80+ Christmas Trivia Questions

Christmas is a time for giving, sharing and spending time with loved ones.  It is also a time for some family fun and games!  A game we love is Christmas Trivia, where in teams or as a family you see how many answers you know to a whole range of Christmas Trivia Questions.  You may think you know all there is to know about this very festive holiday, but will there be some here that get you stumped?  Give it a try – and let us know how you go answering our massive list below of Christmas Trivia Questions.

Movie – Christmas Trivia Questions (and Answers!)

Question: How many lights were on the Griswold’s house in Christmas Vacation?
Answer: 25,000 lights

Question: In Home Alone, what household item did Kevin accidentally steal from the corner store?
Answer: A toothbrush

Question: What Christmas movie starts and finishes with scenes at an airport?
Answer: Love, Actually

Question: Which action film is often called a Christmas film?
Answer: Die Hard

Question: What is the name of the last ghost that visits Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?
Answer: The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come

Question: The Grinch’s heart is said to be how many sizes too small?
Answer: 2

Question: How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol?
Answer: Four

Question: Who voices Scrooge in the 2009 A Christmas Carol?
Answer: Jim Carrey

Question: In the movie Elf, what was the first rule of The Code of Elves?
Answer: Treat every day like Christmas

Question: What was the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?
Answer: Home Alone

Question: What made Frosty come to life in the movie Frosty the Snowman?
Answer: His hat

Question: In A Nightmare Before Christmas what does Jack call Santa Claus?
Answer: Sandy Claws

Question: In the movie Elf, how does Buddy get to the North Pole?
Answer: He hides in Santa’s sack

Question: In The Santa Clause what magical object did Bernard give Charlie?
Answer: A snow globe

Question: In Home Alone what deadly pet did Kevin’s brother own?
Answer: A tarantula

Question: Which Hollywood actor played six different roles in The Polar Express?
Answer: Tom Hanks

Question: What is Ralphie’s little brother’s name in the movie A Christmas Story?
Answer: Randy

Question: On what day does the movie National Lampoons Christmas Vacation end?
Answer: Christmas Eve

Question: What pizza flavour was the only one Kevin liked (and that no one left any for him) in Home Alone?
Answer: Cheese

Question: The movie Miracle on 34th Street is based on a real-life department store. What is it?
Answer: Macy’s

Question: In the movie It’s A Wonderful Life, what happened every time a bell rang?
Answer: An angel got his wings

Question: What was the real name of the character Tim Allen plays in The Santa Clause?
Answer: Scott Calvin

Question: In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, what was the first name of Scrooge?
Answer: Ebenezer

Question: What is the name of George Bailey’s guardian angel in It’s A Wonderful Life?
Answer: Clarence Odbody

Question: What’s the name of the main villain in The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Answer: Oogie Boogie

Food / Drink – Christmas Trivia Questions (and Answers!)

Question: Which popular Christmas beverage is also called “milk punch?”
Answer: Eggnog

Question: Which country came up with the dessert ”White Christmas” made from coconut oil and dried fruit?
Answer: Australia

Question: Which pastry is typically used for mince pies?
Answer: Shortcrust

Question: Which country did eggnog come from?
Answer: England

Question: Which fairy tale served as an inspiration for the first gingerbread houses?
Answer: Hansel and Gretel

Question: Which popular Australian christmas dessert is made up mostly of a meringue base and topped with fruit?
Answer: The pavlova

Question: How long before Christmas should you make a traditional Christmas cake?
Answer: 3-6 months

Question: What food and drink do people traditionally leave out for Santa?
Answer: Milk and Cookies

Question: What much-reviled Christmas dessert is known for its long shelf life?
Answer: Fruitcake

Question: Traditionally, what did it mean if a coin was found in someone’s Christmas pudding?
Answer: Good luck for the year

Question: What type of food do you usually get in an advent calendar?
Answer: Chocolate

Question: What two colours are traditional candy canes?
Answer: Red and White

Question: Which seafood is traditionally eaten by Australians at Christmas?
Answer: Prawns

Question: What vegetable do we usually leave out for the reindeers on Christmas Eve?
Answer: Carrots

Question: According to folklore, how should Christmas pudding be prepared for good luck?
Answer: Stirred clockwise

Songs – Christmas Trivia Questions (and Answers!)

