The holiday season is full of cheer, family gatherings, and festive traditions — but how well do you really know Christmas? Whether you’re hosting a holiday party, planning a family game night, or just want to test your festive knowledge, this list of 80 Christmas trivia questions and answers will challenge even the biggest holiday fans. From classic movies and songs to global customs and fun facts about Santa, this collection has something for everyone. Let’s see how many you can answer correctly before peeking!
1. What Christmas beverage is also known as “milk punch”?
Answer: Eggnog.
2. What popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?
Answer: “Jingle Bells.”
3. In the movie Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Answer: Paris.
4. What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
Answer: Mistletoe.
5. Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
Answer: Germany.
6. What Christmas figure is known as “Père Noël” in France?
Answer: Santa Claus.
7. What are the two most popular names for Santa’s reindeer that start with the letter “D”?
Answer: Dasher and Dancer.
8. How many reindeer does Santa have, including Rudolph?
Answer: Nine.
9. What is Frosty the Snowman’s nose made of?
Answer: A button.
10. What is the name of George Bailey’s guardian angel in It’s a Wonderful Life?
Answer: Clarence.
11. In what modern-day country was Saint Nicholas born?
Answer: Turkey.
12. What Christmas plant has red and green leaves and is sometimes known as the “Christmas Star”?
Answer: Poinsettia.
13. What is the best-selling Christmas song of all time?
Answer: “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby.
14. In A Christmas Carol, what is the name of Scrooge’s deceased business partner?
Answer: Jacob Marley.
15. What do the “Twelve Days of Christmas” actually refer to?
Answer: The days between Christmas Day and Epiphany.
16. In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” what made Frosty come to life?
Answer: An old silk hat.
17. What beverage company is credited with popularizing Santa’s modern red-and-white image?
Answer: Coca-Cola.
18. What is the name of the Grinch’s dog?
Answer: Max.
19. What 1994 movie features a man who accidentally becomes Santa Claus?
Answer: The Santa Clause.
20. What country gifts the Christmas tree placed in London’s Trafalgar Square each year?
Answer: Norway.
21. What do people traditionally put on top of a Christmas tree?
Answer: An angel or a star.
22. In Elf, what’s the first rule of The Code of Elves?
Answer: Treat every day like Christmas.
23. What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in 1892?
Answer: The Nutcracker.
24. What was the first company to use Santa Claus in advertising?
Answer: Coca-Cola.
25. What Christmas song contains the lyric “Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way”?
Answer: “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.”
26. What is the name of the main villain in The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Answer: Oogie Boogie.
27. What gift did the Little Drummer Boy give to the newborn Christ?
Answer: He played his drum.
28. In which ocean is Christmas Island located?
Answer: Indian Ocean.
29. What is the most popular ornament placed at the very top of the Christmas tree?
Answer: A star.
30. What kind of tree is traditionally used as a Christmas tree?
Answer: Evergreen trees.
31. What reindeer’s name begins with a “V”?
Answer: Vixen.
32. What did the other reindeer not let Rudolph do because of his red nose?
Answer: Join in any reindeer games.
33. In what decade did NORAD start tracking Santa?
Answer: The 1950s (1955).
34. Who tries to stop Christmas from coming in How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
Answer: The Grinch.
35. What is the name of the period leading up to Christmas?
Answer: Advent.
36. What was the original title for The Night Before Christmas poem?
Answer: “A Visit from St. Nicholas.”
37. What did Frosty the Snowman say when he came to life?
Answer: “Happy Birthday!”
38. In Home Alone 2, which city does Kevin end up in?
Answer: New York City.
39. What Christmas decoration was originally made from strands of silver?
Answer: Tinsel.
40. What is the name of the Grinch’s love interest?
Answer: Martha May Whovier.
41. What are the traditional colors of Christmas?
Answer: Red, green, and gold.
42. In which country is eating KFC for Christmas popular?
Answer: Japan.
43. What Christmas song includes the lyric “You better watch out, you better not cry”?
Answer: “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.”
44. What is the main ingredient in gingerbread cookies?
Answer: Molasses.
45. What’s the name of the town where It’s a Wonderful Life takes place?
Answer: Bedford Falls.
46. What is the name of the snowman in Frozen?
Answer: Olaf.
47. How many ghosts visit Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?
Answer: Four.
48. What country is known for “La Befana,” the gift-giving Christmas witch?
Answer: Italy.
49. What Christmas movie features a leg lamp?
Answer: A Christmas Story.
50. What popular Christmas song was written during a heatwave in 1945?
Answer: “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”
51. What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?
Answer: A coin.
52. What Christmas movie says “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear”?
Answer: Elf.
53. What is Santa Claus called in the Netherlands?
Answer: Sinterklaas.
54. What famous scientist was born on Christmas Day, 1642?
Answer: Sir Isaac Newton.
55. What does Alvin want for Christmas?
Answer: A hula hoop.
56. What type of calendar counts down to Christmas?
Answer: An Advent calendar.
57. What does “Xmas” stand for?
Answer: Christmas (from the Greek letter Chi).
58. What animal pulls Santa’s sleigh in Australia (folklore)?
Answer: Kangaroos.
59. What do Swedish people traditionally eat on Christmas Eve?
Answer: Julbord.
60. What movie features a magical train on Christmas Eve?
Answer: The Polar Express.
61. What was Scrooge’s first name?
Answer: Ebenezer.
62. What country invented Christmas cards?
Answer: England.
63. What Christmas carol mentions “figgy pudding”?
Answer: “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.”
64. What color are mistletoe berries?
Answer: White.
65. What song does Lucy ask Schroeder to play in A Charlie Brown Christmas?
Answer: “Jingle Bells.”
66. What Christmas character is known for leaving lumps of coal?
Answer: Krampus (or Santa for naughty kids).
67. What is the name of the Grinch’s mountain home?
Answer: Mount Crumpit.
68. How many gifts were given in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?
Answer: 364.
69. What is Santa Claus called in Germany?
Answer: Weihnachtsmann (or Kris Kringle).
70. What kind of pie is traditionally left out for Santa in the UK?
Answer: Mince pie.
71. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Answer: Charles Dickens.
72. What is the traditional Christmas meat in England?
Answer: Roast turkey.
73. What song begins “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire”?
Answer: “The Christmas Song.”
74. What animated 1964 movie features Rudolph?
Answer: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
75. What was the first U.S. state to recognize Christmas as a holiday?
Answer: Alabama.
76. In The Polar Express, what word does the conductor punch into the boy’s ticket?
Answer: “Believe.”
77. What is Mrs. Claus’s first name (commonly referenced)?
Answer: Jessica.
78. What do you traditionally do under mistletoe?
Answer: Kiss.
79. What animated character’s special includes the song “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”?
Answer: The Grinch.
80. In Elf, what city does Buddy travel to in search of his father?
Answer: New York City.
Christmas trivia is a fun and festive way to bring people together, spark laughter, and share a little holiday knowledge. Whether you aced all 80 or learned a few new facts along the way, these questions are sure to keep the spirit bright all season long. So grab some cocoa, gather your loved ones, and let the Christmas quiz games begin!
