Now that it's Christmas Day you're likely enjoying some time surrounded by family and friends.
While taking this day to relax and open up some presents as well as tucking into a Christmas dinner, you may also want to play a few games to keep everyone enetertained. To help, we've prepared the ultimate Christmas Day quiz containing 100 questions split into 10 rounds.
The quiz includes a children's round, movie trivia round, a 'finish the Christmas lyric' round, a 'bad Christmas cracker punchline' round and many, many more. We recommend assigning a quiz master while everyone gathers around to find out who can earn the title of Christmas champion in your house.
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Round 1 - Christmas General Knowledge
1. How many different types of chocolate are there in a tub of Quality Streets?
2. According to science, would Santa's reindeer be male or female?
3. Which fizzy drink brand changed the colour of Santa's suit from green to red?
4. Which Christmas song was the first ever song to be broadcast in space?
5. December 26 marks which Saint's Day?
6. In The 12 Days of Christmas song, how many 'maids a-milking' are mentioned?
7. What was the name of the angel that told Mary she would have a child?
8. What did Joseph do for a living?
9. Who wrote 'I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas?'
10. What were the names of the three spirits who visited Ebeneezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?
Round 2 - Christmas Anagrams
Rearrange the following anagrams to reveal 10 Christmas-related words.
11. Omeletsit
12. Kraut Oyster
13. Candiesroot
14. Badgeringer
15. Searchers Mitt
16. Sanmown
17. Bejell Sling
18. Falsewonk
19. Cranktruce
20. Netpress
Round 3 - What's the answer to these bad Christmas cracker jokes?
21. Who hides in the bakery at Christmas?
22. What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
23. What does Santa suffer from if he gets stuck in a chimney?
24. Who is Santa’s favourite singer?
25. What do you get if you cross Santa with a duck?
26. What do you get if you eat Christmas decorations?
27. What kind of music do elves listen to?
28. What kind of motorcycle does Santa ride?
29. How many letters in the Christmas alphabet?
30. Why can’t Christmas trees knit?
Round 4 - Finish the lyric
31. "I just want to see my baby ________ _____ _______ __ ____"
32. "When you first took my hand on a cold Christmas Eve ___ ________ __ ________ ___ _______ ___ __"
33. "In the meadow we can build a snowman ____ _______ ____ __ __ ______ _____"
34. "We're floating in the moonlit sky ___ ______ ___ _____ ___ ________ __ __ ___"
35. "Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square __ ___ ______ ___"
36. "A face on a lover with a fire in his heart _ ___ _____ _____ ___ ___ ____ __ _____"
37. "Come, they told me __-___ ___ ___ ___"
38. "And in our world of plenty __ ___ ______ _ _____ __ ___."
39. "The Fireside is blazing bright __'__ _________ _______ ___ _____"
40. "She didn't see me creep ____ ___ ______ __ ____ _ ____"
Round 5 - Christmas Number Ones
41. Who sang the Christmas number one from the year 2000 entitled 'Can We Fix It'?
42. What was the song title of last year's Christmas number one?
43. What year did Band Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas' rank as a Christmas number one?
44. What was the name of the song sang by X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke that made it to Christmas number one in 2008?
45. Mr Blobby topped the Xmas in 1993 with which song?
46. Which girl band had Christmas number ones for three years in a row from 1996 to 1998?
47. In 1962, an Elvis Presley song made it to Christmas number one. Which song was it?
48. How many Christmas number ones have The Beatles had in total, 2, 4 or 7?
49. What was the name of Slade's 1973 Christmas number one?
50. Who sang the 1978 Christmas number one 'Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord'?
Round 6 - Christmas Movie Trivia
51. What year was Home Alone released?
52. Who played the Grinch in How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)?
53. What was the name of Jack's dog in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)?
54. Which actor played Santa Claus in The Santa Clause film series?
55. True or false, in Elf (2003), the scene where Buddy eats different sweets and pastries with spaghetti had to be shot twice because Will Ferrell vomited the first time?
56. Which Christmas film is listed in the 2006 Guinness Book of World Records as the "first all-digital capture" film where all acted parts were done in digital capture.
57. Two of the writers of a classic Christmas called the finished film "horrid" and refused to see it when it was released. Which film was it?
