200 Christmas Trivia Questions and Answers – Easy to Hard. How Far Can You Get?

Christmas has been my favorite holiday for as long as I can remember. As a child, I loved decorating the Christmas tree, and we still have some precious old Christmas decorations that mean a lot to me. I loved the carols and, of course, I loved the gifts. As I grew up, I started enjoying buying gifts and giving them just as much, along with everything else that comes with Christmas: the atmosphere, the decorations, the music, and time spent with family.

I’ve already created Thanksgiving trivia and Halloween trivia, so it was time for Christmas to have its own big challenge too. These 200 Christmas trivia questions and answers increase in difficulty from easy to medium to hard, covering traditions, decorations, movies, food, history, Santa, celebrations around the world, and plenty of Christmas music.

You can go through all 200 questions yourself, use them for a family Christmas trivia game, or choose a mixture for a party or work quiz. The answers appear directly after each question, and I’ve avoided repeating the same fact later in a different form. Keep track of your score if you want to see where you are after Question 200. I can promise you this. If you go until the end of the trivia, you will discover you know the answers to many of the questions from the last part of this Christmas quiz! I hope you enjoy playing as much as I enjoyed creating it.

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Easy Christmas Trivia Questions and Answers

Let’s start this quiz! The first 60 easy Christmas trivia questions and answers are meant to be genuinely accessible. If you’re looking for fun Christmas trivia questions for a family gathering or an easy opening round before the harder questions begin, this is the place to start.

Christmas Traditions, Santa and Festive Favorites

Familiar decorations and Christmas customs make a good warm-up because you may have seen many of them every December without ever thinking of them as trivia. A few Santa Claus trivia questions appear here too, including traditions connected with the much older story of Saint Nicholas.

1. What distinctive feature makes Rudolph different from Santa’s other reindeer?
Answer: His glowing red nose.

2. Which plant is traditionally associated with kissing at Christmas?
Answer: Mistletoe.

3. What type of calendar is used to count down the days leading up to Christmas?
Answer: An Advent calendar.

4. According to the familiar Santa tradition, which two lists are children divided between?
Answer: The naughty and nice lists.

5. What circular decoration made with evergreen branches is commonly hung on a door at Christmas?
Answer: A Christmas wreath.

6. What shiny, narrow decoration is traditionally draped around a Christmas tree?
Answer: Tinsel.

7. Which prickly evergreen plant with red berries is widely used in Christmas decorations?
Answer: Holly.

8. What red-and-white striped sweet is usually shaped like a hook?
Answer: A candy cane.

9. How many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh in the poem commonly known as “The Night Before Christmas”?
Answer: Eight.

10. Which season is it at Christmas in Australia and New Zealand?
Answer: Summer.

11. What Christmas decorations are traditionally hung up to hold small gifts and treats?
Answer: Stockings.

12. Which famous ballet begins on Christmas Eve and features the Sugar Plum Fairy?
Answer: The Nutcracker.

13. What paper item do people traditionally wear on their heads after pulling a British Christmas cracker?
Answer: A paper crown.

14. What holiday is celebrated on December 26 in the UK, Canada, Australia and several other countries?
Answer: Boxing Day.

15. What is the tradition of going from place to place singing Christmas songs called?
Answer: Caroling.

Easy Christmas Movie and TV Trivia

Christmas movie trivia questions can become surprisingly difficult once you move beyond famous characters and plot points, so this first movie round sticks to films and television specials many people have seen more than once. If movies are one of your strongest subjects, the much larger movie trivia questions and answers collection goes far beyond Christmas.

16. Where is the McCallister family supposed to spend Christmas when Kevin is left behind in Home Alone?
Answer: Paris.

17. In Elf, what is the first name of Buddy’s biological father?
Answer: Walter.

18. What town do the Whos live in in How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
Answer: Whoville.

19. What gift does Ralphie desperately want in A Christmas Story?
Answer: A Red Ryder BB gun.

20. What happens to the man dressed as Santa at the beginning of The Santa Clause?
Answer: He falls from Scott Calvin’s roof.

