The best Christmas quiz questions
Christmas Day
Christmas is a festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.
Christmas quiz questions to get you in the festive spirit
Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
Germany
Which country did eggnog originate?
Britain
How many gifts were given in total in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song?
364
In which country is it tradition to eat KFC for Christmas dinner?
Japan
In the movie Love Actually, which character sang “Christmas Is All Around”?
Billy Mack, played by Bill Nighy
What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?
A coin
If you’re born on Christmas day, what’s your star sign?
Capricorn
How many of Rudolph’s fellow reindeers’ names start with “D”?
Three – Dancer, Dasher, Donner
Which city has been donating Trafalgar Square’s Christmas tree to London every year since 1947?
Oslo, Norway
What time is the Queen’s speech traditionally broadcast on Christmas Day?
3pm
What colour are mistletoe berries?
White
What colour suit did Santa wear until Coca Cola rebranded him in red?
Green
What is the opening line to Shakin Stevens Merry Christmas Everyone’?
Snow is falling, all around me
Which Christmassy song plays at the end of the 1988 film Die Hard?
Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne – Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Miracle On 34th Street centres on what real-life department store?
Macy’s
What decoration do elves traditionally have on their shoes?
Bells
How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol?
Four: former business partner Jacob Marley, and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on holiday when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
What year did Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ come out?
1994
What is the best-selling Christmas single of all time?
Bing Crosby – White Christmas
In Mean Girls, which Christmas song do the plastics get up on stage to perform?
Bobby Helms – Jingle Bell Rock
In the episode of Friends ‘The One with the Holiday Armadillo’, who dresses up as an armadillo?
Ross Geller
Merry Christmas!
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The best Christmas quiz questions
What does Christmas really mean?
Christmas is celebrated to remember the birth of Jesus Christ, who Christians believe is the Son of God. The name ‘Christmas’ comes from the Mass of Christ. A Mass service is where Christians remember that Jesus died for us and then came back to life.
Why Christmas is celebrated?
Christians celebrate Christmas Day (December 25) as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, a spiritual leader whose teachings form the basis of their religion.
How did Christmas begin?
The celebration of Christmas started in Rome about 336. Many Christmas traditions, such as decorating trees, started in Germany and later spread to other parts of the world, notably England and the United States.
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What is the true message of Christmas?
to give up one’s very self – to think only of others – how to bring the greatest happiness to others – that is the true meaning of Christmas.
Who Invented Christmas?
The first recorded incidence of Christmas being celebrated actually dates all the way back to the Roman Empire in 336, during the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine.
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