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50 Christmas Movie Trivia Questions and Answers (2026)

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Here are 50 Christmas movie trivia questions and answers, from It's a Wonderful Life to Elf, Home Alone and Klaus. They are grouped into six rounds: classic Christmas movies, the 1980s and 1990s, Christmas movies since 2000, animated specials, "name the movie from the quote," and a hard round for the person who watches Love Actually every December. Answers sit under each question, so you can run a movie trivia game at the office party or on the couch. Christmas 2026 falls on a Friday, December 25.

Want a broader mix? Our 100 Christmas trivia questions cover music, traditions, Santa and food too, with a free printable and answer key.

How to play Christmas movie trivia

  • Teams of 3–5, one answer sheet per team, one point per answer.
  • Round 5 (quotes): two points for naming the movie and the year.
  • Office party: rounds 2, 3 and 5 take about 20 minutes and get the most laughs.
  • Prize: the winners pick the movie everyone watches next.

Jump to a round

Round 1: Classic Christmas movie trivia

Black-and-white favorites and the films your grandparents still watch.

  1. In It's a Wonderful Life (1946), what is the name of George Bailey's hometown?
    Answer: Bedford Falls.

  2. In It's a Wonderful Life, what happens every time a bell rings?
    Answer: An angel gets his wings.

  3. Who played Kris Kringle in the original Miracle on 34th Street (1947)?
    Answer: Edmund Gwenn, who won an Oscar for the role.

  4. In which 1942 film did Bing Crosby first sing "White Christmas"?
    Answer: Holiday Inn.

  5. Which 1954 musical stars Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye as army buddies who put on a show at a Vermont inn?
    Answer: White Christmas.

  6. In A Christmas Story (1983), what does Ralphie want for Christmas?
    Answer: A Red Ryder BB gun.

  7. In A Christmas Story, what is the Old Man's "major award"?
    Answer: A lamp shaped like a leg.

  8. In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), what is the family's last name?
    Answer: Griswold.

  9. In Christmas Vacation, what does Clark get instead of his Christmas bonus?
    Answer: A membership in the Jelly of the Month Club.

  10. Which 1964 stop-motion TV special features the Island of Misfit Toys?
    Answer: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Round 2: Home Alone and 1990s Christmas movies

The decade that gave us Kevin McCallister and Turbo-Man.

  1. Who played Kevin McCallister in Home Alone (1990)?
    Answer: Macaulay Culkin.

  2. In Home Alone, where is Kevin's family flying when they leave him behind?
    Answer: Paris.

  3. What do the burglars in Home Alone call themselves?
    Answer: The Wet Bandits.

  4. Which made-up gangster movie does Kevin play to scare the pizza delivery boy?
    Answer: Angels with Filthy Souls.

  5. In Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, which hotel does Kevin check into?
    Answer: The Plaza Hotel.

  6. Who directed Home Alone?
    Answer: Chris Columbus. John Hughes wrote and produced it.

  7. In The Santa Clause (1994), how does Scott Calvin become Santa?
    Answer: He puts on Santa's suit after Santa falls off his roof.

  8. In Jingle All the Way (1996), which action figure is Arnold Schwarzenegger desperate to buy?
    Answer: Turbo-Man.

  9. In The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), which Muppet narrates the story as Charles Dickens?
    Answer: Gonzo, with Rizzo the Rat.

Round 3: Christmas movies since 2000

Elf, Love Actually and the newer classics.

  1. According to Buddy in Elf (2003), what are the four main food groups?
    Answer: Candy, candy canes, candy corn and syrup.

  2. In Elf, where does Buddy's father work?
    Answer: At a children's book publisher in the Empire State Building.

  3. Who plays the British prime minister in Love Actually (2003)?
    Answer: Hugh Grant.

  4. The Polar Express (2004) is based on a picture book by which author?
    Answer: Chris Van Allsburg.

  5. In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, what is the name of the Grinch's dog?
    Answer: Max.

  6. In The Holiday (2006), what do the characters played by Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet swap?
    Answer: Their homes, one in Los Angeles and one in England.

  7. Which 2019 Netflix animated film tells the origin of Santa Claus through a postman named Jesper?
    Answer: Klaus, which was nominated for an Oscar.

