Last updated on November 8th, 2024 at 12:42 pm
Looking for some fun Christmas trivia questions for all the family?
Christmas is a time for fun, laughter, and spending quality time with family and friends.
Whether you’re gathered around the fire, on a Christmas trip, or enjoying a Christmas meal, adding some Christmas quiz questions into the mix will take your holiday celebrations up a notch and fill you with that warm, fuzzy, Christmassy feeling.
There’s nothing like a bit of competitive spirit at Christmas time either!

In this post, you’ll find a collection of Christmas trivia questions and answers that are sure to entertain and challenge everyone.
So, brush up on your Christmas knowledge and get ready to find out how much Christmas trivia you know.
From Christmas music trivia to movie trivia questions and Christmas food questions and answers, it’s all here!
How to Use These Christmas Trivia Questions
These Xmas quiz questions can be used for both formal and informal gatherings – they’re perfect if you want to set up a trivia night during the festive period and are looking for some Christmas questions for a quiz.
They also work equally well as a game with family or friends after Christmas Lunch or on Christmas Eve or Boxing Day. Get ready to create some lasting Christmas memories.
These trivia questions for all the family are split up into three sections: easier questions for kids, slightly more challenging questions for teens, and the toughest ones for adults.
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Christmas Trivia Questions for Kids
Here’s some easier, fun Christmas trivia for younger kids:
1. What is Frosty the Snowman’s nose made of?
Answer: A Button
2. What colour is Rudolph’s nose?
Answer: Red
3. Who helps Santa Claus make toys at the North Pole?
Answer: Elves
4. What is the name of Santa’s reindeer with a glowing nose?
Answer: Rudolph
5. What Christmas tree decorations were traditionally made from glass and could be very fragile?
Answer: Baubles
6. What holiday plant do people kiss under?
Answer: Mistletoe
7. What snack do children often leave out for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve?
Answer: Milk and cookies
8. How many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh?
Answer: Eight (or nine, if you include Rudolph!)
9. What are ‘pigs in blankets’?
Answer: Sausages wrapped in bacon – often served with Christmas dinner in the UK
10. Which two things are usually put on top of a Christmas Tree?
Answer: A star or an Angel
11. Which striped candy might you see at Christmas time?
Answer: Candy Canes
12. Which colours tend to be associated with Christmas?
Answer: Red and Green
13. What is Santa’s greeting?
Answer: Ho Ho Ho
14. Which cheeky little guy spies on children at Christmastime and tends to move unexpectedly overnight?
Answer: The Elf on the Shelf
15. How many days of Christmas are there?
Answer: 12
16. In the ’12 Days of Christmas’, where is the Partridge sitting?
Answer: In the Pear tree
17. What type of house is traditionally built and eaten at Christmas time?
Answer: Gingerbread
18. What is the second line of ‘Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer’?
Answer: ‘Had a very shiny nose’
19. What kind of creature is Olaf in “Frozen”?
Answer: A snowman
20. What do you traditionally leave out for Santa’s reindeer?
Answer: Carrots
Christmas Trivia Questions for Teens
Some slightly trickier holiday trivia here for older children and teens:
21. Which red-coloured sauce is traditionally served with turkey for Christmas Lunch?
Answer: Cranberry
22. Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
Answer: Germany
23. In the movie “Home Alone,” where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Answer: Paris
24. What drink is made with eggs, milk, cream and nutmeg and is popular during the holidays?
Answer: Eggnog
25. What is the Grinch’s dog’s name?
Answer: Max
26. In which city is the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree located?
Answer: New York City
27. Which reindeer shares a name with a famous symbol of Valentine’s Day?
Answer: Cupid
28. What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1892?
Answer: The Nutcracker
29. What three gifts did the wise men give Jesus?
Answer: Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh
30. When do they open Christmas presents in Sweden?
Answer: Christmas Eve
31. In Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, what is Scrooge’s first name?
Answer: Ebeneezer
32. What is the name of the Christmas plant traditionally given as a gift during the festive period?
Answer: Poinsettia
33. What is traditionally added to the Christmas pudding mix and brings good luck to the person who finds it?
Answer: A silver coin
34. What might Santa leave in a naughty child’s stocking?
Answer: A lump of coal
35. What is the French word for Christmas?
Answer: Noël
36. In “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” what does Harry receive as a Christmas present from Dumbledore?
Answer: An Invisibility Cloak
37. What do people often put on their front door at Christmas?
Answer: A wreath
38. What kind of log can you eat at Christmas?
Answer: A Yule log
39. Which sweet fairy features in The Nutcracker?
Answer: The Sugar Plum Fairy
40. In “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” what season does the White Witch keep Narnia trapped in?
Answer: Winter
Christmas Trivia Questions for Adults
This section offers the trickiest questions for your Christmas quiz – they’re for adults (and/ or Christmas experts).
41. Which U.S. state was the first to recognize Christmas as an official holiday?
Answer: Alabama
42. How did mince pies get their name?
Answer: When they were introduced in the Middle Ages they contained meat (mincemeat)
43. What famous Christmas song was written by Irving Berlin?
Answer: White Christmas
44. Why did the Grinch hate Christmas so much?
Answer: He was orphaned as a child and hated watching other families together celebrating Christmas.
45. What does the word “Advent” mean?
Answer: Coming or arrival
46. What is the best-selling Christmas song of all time?
Answer: White Christmas by Bing Crosby
47. What year did the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” premiere?
Answer: 1946
48. Who was the author of the classic Christmas story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King”?
Answer: E.T.A. Hoffmann
49. In which country did the tradition of Christmas markets originate?
Answer: Germany
50. What department store is known for its famous Christmas window displays in New York City?
Answer: Macy’s
51. Who played the main Elf in the movie Elf?
Answer: Will Ferrell
52. Which countries is St Nicholas the Patron Saint of?
Answer: Russia and Greece
53. What is the name of the half-man, half-goat creature that Austrians and Germans identify as St Nicholas’ sidekick?
Answer: Krampus
54. What gift was given on the seventh day of Christmas?
Answer: Seven swans a-swimming
55. Which song kept Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’ from the Number 1 spot upon its original release?
Answer: Band-Aid’s ‘Do They Know Its Christmas’
56. What is the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?
Answer: Home Alone
57. Which Roman festival was celebrated around the time of Christmas and is thought to have influenced Christmas traditions?
Answer: Saturnalia
58. What company popularised the modern-day image of Santa Claus in red and white?
Answer: Coca-Cola
59. In which country did the custom of exchanging gifts at Christmas begin?
Answer: Italy
60. Which American President banned Christmas trees from the White House?
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
Good luck and Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!
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