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Christmas trivia quiz

Twelve Christmas questions on carols, films, Rudolph, Scrooge, the Grinch and the traditions behind the tree, the mistletoe and Santa.

Easy
12 questions
30 s each · about 9 min
Checked against 12 sources

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A round for the office party, the family get-together or the last quiz night before the holidays. It opens with songs everyone half knows, then moves to the films that are on every December: Home Alone, the Grinch and A Christmas Carol. The back half covers the traditions, from where the Christmas tree began to the tree Oslo sends to London every year. Every answer is checked against Wikipedia, so the family expert can be corrected with a source. Expect about 10 minutes, more if the room starts singing.

How to run it

Play in teams around the table. Each team shares one phone and joins with a festive team name.
Question 3 is about Rudolph. Ask the room who created him before you reveal it, since almost nobody knows it began as a store booklet.
Run it after dinner at a family party. The questions are easy enough for kids and grandparents to play on the same team.

Questions and answers

1In The Twelve Days of Christmas, what is the gift on the first day?
- ATwo turtle doves
- BA partridge in a pear tree
- CFive gold rings
- DThree French hens
Reveal answer
B. A partridge in a pear tree
Each verse adds a gift, and the first day's gift, a partridge in a pear tree, ends every verse.
2Which singer released All I Want for Christmas Is You in 1994?
- ACeline Dion
- BWhitney Houston
- CMariah Carey
- DKylie Minogue
Reveal answer
C. Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey released the song in 1994 on her fourth studio album, a Christmas record.
3Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created in 1939 for which department store?
- AMontgomery Ward
- BMacy's
- CSears
- DHarrods
Reveal answer
A. Montgomery Ward
Robert L. May created Rudolph in 1939 as an assignment for Montgomery Ward, a department store based in Chicago.
4In A Christmas Carol, what is Scrooge's first name?
- AJacob
- BBob
- CAlbert
- DEbenezer
Reveal answer
D. Ebenezer
Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character of Charles Dickens's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol.
5What is the name of the Grinch's dog?
- ARex
- BMax
- CBuddy
- DPudding
Reveal answer
B. Max
The Grinch dresses as Santa and rides to Whoville on a sleigh pulled by his dog, Max.
6In Home Alone, where is the McCallister family going for Christmas when they leave Kevin behind?
- ALondon
- BRome
- CParis
- DMiami
Reveal answer
C. Paris
The family is getting ready to spend Christmas in Paris and leaves for the airport without Kevin.
7The custom of the decorated Christmas tree developed mainly in which country?
- AItaly
- BIreland
- CSpain
- DGermany
Reveal answer
D. Germany
The Christmas tree custom grew up in Central Europe, particularly in Germany and Livonia, before spreading around the world.