50 Fun Christmas Trivia Questions

Question: Which popular Christmas beverage is also called “milk punch?“Answer: Eggnog Question: What did the other reindeer not let Rudolph do because of his shiny red nose?Answer: Join in any reindeer games Question: How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol?Answer: Four Question: Where was baby Jesus born?Answer: In Bethlehem Question: The movie Miracle on 34th Street is based on a real-life department store. What is it?Answer: Macy’s Question: What are the two other most popular names for Santa Claus?Answer: Kris Kringle and Saint Nick Question: Elvis isn’t going to have a white Christmas he’s going to have a….Answer: Blue Christmas Question: What do people traditionally put on top of a Christmas tree?Answer: An angel Question: In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?Answer: Paris Question: In the classic Christmas movie, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch was described with three words. What are they?Answer: Stink, stank, stunk Question: In which modern-day country was St. Nicholas born in?Answer: Turkey (originally Patara, a city in the ancient district of Lycia, in Asia Minor) Question: In the movie It’s A Wonderful Life, what happened every time a bell rang?Answer: An angel got his wings Question: What words follow “Silent Night” in the song?Answer: Holy night Question: Which Hollywood actor played six different roles in The Polar Express?Answer: Tom Hanks Question: In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, what was the first name of Scrooge?Answer: Ebenezer Question: Which country did eggnog come from?Answer: England Question: Which real-life person is Santa Claus based on?Answer: The Christian bishop St. Nicholas Question: What did Frosty The Snowman do when a magic hat was placed on his head?Answer: He began to dance around Question: What is Ralphie’s little brother’s name in the movie A Christmas Story?Answer: Randy Question: Which Christmas song contains the lyric “Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way?“Answer: “Rocking Around The Christmas Tree” Question: What are you supposed to do when you find yourself under the mistletoe?Answer: Kiss Question: Which one of Santa’s reindeer has the same name as another holiday mascot?Answer: Cupid Question: Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?Answer: Germany Question: In the song “Winter Wonderland,” what do we call the snowman?Answer: Parson Brown Question: In the movie Elf, what was the first rule of The Code of Elves?Answer: Treat every day like Christmas Question: What’s the name of the main villain in The Nightmare Before Christmas?Answer: Oogie Boogie Question: According to the song, what did my true love give to me on the eighth day of Christmas?Answer: Eight maids a milking Question: What was the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?Answer: Home Alone Question: Whose eyes are all aglow in “The Christmas Song?“Answer: Tiny tots Question: What was the real name of the character Tim Allen plays in The Santa Clause?Answer: Scott Calvin Question: How many gifts in total were given in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song?Answer: 364 Question: Which fairy tale was the first gingerbread houses inspired by?Answer: Hansel and Gretel Question: In the movie A Christmas Story, what was the name of the neighbors whose dog ate the Christmas turkey?Answer: The Bumpuses Question: How do you say “Merry Christmas” in Spanish?Answer: Feliz Navidad Question: Where did the word and idea “Christmukkah” come from?Answer: The O.C. Question: What is the name of the last ghost that visits Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?Answer: The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come Question: Visions of which food danced in children’s heads as they slept in the poem “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas?“Answer: Sugar plums Question: What gift did the Little Drummer Boy give to the newborn Christ?Answer: He played a song for him on his drums Question: What is the best-selling Christmas song ever?Answer: “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby Question: Who wrote, “Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more?“Answer: Dr. Seuss Question: Three of Santa’s reindeer’s names begin with the letter “D.” What are those names?Answer: Dancer, Dasher, and Donner Question: What was Frosty the Snowman’s nose made out?Answer: A button Question: What is the name of George Bailey’s guardian angel in It’s A Wonderful Life?Answer: Clarence Odbody Question: In the 1964 movie Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, what was the name of Rudolph’s elf friend?Answer: Hermey Question: What popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?Answer: “Jingle Bells” Question: What was the first company that used Santa Claus in advertising?Answer: Coca-Cola Question: In “The Christmas Song,” who did the narrator see kissing Santa Claus under the mistletoe?Answer: Mommy Question: In the movie Elf, how does Buddy get to the North Pole?Answer: He hides in Santa’s sack Question: Where did there arise such a clatter?Answer: On the lawn Question: What are Christmas trees also called?Answer: Yule-Tree Want more great trivia? 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