225 Christmas Trivia Questions That Will Delight

Looking to spice up your Christmas gatherings? This ultimate guide offers 225 fun, challenging, and festive Christmas trivia questions with answers.

From classic holiday movies to Christmas traditions, there’s a question for everyone. Get ready to test your knowledge and create memorable moments this holiday season!

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Christmas Movie Trivia

Put your holiday film expertise to the test with these questions about beloved Christmas movies!

What is the name of the guardian angel in It’s a Wonderful Life?
- Answer: Clarence Odbody
In Home Alone, where is the McCallister family traveling for Christmas?
- Answer: Paris
What song does Buddy the Elf sing to raise Christmas spirit?
- Answer: “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”
In The Polar Express, what is the first gift of Christmas?
- Answer: A silver bell
What is the Grinch’s dog’s name in How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
- Answer: Max
Who stars as Santa in The Santa Clause?
- Answer: Tim Allen
What is the main character’s name in Elf?
- Answer: Buddy
In A Christmas Story, what gift does Ralphie want for Christmas?
- Answer: A Red Ryder BB gun
What is the name of the train in The Polar Express?
- Answer: The Polar Express
What actor played Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol?
- Answer: Michael Caine
What gift does Clark Griswold receive in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation?
- Answer: A one-year membership to the Jelly of the Month Club
What holiday is celebrated in The Nightmare Before Christmas?
- Answer: Both Halloween and Christmas
What does the conductor punch into the tickets in The Polar Express?
- Answer: BELIEVE
In Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, what hotel does Kevin stay at?
- Answer: The Plaza Hotel
What does George Bailey wish for in It’s a Wonderful Life?
- Answer: That he had never been born
In Die Hard, what is the name of the building where the story takes place?
- Answer: Nakatomi Plaza
Who directed How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)?
- Answer: Ron Howard
What department store features in Miracle on 34th Street?
- Answer: Macy’s
Who provided the voice of the Grinch in the animated 1966 version?
- Answer: Boris Karloff
What famous actor voices the conductor in The Polar Express?
- Answer: Tom Hanks
What year was It’s a Wonderful Life released?
- Answer: 1946
What Christmas movie is about a boy who stows away on a magical train?
- Answer: The Polar Express
What iconic line does Ralphie’s dad say about the lamp in A Christmas Story?
- Answer: “It’s a major award!”
What is the Grinch’s signature color?
- Answer: Green
Who stars alongside Will Ferrell in Elf as Jovie?
- Answer: Zooey Deschanel
What does Kevin use to scare away burglars in Home Alone?
- Answer: A series of booby traps
Who is Jack Skellington’s love interest in The Nightmare Before Christmas?
- Answer: Sally
What’s the name of the snowman in Frozen?
- Answer: Olaf
What is the real name of Tim Allen’s character in The Santa Clause?
- Answer: Scott Calvin
What Christmas carol does the Grinch hear at the end of the story?
- Answer: “Welcome Christmas” (Fahoo Fores)
In The Holiday, what does Amanda trade with Iris?
- Answer: Houses
What city does Miracle on 34th Street take place in?
- Answer: New York City
What toy does Howard Langston search for in Jingle All the Way?
- Answer: Turbo Man
What does Cindy Lou Who ask the Grinch?
- Answer: Why he’s stealing Christmas
Who plays Santa in Fred Claus?
- Answer: Paul Giamatti
What song does Bing Crosby sing in White Christmas?
- Answer: “White Christmas”
In Scrooged, who plays the Ghost of Christmas Present?
- Answer: Carol Kane

Christmas Traditions Around the World

Test your knowledge of festive customs celebrated across the globe!