Question: What did the other reindeer not let Rudolph do because of his shiny red nose?
Answer: Join in any reindeer games

Question: According to the song, what did my true love give to me on the eighth day of Christmas?
Answer: Eight maids a milking

Question: In ‘The Christmas Song’ what was ‘roasting on an open fire’?
Answer: Chesnuts

Question: In “The Christmas Song,” who did the narrator see kissing Santa Claus under the mistletoe?
Answer: Mommy

Question: What gift did the Little Drummer Boy give to the newborn Christ?
Answer: He played a song for him on his drums

Question: Elvis isn’t going to have a white Christmas he’s going to have a….
Answer: Blue Christmas

Question: Which Christmas song contains the lyric “Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way?”
Answer: “Rocking Around The Christmas Tree”

Question: How many gifts in total were given in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song?
Answer: 364

Question: Visions of which food danced in children’s heads as they slept in the poem “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas?”
Answer: Sugar plums

Question: What did Frosty The Snowman do when a magic hat was placed on his head?
Answer: He began to dance around

Question: Whose eyes are all aglow in “The Christmas Song?”
Answer: Tiny tots

Question: In the song “Winter Wonderland,” what do we call the snowman?
Answer: Parson Brown

Question: What popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?
Answer: “Jingle Bells”

Question: What is the best-selling Christmas song ever?
Answer: “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby

Question: What words follow “Silent Night” in the song?
Answer: Holy night

Question: How many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh?
Answer: Nine

Question: How many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh?
Answer: Holy night

Religious – Christmas Trivia Questions (and Answers!)

Question: Where was baby Jesus born?
Answer: In Bethlehem

Question: Plum Christmas pudding is traditionally made with 13 ingredients. Why?
Answer: To symbolise Christ and the apostles.

Question: What midnight service do many churches celebrate on Christmas Eve?
Answer: Midnight Mass

Question: Who is Jesus’ mother?
Answer: Mary and Joseph

Question: What popular scene is depicted in ‘nativity scenes’
Answer: The birth of Jesus

Question: Where was Jesus lain after he was born?
Answer: A manger

Question: According to legend, what holiday goodies were shaped to resemble a shepherd’s staff?
Answer: Candy canes

Question: What is a Christmas wreath meant to represent?
Answer: Eternal life

Question: What are the colours of a candy cane meant to represent?
Answer: The red is the blood of Jesus and the white is purity.

Tradition / General – Christmas Trivia Questions (and Answers!)

Question: What is it called when people go singing from door to door?
Answer: Caroling

Question: How long does it take to grow a real Christmas tree to the average height?
Answer: 12 – 15 years.

Question: During Christmas lunch, what table item would you usually find a joke inside of?
Answer: Christmas Cracker

Question:How many reindeer drive Santa Claus’ sleigh (counting Rudolph)?
Answer: 9

Question: What are the two other most popular names for Santa Claus?
Answer: Kris Kringle and Saint Nick

Question: What two symbols do people traditionally put on top of a Christmas tree?
Answer: An angel or a star

Question: What famous Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space?
Answer: Jingle Bells

Question: Which real-life person is Santa Claus based on?
Answer: The Christian bishop St. Nicholas

Question: What are you supposed to do when you find yourself under the mistletoe?
Answer: Kiss

Question: Which one of Santa’s reindeer has the same name as another holiday mascot?
Answer: Cupid

Question: What do you traditionally hang on your door at Christmas time?
Answer: A Wreath

Question: Three of Santa’s reindeer’s names begin with the letter “D.” What are those names?
Answer: Dancer, Dasher, and Donner

Question: What was Frosty the Snowman’s nose made out?
Answer: A button

Question: What was the first company that used Santa Claus in advertising?
Answer: Coca-Cola

Question: What are Christmas trees also called?
Answer: Yule-Tree

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