21. Where is the train taking the children in The Polar Express?
Answer: The North Pole.

22. What kind of Christmas tree does Charlie Brown choose in A Charlie Brown Christmas?
Answer: A small, sparse real tree.

23. In the classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer television special, what career does Hermey want instead of making toys?
Answer: He wants to be a dentist.

24. In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, what does Clark plan to buy with his Christmas bonus?
Answer: A swimming pool.

25. What is the name of George Bailey’s guardian angel in It’s a Wonderful Life?
Answer: Clarence.

26. Which department store employs Kris Kringle as Santa in the 1947 version of Miracle on 34th Street?
Answer: Macy’s.

27. What title does Jack Skellington hold in The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Answer: The Pumpkin King.

28. Who plays the Grinch in the 2000 live-action film?
Answer: Jim Carrey.

29. What job does Hugh Grant’s character have in Love Actually?
Answer: He is the British Prime Minister.

30. What do Amanda and Iris exchange in The Holiday?
Answer: Their homes.

Easy Christmas Music and Carol Trivia

Christmas music has always been a big part of the holiday for me. I loved carols as a child, and I still do; I’ve even shared some of my favorite Christmas carols before. These easy Christmas music trivia questions begin with performers and songs heard every December, while my separate music trivia questions and answers cover famous songs from many genres and decades.

31. Who sings “All I Want for Christmas Is You”?
Answer: Mariah Carey.

32. Which duo originally released “Last Christmas”?
Answer: Wham!

33. Who recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” as a teenager in 1958?
Answer: Brenda Lee.

34. Who wrote and first recorded “Feliz Navidad”?
Answer: José Feliciano.

35. Which singer is most closely associated with the classic recording of “White Christmas”?
Answer: Bing Crosby.

36. Which former Beatle recorded “Wonderful Christmastime”?
Answer: Paul McCartney.

37. Who first recorded “Santa Baby” in 1953?
Answer: Eartha Kitt.

38. Who wrote “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”?
Answer: Meredith Willson.

39. Who had the original hit recording of “Jingle Bell Rock” in 1957?
Answer: Bobby Helms.

40. Which two artists are credited as the writers of “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”?
Answer: John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

41. Which singer made “Blue Christmas” one of his best-known holiday recordings in 1957?
Answer: Elvis Presley.

42. What was the name of the charity supergroup that recorded “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” in 1984?
Answer: Band Aid.

43. Which band recorded “Fairytale of New York” with Kirsty MacColl?
Answer: The Pogues.

44. Who first recorded “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”?
Answer: Darlene Love.

45. Who had the original 1952 hit with “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”?
Answer: Jimmy Boyd.

Christmas Food, Decorations and Customs

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Christmas food trivia is another friendly part of an easy round because so many dishes and sweets appear year after year. Some may be familiar from home, while others are the sort of thing you’ll see at Christmas markets in Europe or on festive tables in other countries.

