50 Christmas trivia questions and answers (easy to hard)

Christmas trivia is one of the few games the whole family can play together: grandma knows the traditions, the kids know the movies and everyone has an opinion. Below are 50 Christmas trivia questions sorted into six categories, from easy questions for kids to hard Christmas trivia for the know it alls. The answer follows every question in brackets, so you can read straight from your phone.

How to play Christmas trivia

1. Split into two or three teams and mix the ages in each one.
2. Pick one quizmaster who reads the questions and is the only one who sees the answers.
3. Every correct answer is one point, hard questions are worth two.
4. The winning team picks first from the dessert tray.

General Christmas trivia questions

1. Which country made the decorated Christmas tree popular? (Germany)
2. In what year was the first commercial Christmas card sold? (1843, in England)
3. Under which plant do people traditionally kiss at Christmas? (Mistletoe)
4. Which saint is Santa Claus based on? (Saint Nicholas)
5. Where does Santa live? (The North Pole)
6. What is given on the first day in The Twelve Days of Christmas? (A partridge in a pear tree)
7. What color are holly berries? (Red)
8. How many points does a snowflake usually have? (Six)
9. Which country gives London a Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square every year? (Norway)
10. On which date do the twelve days of Christmas begin? (December 25)

Christmas movie trivia questions

1. In Home Alone, where is the family flying to? (Paris)
2. What is Kevin’s last name in Home Alone? (McCallister)
3. Who plays Buddy in Elf? (Will Ferrell)
4. In Elf, what are the four main food groups of elves? (Candy, candy canes, candy corn and syrup)
5. What is the name of the Grinch’s dog? (Max)
6. Where do the Whos live? (Whoville)
7. What is the name of the building in Die Hard? (Nakatomi Plaza)
8. In which city is Love Actually set? (London)
9. In It’s a Wonderful Life, what happens every time a bell rings? (An angel gets his wings)
10. Where does the train go in The Polar Express? (The North Pole)
11. What does Ralphie want for Christmas in A Christmas Story? (A Red Ryder BB gun)
12. What is the name of the Pumpkin King in The Nightmare Before Christmas? (Jack Skellington)

Christmas song trivia questions

1. Who sings All I Want for Christmas Is You? (Mariah Carey)
2. Who sang White Christmas in the 1942 film Holiday Inn? (Bing Crosby)
3. Which band released Last Christmas? (Wham!)
4. Which song begins with Dashing through the snow? (Jingle Bells)
5. In which language was Silent Night originally written? (German)
6. Who sings Feliz Navidad? (José Feliciano)
7. What brings Frosty the Snowman to life? (An old silk hat)
8. Which charity supergroup recorded Do They Know It’s Christmas? in 1984? (Band Aid)

Christmas food trivia

1. Which British Christmas dessert is traditionally set on fire before serving? (Christmas pudding)
2. Which Christmas drink is made with eggs, milk, sugar and often rum or brandy? (Eggnog)
3. What is the name of the German Christmas fruit bread from Dresden? (Stollen)
4. Which Christmas bread comes from Milan? (Panettone)
5. What do children in the US traditionally leave out for Santa? (Milk and cookies)
6. Which fast food chain is a popular Christmas dinner in Japan? (KFC)

Christmas trivia for kids

1. What color is Santa’s suit? (Red and white)
2. How many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh, including Rudolph? (Nine)
3. What does Frosty the Snowman have for a nose? (A button)
4. What do the elves make in Santa’s workshop? (Toys)
5. What is the name of Santa’s wife? (Mrs. Claus)
6. Which reindeer comes first in the classic list of names? (Dasher)
7. What do people hang by the fireplace for Santa to fill? (Stockings)

Hard Christmas trivia questions

1. Who wrote A Christmas Carol? (Charles Dickens)
2. What is Scrooge’s first name? (Ebenezer)
3. Which ghost visits Scrooge first? (His old business partner, Jacob Marley)
4. Where does the word Noel come from? (The Latin natalis, meaning birth)
5. In the original 1823 poem ’Twas the Night Before Christmas, what were Donner and Blitzen called? (Dunder and Blixem)
6. In what year was ’Twas the Night Before Christmas first published? (1823)
7. How many gifts are given in total in The Twelve Days of Christmas? (364)

The takeaway

Trivia is the perfect after dinner round, and the night does not have to end there. Try our Christmas party games for the rest of the evening, or download Party Games by Guessy for free: This or That and Most Likely To start in seconds and work offline.