Εδώ είναι 130 holiday trivia questions and answers for summer holidays, winter holidays, festivals and travel. They are grouped by theme so you can pick a round for a family gathering, a classroom or a team social, and every answer is on the page so you can host without a second tab.
We re-checked the answers that were disputed or likely to have changed, and many now link to a published source.
How we checked these answers
This post was first published with a number of answers that no longer stand up. We went through every question and fixed the ones that were wrong, vague or out of date. For example:
- Home Alone was released in 1990, not 1991.
- Copacabana Beach is in Rio de Janeiro, not Miami.
- The coldest continent is Antarctica, not Russia.
- The sword lily is the gladiolus, and the Christmas rose is the hellebore. Both answers were previously wrong.
- The Welsh snowman photograph credited to Mary Dillwyn dates from the mid-1850s, not 1953.
- η 1989 Μπάτμαν film was directed by Tim Burton, but the old question said 1988.
We also removed questions where the answer was disputed or could not be sourced, and replaced them with ones that can be verified. Where a fact changes over time, such as a world record, the answer says when it was set.
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Summer holiday trivia questions (1 to 45)
Round 1: Summer questions (1 to 30)
1. Which three zodiac signs cover most of the Northern Hemisphere summer, from the solstice to the September equinox?
Answer: Cancer, Leo and Virgo (roughly 21 June to 22 September)
2. Which vitamin can your skin make from sunlight?
Απάντηση: Η βιταμίνη D
3. What is the official name of the Summer Olympics?
Απάντηση: Αγώνες της Ολυμπιάδας
4. How often are the Summer Olympic Games held?
Απάντηση: Κάθε τέσσερα χρόνια
5. In which city were the first modern Summer Olympics held, and in which year?
Answer: Athens, Greece, in 1896
6. Which city was the first to host the Summer Olympics three times?
Answer: London (1908, 1948 and 2012)
7. Which city hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics?
Απάντηση: Παρίσι
8. What is the traditional birthstone for August?
Απάντηση: Peridot
9. Who had a 1962 hit with “Sealed with a Kiss”?
Απάντηση: Μπράιαν Χάιλαντ
10. The month of July is named after which Roman leader?
Απάντηση: Ιούλιος Καίσαρας
11. In which month is National Ice Cream Month in the United States?
Απάντηση: Ιούλιος
12. What does SPF on a bottle of sunscreen stand for?
Απάντηση: Αντιηλιακός παράγοντας
13. In which month does astronomical summer begin in the Northern Hemisphere?
Answer: June, at the summer solstice around 20 or 21 June
14. In which musical and film does the song “Summer Nights” appear?
Απάντηση: Γράσο
15. What is the highest air temperature officially recorded on Earth?
Answer: 56.7°C (134°F) at Furnace Creek, Death Valley, California, on 10 July 1913. It is still the official record (Guinness World Records, NOAA).
16. What is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic word for “summer”?
Απάντηση: Σουμαράζ
17. How do elephants protect their skin from the sun?
Answer: They throw dust and mud over their backs
18. Which animal gives the 1975 film Τα σαγόνια του καρχαρία its terror?
Answer: A great white shark
19. In which year was the Cliff Richard film Καλοκαιρινές διακοπές απελευθερώθηκε;
Απάντηση: 1963
20. Saffron comes from which flower?
Answer: The saffron crocus (sativus Crocus)
21. What is aestivation?
Answer: A state of dormancy that some animals enter during hot or dry summers
22. Who recorded the 1984 hit “The Boys of Summer”?
Απάντηση: Don Henley
23. In which country is the 2021 drama Το αγαπημένο μας καλοκαίρι set and made?
Απάντηση: Νότια Κορέα
24. Which US state is known as the Sunflower State?
Απάντηση: Κάνσας
25. In which Alaskan city is the Midnight Sun Game played around the summer solstice?
Απάντηση: Fairbanks
26. Where is Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest held every 4 July?
Απάντηση: Coney Island, New York City
27. Which prehistoric monument in England is famous for its summer solstice sunrise?
Απάντηση: Στόουνχεντζ
28. Which sport is played at Wimbledon, on grass courts, every summer?
Απάντηση: Τένις
29. In which city does the Tour de France traditionally finish?
Answer: Paris, on the Champs-Élysées
30. Which country celebrates Bastille Day on 14 July?
Απάντηση: Γαλλία
Round 2: Summer true or false (31 to 45)
31. Tim Burton directed the 1989 film Μπάτμαν.
Απάντηση: Σωστό
32. 6 June is the anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Answer: True (in 1944)
33. Watermelon is about 92 percent water.
Απάντηση: Σωστό
34. The Frisbee was inspired by empty pie tins from the Frisbie Baking Company.
Answer: True. See the history of the Frisbee.
