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Fun Christmas trivia questions and answers

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Celebrate Christmas this year with these fun Christmas trivia questions and answers!

Test your knowledge of Christmas traditions, carols, songs and movies this holiday season by tackling our fun family Christmas trivia quiz. How many answers can you get?

Don’t forget to challenge your family and friends to see if they can do better than you!

Question 1
True or false: Brenda Lee was just 13 years old when she recorded the original version of the song “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”?
View Answer
True.
Question 2
The 25th of December is the day we celebrate Christmas Day but which saint is traditionally remembered on the 26th December?
View Answer
Saint Stephen.
Question 3
The first artificial Christmas trees appeared in Germany in the 19th century. From which animal part were they made?
View Answer
Goose feathers.
Question 4
According to popular myth, which company introduced the idea of Santa Claus wearing a red and white costume?
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Coca Cola.
Question 5
Saint Nicholas was born in the ancient town of Myra. In which modern-day European country is the town, now called Demre, found?
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Turkey.
Question 6
The Twelve Days of Christmas, or Twelvetide, traditionally span which dates?
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25th December to 5th January inclusive.
Question 7
In the movie A Christmas Story, what is the name of Ralphie Parker’s younger brother?
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Randy.
Question 8
What Christmas song does Lucy ask Schroeder to play on his piano in the movie A Charlie Brown Christmas?
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Jingle Bells.
Question 9
In the movie It’s A Wonderful Life, what is the name of George Bailey’s guardian angel?
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Clarence Odbody.
Question 10
What is the shape of Christmas candy canes modelled upon?
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A shepherd’s crook.
Question 11
In the song I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, where did the boy see his mother kissing Father Christmas?
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Underneath the mistletoe.
Question 12
The Magi, or Three Wise Men, brought what gifts with them when they visited the baby Jesus on the night of his birth?
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Gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Question 13
What department store created Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
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Montgomery Ward.
Question 14
Which Christmas carol, originally written as a “Hymn for Christmas-Day” by Charles Wesley, is sung to music that William H. Cummings adapted from Felix Mendelssohn’s Festgesang?
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.
Question 15
According to the song Frosty the Snowman, what did Frosty do when a magic hat was placed on his head?
View Answer
He danced around.
Question 16
In the 1969 TV special Frosty the Snowman, who originally owned Frosty’s magic hat?
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Professor Hinkle.
Question 17
According to the theme song from the classic Christmas movie, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch is best described by which three words?
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Stink, stank, stunk.
Question 18
What is the name of Scrooge’s dead business partner in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol?
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Jacob Marley.
Question 19
According to the lyrics of the song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, what did Rudolph never get to join in?
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Any reindeer games.
Question 20
The Christmas tree that is displayed in Trafalgar Square, London is gifted to Britain every year by which country as a token of thanks for British support during the second World War?
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Norway.
Question 21
In what town was the baby Jesus born?
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Bethlehem.
Question 22
In what city did the Christmas movie Miracle on 34th Street take place?
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New York.
Question 23
In Frosty the Snowman, who brought Frosty back to life?
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Santa Claus.
Question 24
According to the song how many pipers piping did my true love give to me?
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Eleven.
Question 25
Which Christmas song, written by James Pierpont, was originally called One Horse Open Sleigh?
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Jingle Bells.
Question 26
Can you name the three Santa’s reindeers whose names begin with the letter D?
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Dancer, Dasher and Donner.
Question 27
Complete the opening lines to the poem A Visit From Saint Nicholas: Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a …
View Answer
Mouse.
Question 28
What gift did the Little Drummer Boy give to the baby Jesus?
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He played a song on his drums.
Question 29
In the song Twelve Days of Christmas, how many calling birds did my true love give to me?
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Four.
Question 30
How do you say Merry Christmas in Spanish?
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Feliz Navidad.
Question 31
You often see the French word Noel used in association with Chistmas. What does the word mean?
View Answer
Birth.
Question 32
In the movie Elf, how does Buddy end up at the North Pole?
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As a baby, he crawls into Santa’s sack at the orphanage.
Question 33
What is the name of the gold prospector in the TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
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Yukon Cornelius.
Question 34
Which singer had a 1958 hit with the song Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree?
View Answer
Brenda Lee.
Question 35
In the song Twelve Days of Christmas, how many swans a-swimming did my true love give to me?
View Answer
Seven.
Question 36
In the song Winter Wonderland, what name can we call the snowman?
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Parson Brown.
Question 37
Which is the last ghost to visit Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol?
View Answer
The ghost of Christmas yet to come.
Question 38
Who starred as Scott Calvin in the movie The Santa Clause?
View Answer
Tim Allen.
Question 39
What is the best-selling Christmas song of all time?
View Answer
White Christmas, by Bing Crosby.
Question 40
Which Hollywood star plays the conductor in the movie The Polar Express?
View Answer
Tom Hanks.

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