50 Christmas quiz questions with answers (2026)
Fifty ready-made Christmas quiz questions with answers, split across five categories. Enough for Christmas dinner, the office party, or a lazy Boxing Day. Pick your categories, mix easy and hard, and you're ready to host.
By Thomas van der Pas · Updated August 11, 2026 · 5 min read
Pick a category
Turning these into a quiz
- Ten questions per category makes one round; three or four rounds fill an evening without dragging.
- Mix easy and hard. At Christmas the whole table plays along, from your nephew to your grandmother, and the easy ones keep everyone in it.
- Have everyone write their answer down before you read out the correct one, or the table just echoes the loudest guess.
- Play in teams if the group is big: two teams of four beats eight individual players.
- Need questions for another occasion? There are 40 Sinterklaas quiz questions, sample questions on the end-of-year quiz page, and over a hundred general ones in our big question list.
Christmas music
- Which British band had a 1984 Christmas hit with "Last Christmas"? Wham!
- Which supergroup recorded "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in 1984? Band Aid
- Whose version of "White Christmas" is regarded as the best-selling physical single of all time? Bing Crosby's
- Who released "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" in 1958? Brenda Lee
- Who sings "Feliz Navidad"? José Feliciano
- Which British artist sings "Driving Home for Christmas"? Chris Rea
- Which glam rock band sang "Merry Xmas Everybody"? Slade
- Who wrote and sang "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"? John Lennon, together with Yoko Ono
- Who had a hit with "Jingle Bell Rock" in 1957? Bobby Helms
- Which band recorded "Fairytale of New York" with Kirsty MacColl in 1987? The Pogues
- Which singer made "The Christmas Song" world famous? Nat King Cole
Christmas films & TV
- Which actor plays the Grinch in the 2000 feature film? Jim Carrey
- In which fictional town do the Whos, the Grinch's neighbours, live? Whoville
- Which Bruce Willis action film gets declared a Christmas film every year? Die Hard
- Who directed "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946)? Frank Capra
- What is the name of the human raised as an elf at the North Pole in "Elf"? Buddy
- Which Disney character plays Scrooge in "Mickey's Christmas Carol"? Scrooge McDuck
- Who wrote "A Christmas Carol"? Charles Dickens
- What is the name of the miser in "A Christmas Carol"? Ebenezer Scrooge
- How many Christmas ghosts visit Scrooge? 3 (past, present and future)
- Which city is "Home Alone 2" set in? New York
- Which 2003 British film follows a set of love stories in London at Christmas? Love Actually
Traditions around the world
- In which country is eating KFC at Christmas a popular tradition? Japan
- Which country gives London the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree every year? Norway
- What is Father Christmas called in France? Père Noël
- What is Santa Claus traditionally called in England? Father Christmas
- In which country does the witch La Befana bring presents on 6 January? Italy
- Which Spanish region has the "Tió de Nadal" Christmas log, also known as Caga Tió? Catalonia
- Which plant are you supposed to kiss under at Christmas? mistletoe
- How many candles are on an Advent wreath? 4
- Which country did the Advent calendar originate in? Germany
- On which date do many Orthodox churches celebrate Christmas? 7 January
- What is traditionally inside a British christmas cracker? a paper crown, a bad joke and a small gift
Food & drink
- What is the German name for the hot spiced wine sold at Christmas markets? Glühwein
- Which country does Stollen come from? Germany
- What is the traditional British Christmas dessert made with dried fruit? christmas pudding
- Which bird is the classic Christmas dinner in the US and the UK? turkey
- What is a "bûche de Noël"? a French cake shaped like a log
- Which Dutch Christmas meal is cooked in little pans at the table? gourmetten
- Which Christmas plant has spiky leaves and red berries? holly
Trivia & numbers
- In which year was the first commercial Christmas card sent? 1843
- How many gifts do you get in total in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"? 364
- How many wise men visited Jesus according to tradition? 3
- What are the three kings traditionally called? Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar
- In which town was Jesus born according to the Christmas story? Bethlehem
- What is 26 December called in Britain? Boxing Day
- True or false: Coca-Cola invented Santa's red suit? false; Santa was already drawn in red in the 19th century, Coca-Cola mainly made that image famous worldwide from 1931 onwards
- Which country is Lapland in, where tourism says Santa lives? Finland
- What is the name of the reindeer with the red nose? Rudolph
- How do you say "merry Christmas" in German? Frohe Weihnachten
From reading questions to a real Christmas quiz
Reading questions off your phone works fine, but with a full table you quickly end up as the referee: marking answers, adding up points, settling arguments. With Kwishetwel the question is up on the TV, everyone answers at the same time on their own phone, and the standings keep score for you. No app and no account for your guests, so grandparents join in just as easily. Want to see how an evening runs? That is on the Christmas quiz page.
Further reading: 100+ pub quiz questions with answers, 50 music quiz questions with answers and fun penalties for the penalty wheel.