50 Christmas Trivia Questions With Answers, Sorted by Group Size

You need Christmas trivia questions. But the right questions depend on the room. A few tricky ones work for a small team who’ll happily argue over the answers. A big office party needs questions most people can actually get, or half the room checks out by round two.

So instead of dumping 150 random questions on you, here are 50 good ones, sorted by the size of your group – whether it’s a handful of colleagues, a full office Christmas party, or a crowd. Each section is pitched at the right difficulty and energy for that room. Answers are included throughout.

And if you’d rather not read questions aloud and keep score by hand, there’s a faster way to run all of this as a live game at the end.

For a Small Team (Up to ~10 People)

Small groups can handle harder questions – people bounce answers off each other, and a tricky one sparks debate rather than silence. These lean a little more challenging.

1. In the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” how many total gifts are given? 364
2. Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree? Germany
3. What was the first company to use Santa Claus in advertising? Coca-Cola (well, popularised him – White Rock Beverages used him earlier)
4. In “A Christmas Carol,” what is the first name of Scrooge? Ebenezer
5. What is the best-selling Christmas single of all time? “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby
6. Which country sends a Christmas tree to London’s Trafalgar Square every year? Norway
7. In “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” what is the name of the Grinch’s dog? Max
8. What does the name “Noel” mean? Birthday / Christmas (from the French)
9. Which US state was the first to recognise Christmas as an official holiday? Alabama (1836)
10. In Italy, who is said to bring gifts to children on the eve of Epiphany? La Befana (a friendly witch)

For a Full Office Party (Around 20–50 People)

Mid-size groups need questions most people can have a real go at. These are the crowd-pleasers – recognisable, festive, and fun to shout out answers to.

1. What colour are Santa’s boots and belt? Black
2. How many reindeer does Santa have, including Rudolph? Nine
3. What do people traditionally put on top of a Christmas tree? A star or an angel
4. In “Home Alone,” what is the name of the family? The McCallisters
5. What is the name of the ballet often performed at Christmas? The Nutcracker
6. What plant are you supposed to kiss under at Christmas? Mistletoe
7. What drink is traditionally left out for Santa in the UK? Sherry (and a mince pie)
8. In the song, what did my true love give to me on the first day of Christmas? A partridge in a pear tree
9. What colour is associated with the Grinch? Green
10. Which reindeer has a shiny red nose? Rudolph
11. What is traditionally hidden in a Christmas pudding? A coin
12. In which modern-day country was Saint Nicholas born? Turkey (in the region of Patara)
13. What festive vegetable is often eaten at Christmas dinner and widely dreaded? Brussels sprouts
14. What is the name of the snowman in “Frozen”? Olaf
15. How many ghosts visit Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol”? Four (Marley, plus the three spirits)
16. What is Frosty the Snowman’s nose made of? A button (it’s the corncob pipe and button nose – button nose)
17. In “Elf,” what is the first rule of The Code of Elves? “Treat every day like Christmas”
18. What colour are the berries on a holly plant? Red
19. Which country did eggnog originate from? England (derived from a medieval drink called posset)
20. What is the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time? How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) or Home Alone, depending on the year measured – accept either

For a Big Crowd (50+ People)

Large groups need questions almost everyone can get, so the whole room stays in it. These are the easy, joyful, no-arguments ones – perfect when you’ve got a big crowd and you want energy, not a stumper.

1. What do we call the songs sung at Christmas? Carols
2. What animal pulls Santa’s sleigh? Reindeer
3. What colour is Santa’s suit? Red
4. What do you call a person made of snow? A snowman
5. What month is Christmas in? December
6. What do people hang on the fireplace for Santa to fill? Stockings
7. What do we call the day before Christmas? Christmas Eve
8. What sweet treat is often shaped like a walking stick? A candy cane
9. What do people often send by post to friends and family at Christmas? Christmas cards
10. Where does Santa Claus live? The North Pole
11. What do you decorate at Christmas with lights and baubles? A Christmas tree
12. What is the name of Santa’s helpers? Elves
13. What do people say instead of “Happy Christmas” in the US? Merry Christmas
14. What do you traditionally eat as the main dish at Christmas dinner in many countries? Turkey
15. What colour is a traditional Christmas poinsettia flower? Red
16. What time of year is Christmas – summer or winter (in the Northern Hemisphere)? Winter
17. What do children leave out for the reindeer? Carrots
18. What word means the night before an event, as in “Christmas ___”? Eve
19. What do you call the decorative ball hung on a tree? A bauble
20. What do you call the wreath hung on a front door? A wreath

How to Run These as a Live Game (No Reading Aloud, No Scoring)

Reading 50 questions to a room while manually keeping score is a lot of work – and it means one person runs the quiz instead of playing it. There’s a faster way.

AI Quiz on Games for Crowds generates a live Christmas trivia round automatically – type “Christmas trivia” (or something more specific, like “Christmas movies” or “Christmas songs”) and it builds the questions for you. Players scan a QR code to join, answer on their phones, and the leaderboard updates in real time. No reading aloud, no scoring, no printed answer sheets.

It also solves the group-size problem on its own: because everyone answers at once on their own phone, it works the same whether you’ve got 8 people or 200. You can also run True or False for a simpler festive round, or Trivia Grid if you want Christmas categories in a Jeopardy-style board.

Everything’s free during the current experimental testing phase – the host sets it up and shares a link, and players join in their browser with nothing to download.

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