  8. Which British studio, famous for Wallace and Gromit, made Arthur Christmas (2011)?
    Answer: Aardman Animations.

  9. In Red One (2024), who is kidnapped?
    Answer: Santa Claus, whose code name is Red One.

  10. In Die Hard (1988), in which building is the office Christmas party?
    Answer: Nakatomi Plaza.

Round 4: Animated Christmas specials

The TV specials that have aired every December for decades.

  1. In A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965), which character recites the Christmas story?
    Answer: Linus.

  2. What kind of Christmas tree does Charlie Brown pick?
    Answer: A small, droopy real tree.

  3. In Frosty the Snowman (1969), what brings Frosty to life?
    Answer: A magic hat.

  4. Who narrates the 1966 cartoon How the Grinch Stole Christmas!?
    Answer: Boris Karloff, who also voices the Grinch.

  5. Which two brothers sing about the weather in The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)?
    Answer: Heat Miser and Snow Miser.

  6. In Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which elf would rather be a dentist?
    Answer: Hermey.

  7. How many sizes does the Grinch's heart grow?
    Answer: Three sizes.

Round 5: Name the Christmas movie from the quote

Read the line out loud and see who gets it first.

  1. "Keep the change, ya filthy animal."
    Answer: Home Alone (1990).

  2. "Son of a nutcracker!"
    Answer: Elf (2003).

  3. "You'll shoot your eye out."
    Answer: A Christmas Story (1983).

  4. "Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store."
    Answer: How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

  5. "Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see."
    Answer: The Polar Express (2004).

  6. "Now I have a machine gun. Ho-ho-ho."
    Answer: Die Hard (1988).

  7. "Bah! Humbug!"
    Answer: A Christmas Carol, in any of its film versions.

Round 6: Hard Christmas movie trivia

Tiebreakers for the true Christmas movie fan.

  1. Which Christmas classic lost money on release and only became famous through TV reruns in the 1970s?
    Answer: It's a Wonderful Life.

  2. In Love Actually, what is the title of Billy Mack's Christmas single?
    Answer: "Christmas Is All Around."

  3. What are the three rules for looking after a mogwai in Gremlins (1984)?
    Answer: No bright light, no water, and never feed it after midnight.

  4. In what year was Elf released?
    Answer: 2003.

  5. Which actor played the Grinch in the 2000 live-action film?
    Answer: Jim Carrey.

  6. What is the highest-grossing live-action Christmas movie of all time?
    Answer: Home Alone. Counting animated films, The Grinch (2018) earned more, with over $500 million worldwide.

  7. In A Christmas Story, what does Ralphie's little brother Randy refuse to do at dinner?
    Answer: Eat. He pretends to be a pig to finally eat his food.

Christmas movie night and office party ideas

  1. Movie bracket: play one round per day in December, and let the winning team pick the film for the office movie afternoon.
  2. Quote charades: act out the round 5 quotes instead of reading them.
  3. Double feature: play rounds 1 and 4 with the family, then watch one classic and one animated special.

Hosting the office holiday party? Movie trivia is a good warm-up before a hands-on activity. See our corporate holiday party alternatives in NYC or our virtual workshops for remote teams.

Frequently asked questions

What are good Christmas movie trivia questions?

Questions about films almost everyone has seen work best: where Kevin's family flies in Home Alone (Paris), what Ralphie wants in A Christmas Story (a Red Ryder BB gun), and Buddy's four food groups in Elf. Rounds 1 to 3 above are the most widely known.

What are hard Christmas movie trivia questions?

Round 6 is the hardest: the Christmas classic that flopped on release (It's a Wonderful Life), Billy Mack's single in Love Actually and the three rules in Gremlins.

What is the highest-grossing Christmas movie?

Home Alone (1990) is the highest-grossing live-action Christmas movie. Counting animated films, The Grinch (2018) earned more, with over $500 million worldwide.

Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

It is set at an office Christmas party on Christmas Eve, which is why it shows up in so many Christmas movie trivia games. Whether it "counts" is a good tiebreaker debate.

Are there Christmas movie trivia questions for kids?

Round 4 covers animated specials kids know. For more, see our Christmas trivia for kids.

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Nurullah Gokdogan

Nurullah Gokdogan

Co-founder & Designer, KraftStories

I'm a designer and co-founder of KraftStories. I've been teaching for over 15 years — with a background in Math Engineering (YTÜ, Istanbul), Art History in New Jersey, and Type Design at the San Francisco Letterform Archive. Teaching runs in my family. My superpower is turning complex ideas into learning experiences that feel natural and practical.

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