46. What tall Italian Christmas bread usually contains candied fruit and raisins?
Answer: Panettone.

47. What German Christmas bread is commonly filled with dried fruit and covered with powdered sugar?
Answer: Stollen.

48. What small British pastries filled with spiced dried fruit are traditionally eaten at Christmas?
Answer: Mince pies.

49. What creamy Christmas drink is traditionally made with eggs, milk or cream and sugar?
Answer: Eggnog.

50. What Christmas cookies are often baked in the shape of little people?
Answer: Gingerbread men.

51. What French Christmas dessert is shaped to resemble a log?
Answer: Bûche de Noël.

52. What traditional British steamed dessert is sometimes called plum pudding?
Answer: Christmas pudding.

53. Which nuts are described as “roasting on an open fire” in a famous Christmas song?
Answer: Chestnuts.

54. What Spanish Christmas sweet is traditionally made with almonds and honey?
Answer: Turrón.

55. What tart red sauce commonly accompanies turkey at an American Christmas dinner?
Answer: Cranberry sauce.

56. What Italian-American Christmas Eve meal centers on several seafood dishes?
Answer: The Feast of the Seven Fishes.

57. What hot spiced wine is commonly sold at European Christmas markets?
Answer: Mulled wine.

58. Which fish is traditionally served for Christmas Eve dinner in many Czech homes?
Answer: Carp.

59. What meringue-based dessert topped with fruit is popular at Christmas in Australia and New Zealand?
Answer: Pavlova.

60. What almond-and-sugar confection is often molded into small fruits, figures and festive shapes?
Answer: Marzipan.

Medium Christmas Trivia Questions and Answers

The next 80 medium Christmas trivia questions and answers require more than instant recognition, but they don’t suddenly turn into obscure pub-quiz facts. This is the part I’d use most heavily for Christmas trivia questions for adults, office parties and mixed-age gatherings because there should be plenty you can answer while still having to think.

Christmas History and Traditions Trivia

Several customs we associate with Christmas have surprisingly well-documented histories. These Christmas history trivia questions focus on people, events and firsts that have a realistic chance of being familiar, rather than filling the round with minor dates that almost nobody would know.

61. Who commissioned the first commercially produced Christmas card in Britain in 1843?
Answer: Henry Cole.

62. Which Victorian novelist wrote A Christmas Carol?
Answer: Charles Dickens.

63. Which US president signed the legislation making Christmas a federal holiday in 1870?
Answer: Ulysses S. Grant.

64. Who displayed the first known electrically illuminated Christmas tree in 1882?
Answer: Edward H. Johnson.

65. In what year did construction workers put up the first Christmas tree at the site that became Rockefeller Center?
Answer: 1931.

66. Which air-defense command began the Santa-tracking tradition in 1955 after children called the wrong telephone number?
Answer: CONAD, the Continental Air Defense Command.

67. In the abbreviation “Xmas,” the X comes from which Greek letter?
Answer: Chi.

68. Which country is most closely associated with the development of the early modern Christmas tree tradition?
Answer: Germany.

69. Which British monarch delivered the first royal Christmas radio broadcast?
Answer: King George V.

70. Which London confectioner is credited with inventing the Christmas cracker?
Answer: Tom Smith.

71. In which Austrian town was “Silent Night” first performed in 1818?
Answer: Oberndorf bei Salzburg.

72. In what year was the poem commonly known as “The Night Before Christmas” first published anonymously?
Answer: 1823.

73. Who created Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for Montgomery Ward?
Answer: Robert L. May.

74. Under what title was “Jingle Bells” originally published?
Answer: “The One Horse Open Sleigh.”

75. Which newspaper published the famous “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” editorial in 1897?
Answer: The New York Sun.

76. Which American diplomat is the poinsettia named after?
Answer: Joel Roberts Poinsett.

77. Who wrote “White Christmas”?
Answer: Irving Berlin.

78. What British tradition on the Sunday before Advent involves family members stirring a festive mixture and making a wish?
Answer: Stir-up Sunday.

79. Which country has given the Christmas tree displayed in London’s Trafalgar Square each year since 1947?
Answer: Norway.

80. Which US president lit the first National Christmas Tree in 1923?
Answer: Calvin Coolidge.

Medium Christmas Movies, TV and Pop Culture Trivia

The medium Christmas movie trivia questions move away from the biggest plot points and into characters, places and details that regular viewers may remember. If you like holiday films but prefer something darker once October comes around, the separate Halloween movie trivia takes a very different route.

81. Whose pet tarantula escapes in Home Alone?
Answer: Buzz McCallister’s.

82. According to Buddy in Elf, what are the four main food groups?
Answer: Candy, candy canes, candy corn and syrup.

83. Who narrates and voices the Grinch in the 1966 animated television special How the Grinch Stole Christmas!?
Answer: Boris Karloff.

84. Which actor plays Scott Calvin in The Santa Clause?
Answer: Tim Allen.

85. What fictional town is the setting of A Christmas Story?
Answer: Hohman.

86. What is the surname of Clark Griswold’s boss in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation?
Answer: Shirley.