Which country celebrates St. Lucia’s Day on December 13th?
- Answer: Sweden
In what country is KFC a popular Christmas dinner?
- Answer: Japan
What is the traditional Christmas dessert in England?
- Answer: Christmas pudding
What plant is commonly associated with kissing during Christmas?
- Answer: Mistletoe
In which country does the tradition of Krampus originate?
- Answer: Austria
What is the name of the log-shaped cake served at Christmas in France?
- Answer: Bûche de Noël
What do people in Spain traditionally eat at midnight on New Year’s Eve?
- Answer: 12 grapes
What is the name of the witch who delivers presents in Italy?
- Answer: Befana
Which country is credited with starting the tradition of the Christmas tree?
- Answer: Germany
In Iceland, what is the name of the mischievous holiday figures?
- Answer: Yule Lads
In Norway, what do people hide on Christmas Eve to keep away witches?
- Answer: Brooms
What is the name of the Ukrainian tradition of decorating Christmas trees with spider webs?
- Answer: The Legend of the Christmas Spider
What do Finnish families often do on Christmas Eve?
- Answer: Visit a sauna
What is the name of the figure that delivers presents in Russia?
- Answer: Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost)
In what country are Christmas crackers a popular tradition?
- Answer: United Kingdom
What do Australians typically eat for Christmas dinner?
- Answer: Seafood
What is a piñata used for during Las Posadas in Mexico?
- Answer: Breaking for candy and treats
Which country celebrates Día de los Reyes on January 6th?
- Answer: Spain
What is the name of the goat associated with Christmas in Scandinavian countries?
- Answer: Yule Goat
In Poland, what is placed under the tablecloth during Christmas dinner?
- Answer: Straw
What do Greek people traditionally hang to ward off evil spirits during Christmas?
- Answer: Basil-wrapped crosses
What kind of bird is traditionally served in France on Christmas?
- Answer: Goose
In which country is the Feast of the Seven Fishes celebrated on Christmas Eve?
- Answer: Italy
What is the Icelandic tradition where books are exchanged on Christmas Eve?
- Answer: Jólabókaflóð (Yule Book Flood)
In Germany, what is the Advent calendar called?
- Answer: Adventskalender
What type of meat is served as a Christmas delicacy in Norway?
- Answer: Smoked lamb (Pinnekjøtt)
What is Santa Claus called in France?
- Answer: Père Noël
In what country is Christmas celebrated in January due to the Orthodox calendar?
- Answer: Russia
What type of bread is traditionally eaten during Christmas in Italy?
- Answer: Panettone
In South Africa, what creepy-crawly is part of the Christmas feast?
- Answer: Fried caterpillars
What is the special bread eaten in Mexico during the Christmas season?
- Answer: Rosca de Reyes
What is the name of the clay figurines displayed in nativity scenes in Provence, France?
- Answer: Santons
What do Germans light on their Advent wreath?
- Answer: Four candles
In the Philippines, what is the giant lantern festival called?
- Answer: Ligligan Parul
What Scandinavian country celebrates Santa Lucia with a procession of candles?
- Answer: Sweden
What is the traditional Christmas beverage in Puerto Rico?
- Answer: Coquito
What country celebrates a Giant Lantern Festival every Christmas?
- Answer: Philippines
What is the name of the log burned in fireplaces in French Christmas tradition?
- Answer: Yule Log
What do some children in Brazil leave out instead of stockings?
- Answer: Shoes
In the Czech Republic, what do women throw to determine if they will marry?
- Answer: A shoe

Holiday Music Trivia

Test your festive tune knowledge with these music-themed Christmas questions!

What is the best-selling Christmas song of all time?
- Answer: “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby
What holiday song was originally titled “Tinkle Bells”?
- Answer: “Jingle Bells”
Who sang “All I Want for Christmas Is You”?
- Answer: Mariah Carey
What is the first line of “The Christmas Song” (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)?
- Answer: “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire”
Who wrote “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”?
- Answer: Johnny Marks
What is the highest-charting Christmas song of all time on the Billboard charts?
- Answer: “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey
What song contains the lyrics “In the meadow we can build a snowman”?
- Answer: “Winter Wonderland”
Who performed “Last Christmas”?
- Answer: Wham!
What Christmas carol mentions “figgy pudding”?
- Answer: “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”
What song was first performed by Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis?
- Answer: “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
Which song opens with the line “Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?”
- Answer: “Winter Wonderland”
Who sang “Feliz Navidad”?
- Answer: José Feliciano
In what year was “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” released?
- Answer: 1984
What does the singer wish for in the song “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”?
- Answer: Toys and presents for boys and girls
Who popularized the song “Santa Baby”?
- Answer: Eartha Kitt
What song does the Peanuts gang sing at the end of A Charlie Brown Christmas?
- Answer: “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”
What is the opening line of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”?
- Answer: “You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen”
Which song has the lyric “I don’t want a lot for Christmas”?
- Answer: “All I Want for Christmas Is You”
Who originally recorded “Blue Christmas”?
- Answer: Doye O’Dell
What year was “Jingle Bell Rock” released?
- Answer: 1957

Christmas History Trivia

Explore the historical origins of Christmas and the stories behind holiday traditions!

