Here are 80 Christmas movie trivia questions with answers, sorted into nine rounds: easy, medium and hard, then Christmas Vacation, Elf, The Nightmare Before Christmas, new releases, a name-the-year round and an emoji round. Read them out at a party, print the page for a pub-style film quiz, or run them live so everyone answers on their phone.
We rebuilt this Christmas film quiz for 2026. Every answer has been re-checked against a source, the unclear questions from the old version have been rewritten, and none of the questions asks you to remember a line of dialogue word for word.
Quick facts
At a glance4 quick answers
How many questions are there?
Answer80, across nine rounds, every one with its answer underneath
Which films have their own round?
AnswerChristmas Vacation, Elf and The Nightmare Before Christmas
How recent are the films?
AnswerRound 7 covers releases from 2022 to 2025; answers were last checked on 3 October 2026
Can I host it live?
AnswerYes, with the Christmas Movie Trivia template on AhaSlides (details below)
Round 1: Easy Christmas movie trivia (multiple choice)
Ten multiple-choice questions on the films almost everyone has seen. Good for mixed ages and for warming up the room.
Easy, multiple choice10 questions
1Where does Buddy travel to in Elf?
Answerb) New York.
2Complete the film title: Miracle on ___ Street.
Answera) 34th.
3Which of these actors is NOT in Home Alone?
Answerc) Eugene Levy.
4In which Christmas film is Clark Griswold the main character?
Answerb) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
5In which year was It's a Wonderful Life first shown?
Answera) 1946. It premiered in New York on 20 December 1946 and went on general release in January 1947.
6What is the name of Anna and Elsa's kingdom in Frozen?
Answera) Arendelle.
7Complete the title of the 1964 TV special: ___ the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Answerd) Rudolph.
8In The Holiday, which British actor plays Graham, Iris's brother?
Answerb) Jude Law.
9Who plays Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol?
Answerb) Michael Caine.
10How many Academy Awards did the 1947 film about a department-store Santa win?
Answerc) Three, including Best Supporting Actor for Edmund Gwenn. The film is Miracle on 34th Street.
Round 2: Medium Christmas film quiz questions
A step up: plots, places and the people behind the films. Every answer sits under its question, so cover the page if you are playing along.
Medium10 questions
11In The Holiday, which British newspaper does Iris work for?
Answerc) The Daily Telegraph.
12In Love Actually, which actor plays David, the Prime Minister?
Answera) Hugh Grant. The other three are in the film in different roles.
13Which war is going on in the opening scene of White Christmas?
Answerb) The Second World War. The film opens in Europe in 1944.
14Which star of The Vampire Diaries leads the Netflix Christmas film Love Hard?
Answerd) Nina Dobrev.
15Which director reunited with Tom Hanks for The Polar Express (2004)?
Answera) Robert Zemeckis. (source)
16In Last Holiday, which country does Georgia fly to for her dream trip?
Answerc) The Czech Republic. She checks in to the Grandhotel Pupp in Karlovy Vary.
17Which of these actresses is NOT in Office Christmas Party?
Answerd) Courteney Cox.
18What is the name of the Los Angeles tower where Die Hard takes place?
AnswerNakatomi Plaza.
19Who plays Scott Calvin, the man who becomes Santa, in The Santa Clause?
Answera) Tim Allen.
20What are the three rules for looking after a mogwai in Gremlins? (One point per rule.)
AnswerKeep it away from bright light, never get it wet, and never feed it after midnight.
Round 3: Hard Christmas movie trivia questions
No options this time. On AhaSlides these work best as Type Answer questions, where players type what they think.
Hard, no options12 questions
21In Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, which hotel does Kevin check in to?
AnswerThe Plaza Hotel.
22Which country is Jackson from in Holidate?
AnswerAustralia.
23In The Princess Switch, which city is baker Stacy from?
AnswerChicago.
24Which English city is Sir Cole from in The Knight Before Christmas?
AnswerNorwich.
25In which small town is It's a Wonderful Life set?
AnswerBedford Falls.
26Who plays Kate, the lead, in Last Christmas (2019)?
AnswerEmilia Clarke.
27Who wrote the book that Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) is based on?
AnswerCharles Dickens.
28Who narrates the 2000 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas, starring Jim Carrey?
AnswerAnthony Hopkins.
29In Klaus, what job is Jesper sent away to do?
AnswerPostman. His father enrols him in the Royal Postal Academy.