87. What is the name of George Bailey’s hometown in It’s a Wonderful Life?
Answer: Bedford Falls.

88. What is the first name of the young girl played by Natalie Wood in the 1947 Miracle on 34th Street?
Answer: Susan.

89. What does Amanda’s company make in The Holiday?
Answer: Movie trailers.

90. Which character declares his feelings for Juliet using cue cards in Love Actually?
Answer: Mark.

91. Which actor voices or portrays several characters in The Polar Express?
Answer: Tom Hanks.

92. What is the name of the remote town where Jesper is sent in Klaus?
Answer: Smeerensburg.

93. What is the name of Arthur’s older brother in Arthur Christmas?
Answer: Steve.

94. Which actor plays Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol?
Answer: Michael Caine.

95. What is Bill Murray’s character called in Scrooged?
Answer: Frank Cross.

96. What is the name of the Mogwai given to Billy in Gremlins?
Answer: Gizmo.

97. Which toy is Howard trying desperately to buy in Jingle All the Way?
Answer: Turbo-Man.

98. Who plays Julie, the younger sister, in The Family Stone?
Answer: Claire Danes.

99. Which actor plays Santa Claus in The Christmas Chronicles?
Answer: Kurt Russell.

100. What is the name of the angel played by Cary Grant in The Bishop’s Wife?
Answer: Dudley.

Medium Christmas Music and Carols Trivia

The Christmas carol trivia questions are more detailed here, mixing songwriting credits, recording history, and famous versions. They still center on songs people know, so the difficulty comes from remembering another detail rather than identifying music almost nobody has heard.

101. Who co-wrote “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” with George Wyle?
Answer: Edward Pola.

102. Which actress first introduced “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” in Meet Me in St. Louis?
Answer: Judy Garland.

103. What was “Silver Bells” reportedly called before its title was changed?
Answer: “Tinkle Bell.”

104. Who co-wrote “The Christmas Song” with Bob Wells?
Answer: Mel Tormé.

105. Who composed the orchestral piece “Sleigh Ride”?
Answer: Leroy Anderson.

106. If every gift in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is counted each time it is given, how many gifts are received altogether?
Answer: 364.

107. Which singer first released “Someday at Christmas” as a single in 1966?
Answer: Stevie Wonder.

108. Which singer released “Step into Christmas” in 1973?
Answer: Elton John.

109. Who released “Santa Tell Me” in 2014?
Answer: Ariana Grande.

110. In what year was “Fairytale of New York” first released as a single?
Answer: 1987.

111. Which two languages are used in “Feliz Navidad”?
Answer: Spanish and English.

112. In which 1942 film was “White Christmas” introduced?
Answer: Holiday Inn.

113. Who released “Underneath the Tree” in 2013?
Answer: Kelly Clarkson.

114. Who composed the music for “Santa Baby,” with Joan Javits writing the lyrics?
Answer: Philip Springer.

115. What was “The Little Drummer Boy” originally titled?
Answer: “Carol of the Drum.”

116. Which French poet wrote the text that became “O Holy Night”?
Answer: Placide Cappeau.

117. Which Ukrainian composer created the choral work “Shchedryk,” whose melody later became associated with a famous Christmas carol?
Answer: Mykola Leontovych.

118. “Deck the Halls” uses the melody of which traditional Welsh air?
Answer: “Nos Galan.”

119. What is the Latin title commonly associated with “O Come, All Ye Faithful”?
Answer: “Adeste Fideles.”

120. Which British singer released “One More Sleep” in 2013?
Answer: Leona Lewis.

Christmas Food, Customs and Celebrations Around the World

Christmas around the world trivia can get obscure quickly, so I’ve kept this round focused on established customs that are interesting enough to remember. Some also appear in my look at Christmas traditions around the world, while others may sound familiar if you’ve spent December in one of the best Christmas destinations.

121. Which fast-food chain became closely associated with Christmas meals in Japan after a successful 1974 campaign?
Answer: KFC.