58. Who played the Prime Minister in Love Actually (2003)?
59. A Christmas Carol is based on the book written by which author?
60. What is the name of The Grinch's dog in How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)?
Round 7 - Who said that?
Can you work out who said the following pop culture quotes? Two points per question are up for grabs - one point for the character, one point for the film or book.
61. "I planned out our whole day. First we make snow angels for two hours, and then we’ll go ice skating, and then we’ll eat a whole roll of Tollhouse Cookie Dough as fast as we can, and then to finish, we’ll snuggle.”
62. "If I can't find something nice to wear I'm not going."
63. "What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down."
64. “We may be a small country, but we're a great one, too. The country of Shakespeare, Churchill, the Beatles, Sean Connery, Harry Potter. David Beckham's right foot. David Beckham's left foot, come to that.”
65. "One thing about trains: it doesn't matter where they're goin'. What matters is deciding to get on."
66. "I believe, I believe. It’s silly but I believe."
67. "I know he's mean and hairy and smelly, and his hands are cold and clammy, but I think he's kinda... sweet."
68. "It’s how two characters meet in a movie. Say a man and a woman both need something to sleep in, and they both go to the same men’s pyjama department. And the man says to the salesman, ‘I just need bottoms.’ The woman says, ‘I just need a top.’ They look at each other, and that’s the meet-cute.”
69. "There are children throwing snowballs here instead of throwing heads, they're busy building toys and absolutely no one's dead."
70. "Every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart."
Round 8 - Children's Round
71. Where was Jesus born?
72. How does Santa get into a house to deliver presents on Christmas Eve?
73. What red-breasted bird do we commonly associate with Christmas?
74. What is the name of the little girl in How The Grinch Stole Christmas?
75. Santa Claus is also known as Saint who?
76. What colour is Rudolph's nose?
77. What did The Three Wise Men gift Jesus with?
78. In the song 'The Twelve Days Of Christmas' how many gold rings are there?
79. Which type of plant are people supposed to kiss underneath at Christmas time?
80. What is the name of Jesus' mother?
Round 9 - True or False?
81. Christmas pudding used to be a soup-like porridge made from ingredients including beef and prunes.
82. Christmas tree needles are a Finnish delicacy and are usually roasted and served alongside cabbage rolls and 'bread cheese'.
83. In Lapland, the average height of a human male is 5ft 5in.
84. Though the tradition is to leave out carrots for Santa's reindeer, the phytochemicals contained in carrots can actually cause the animal severe stomach upset.
85. Mince pies were once coffin-shaped, not round as we know them today.
86. In Victorian times, it was traditional to gift unmarried women with soured milk on Christmas Eve.
87. 'Baby It's Cold Outside' was first written as a Christmas advertising jingle for an American cast iron radiator company in 1944. The song was so popular it was extended and re-released to the public in the 1949 film Neptune's Daughter.
88. Before wrapping paper was introduced to the UK in the early 20th century, it was common practice for Brits to hide Christmas presents in kitchen pots and pans on Christmas Eve.
89. The tradition of robins on Christmas cards stems from postmen in Victorian Britain who were nicknamed 'robins' because of their red-breasted coloured uniforms. The robin on the Christmas card came to represent the postman who delivered the cards.
90. The name 'Boxing Day' originates from early the Tudor Times when townspeople would gather animals - including badgers and hares - and force them to fight or 'box' as a form of entertainment.
Round 10 - Quick Fire Lists
For the tenth round of our Big Christmas quiz we want you to list as many things as you can from the following categories in just 20 seconds.
Rules:
- Whoever gets the most down on paper gets the point.
- You can have multiple winners of the point if participants write the same amount of things down.
- It's up to the majority to decide if answers qualify.
91. Write down as many Christmas songs as you can in 20 seconds.
92. Write down as many Christmas movies as you can in 20 seconds.
93. Write down as many Christmas foods as you can in 20 seconds.
94. Write down as many Christmas-related animals as you can in 20 seconds.
95. Write down as many names for the man who wears the red suit as you can in 20 seconds.
96. Write down as many Christmas-related things that begin with the letter 'T' as you can in 20 seconds.
97. Write down as many Christmas-related things that begin with the letter 'S' as you can in 20 seconds.
98. Write down as many words as you can using the letters from the word: 'CHRISTMAS' as you can in 20 seconds.
99. Write down as many Christmas characters as you can in 20 seconds.
100. Write down as many Nativity-related words as you can in 20 seconds.
Answers
1. How many different types of chocolate are there in a tub of Quality Streets? 12
2. According to science, would Santa's reindeer be male or female? Female. Male reindeer lose they antlers during the wintertime whereas female reindeer don't and Santa's reindeer are always portrayed with antlers - even Rudolf.