35. Michael Phelps has won more Olympic medals than any other athlete.
Answer: True (28 medals)
36. In the Southern Hemisphere, summer falls in December.
Απάντηση: Σωστό
37. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
Απάντηση: Σωστό
38. California is known as the Sunflower State.
Answer: False. It is Kansas.
39. The Midnight Sun Game is played in Kansas.
Answer: False. It is played in Alaska.
40. The flag of New Mexico features the Zia sun symbol.
Answer: True. See the flag of New Mexico.
41. The tallest sunflower on record, verified by Guinness World Records in September 2025, is 10.9 metres (35 ft 9 in) tall and was grown in Indiana.
Answer: True. It beat the previous record of 9.17 m, set in Germany in 2014 (Guinness World Records).
42. Thunderstorms are more common in summer than in any other season in the United States.
Απάντηση: Σωστό
43. Breaking (breakdancing) made its Olympic debut at the Paris 2024 Summer Games.
Answer: True. See breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
44. A sunscreen of SPF 30 blocks about 97 percent of UVB rays.
Απάντηση: Σωστό
45. The Summer of Love took place in 1966.
Answer: False. It was 1967. See the Summer of Love.
Winter holiday trivia questions (46 to 75)
46. What do we call the state in which some animals sleep through the winter?
Απάντηση: Χειμέρια νάρκη
47. Which holiday is known as the Festival of Lights in Indian culture?
Απάντηση: Diwali
48. How many days does the main Diwali festival last?
Answer: Five days
49. In meteorological terms, which months make up winter in the Southern Hemisphere?
Answer: June, July and August
50. In which city is the Winter Palace?
Απάντηση: Αγία Πετρούπολη, Ρωσία
51. Which character does Macaulay Culkin play in Home Alone?
Απάντηση: Kevin McCallister
52. What colour are the berries on most mistletoe plants?
Απάντηση: Λευκό
53. Who is credited with taking what is thought to be the first photograph of a snowman in Wales, in the mid-1850s?
Answer: Mary Dillwyn, a Welsh photographer (Εθνικό Μουσείο Ουαλίας)
54. How many sides does a snowflake traditionally have?
Απάντηση: Έξι
55. Reindeer are the same species as which North American animal?
Απάντηση: The caribou
56. In which country is eggnog believed to have originated?
Answer: Britain, in the Middle Ages (Smithsonian Magazine)
57. In which year were electric lights first used on a Christmas tree?
Answer: 1882, by Edward H. Johnson (Βιβλιοθήκη του Κογκρέσου)
58. Santa Claus, Indiana is famous for its post office. Which other US state has a town called Santa Claus, with Christmas-themed street names?
Answer: Georgia (Παρατηρητήριο της Γης της NASA)
59. In which year was Home Alone απελευθερώθηκε;
Answer: 1990, on 16 November in the US (AFI Catalog)
60. Where is the McCallister family going for Christmas in Home Alone?
Απάντηση: Παρίσι
61. Which future US president makes a cameo in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York?
Απάντηση: Ντόναλντ Τραμπ
62. What is the title of the 1992 sequel to Home Alone?
Απάντηση: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (released 20 November 1992). See the AFI Catalog entry
63. Which fruit has a variety called the “Winter Banana”?
Απάντηση: Apple
64. In which country is the hair-freezing contest held at hot springs?
Answer: Canada (the Yukon). See Ιαματικές πηγές Takhini.
65. Which continent is the coldest on Earth?
Απάντηση: Ανταρκτική
66. In which month is Earth closest to the Sun?
Answer: January. See perihelion and aphelion.