122. What is the name of the elderly woman from Italian tradition who brings gifts around Epiphany?
Answer: La Befana.

123. What is the Catalan Christmas log that children “feed” before it produces gifts called?
Answer: Tió de Nadal.

124. How many Yule Lads appear in Icelandic Christmas folklore?
Answer: 13.

125. On what date is Saint Lucia’s Day celebrated in Sweden?
Answer: December 13.

126. What is the name of Mexico’s nine-night Christmas tradition reenacting Mary and Joseph’s search for lodging?
Answer: Las Posadas.

127. What star-shaped Christmas lantern is a familiar seasonal symbol in the Philippines?
Answer: A parol.

128. Which Finnish city is promoted as the official hometown of Santa Claus?
Answer: Rovaniemi.

129. What angelic child gift-bringer appears in Christmas traditions in parts of Central Europe?
Answer: The Christkind.

130. What is the name of the Saint Nicholas figure at the center of Dutch December gift-giving traditions?
Answer: Sinterklaas.

131. What is the name of the braided sweet bread traditionally eaten at Christmas in the Czech Republic?
Answer: Vánočka.

132. How many dishes are traditionally served at a Polish Wigilia Christmas Eve supper?
Answer: 12.

133. In which Australian city did the Carols by Candlelight tradition begin in 1938?
Answer: Melbourne.

134. What Icelandic term refers to the Christmas tradition of giving books and spending the evening reading?
Answer: Jólabókaflóð.

135. What is the name of the earthy figurine traditionally hidden in some Catalan nativity scenes?
Answer: The Caganer.

136. What is Nuremberg’s famous Christmas market called?
Answer: Christkindlesmarkt.

137. What is the Romanian Christmas caroling tradition in which children carry a decorated star called?
Answer: Steaua.

The star-carrying tradition is one part of the wider Romanian Christmas customs I grew up with.

138. How many traditional Christmas desserts are associated with Provence in southern France?
Answer: 13.

139. What are the small traditional figures placed in Provençal nativity scenes called?
Answer: Santons.

140. What Portuguese word is used for salted cod, a food strongly associated with Christmas Eve meals in Portugal?
Answer: Bacalhau.

Hard Christmas Trivia Questions and Answers

The final 60 hard Christmas trivia questions are more challenging, but I don’t think “hard” should mean “nobody outside a specialist society could possibly know this.” These questions go deeper into Christmas history, movies, music and international customs while still giving a well-informed adult a realistic chance of getting quite a few answers right.

Christmas History, Literature and Famous Firsts

The history round mixes events, books, famous people and traditions rather than making you remember a string of dates. These challenging Christmas trivia questions should reward broad knowledge and a good memory, not the ability to recall obscure footnotes.

141. Which Danish author wrote the fairy tale “The Fir Tree”?
Answer: Hans Christian Andersen.

142. What fine could someone face for observing Christmas in Massachusetts under the 1659 law banning its celebration?
Answer: Five shillings.

143. In which US city did the Salvation Army’s Christmas kettle tradition begin in 1891?
Answer: San Francisco.

144. Which US president had the first documented Christmas tree in the White House, in 1889?
Answer: Benjamin Harrison.

145. Which monarch delivered the first televised Royal Christmas Message?
Answer: Queen Elizabeth II.

146. Which Apollo mission broadcast a reading from Genesis while orbiting the Moon on Christmas Eve 1968?
Answer: Apollo 8.

147. Which sea captain named Christmas Island after reaching it on Christmas Day 1643?
Answer: William Mynors.

148. Who illustrated the first edition of A Christmas Carol?
Answer: John Leech.

149. What is the name of Scrooge’s overworked clerk in A Christmas Carol?
Answer: Bob Cratchit.

150. In “Good King Wenceslas,” on which feast day does the king look out over the snow?
Answer: The Feast of Stephen.

151. Which royal consort is commonly associated with helping popularize the Christmas tree in Victorian Britain?
Answer: Prince Albert.