3. Which fizzy drink brand changed the colour of Santa's suit from green to red? Coca-Cola.
4. Which Christmas was the first song ever to be broadcast in space? Jingle Bells
5. December 26 marks which Saint's Day? St Stephen.
6. In The 12 Days of Christmas song, how many 'maids a-milking' are mentioned? Eight
7. What was the name of the angel that told Mary she would have a child? Gabriel
8. What did Joseph do for a living? He was a carpenter.
9. Who wrote 'I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas?' Irving Berlin
10. What were the names of the three spirits who visited Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol? The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present and The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come (or the Ghost of Christmas Future)
11. Mistletoe
12. Roast Turkey
13. Decorations
14. Gingerbread
15. Christmas tree
16. Snowman
17. Jingle Bells
18. Snowflake
19. Nutcracker
20. Presents
21. Who hides in the bakery at Christmas? A mince spy
22. What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire? Frostbite
23. What does Santa suffer from if he gets stuck in a chimney? Claustrophobia
24. Who is Santa’s favourite singer? Elf-is Presley
25. What do you get if you cross Santa with a duck? A Christmas quacker
26. What do you get if you eat Christmas decorations? Tinsillitis
27. What kind of music do elves listen to? Wrap
28. What kind of motorcycle does Santa ride? A Holly Davidson
29. How many letters in the Christmas alphabet? 25, there's no-el
30. Why can’t Christmas trees knit? Because they always drop their needles
31. "I just want to see my baby... standing right outside my door." (All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey).
32. "When you first took my hand on a cold Christmas Eve... you promised me Broadway was waiting for me." (Fairytale of New York - The Pogues).
33. "In the meadow we can build a snowman... then pretend that he is Parson Brown. (Winter Wonderland written by Felix Bernard and lyricist Richard Bernhard Smith and sang by various artists)
34. "We're floating in the moonlit sky... the people far below are sleeping as we fly." (Walking In The Air composed by Howard Blake).
35. "Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square... in the frosty air." (Jingle Bell Rock first released by Bobby Helms)
36. "A face on a lover with a fire in his heart... a man under cover but you tore me apart." (Last Christmas - Wham!)
37. "Come, they told me... pa-rum pum pum pum." (The Little Drummer Boy written by Katherine Kennicott Davis and sang by various artists).
38. "And in our world of plenty... we can spread a smile of joy." (Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid)
39. "Fireside is blazing bright... we're carolling through the night. "(This Christmas - Donny Hathaway)
40. "She didn't see me creep... down the stairs to have a peep." (I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Tommie Connor)
41. Who sang the Christmas number one from the year 2000 entitled 'Can We Fix It'? Bob The Builder
42. What was the song title of last year's Christmas number one? I Love Sausage Rolls (by LadBaby)
43. What year did Band Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas' rank as a Christmas number one? 1984
44. In 2008, what was the name of the song sang by X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke was the Christmas number one? Hallelujah
45. Mr Blobby topped the Xmas in 1993 with which song? 'Mr Blobby'
46. Which girl band had Christmas number ones for three years in a row from 1996 to 1998? Spice Girls
47. In 1962, an Elvis Presley song made it to Christmas number one. Which song was it? Return to Sender
48. How many Christmas number ones have The Beatles had in total, 2, 4 or 7? 4
49. What as the name of Slade's 1973 Christmas number one? Merry Xmas Everybody
50. Who sang the 1978 Christmas number one 'Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord'? Boney M.
51. What year was Home Alone released? 1990
52. Who played the Grinch in How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)? Jim Carrey
53. What was the name of Jack's dog in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)? Zero
54. Which actor played Santa Claus in The Santa Clause film series? Tim Allen
55. True or false, in Elf (2003), the scene where Buddy eats different candies and pastries with the spaghetti noodles had to be shot twice because Will Ferrell vomited the first time. True (according to imdb.com ).
