50 Fun Printable Christmas Trivia Questions and Answers for the Holiday Season

Last updated on May 18th, 2025 at 01:37 am

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for joy, laughter and being with loved ones. What better way to add some festive fun than with a Christmas trivia game? Are you ready to test your holiday knowledge or plan a Christmas trivia game for your next get-together? Here’s a fun collection of printable Christmas trivia questions and answers to test your holiday knowledge and entertain your friends and family, for all ages—whether you’re having a family night or an adult trivia game. Get ready to play fun trivia about traditions, songs and holiday history, and questions from classic Christmas movies that will make you smile and create memories!

Here Are Your Christmas Trivia Questions and Answers

Question: In the classic Christmas story, what is the name of the Grinch’s dog?  

Answer: Max  

Question: What is given on the fifth day in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?  

Answer: Five golden rings  

Question: What are the other two most popular names for Santa Claus?  

Answer: Kris Kringle and Saint Nick  

Question: Who is the main villain of “The Nightmare Before Christmas”?  

Answer: Oogie Boogie  

Question: What is the popular Christmas beverage also known as ‘milk punch’?  

Answer: Eggnog  

Question: What Christmas decoration is made from a parasitic plant?  

Answer: Mistletoe  

Question: When the McCallisters leave Kevin behind in “Home Alone,” where are they going on vacation?  

Answer: Paris  

Question: Which Christmas single is the best-selling of all time?  

Answer: Bing Crosby – “White Christmas”  

Question: Where did the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree begin?  

Answer: Germany  

Question: In what animated 2004 film does a train take kids to the North Pole on Christmas Eve?  

Answer: The Polar Express  

Question: What did Frosty the Snowman have for a nose?  

Answer: A button  

Question: What are you supposed to do when you find yourself under the mistletoe?  

Answer: Kiss  

Question: Who is Rudolph the reindeer’s father?  

Answer: Donner  

Question: What color are the berries of the mistletoe plant?  

Answer: White, red, pinkish  

Question: What is Scrooge’s first name in “A Christmas Carol”?  

Answer: Ebenezer  

Question: What’s traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?  

Answer: A coin  

Question: Which country was the first country to start the tradition of exchanging gifts on Christmas?  

Answer: Ancient Rome, Italy  

Question: What is the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?  

Answer: Home Alone  

Question: What country has a tradition of a witch dropping gifts for children through the chimney during Christmas?  

Answer: Italy

Question: Which Christmas carol has the lyrics “Tidings of comfort and joy”?  

Answer: “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen”

Question: What is the traditional meat served in England for Christmas dinner?  

Answer: Turkey

Question: What is the first rule in the Code of Elves, in the movie “Elf”?  

Answer: Treat every day like Christmas

Question: Which type of tree is most often used as a Christmas tree?  

Answer: Fir tree

Question: What was the first company to use Santa Claus in advertising?  

Answer: Coca-Cola

Question: When was “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens published?  

Answer: 1843

Question: How many reindeer are there, including Rudolph?  

Answer: Nine

Question: What do you traditionally put on top of a Christmas tree?  

Answer: An angel or a star

Question: What is Scott Calvin’s job in the movie The Santa Clause, before he becomes Santa?  

Answer: Toy salesman

Question: What famous Christmas song was first written for Thanksgiving?  

Answer: “Jingle Bells”

Question: What gift does Harry Potter receive from the Dursleys on his first Christmas at Hogwarts?  

Answer: A fifty-pence piece

Question: What brings Frosty to life in the song “Frosty the Snowman”?  

Answer: An old silk hat

Question: Who is the holiday figure said to have been based on the real-life Saint Nicholas?  

Answer: Santa Claus

Question: What fruit is commonly placed in Christmas stockings as a tradition?  

Answer: Orange

Question: What U.S. state was the first to declare Christmas as an official holiday?  

Answer: Alabama

Question: What happens every time a bell rings in the movie ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’?  

Answer: An angel gets its wings

Question: How many ghosts appear in “A Christmas Carol”?  

Answer: Four

Question: Who was a famous scientist born on Christmas Day in 1642?  

Answer: Isaac Newton

Question: What holiday tradition did Martin Luther reportedly start in the 16th century?  

Answer: Decorating Christmas trees

Question: In what decade did Coca-Cola begin using Santa Claus in advertisements? 

Answer: 1920s

Question: What do Americans usually leave out for Santa on Christmas Eve?

Answer: Cookies and milk

Question: How do you say Christmas in Spanish?

Answer: Navidad

Question: What is the name of the department store in the movie ‘Miracle on 34th Street’? 

Answer: Macy’s

Question: What plant is often called the ‘Christmas flower’?

Answer: Poinsettia

Question: In which ocean is Christmas Island located?

Answer: Indian Ocean

Question: What is the traditional Christmas Eve meal in Italy?

Answer: Feast of the Seven Fishes / La Vigilia

Question: What is the name of the famous ballet that is performed during Christmas?

Answer: The Nutcracker

Question: What Christmas treat is shaped like a shepherd’s staff?

Answer: Candy cane

Question: What popular Christmas song was sung in space in 1965?

Answer: “Jingle Bells”

Question: What do French people call Santa Claus?

Answer: Père Noël

Question: What is the main ingredient in a gingerbread cookie?

Answer: Ginger

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With these Christmas trivia questions and answers, you’ll have a blast this holiday season. Whether it’s for a trivia night, a classroom activity or just to challenge yourself, these questions will bring cheer and a dash of Christmas magic.

Get into the holiday spirit and share these fun Christmas trivia questions with your loved ones, and grab some eggnog, and let the Christmas trivia game begin! Merry Christmas!!! 🎄