152. Which ruler was crowned King of England on Christmas Day 1066?
Answer: William the Conqueror.

153. Who wrote the short story “The Gift of the Magi”?
Answer: O. Henry.

154. Which author created the Grinch in the 1957 book How the Grinch Stole Christmas!?
Answer: Dr. Seuss.

155. Which illustrator created Coca-Cola’s famous series of Santa Claus paintings beginning in 1931?
Answer: Haddon Sundblom.

Hard Christmas Around the World Trivia

The next Christmas traditions trivia questions go beyond customs that appear in almost every holiday quiz, but I’ve kept them tied to recognizable countries, cities and celebrations. If these make you want to experience a European Christmas market rather than just answer questions about one, my Christmas market packing guide covers what I take with me.

156. What Welsh Christmas and New Year tradition features a decorated horse skull carried from house to house?
Answer: Mari Lwyd.

157. What giant straw Christmas figure has been erected annually in the Swedish city of Gävle since 1966?
Answer: The Gävle Goat.

158. Which Finnish city makes an annual Declaration of Christmas Peace?
Answer: Turku.

159. What horned Alpine figure traditionally accompanies Saint Nicholas and is said to punish badly behaved children?
Answer: Krampus.

160. What nickname is commonly used for Spain’s famous Christmas lottery?
Answer: El Gordo.

161. What is the Filipino tradition of attending a series of nine dawn Masses before Christmas called?
Answer: Simbang Gabi.

162. What thin wafer do Polish families traditionally share before their Christmas Eve meal?
Answer: Opłatek.

163. What French term is used for the long festive meal traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve?
Answer: Réveillon.

164. Which Italian city is famous for Via San Gregorio Armeno, a street filled with workshops selling nativity figures?
Answer: Naples.

165. Which German city is home to the historic Striezelmarkt Christmas market?
Answer: Dresden.

166. What is Spain’s traditional Three Kings parade called?
Answer: Cabalgata de Reyes.

167. What do French children commonly call Santa Claus?
Answer: Père Noël.

168. In which country is January 6 traditionally known as Nollaig na mBan, or Women’s Christmas?
Answer: Ireland.

169. On what January date do some Orthodox churches that follow the Julian calendar celebrate Christmas?
Answer: January 7.

170. What type of room do many Finnish families traditionally visit on Christmas Eve before settling into the celebrations?
Answer: A sauna.

Hard Christmas Movies, Books and TV Trivia

Hard Christmas movie trivia works best when it asks for details fans could actually remember after seeing a film a few times. This round goes deeper than the earlier movie questions, but famous titles still dominate, so recognizing the film should give you a fighting chance.

171. What is the title of the fake gangster film Kevin watches in Home Alone?
Answer: Angels with Filthy Souls.

172. Which New York department store does Buddy work at in Elf?
Answer: Gimbels.

173. Which short story inspired It’s a Wonderful Life?
Answer: “The Greatest Gift.”

174. Including Jacob Marley, how many supernatural visitors come to Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?
Answer: Four.

175. Which actor played Kris Kringle in the 1947 Miracle on 34th Street and won an Academy Award for the role?
Answer: Edmund Gwenn.

176. What animal emerges from the Griswolds’ Christmas tree in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation?
Answer: A squirrel.

177. What is the name of the head elf in The Santa Clause?
Answer: Bernard.

178. Who wrote and illustrated the children’s book The Polar Express?
Answer: Chris Van Allsburg.

179. What is the name of the Grinch’s dog?
Answer: Max.

180. Which jazz pianist composed the music for A Charlie Brown Christmas?
Answer: Vince Guaraldi.

181. Which Muppet narrates most of The Muppet Christmas Carol?
Answer: Gonzo.

182. What is the name of the skyscraper where most of the action in Die Hard takes place?
Answer: Nakatomi Plaza.

183. Who composed the songs and score for The Nightmare Before Christmas and provided Jack Skellington’s singing voice?
Answer: Danny Elfman.