56. Which Christmas film is listed in the 2006 Guinness Book of World Records as the "first all-digital capture" film where all acted parts were done in digital capture. The Polar Express (according to imdb.com ).
57. Two of the writers of a classic Christmas called the finished film "horrid" and refused to see it when it was released. Which film was it? It's A Wonderful Life (1946) according to imdb.com.
58. Who played the Prime Minister in Love Actually (2003)? Hugh Grant
59. A Christmas Carol is based on the book written by which author? Charles Dickens
60. What is the full name of The Grinch's dog in How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)? Max
61. "I planned out our whole day. First we make snow angels for two hours, and then we’ll go ice skating, and then we’ll eat a whole roll of Tollhouse Cookie Dough as fast as we can, and then to finish, we’ll snuggle.” Buddy in Elf (2003)
62. "If I can't find something nice to wear I'm not going." The Grinch in How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
63. "What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down." George Bailey in It's A Wonderful Life
64. “We may be a small country, but we're a great one, too. The country of Shakespeare, Churchill, the Beatles, Sean Connery, Harry Potter. David Beckham's right foot. David Beckham's left foot, come to that.” The Prime Minister in Love Actually (2003)
65. "One thing about trains: it doesn't matter where they're goin'. What matters is deciding to get on." The Conductor in The Polar Express (2004)
66. "I believe, I believe. It’s silly but I believe." Susan Walker in Miracle on 34th Street
67. "I know he's mean and hairy and smelly, and his hands are cold and clammy, but I think he's kinda... sweet." Cindy Lou Who in How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
68. "“It’s how two characters meet in a movie. Say a man and a woman both need something to sleep in, and they both go to the same men’s pyjama department. And the man says to the salesman, ‘I just need bottoms.’ The woman says, ‘I just need a top.’ They look at each other, and that’s the meet-cute.” Arthur in The Holiday (2006)
69. "There are children throwing snowballs here instead of throwing heads, they're busy building toys and absolutely no one's dead." Jack in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
70. "Every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart." - Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol (1984)
71. Where was Jesus born? Bethlehem
72. How does Santa get into a house to deliver presents on Christmas Eve? He goes down the chimney.
73. What red-breasted bird to we commonly associate with Christmas? Robin
74. What is the name of the little girl in How The Grinch Stole Christmas? Cindy Lou Who
75. Santa Claus is also known as Saint who? St. Nicholas
76. What colour is Rudolph's nose? Red
77. What did The Three Wise Men gift Jesus with? Gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
78. In the song, The Twelve Days Of Christmas, how many gold rings are there? Five
79. Which type of plant are people supposed to kiss underneath at Christmas time? Mistletoe
80. What is the name of Jesus' mother? Mary
81. Christmas pudding used to be a soup-like porridge made from ingredients including beef and prunes. True
82. Christmas tree needles are a Finnish delicacy and are usually roasted and served alongside cabbage rolls and 'bread cheese.' False
83. In Lapland, the average height of a human male is 5 ft 5. False
84. Though the tradition is to leave out carrots for Santa's reindeer, the phytochemicals contained in carrots can cause the animal severe stomach upset. False
85. Mince pies were once coffin-shaped, not round as we know them today. True
86. In the Victorian times, it was traditional to gift unmarried women with soured milk on Christmas Eve. False
87. 'Baby It's Cold Outside' was first written as a Christmas advertising jingle for an American cast iron radiator company in 1944 . The song was so popular it was extended and re-released to the public in the 1949 film Neptune's Daughter. False
88. Before wrapping paper was introduced to the UK in the early 20th century, it was common practice for Brits to hide Christmas presents in Kitchen pots and pans on Christmas Eve. False
89. The tradition of robins on Christmas cards stems from postmen in Victorian Britain who were nicknamed 'robins' because of their red-breasted coloured uniforms. The robin on the Christmas card came to represent the postman who delivered the cards. True
90. The name 'Boxing Day' originates from early the Tudor Times when townspeople would gather animals - including badgers and hares - and force them to fight or 'box' as a form of entertainment. False
91.-100. Whoever gets the most down on paper get's the point. You can have multiple winners of the point if participants write the same amount of things down. It's up to the majority to decide if answers qualify.
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