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Use these 62 Christmas trivia questions for a ready-to-play party quiz, with rounds on history, traditions, songs, stories, films, food, and seasonal facts. Read the questions aloud, let guests answer individually or in teams, then use the numbered answer key below to score.
How to play
Split guests into teams or have everyone play individually. Read one round at a time and give players time to write their answers. Award one point for each correct answer; accept reasonable wording where the answer is clear. Keep the answer key below out of view until the round ends.
Some questions are straightforward, while others draw on specific dates and details. For historically contested topics, the answer notes make uncertainty clear rather than treating popular origin stories as settled fact.
Round 1: Christmas history and traditions
- According to the Library of Congress, by what year was the Feast of the Nativity observed in Rome on December 25?
- Who lit the first National Christmas Tree on Christmas Eve in 1923?
- Where was the first National Christmas Tree set up?
- What kind of tree was used for the first National Christmas Tree?
- How tall was the first National Christmas Tree?
- About how many people watched the first National Christmas Tree lighting?
- Which college donated the tree used in the first National Christmas Tree ceremony?
- Which U.S. state was the donated tree from?
- Which president hosted a White House party in 1834 that featured an indoor “snowball fight”?
- What were the “snowballs” at that White House party made of?
- According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than how many Christmas trees were cut in the United States in 2022?
- Which two states together accounted for more than half of the Christmas trees cut in the United States in 2022?
- Are the origins of Christmas definitively known?
Round 2: Songs and stories
- In the song “Jingle Bells,” what kind of sleigh is mentioned?
- In “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” what is given on the first day?
- How many maids are a-milking in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?
- What is Frosty the Snowman’s nose made of?
- What brings Frosty the Snowman to life?
- In “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” what makes Rudolph stand out from the other reindeer?
- Which reindeer is named first in the classic poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”?
- In “Deck the Halls,” what do people deck the halls with?
- Which Christmas song begins, “You better watch out, you better not cry”?
- In “Silent Night,” what is described as “all is calm”?
- What gift does the little drummer boy offer in the song that bears his name?
- In “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” what food do the singers ask to be brought to them?
Round 3: Christmas films and television
- In Home Alone, what is the first name of the boy accidentally left behind?
- In Elf, what is the name of the human raised by elves?
- In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, what is the name of the town below the Grinch’s mountain?
- In A Charlie Brown Christmas, what kind of tree does Charlie Brown choose?
- In The Polar Express, what does the boy receive as the first gift of Christmas?
- In It’s a Wonderful Life, what is the name of the angel who helps George Bailey?
- In the 1964 television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, what is the name of the elf who wants to be a dentist?
- In Miracle on 34th Street, what department store employs Kris Kringle?
- In A Christmas Story, what present does Ralphie desperately want?
- In The Nightmare Before Christmas, which holiday does Jack Skellington discover?
- In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, what is the last name of the family at the center of the story?
- What is the name of the Grinch’s dog?
Round 4: Christmas food and treats
- What creamy holiday drink is traditionally made with milk or cream, sugar, and eggs?
- What small, spicy baked treat is often shaped like a person at Christmas?
- What striped sweet is commonly shaped like a hook?
- What dried fruit is a traditional ingredient in many Christmas puddings?
- What do people traditionally hide inside a Christmas pudding for luck?
- What is the name of the rich, rolled sponge cake often decorated to look like a log?
- What festive bread, studded with dried fruit and often dusted with sugar, is associated with Germany?
- What warm drink is made by heating wine with spices?
- Which nut is called for in the opening line of “The Christmas Song” (“Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire”)?
- What bird accounted for 218.0 million in U.S. production in 2023, according to a figure reported by the Census Bureau in 2024?
Round 5: Seasonal facts and festive miscellany
- In which hemisphere does Christmas fall during summer?
- What is the name of the period of four Sundays leading up to Christmas in many Christian traditions?
- What decoration is traditionally hung in a doorway for people to kiss beneath?
- What evergreen plant with red berries is commonly used in Christmas decorations?
- Which plant is traditionally associated with kissing at Christmas?
- How many reindeer are named in the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” not counting Rudolph?
- What is the name of the red-nosed reindeer who guides Santa’s sleigh in the famous song?
- Which U.S. state is especially associated with Christmas-tree growing alongside Oregon in the Census Bureau’s 2022 figures?
- According to the Census Bureau, about how many U.S. doll, toy, and game manufacturers were reported for 2021?
- What is the name for the large, decorative sock hung up for Santa to fill?
- Which calendar counts down the days of December 1 through 24 before Christmas?
- What name is commonly given to the day before Christmas?
- What name is commonly given to December 26 in the United Kingdom and some other countries?
- What is the French term for Christmas?
- What is the Spanish term for Christmas?
Answer key
Round 1: Christmas history and traditions
- By 336.
- President Calvin Coolidge.
- On the Ellipse in Washington, D.C.
- A Balsam fir.
- 48 feet.
- About 3,000 people.
- Middlebury College.
- Vermont.
- Andrew Jackson.
- Cotton balls.
- More than 14.5 million, in 2022.
- Oregon and North Carolina.
- No. The Library of Congress describes the origins as uncertain; the Roman church observed the Feast of the Nativity on December 25 by 336.
Round 2: Songs and stories
- A one-horse open sleigh.
- A partridge in a pear tree.
- Eight.
- A button nose.
- An old silk hat.
- His nose glows red.
- Dasher.
- Boughs of holly.
- “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.”
- The night.
- A song played on his drum.
Round 3: Christmas films and television
- Kevin.
- Buddy.
- Whoville.
- A small, sparse real tree.
- A silver bell from Santa’s sleigh.
- Clarence.
- Hermey.
- Macy’s.
- A Red Ryder BB gun.
- Christmas.
- Griswold.
- Max.
Round 4: Christmas food and treats
- Eggnog.
- Gingerbread man.
- A candy cane.
- Raisins or currants.
- A coin.
- Yule log, or bûche de Noël.
- Stollen.
- Mulled wine.
- Chestnuts.
- Turkey.
Round 5: Seasonal facts and festive miscellany
- The Southern Hemisphere.
- Advent.
- Mistletoe.
- Holly.
- Mistletoe.
- Eight.
- Rudolph.
- North Carolina.
- About 500, reported for 2021.
- A Christmas stocking.
- An Advent calendar.
- Christmas Eve.
- Boxing Day.
- Noël.
- Navidad.
Fact notes for hosts
The historical questions above rely on official sources where dates and records matter. The Library of Congress notes both that the Roman church observed the Feast of the Nativity on December 25 by 336 and that Christmas’s origins remain uncertain: Library of Congress: Today in History — December 25.
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