75 Christmas quiz questions

Christmas is four days away, and we are fully embracing the festive spirit, and what better way to get the Christmas vibes going than with our ultimate Christmas quiz?

Whether you’re planning a few rounds for the festive pub quiz or are gearing up for your family’s yearly quiz battle, we’ve given you a little helping hand for when it’s your turn to become quiz master. We’ve compiled a list of the greatest Christmas quiz questions (and answers) covering everything from Christmas traditions, films, food, and music for 2024, so you look like you’ve done your research.

1. How many ghosts show up in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol?
2. In Home Alone, how many brothers does Kevin have?
3. In which country did eggnog originate?
4. How many gifts were given in total in ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ song?
5. What year did Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ come out?
6. In which Christmas movie does Tom Hanks play six of the characters?
7. In which country is it tradition to eat KFC for Christmas dinner?
8. Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
9. In the movie Love Actually, which song does Hugh Grant’s character The Prime Minister dance to in number 10?
10. How many of Rudolph’s fellow reindeers’ names start with ‘D’?
11. What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?
12. Which city has been donating Trafalgar Square’s Christmas tree to London every year since 1947?
13. If you’re born on Christmas day, what’s your star sign?
14. What is the best-selling Christmas single of all time?
15. UK sitcom Gavin and Stacey is set to return to TV for a Christmas special this year (2024). How many years has it been since the most recent Christmas special?
16. In the episode of Friends ‘The One with the Holiday Armadillo’, who dresses up as an armadillo?
17. In Mean Girls, which Christmas song do the Plastics get up on stage to perform?
18. What time is the King’s speech traditionally broadcast on Christmas Day?
19. What colour are mistletoe berries?
20. In Home Alone 2, who does Kevin run into in the hotel lobby?
21. What colour suit did Santa wear until Coca Cola rebranded him in red?
22. Miracle On 34th Street centres on what real-life department store?
23. Which Christmassy song plays at the end of the 1988 film Die Hard?
24. What is the opening line to Shakin’ Stevens’ ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’?
25. What was the UK Christmas number one in 2010?
26. When do the 12 days of Christmas start?
27. According to Buddy the Elf, what are the four food groups elves can eat?
28. What fruit is traditionally put inside a Christmas stocking?
29. According to tradition, when should you have your Christmas decorations down by?
30. Traditionally, when should you start making a Christmas pudding?
31. In Elf, what’s the first rule in the Code of The Elves?
32. What gift did Harry Potter receive from the Dursleys during his first Christmas at Hogwarts?
33. Which U.S. state was the first to declare Christmas Day an official holiday?
34. What is the Grinch’s dog called?
35. What’s type of tree is most commonly used for Christmas trees?
36. In the 2006 film Deck The Halls what does Matthew Broderick’s character (Steve Finch) do for a living?
37. In the song ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ what was the gift given on the seventh day?
38. In the 2008 Gavin & Stacey Christmas special what gifts does Nessa give to everyone?
39. What is Iris’s job in The Holiday?
40. Stollen is a traditional fruit cake in which country?
41. How many reindeer drive Santa’s sleigh (including Rudolph)?
42. Who is Jeronicus Jangle in the film Jingle Jangle?
43. What is the name of the prince in Frozen?
44. How many Home Alone films are there?
45. What is the name of the ballet that takes place at Christmas?
46. Who plays Santa in The Santa Clause?
47. When making mince pies which way should you stir your mincemeat for good luck?
48. In which year was the first Christmas card sent?
49. What plant is sometimes known as the ‘Christmas flower’?
50. How many tips do traditional snowflakes have?
51. What is the most popular vegetarian alternative to a roast turkey?
52. When was the first version of ‘Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town’ released?
53. Australia has a dessert called ‘White Christmas’, what is it made of?
54. What is glühwein?
55. Who invented the Christmas wreath?
56. Which Christmas decoration do the Royal Family not have on their trees?
57. What do children in Sweden leave out for Santa?
58. Where was Jesus born?
59. In Love Actually which boy band is Billy Mack up against for Christmas number one?
60. In 2009 IKEA made the largest gingerbread man, to the nearest kilogram, how much did it weigh?
61. In Spain, when do you typically exchange Christmas gifts?
62. What fruit is used to make a Christingle?
63. ‘Jingle Bells’ was originally a song for what other holiday?
64. When were Christmas crackers invented?
65. What kind of Christmas is Elvis going to have?
66. Which British monarch delivered the first ever Christmas message?
67. Which animal is said to have carried Mary on its back before she gave birth to Jesus?
68. The film Last Christmas starring Emilia Clarke, is a musical inspired by the music of who?
69. Who is widely considered the King of Christmas music?
70. Boxing Day is also known by another name celebrating a saint, who is the saint?
71. What do you call a female turkey?
72. Panettone is originally from which country?
73. Which famous Scottish singer was born on Christmas Day in 1954?
74. How many ‘la’s are in the song ‘Deck the Halls’?
75. How many states in the US have a town called ‘Santa Claus’?