30Who narrates the 2018 animated film The Grinch?
AnswerPharrell Williams.
31In A California Christmas, what does Joseph pose as?
AnswerA ranch hand.
32In A Christmas Story, what present does Ralphie want more than anything?
AnswerA Red Ryder BB gun (an air rifle).
Want film questions that are not about Christmas? Try our movie trivia questions and answers or a round of guess the movie.
Round 4: Christmas Vacation trivia
Eight questions on the Griswolds' disastrous family Christmas, checked against the film's Rotten Tomatoes entry.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation8 questions
33Who plays Clark Griswold?
Answerb) Chevy Chase.
34Who produced the film? (He also wrote Home Alone.)
AnswerJohn Hughes (source, Britannica).
35What do Clark's employers do about the holiday bonus he needs?
Answerb) They renege on it. (source)
36Who directed the film?
AnswerJeremiah S. Chechik (source).
37Which animal jumps out of the Christmas tree and causes chaos?
Answerb) A squirrel.
38Who plays Cousin Eddie?
AnswerRandy Quaid.
39Who plays Clark's wife, Ellen?
Answera) Beverly D'Angelo. (source)
40In which year was the film released?
Answerc) 1989.
Round 5: Elf movie trivia
Ten questions on cast, plot and production, with no lines of dialogue to remember. Checked against the film's Rotten Tomatoes entry and Britannica.
Elf (2003)10 questions
41Who directed Elf?
Answera) Jon Favreau.
42Who plays Papa Elf, who raises Buddy at the North Pole?
AnswerBob Newhart.
43Which actor plays Miles Finch, the children's author?
AnswerPeter Dinklage.
44In which New York landmark does Buddy's father, Walter, work?
Answerc) The Empire State Building.
45Who plays Walter Hobbs, Buddy's father?
AnswerJames Caan (source).
46In which department store does Jovie work?
Answerb) Gimbels.
47Who plays Jovie?
AnswerZooey Deschanel.
48Where does Santa's sleigh crash?
AnswerCentral Park.
49To which city does Buddy travel from the North Pole to find his father?
AnswerNew York City (source).
50About how old was Will Ferrell when Elf came out in November 2003?
Answerc) 36. He was born in July 1967 (Britannica) and the film opened on 7 November 2003 (Rotten Tomatoes).
Round 6: The Nightmare Before Christmas trivia
Halloween film or Christmas film? Either way, here are ten questions on who made it and who is in it, checked against the film's Rotten Tomatoes entry and Britannica.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)10 questions
51In which year was the film released?
Answerb) 1993.
52Who directed it?
Answerb) Henry Selick. Tim Burton produced it.
53Which studio distributed the film?
Answera) Touchstone Pictures. (source)
54What style of animation was used?
AnswerStop motion.
55What is Jack Skellington's title in Halloween Town?
AnswerThe Pumpkin King.
56Who provides Jack's singing voice (and wrote the songs)?
AnswerDanny Elfman.
57Who provides Jack's speaking voice?
Answera) Chris Sarandon.
58Which actress voices Sally?
AnswerCatherine O'Hara.
59Jack stumbles into a bright land of warm spirits. What is it called?
AnswerChristmastown (source).
60Whom does Jack plot to kidnap?
AnswerSanta Claus (source).
Round 7: New Christmas films (2022 to 2025)
Ten questions on Christmas films from the last four seasons, for the people who have already seen the classics a dozen times. Each answer links to its source.
New releases, 2022 to 202510 questions
61Who plays Santa in the action comedy Violent Night (2022)?
Answera) David Harbour (source).
62In which year is The Holdovers (2023) set?
Answerb) 1970 (source).
63Who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Holdovers?
AnswerDa'Vine Joy Randolph.
64Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans go looking for a kidnapped Santa in Red One (2024). Who plays Santa?
Answera) J. K. Simmons (source).
65Who voices Santa in the Netflix animation That Christmas (2024)?
Answerc) Brian Cox (source).
66In the Christmas Eve thriller Carry-On (2024), what is the job of Taron Egerton's character?
Answerb) A TSA agent (source).
67What is the surname of the six unruly siblings in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)?
AnswerHerdman (source).
68Who plays Claire, the mother who plans the perfect family Christmas, in Oh. What. Fun. (2025)?
Answera) Michelle Pfeiffer (source).
69In A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025), the brothers struggle to get from which city to New York in time for Christmas?
Answerb) London (source).
