Christmas quiz questions & answers: 25 fun trivia games to enjoy with friends and family this year

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For many families, Christmas isn't complete without terrible jokes and trivia. But if you're tired of settling for Christmas crackers, this year, split into teams and take on a quiz instead (main photo)

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For many British families, Christmas isn’t complete without terrible jokes and trivia.

But if you’re tired of settling for Christmas crackers, this year, split into teams and take on a quiz instead.

From the history of Christmas to our favorite holiday movies, you might think your seasonal knowledge is on point.

But how much do you really know about “the most wonderful time of the year”?

Here, MailOnline has compiled 25 festive quiz questions to get the whole family involved this Christmas.

For many families, Christmas isn't complete without terrible jokes and trivia. But if you're tired of settling for Christmas crackers, this year, split into teams and take on a quiz instead (main photo)

For many families, Christmas isn’t complete without terrible jokes and trivia. But if you’re tired of settling for Christmas crackers, this year, split into teams and take on a quiz instead (main photo)

Questions

1. In the 2003 Christmas rom-com Love Actually, which character sang “Christmas is Everywhere”?

2. How many names of Santa’s reindeer begin with the letter “D”? And what are they called?

3. What is traditionally hidden inside the Christmas pudding for good luck?

4. Since 1947, which city has given London a Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square every year?

5. If you were born on December 25th, what is your zodiac sign?

6. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, what is the best-selling Christmas single of all time?

7. In the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” what gift was given on the seventh day?

8. What funny gifts does Nessa give everyone in the beloved 2008 Christmas special Gavin & Stacey?

9. What is Iris’s job in the 2006 romantic comedy The Holiday?

10. Stollen is a traditional fruit pie, originally from which country?

11. How many reindeer, including Rudolph, are pulling Santa’s sleigh?

12. Who plays eccentric toymaker Jeronicus Jungle in the 2020 musical Jingle Jungle?

13. What is the name of the mythical tribe from the 2019 Disney animated film Frozen 2?

14. How many Home Alone films have been made starring Macaulay Culkin?

15. What famous ballet with dances of sweets is traditionally performed at Christmas?

16. When were decorative gingerbread houses first invented?

17. In the 2001 Friends episode “The One with the Holiday Armadillo”, who dresses up as an armadillo?

Kate Winslet is depicted as Iris in the 2006 film The Holiday, in the final scene where the couples spend New Year's Eve together.

Kate Winslet is depicted as Iris in the 2006 film The Holiday, in the final scene where the couples spend New Year’s Eve together.

18. In the 2004 teen comedy Mean Girls, which Christmas song does the Plastics perform at the talent show?

19. At what time is the Queen’s Christmas speech traditionally broadcast on UK television?

20. What color are mistletoe berries?

21. In Home Alone, where do Kevin’s family go when they leave him?

22. What is the first rule of the Elven Code in Elf?

23. Which plant is known as the Christmas flower?

24. Which Christian group banned Christmas in Boston from 1659 to 1681?

25. In what modern country was St. Nicholas born?

Answers

  1. Billy Mac
  2. Three – Dasher, Dancer and Donner.
  3. Silver coins
  4. Oslo, Norway
  5. Capricorn
  6. White Christmas, Bing Crosby
  7. Seven swans swim
  8. Single chocolate “Celebration”
  9. Society columnist for the Daily Telegraph
  10. Germany
  11. Nine
  12. Forest Whitaker
  13. Northuldra
  14. Two
  15. Nutcracker
  16. 16th century
  17. Ross
  18. Jingle Bell Rock
  19. 15:00
  20. White
  21. Paris
  22. Treat every day like Christmas
  23. Poinsettia
  24. New England Puritans
  25. Türkiye

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