Christmas trivia questions with answers

By the Hangtime Games team · October 28, 2026

Christmas trivia is the easiest party game there is: everyone knows a little, nobody knows everything, and somebody always insists Die Hard counts. Answers are in bold, so cover them if you're reading off a phone.

The questions

For kids

1. Which reindeer has a shiny red nose? Answer: Rudolph
2. Where does Santa live? Answer: The North Pole
3. What do Santa's elves make in the workshop? Answer: Toys
4. In the song, what is Frosty the Snowman's nose made of? Answer: A button
5. What do many families leave out for Santa on Christmas Eve? Answer: Milk and cookies
6. What does the Grinch's heart do at the end of the story? Answer: It grows three sizes
7. What is the name of the Grinch's dog? Answer: Max
8. What is the town below the Grinch's mountain called? Answer: Whoville

Traditions around the world

9. In which country did the tradition of the decorated Christmas tree begin? Answer: Germany
10. Which country sends a Christmas tree to London's Trafalgar Square every year as a thank-you? Answer: Norway
11. What is Santa Claus usually called in Britain? Answer: Father Christmas
12. What is the day after Christmas called in the UK, Canada and Australia? Answer: Boxing Day
13. Under which plant are people supposed to kiss? Answer: Mistletoe
14. Which red-leafed Christmas plant is named after a US ambassador to Mexico? Answer: The poinsettia
15. On which date is the Feast of the Epiphany, the twelfth day after Christmas? Answer: January 6

Songs and stories

16. In "The Twelve Days of Christmas", what is given on the first day? Answer: A partridge in a pear tree
17. How many gifts are given in total across "The Twelve Days of Christmas"? Answer: 364
18. How many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh in "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (not counting Rudolph)? Answer: Eight
19. Who wrote A Christmas Carol? Answer: Charles Dickens
20. What is Scrooge's first name? Answer: Ebenezer
21. What is the name of Scrooge's dead business partner, who visits him in chains? Answer: Jacob Marley
22. Which composer wrote the music for The Nutcracker ballet? Answer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
23. Which Bing Crosby Christmas song is often called the best-selling single of all time? Answer: "White Christmas"
24. Who sings "All I Want for Christmas Is You"? Answer: Mariah Carey

Christmas movies

25. In Home Alone, which city is the McCallister family flying to? Answer: Paris
26. What is the name of the boy left home alone? Answer: Kevin McCallister
27. Who plays Buddy in the movie Elf? Answer: Will Ferrell
28. According to Buddy in Elf, what are the four main food groups? Answer: Candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup
29. In It's a Wonderful Life, what happens every time a bell rings? Answer: An angel gets his wings
30. What is the name of the main character in It's a Wonderful Life? Answer: George Bailey

How to play these on the TV

Reading questions off a phone works, but it's more fun with buzzers. On Hangtime you can turn any of these into a trivia category for Trivia Board, our free Jeopardy-style game:

1. Go to hangtime.games/make and type in five clues, easiest to hardest. It's free and takes a few minutes.
2. Open hangtime.games/trivia-tv on the TV and add your category to the board.
3. Everyone joins at hangtime.games/play on their phone and buzzes in. Kids can team up with an adult on one phone.

Tips for a Christmas trivia round

• Start with the kids' round. It warms everyone up, and the little ones get a few points before the movie questions.
• Mix in your own family. A category about past Christmases (who got socks three years running?) is always the favorite.
• Turn on Christmas mode. Hangtime has a snowy theme for the whole room in December.