Christmas Trivia Quiz
Rules
1. Divide into teams and give each team a set of answer sheets.
2. The quiz master reads out the questions and gives all of the teams a couple of minutes to
answer the question before moving onto the next question.
3. After each round the teams swap papers and the quiz master gives out the answers so
that they can be marked by the other teams.
4. After marking the teams give back the answer sheets to the correct team
5. The quiz master asks the next set of questions and so on until all rounds have been
completed.
6. The winners are the team with the most points.
To make it more interesting you could split the quiz up over the day and offer a prize to the winning
team. Or a little prize after each round.
* The quizmaster is always right!
Questions
Round One: Movies
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What is the name of the rabbit in the magic hat in Frosty the Snowman?
Why does the Grinch hate Christmas?
In the Christmas Classic, It's a Wonderful Life, what happened every time a bell rang?
In which movie is Buddy raised by elves at the North Pole, and doesn't realize he is a
human and not an elf?
5. How many ghosts are there in A Christmas Carol? 2, 3 4 or 5
Round Two: Christmas Traditions
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Which country was the first to use the tradition of a Christmas tree?
What are the names of Santa’s reindeers?
On the twelfth day of Christmas, what did "my true love give to me"?
Who wrote the poem “Twas the night before Christmas”?
In what year did James Edgar become the first person to dress up in a Santa suit ad
walk around the store giving out gifts? 1890, 1900, 1910 or 1029
Round Three: Christmas Food
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What would you stick in an onion in a traditional bread sauce recipe?
What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkeys neck?
Which spirit is added to butter and served with Christmas pudding?
Which foods do Kids leave out for Santa?
Approximately how many turkeys were sold in the UK in 2013, 5million, 10 million,
15 million or 20 million?
Christmas Trivia Quiz
Round Four: Christmas around the world
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Is the church of nativity in Nazareth or Bethlehem?
What is ‘Bûche de Noël’ , commonly eaten in France at Christmas
What would you be drinking if you had a ‘Glühwein’ in Germany or Austria?
Which European country has a tradition of a witch dropping gifts for children
through the chimney at Christmas?
5. Which country is the largest exporter of Christmas trees, Norway, Denmark or
Canada?
Round Five: Picture Round
1. - 6. Name the movies in the pictures
Round Six: Christmas music
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What colour was Elvis Presley’s Christmas?
In the Carol, “We three kings” which way is the ‘star of wonder, star of light’ leading?
“Then one foggy Christmas eve” comes from which song?
Who dis David Bowie sing “Little Drummer Boy” with? A bonus point if you know
which one of the Beatles recorded a version.
5. Which Christmas song has the line “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire”? White
Christmas, The Christmas Song or Joy to the World
Christmas Trivia Quiz