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40 Christmas quiz questions and answers

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Forty Christmas questions covering films, carols, traditions and the odd piece of festive trivia. A Christmas round is the easiest sell of the year: the room is already in the mood, most people know more than they think, and it works just as well at a work party as it does in a pub.

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  1. 1.Who wrote A Christmas Carol?

    • Charles Dickens
    • Thomas Hardy
    • Lewis Carroll
    • Oscar Wilde
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    Charles Dickens

  2. 2.In which country did the tradition of the decorated Christmas tree begin?

    • France
    • Germany
    • Norway
    • England
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    Germany

  3. 3.In The Twelve Days of Christmas, what is given on the fifth day?

    • Six geese
    • Five gold rings
    • Four calling birds
    • Seven swans
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    Five gold rings

  4. 4.What is the name of the Grinch's dog?

    • Rex
    • Buddy
    • Max
    • Cindy
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    Max

  5. 5.What is the surname of the family in Home Alone?

    • McCallister
    • Anderson
    • Griswold
    • McAllen
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    McCallister

  6. 6.Which country donates the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square each year?

    • Sweden
    • Denmark
    • Norway
    • Finland
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    Norway

  7. 7.What colour are mistletoe berries?

    • Red
    • White
    • Green
    • Black
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    White

  8. 8.Which saint is Santa Claus based on?

    • Saint Stephen
    • Saint Nicholas
    • Saint Christopher
    • Saint Anthony
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    Saint Nicholas

  9. 9.What is the best-selling single of all time, a Christmas song?

    • Last Christmas
    • Fairytale of New York
    • White Christmas
    • Do They Know It Is Christmas
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    White Christmas

  10. 10.Which soft drink brand is known for its red Christmas trucks?

    • Pepsi
    • Coca-Cola
    • Fanta
    • Irn-Bru
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    Coca-Cola

  11. 11.In It's a Wonderful Life, what is the name of the angel?

    • Gabriel
    • Clarence
    • Michael
    • Harold
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    Clarence

  12. 12.On which date is Boxing Day?

    • 24 December
    • 25 December
    • 26 December
    • 27 December
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    26 December

  13. 13.What was traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?

    • A ring
    • A coin
    • A key
    • A bean
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    A coin

  14. 14.In The Nightmare Before Christmas, what is the Pumpkin King called?

    • Oogie Boogie
    • Jack Skellington
    • Sally
    • Doctor Finkelstein
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    Jack Skellington

  15. 15.Which carol contains the line about a round yon virgin?

    • Away in a Manger
    • Silent Night
    • O Holy Night
    • The First Noel
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    Silent Night

  16. 16.Noel, as in the First Noel, comes from which language?

    • Latin
    • German
    • French
    • Italian
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    French

  17. 17.In which city is Miracle on 34th Street mainly set?

    • Chicago
    • Boston
    • New York
    • Philadelphia
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    New York

  18. 18.Which reindeer is famous for a red nose?

    • Dasher
    • Comet
    • Rudolph
    • Blitzen
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    Rudolph

  19. 19.How many ghosts visit Scrooge in total, including Marley?

    • Three
    • Four
    • Five
    • Six
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    Four

  20. 20.In the carol, what did 'my true love' send on the first day of Christmas?

    • Two turtle doves
    • A partridge in a pear tree
    • Three French hens
    • Four calling birds
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    A partridge in a pear tree

  21. 21.Which vegetable is traditionally left out for Santa's reindeer?

    • Carrot
    • Parsnip
    • Turnip
    • Potato
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    Carrot

  22. 22.What is the name of Will Ferrell's character in 'Elf'?

    • Buddy
    • Jingle
    • Max
    • Kevin
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    Buddy

  23. 23.What is the name of Scrooge's clerk in 'A Christmas Carol'?

    • Bob Cratchit
    • Jacob Marley
    • Mr Fezziwig
    • Tiny Tim
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    Bob Cratchit

  24. 24.Which band had the 1973 hit 'Merry Xmas Everybody'?

    • Wizzard
    • Slade
    • Mud
    • The Pogues
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    Slade

  25. 25.Which duo released 'Last Christmas' in 1984?