184. Which famous New York hotel does Kevin stay at in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York?
Answer: The Plaza Hotel.

185. How many exterior Christmas lights does Clark say he has put on the house in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation?
Answer: 25,000.

Hard Christmas Music, Language and Famous Facts

The final 15 questions bring together Christmas music trivia, language and several facts that may look familiar once you see the answer. I deliberately haven’t turned the last stretch into a collection of scientific names and nearly impossible historical details. Getting close to Question 200 should still feel like playing Christmas trivia, not sitting an exam.

186. What is the French word for Christmas?
Answer: Noël.

187. What is the Spanish word for Christmas?
Answer: Navidad.

188. What is the Italian word for Christmas?
Answer: Natale.

189. What is the German word for Christmas?
Answer: Weihnachten.

190. What is the original German title of “Silent Night”?
Answer: “Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht.”

191. Who composed the music for the carol known in English as “O Holy Night”?
Answer: Adolphe Adam.

192. Which singer released “Christmas Tree Farm” in 2019?
Answer: Taylor Swift.

193. Who originally recorded “This Christmas” in 1970?
Answer: Donny Hathaway.

194. Which British rock star performed “Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy” in a famous 1977 television duet with the singer most associated with “White Christmas”?
Answer: David Bowie.

195. Which Christmas carol uses the melody of the Ukrainian song “Shchedryk”?
Answer: “Carol of the Bells.”

196. Which Christmas song became the first song performed in space when Gemini 6 astronauts played it in 1965?
Answer: “Jingle Bells.”

197. What name do the singers give their snowman in “Winter Wonderland”?
Answer: Parson Brown.

198. Which Christmas song is widely recognized as the best-selling physical single of all time?
Answer: “White Christmas.”

199. Which Christmas carol repeatedly promises “tidings of comfort and joy”?
Answer: “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen.”

200. How many Magi does the Gospel of Matthew actually say visited Jesus?
Answer: It doesn’t specify a number. Matthew names three gifts, but the text doesn’t say there were three visitors.

How Did You Do? Christmas Trivia Score Guide

If you played all 200 Christmas trivia questions and answers from easy to hard, it’s time to see where your score lands. The final questions are tougher, but there are still recognizable movies, songs and traditions mixed into the hard section, so reaching a high score shouldn’t depend on memorizing obscure facts.

0–49 correct — Christmas Warm-Up: You picked up plenty of new Christmas facts along the way, and quite a few should be much easier next time.

50–89 correct — You Know the Classics: Familiar movies, songs and traditions helped you build a solid score.

90–129 correct — Strong Christmas Knowledge: You did well across several categories rather than relying on one favorite subject.

130–159 correct — Christmas Trivia Expert: History, international customs and the more detailed entertainment questions didn’t catch you out very often.

160–184 correct — Seriously Impressive: A score this high takes broad Christmas knowledge and a very good memory.

185–199 correct — Christmas Trivia Master: Very little in this 200-question Christmas quiz managed to surprise you.

200 correct — Perfect Score: If you managed all 200 without looking anything up, you should probably be writing the questions at the next Christmas trivia night.

How to Use These Christmas Trivia Questions for a Game

You don’t need to use all 200 questions in one sitting. For Christmas party trivia questions, a family game or Christmas trivia questions for work, choosing a mixture from the three difficulty levels usually works better than taking every question from one section.

A Quick 10-Question Christmas Trivia Round

For a short game, choose four easy questions, four medium questions and two hard ones. Mix the categories rather than taking ten consecutive questions: a movie, a song, a tradition, food and a history question will give different people a chance to contribute.

A 20-Question Family Christmas Game

For a family game, seven easy questions, nine medium questions and four hard ones make a useful balance. Recognizable Christmas movies, Santa, music and food can balance the harder history and international material, so adults don’t answer everything while younger players watch.

A Full Christmas Trivia Night

For a longer party, 40 to 60 questions give you room for several rounds. You might start with general Christmas knowledge, follow with movies and music, move into traditions around the world and finish with a harder mixed round. The same format works for office parties, and readers in the UK or Australia looking for Christmas quiz questions and answers can use the page the same way.

