Presenting the Official 2025 Christmas Quiz

Christmas is mere days away, and we are fully embracing the festive spirit. So what better way to get the Christmas vibes going even more than with our ultimate Christmas quiz?

Whether you're planning a few rounds for the festive pub quiz or are gearing up for your family's yearly quiz battle, we've given you a little helping hand for when it’s your turn to become quiz master. We’ve compiled a list of 50 of the greatest Christmas quiz questions (and answers) divided into sections from Christmas true or false, general knowledge, films, food, and music for 2025, so you look like you’ve done your research.

Merry Christmas!

*Each question is worth 1 point unless specified*

• True or false - there were 4 ghosts in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol?

• True or false - there were 250 gifts given in total in the ‘12 Days of Christmas’?

• True or false - If you’re born on Christmas day, your star sign is a Sagittarius?

• True or false - The King’s Speech is traditionally aired at 3 pm on Christmas Day?

• True or false - Santa traditionally wore a white suit until Coca-Cola changed it to red?

• True or false - According to tradition, your Christmas decorations should be down by New Year’s Day?

• True or false - Iris is a journalist in The Holiday?

• True or false - the first Christmas card was sent in the year 1901?

• True or false - Australia has a popular Christmas dessert called ‘White Christmas’ which is made from meringue?

• True or false - A camel is said to have carried Mary on its back on the way to Bethlehem?

*Total points available in this round: 10*

• Christmas Island is a real place that belongs to which country?

• What country is believed to have started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?

• Which plant, often given as a gift at this time of year, is known as the Christmas Flower?

• Who wrote the poem ''Twas the Night Before Christmas'?

• Where was St Nicholas born?

• What decorations do the Royal Family not have on their trees?

• How many points does a snowflake have?

• When do the 12 Days of Christmas start and end?

• What are the three gifts the Three Wise Men brought for Jesus? (1 point per correct gift)

• In which century were Christmas crackers created?

[Answer: 19th Century]

*Total points available in this round: 13*

• In Home Alone, how many brothers does Kevin have?

• In which Christmas movie does Tom Hanks play six of the characters?

• In the movie Love Actually, which song does Hugh Grant's character, the Prime Minister, dance to?

• In Mean Girls, which Christmas song do the Plastics get up on stage to perform?

• In Home Alone 2, who does Kevin run into in the hotel lobby?

• Miracle on 34th Street centers on what real-life department store?

• According to Buddy the Elf, what are the four food groups elves can eat? (1 point per correct food group)

• In the 2006 film Deck the Halls, what does Matthew Broderick's character (Steve Finch) do for a living?

• Who is Jeronicus Jangle in the film Jingle Jangle?

• What is the name of the prince in Frozen?

*Total points available in this round: 14*

• What year did Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ come out?

• What is the best-selling Christmas single of all time?

[Answer: Bing Crosby - 'White Christmas', according to the Guinness Book of World Records.]

• What is the opening line to Shakin' Stevens' 'Merry Christmas Everyone'?

• What was the UK Christmas number one in 2010?

• When was the first version of 'Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town' released?

• ‘Jingle Bells' was originally a song for what other holiday?

• Who is widely considered the King of Christmas music?

• Which famous Scottish singer was born on Christmas Day in 1954?

• How many 'la's are in the song 'Deck the Halls'? (Closest number wins if no one guesses correctly)

• The film Last Christmas, starring Emilia Clarke, is a musical inspired by the music of who?

*Total points available in this round: 10*

• In which country did eggnog originate?

• In which country is it traditional to eat KFC for Christmas dinner?

• What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?

• What fruit is traditionally put inside a Christmas stocking?

• Traditionally, when should you start making a Christmas pudding?

• Stollen is a traditional fruit cake in which country?

• When making mince pies, which way should you stir your mincemeat for good luck?

• What is the most popular vegetarian alternative to a roast turkey?

• What is glühwein?

• In 2009, IKEA made the largest gingerbread man, to the nearest kilogram. How much did it weigh? (Closest number wins if no one guesses correctly)

*Total points available in this round: 10*

*Total quiz points: 57*