Christmas quiz with answers

15 questions in three rounds, each with A, B and C: play here and see your score, or print the sheet for teams – for the office party, the family evening or the Secret Santa draw.

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How to run the quiz

  1. Split into teams of 2–5 people. Each team needs a sheet of paper and a pen.
  2. Read out each question with its three answers, A, B and C. Each team writes down one letter.
  3. 1 point for each right answer. After the round, read out the answers and add up the points.
  4. Play one round between unwrapping the gifts. It works the same around one table and on a video call.

Play together live

One screen shows the questions – a TV, a projector or a screen shared on a video call – and everyone answers on their own phone, joining with a short code or the QR code. A right answer scores, a fast one scores more, and after each question the screen shows who leads. No accounts, nothing to install.

or Ctrl+P / ⌘P

The questions fit on one or two A4 or Letter pages; the answer key prints on a page of its own, to keep apart.

Christmas quiz with answers

Team: ____________________ Points: ____ / 15

Round 1: Christmas around the world

  1. In Japan, which takeaway is a Christmas meal for many families?A. SushiB. Fried chicken from KFCC. Ramen
  2. Which country sends London the Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square every year?A. NorwayB. SwedenC. Canada
  3. In Iceland, how many Yule Lads come down from the mountains before Christmas?A. 3B. 7C. 13
  4. Mexico’s Las Posadas recall Mary and Joseph looking for shelter. For how many nights?A. 9B. 3C. 12
  5. Who fills Italian children’s stockings on the night before 6 January?A. SinterklaasB. La BefanaC. Ded Moroz

Round 2: Christmas in Britain and America

  1. Besides the bang, what is inside a Christmas cracker?A. A paper crown, a joke and a small giftB. A candle and matchesC. A mince pie
  2. Which dessert is set alight with brandy before it is served in Britain?A. TrifleB. Christmas puddingC. Mince pie
  3. What is 26 December called in Britain, Canada and Australia?A. Twelfth NightB. Plum DayC. Boxing Day
  4. Where is New York’s best-known Christmas tree lit every year?A. Times SquareB. Rockefeller CenterC. Central Park Zoo
  5. Who gives the Christmas message on British TV on 25 December?A. The Prime MinisterB. The Archbishop of CanterburyC. The monarch

Round 3: Santa, reindeer, songs and films

  1. How many reindeer pull the sleigh in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”?A. 6B. 8C. 9
  2. In which city is “Home Alone” set?A. ChicagoB. New YorkC. Boston
  3. “Silent Night” was first sung in 1818 in which country?A. GermanyB. SwitzerlandC. Austria
  4. Who wrote “A Christmas Carol”, the story of Ebenezer Scrooge?A. Mark TwainB. Charles DickensC. Lewis Carroll
  5. Who composed the music of the ballet “The Nutcracker”?A. TchaikovskyB. MozartC. Vivaldi

Answer key – for the host

  1. B – Fried chicken from KFC – A 1970s advertising campaign caught on: many Japanese families order their Christmas bucket of chicken weeks ahead.
  2. A – Norway – Oslo has sent one every year since 1947, as thanks for Britain’s help in the Second World War.
  3. C – 13 – One a night from 12 December. Children leave a shoe on the windowsill for a small gift.
  4. A – 9 – From 16 to 24 December, with candles and songs – and often a piñata at the end.
  5. B – La Befana – La Befana is an old woman on a broomstick who comes on the eve of Epiphany, with coal for the naughty ones.
  6. A – A paper crown, a joke and a small gift – Two people pull it until it snaps. The paper crown is worn at Christmas dinner and the joke is read out loud.
  7. B – Christmas pudding – Warm brandy is poured over the pudding and lit, often with a sprig of holly on top.
  8. C – Boxing Day – A public holiday. The name is usually linked to the boxes of gifts once given to servants and tradespeople.
  9. B – Rockefeller Center – A giant spruce goes up at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, above the ice rink, and its lighting is shown on TV.
  10. C – The monarch – The Royal Christmas Message began on radio in 1932 with George V and moved to TV in 1957.
  11. B – 8 – Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. Rudolph came later, in a 1939 story.
  12. A – Chicago – Kevin is left in the family’s house in a suburb of Chicago. In the sequel he ends up in New York.
  13. C – Austria – In Oberndorf near Salzburg, with words by Joseph Mohr and music by Franz Xaver Gruber.
  14. B – Charles Dickens – Published in 1843: Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his partner Jacob Marley, then by three spirits.
  15. A – Tchaikovsky – Pyotr Tchaikovsky. It was first staged in St Petersburg in 1892 and is danced every December around the world.

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