If your gathering continues into New Year’s Eve, some of my New Year’s traditions around the world are almost ready-made conversation starters for the next celebration.

Conclusion

As I’ve grown older, one of the things I enjoy most about Christmas is buying gifts and finding something I think another person will genuinely like. I still love the tree, the carols, the decorations, the time with family and that feeling December has when Christmas is getting closer. Even going out to see the Christmas lights in Bucharest can put me in the holiday mood.

Creating 200 questions gave me room to include the familiar side of Christmas and plenty that requires a little more thought. I wanted the easy questions to feel easy without being ridiculous, the medium ones to be the part where you keep thinking “I know this,” and the hard round to challenge you without making you wonder who could possibly know any of the answers.

Christmas isn’t the only holiday I’ve turned into a quiz. My Valentine’s Day trivia takes on a completely different set of traditions and history, while the Christmas season itself has enough material for many more questions in the future.

Christmas Trivia Questions and Answers FAQ

If you’re using the questions for a party, family gathering or Christmas quiz rather than playing through the full article, these quick answers can help you choose the right difficulty and number of questions. The complete trivia collection has many more topics when you want another round.

What are some good Christmas trivia questions for adults?

Good Christmas trivia questions for adults mix familiar subjects with facts that require real recall. Movies, music, history, food, traditions and Christmas celebrations around the world work well because different people usually know different categories. Questions 61–200 in this set are the best place to start if you want medium and hard Christmas trivia rather than a very easy warm-up.

What are good family Christmas trivia questions and answers?

A family game works well when different generations have a chance to contribute. Recognizable Christmas movies and songs, Santa traditions, festive food and well-known customs are useful categories. Questions 1–60 here are accessible without making every answer something a very young child could guess immediately.

What makes a hard Christmas trivia question fair?

A fair hard question asks about something a well-informed person could plausibly know: a meaningful historical first, a famous Christmas custom, a deeper detail from a well-known film or a music fact connected with a familiar song. A random statistic or an obscure name that almost nobody has encountered may be difficult, but it usually isn’t much fun to play.

How many Christmas trivia questions should I use for one game?

Ten questions are enough for a quick round, while 20 to 30 work well for a family gathering or short party game. For a longer trivia event, 40 to 60 questions allow several rounds and a gradual increase in difficulty. You can also play all 200 as one continuous challenge.

Can I use these Christmas trivia questions for work?

Yes. For a workplace game, I’d use mostly easy and medium questions with a smaller number of hard ones at the end. A set of 20 to 30 drawn from movies, music, general Christmas knowledge and international traditions gives people different subjects to contribute to without making the game too long.

What are the best Christmas trivia categories?

Christmas movies, music and carols, history, Santa and other traditions, food and drink, literature and Christmas customs around the world all work well. Mixing categories is usually more entertaining than making the entire game depend on one subject, especially when several generations or groups of colleagues are playing together.

How These Christmas Trivia Questions Were Fact-Checked

Christmas trivia has a problem: the same origin story can appear on dozens of websites even when the historical evidence behind it is weak. I didn’t treat another trivia list as proof simply because the same answer appeared repeatedly online. Historical claims and traditions were checked against museums, official cultural organizations, government sources and other authoritative references wherever possible.

For example, the Smithsonian documents Edward H. Johnson’s electrically illuminated Christmas tree, while the Victoria and Albert Museum covers Henry Cole and the first commercial Christmas card. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts records the colony’s 1659 Christmas law and five-shilling fine.

International customs were checked against sources including Visit Wales for Mari Lwyd, Visit Gävle for the Gävle Goat and ThisisFINLAND for the Finnish Christmas sauna and Turku’s Declaration of Christmas Peace.

I also checked the 200 questions against one another, not only for identical wording but for repeated facts. A fact used as an answer earlier in the quiz wasn’t deliberately turned around and reused later as another trivia question.

Last fact-checked: September 2026.