    • Wham!
    • Pet Shop Boys
    • Tears for Fears
    • Soft Cell
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    Wham!

  26. 26.What gifts did the Wise Men bring?

    • Gold, silver and bronze
    • Gold, frankincense and myrrh
    • Frankincense, myrrh and silver
    • Gold, spices and oils
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    Gold, frankincense and myrrh

  27. 27.In which year was the monarch's Christmas broadcast first shown on television?

    • 1947
    • 1952
    • 1957
    • 1966
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    1957

  28. 28.Which sweet bread is Italy's traditional Christmas cake?

    • Stollen
    • Panettone
    • Bûche de Noël
    • Lebkuchen
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    Panettone

  29. 29.In 'The Muppet Christmas Carol', which Muppet plays Bob Cratchit?

    • Fozzie Bear
    • Kermit the Frog
    • Gonzo
    • Rizzo the Rat
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    Kermit the Frog

  30. 30.How many points does a snowflake usually have?

    • Four
    • Five
    • Six
    • Eight
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    Six

  31. 31.Who sings 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'?

    • Whitney Houston
    • Mariah Carey
    • Celine Dion
    • Kylie Minogue
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    Mariah Carey

  32. 32.What do children traditionally hang up on Christmas Eve for Santa to fill?

    • Stockings
    • Wreaths
    • Baubles
    • Crackers
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    Stockings

  33. 33.Which Christmas plant has red leaves called bracts?

    • Holly
    • Poinsettia
    • Mistletoe
    • Ivy
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    Poinsettia

  34. 34.Which singer duets with Shane MacGowan on 'Fairytale of New York'?

    • Sinéad O'Connor
    • Kirsty MacColl
    • Dolores O'Riordan
    • Enya
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    Kirsty MacColl

  35. 35.Which song is sung as the boy and the snowman fly in 'The Snowman'?

    • Walking in the Air
    • Silent Night
    • Winter Wonderland
    • Let It Snow
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    Walking in the Air

  36. 36.Which London confectioner is credited with inventing the Christmas cracker?

    • Tom Smith
    • Henry Cole
    • John Cadbury
    • Joseph Fry
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    Tom Smith

  37. 37.In 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas', where do the Whos live?

    • Whoville
    • Wholand
    • Whovania
    • Who City
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    Whoville

  38. 38.What is the season of the four weeks before Christmas called?

    • Lent
    • Advent
    • Epiphany
    • Pentecost
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    Advent

  39. 39.In 'Die Hard' (1988), what is the name of the skyscraper?

    • Nakatomi Plaza
    • Kobayashi Tower
    • Empire Plaza
    • Takagi Centre
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    Nakatomi Plaza

  40. 40.At what time is the monarch's Christmas Day message traditionally broadcast in the UK?

    • 12 noon
    • 2pm
    • 3pm
    • 6pm
    Show answer

    3pm

40 christmas quiz questions and answers: a free easy christmas round from QuizCast

How to run this round

Built for the works do and the December pub quiz, where half the room has had a few and nobody wants to feel stupid. Read the first twenty over dinner and save the second twenty — Christmas number ones, films and carols — for after the crackers. A sing-along tiebreak works: the first table to sing the next line of a carol wins.

Answer sheet for the host
  1. Charles Dickens
  2. Germany
  3. Five gold rings
  4. Max
  5. McCallister
  6. Norway
  7. White
  8. Saint Nicholas
  9. White Christmas
  10. Coca-Cola
  11. Clarence
  12. 26 December
  13. A coin
  14. Jack Skellington
  15. Silent Night
  16. French
  17. New York
  18. Rudolph
  19. Four
  20. A partridge in a pear tree
  21. Carrot
  22. Buddy
  23. Bob Cratchit
  24. Slade
  25. Wham!
  26. Gold, frankincense and myrrh
  27. 1957
  28. Panettone
  29. Kermit the Frog
  30. Six
  31. Mariah Carey
  32. Stockings
  33. Poinsettia
  34. Kirsty MacColl
  35. Walking in the Air
  36. Tom Smith
  37. Whoville
  38. Advent
  39. Nakatomi Plaza
  40. 3pm

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