What Roman holiday was celebrated on December 25th before Christmas?
- Answer: Saturnalia
Who is credited with introducing the Christmas tree to England?
- Answer: Prince Albert
In what year was Christmas declared a federal holiday in the United States?
- Answer: 1870
Who wrote the story A Christmas Carol?
- Answer: Charles Dickens
What country sent the first Christmas card?
- Answer: England
Which American president was the first to have a Christmas tree in the White House?
- Answer: Franklin Pierce
What was the original purpose of candy canes?
- Answer: To keep children quiet during church services
In what year was Silent Night written?
- Answer: 1818
Who popularized the image of Santa Claus wearing a red suit?
- Answer: Coca-Cola
What battle during World War I saw soldiers declaring an unofficial Christmas truce?
- Answer: The Christmas Truce of 1914
Which English monarch banned Christmas celebrations in the 17th century?
- Answer: Oliver Cromwell
What did the Puritans in Massachusetts ban in the 1600s?
- Answer: Christmas
What is the origin of the Yule log tradition?
- Answer: Norse pagan rituals
What 20th-century war saw soldiers singing Christmas carols across trenches?
- Answer: World War I
What year was Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol published?
- Answer: 1843
Which country is believed to have first used glass ornaments on Christmas trees?
- Answer: Germany
What pope declared December 25th as the official date of Jesus’ birth?
- Answer: Pope Julius I
What is the name of the Italian Christmas figure who delivers gifts on Epiphany?
- Answer: La Befana
In what century did the custom of giving gifts at Christmas become popular?
- Answer: 19th century
Who wrote the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”?
- Answer: Clement Clarke Moore
What is the original meaning of the word “Christmas”?
- Answer: Christ’s Mass
In what country did the modern Christmas wreath originate?
- Answer: Germany
What does the X in “Xmas” stand for?
- Answer: The Greek letter Chi, representing Christ
When was the first Rockefeller Center Christmas tree displayed?
- Answer: 1931
Who was the first American retailer to feature Santa Claus in an ad?
- Answer: Macy’s
What Christian bishop is the inspiration for Santa Claus?
- Answer: Saint Nicholas
What Christmas tradition originated in medieval Europe as “wassailing”?
- Answer: Caroling
What ancient Roman god was celebrated during Saturnalia?
- Answer: Saturn
What is the origin of the phrase “Merry Christmas”?
- Answer: Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
What city is the birthplace of the first recorded Christmas celebration?
- Answer: Rome
What German word means Christmas Eve and is used for holiday markets?
- Answer: “Weihnachtsmarkt”
Which U.S. state was the last to declare Christmas a legal holiday?
- Answer: Oklahoma
What Scandinavian word inspired the term “Yule”?
- Answer: “Jol”
Which country created the poinsettia plant tradition?
- Answer: Mexico
What was the first department store to feature a Christmas window display?
- Answer: Macy’s
What year did NORAD begin tracking Santa Claus?
- Answer: 1955
What pagan festival aligns with Christmas celebrations?
- Answer: Winter Solstice
What is the origin of the 12 Days of Christmas?
- Answer: The period between Christmas Day and Epiphany
What pope added the midnight Mass to Christmas Eve celebrations?
- Answer: Pope Sixtus III
What 19th-century invention popularized the Christmas card?
- Answer: The printing press

Santa Claus Trivia

Discover fun facts and history about Santa Claus, his helpers, and his legendary sleigh!

What is Santa Claus called in Germany?
- Answer: Kris Kringle
What are the names of Santa’s reindeer as listed in the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”?
- Answer: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen
Which reindeer has a famous red nose?
- Answer: Rudolph
What is Santa’s traditional home according to legend?
- Answer: The North Pole
Who invented the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
- Answer: Robert L. May
What does Santa traditionally say when he laughs?
- Answer: Ho, ho, ho
What is Santa Claus called in the Netherlands?
- Answer: Sinterklaas
What is Santa’s wife’s name?
- Answer: Mrs. Claus
What drink is often left out for Santa on Christmas Eve?
- Answer: Milk
What do Santa’s elves traditionally make in his workshop?
- Answer: Toys
What does Santa check to decide if a child is naughty or nice?
- Answer: His list
In what year was the song “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” written?
- Answer: 1934
What is Santa’s primary mode of transportation?
- Answer: A sleigh
What powers Santa’s sleigh?
- Answer: Flying reindeer
Who is Santa’s helper in Scandinavian folklore?
- Answer: Julenisse
In what book does Santa Claus first appear?
- Answer: The Night Before Christmas
What does Santa give to naughty children?
- Answer: Coal
What is Santa’s favorite snack?
- Answer: Cookies
How does Santa enter homes on Christmas Eve?
- Answer: Through the chimney
What color suit did Santa traditionally wear before it became red?
- Answer: Green
What famous department store claims to have hired the first department store Santa?
- Answer: Macy’s
What language does the name “Santa Claus” come from?
- Answer: Dutch
Who delivers presents in Spain instead of Santa Claus?
- Answer: The Three Kings
How old is Santa Claus believed to be?
- Answer: Over 1,700 years old
What is the name of Santa’s workshop foreman in Elf?
- Answer: Ming Ming
In Finnish tradition, where does Santa live?
- Answer: Korvatunturi
What is Santa Claus called in Russia?
- Answer: Ded Moroz
How many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh?
- Answer: Nine
What is Santa Claus called in France?
- Answer: Père Noël
Who played Santa in The Santa Clause movies?
- Answer: Tim Allen