up as an armadillo?
In Mean Girls, which Christmas song do the plastics get up on stage to perform?
What time is the King’s speech traditionally broadcast on Christmas Day?
What colour are mistletoe berries?
In Home Alone 2, who does Kevin run into in the hotel lobby?
What colour suit did Santa wear until Coca Cola rebranded him in red?
What decoration do elves traditionally have on their shoes?
Miracle On 34th Street centres on what real-life department store?
Which Christmassy song plays at the end of the 1988 film Die Hard?
What is the opening line to Shakin' Stevens' 'Merry Christmas Everyone'?
What was the UK Christmas number one in 2010?
When do the 12 days of Christmas start?
According to Buddy the Elf, what are the four food groups elves can eat?
What fruit is traditionally put inside a Christmas stocking?
According to tradition, when should you have your Christmas decorations down by?
Traditionally, when should you start making a Christmas pudding?
Who was killed off in the 2012 Downton Abbey Christmas special cliffhanger?
In Elf, what’s the first rule in the Code of The Elves?
What gift did Harry Potter receive from the Dursleys during his first Christmas at Hogwarts?
Which U.S. state was the first to declare Christmas Day an official holiday?
What is the Grinch's dog called?
What's type of tree is most commonly used for Christmas trees?
In the 2006 film Deck The Halls what does Matthew Broderick's character (Steve Finch) do for a living?
In the song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' what was the gift given on the seventh day?
In the 2008 Gavin & Stacey Christmas special what gifts does Nessa give to everyone?
What is Iris's job in The Holiday?
Stollen is a traditional fruit cake in which country?
How many reindeer drive Santa's sleigh (including Rudolph)?
Who is Jeronicus Jangle in the film Jingle Jangle?
What is the name of the tribe in Frozen 2?
How many Home Alone films are there?
What is the name of the ballet that takes place at Christmas?
When were gingerbread houses believed to be invented?
Who plays Santa in The Santa Clause?
When making mince pies which way should you stir your mincemeat for good luck?
In which year was the first Christmas card sent?
What plant is sometimes known as the 'Christmas flower'?
What is the name of Lindsay Lohan's new Christmas film for 2022?
What is the most popular vegetarian alternative to a roast turkey?
When was the first version of 'Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town' released?
The best Christmas quiz answers
Germany
Four: former business partner Jacob Marley, and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
Paris
Britain
364
1994
The Polar Express. He plays Hero Boy, Father, Conductor, Hobo, Scrooge and Santa Claus.
Japan
Billy Mack, played by Bill Nighy
Three - Dancer, Dasher, Donner.
A coin
Oslo, Norway
Capricorn
Bing Crosby - 'White Christmas', according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Nine years - the last episode aired on 1 January 2010
Ross Geller
Bobby Helms - 'Jingle Bell Rock'
3pm
White
Donald Trump
Green
Bells
Macy's
Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne - 'Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!'
"Snow is falling, all around me"
When We Collide by Matt Cardle
Christmas Day
Candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup
Orange or tangerine
January 5th
On a Sunday, five weeks before Christmas
Matthew Crawley [Dan Steves]
Treat every day like Christmas
A 50-pence piece
Oklahoma
Max
Nordmann Fir
Optometrist
Seven swans a-swimming
One chocolate each from a box of Celebrations
Journalist
Germany
Nine
A toymaker
The Northuldra people
Six - The newest film, Home Sweet Home Alone, was released in Nov 2021
The Nutcracker
The 16th century
Tim Allen
Clockwise
1843
Poinsettia
Falling For Christmas
A nut roast
1934
Merry Quizmas!
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