70In the Netflix romcom Jingle Bell Heist (2025), what do Sophia and Nick plan to rob?
Answerb) A London department store (source).
One more to watch this season: Violent Night 2 is scheduled for cinemas on 4 December 2026. We will add a question on it once it is out.
Round 8: Name the year
Each question lists four films. Put them in order of release, oldest first. One point for a perfect order.
Put them in release order5 questions
71Oldest first:
AnswerIt's a Wonderful Life (1946), White Christmas (1954), Home Alone (1990), Elf (2003).
72Oldest first:
AnswerMiracle on 34th Street (1947), A Christmas Story (1983), The Santa Clause (1994), The Polar Express (2004).
73Oldest first:
AnswerGremlins (1984), Die Hard (1988), Christmas Vacation (1989), The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992).
74Oldest first:
AnswerLove Actually (2003), The Holiday (2006), Arthur Christmas (2011), Klaus (2019).
75Oldest first:
AnswerViolent Night (2022), The Holdovers (2023), Red One (2024), Oh. What. Fun. (2025).
Round 9: Guess the Christmas film from the emoji
Five quick ones to finish. Each row of emoji stands for one Christmas film. For a longer emoji round on different films, plus photo rounds, see our Christmas picture quiz.
Emoji round5 questions
76👨 🏃 🤖 🛍️
AnswerJingle All the Way.
77👹 💧 🕛
AnswerGremlins.
78📮 🧸 🛷
AnswerKlaus.
79🏠 💡 🐿️
AnswerChristmas Vacation.
80🎅 👦 🚲 🎁
AnswerArthur Christmas.
Christmas movie trivia template
Rather than type the questions in yourself, start from the Christmas Movie Trivia template. It has 17 questions in four rounds (easy, cast and characters, name the year and new releases), with a leaderboard after each round. Its picture slides use licensed stock photos that hint at the films without giving the answers away: no film stills, no posters and no music clips. Swap in any questions from this page and delete the ones you don't need. It is free to copy into your account.
How to host Christmas movie trivia live with AhaSlides
Reading questions aloud works well round a table. If friends are joining from another house, or you want the scores to add themselves up, run the quiz live: everyone joins with a code on their phone, no app needed, and the questions show on the TV or a shared screen.
- Match the slide type to the round. Pick Answer suits the multiple-choice rounds, Type Answer suits the hard round, and Fill in the Blanks is made for the "complete the film title" questions.
- Add Correct Order slides for the name-the-year round. Players drag the four films into release order. These slides are not in the template, so you add them yourself. The template's own name-the-year round uses two Pick Answer questions and a Categorise slide that sorts films into "before 2000" and "2000 onwards".
- Add a True or False round. One statement, two big cards, and the room votes. "Tim Burton directed The Nightmare Before Christmas" splits most rooms.
- Pair actors and films with Match Pairs. It takes up to four pairs per slide.
- Break up the questions. A Draw Answer slide ("draw a Christmas film in 30 seconds") works like Pictionary, and Photo Share lets everyone send in a photo of their Christmas jumper, which appears on the big screen as it arrives.
- Pick a prize winner. Spin a Spinner Wheel to choose the next round, or finish with a Duck Race for the raffle prize.
Short of time? Paste a list of questions into the AhaSlides AI presentation maker and it builds the quiz slides for you.
AhaSlides is free to try: the Free plan lets you run up to 5 quiz questions per presentation with up to 50 people joining, which is enough for one short round. For the 17-question template, or the full 80-question quiz night in one deck, you need a paid plan.
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Frequently asked questions
How many questions should a Christmas movie trivia night have?
Thirty to forty questions in four rounds is plenty for one evening. As a rough estimate, if you allow 25 seconds to answer each question and about the same again to reveal and talk over the answer, 36 questions take about 30 minutes, plus a few minutes for joining and the leaderboards. Pick one easy round, one single-film round your group knows well, the new releases round and the emoji round, and keep the rest in reserve.
Can I print these Christmas movie trivia questions?
Yes. Print the page from your browser. Each answer sits directly under its question, so cover the answers or read the questions out from the quizmaster's copy.
How do I host a Christmas film quiz online?
Open the Christmas Movie Trivia template above, share your screen on your video call, and ask everyone to join with the code on their phone. Scores and the leaderboard update after every question.
Answers last checked on 3 October 2026 against Rotten Tomatoes, Britannica and the Academy's own records.