67. Which kind of snow is best for building a snowman?
Answer: Wet, sticky snow
68. Which reindeer was created in 1939 for a Montgomery Ward booklet?
Απάντηση: Ρούντολφ
69. Who is credited with commissioning the first commercial Christmas card in 1843?
Απάντηση: Χένρι Κόουλ
70. In which country was “Silent Night” first performed, in 1818?
Απάντηση: Austria
71. The French word “Noël” comes from a Latin word meaning what?
Answer: Birth (from γενέθλιος)
72. During which ancient Roman festival did masters temporarily serve their slaves?
Απάντηση: Οργιο
73. What is the name of the Chinese winter solstice festival?
Απάντηση: Dongzhi
74. For how many nights does Hanukkah last?
Απάντηση: Οκτώ
75. Which seven-day festival, created in 1966, runs from 26 December to 1 January?
Απάντηση: Kwanzaa
Festivals and events trivia questions (76 to 115)
76. What is the Scottish word for New Year’s Eve?
Απάντηση: Ρεβεγιόν
77. The earliest recorded New Year festivities date back about 4,000 years to which ancient city?
Answer: Babylon
78. In Spain, how many grapes do people eat as the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve?
Answer: Twelve
79. In Panama, what do people burn on New Year’s Eve to drive off evil spirits?
Answer: Effigies (κούκλες)
80. What did Greek families traditionally hang on the front door at New Year?
Answer: An onion (a sea squill)
81. After water, which drink is the most widely consumed in the world?
Απάντηση: Τσάι
82. On which day of the week and month is US Thanksgiving held?
Απάντηση: Την τέταρτη Πέμπτη του Νοεμβρίου
83. On which day is Canadian Thanksgiving held?
Απάντηση: Τη δεύτερη Δευτέρα του Οκτωβρίου
84. Halloween has its roots in which ancient Celtic festival?
Answer: Samhain
85. In which country is the Day of the Dead (Ημέρα των Νεκρών) most closely associated?
Απάντηση: Μεξικό
86. Which Hindu spring festival is known as the festival of colours?
Απάντηση: Χολί
87. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of which month?
Απάντηση: Ραμαζάνι
88. Which Thai New Year festival is celebrated with water fights?
Απάντηση: Songkran
89. In which Spanish town does La Tomatina take place?
Απάντηση: Μπουνόλ
90. In which German city is Oktoberfest held?
Απάντηση: Μόναχο
91. On what date is St Patrick’s Day?
Answer: 17 March
92. Which event does Guy Fawkes Night remember, and on what date is it held?
Απάντηση: The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, on 5 November
93. Burns Night, on 25 January, celebrates which Scottish poet?
Απάντηση: Robert Burns
94. How many animals are in the Chinese zodiac cycle?
Απάντηση: Δώδεκα
95. Chuseok is a harvest festival in which country?
Απάντηση: Νότια Κορέα
96. In which country is the Santa Claus Village at Rovaniemi?
Απάντηση: Finland
97. Which composer wrote the ballet Ο Καρυοθραύστης?
Απάντηση: Πιότρ lyλιτς Τσαϊκόφσκι
98. The 50th star was added to the US flag in July 1960. Which state did it represent?
Απάντηση: Χαβάη
99. The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published on 27 August of which year?
Απάντηση: 1955
100. In which decade did Coca-Cola first use Santa Claus in its advertising?
Απάντηση: The 1920s. The Santa most people know, painted by Haddon Sundblom, debuted in 1931
101. Which popular Christmas plant is native to Mexico?
Απάντηση: The poinsettia
102. On what date is Boxing Day?
Απάντηση: 26 Δεκέμβριο
103. Which country is credited with popularising the decorated Christmas tree?
Απάντηση: Germany
104. In which Brazilian city is the world’s most famous Carnival held?
Απάντηση: Ρίο Ντε Τζανέιρο
105. What does “Mardi Gras” mean in English?
Απάντηση: Λίπος Τρίτη
106. What is Pancake Day officially called?
Απάντηση: καθαρή τρίτη
107. In which year did the United States declare independence, now marked every 4 July?
Απάντηση: 1776
108. Where were the first Winter Olympics held, in 1924?
Απάντηση: Chamonix, Γαλλία
109. Who wrote the song “Jingle Bells”?
Απάντηση: James Lord Pierpont
110. On what date is Valentine’s Day?
Απάντηση: 14 Φεβρουάριο
111. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Απάντηση: Charles Dickens (published in 1843)
112. Which flower is sometimes called the sword lily?
Απάντηση: Gladiolus
113. Which flower is often called the Christmas rose or winter rose?
Απάντηση: ελλέβορος
114. Which flower inspired William Wordsworth’s poem “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”?
Απάντηση: Νάρκισσους
115. What are the four main islands of the Balearic Islands in Spain?
Απάντηση: Μαγιόρκα, Μενόρκα, Ίμπιζα και Φορμεντέρα
Multiple-choice destination trivia (116 to 130)
116. What is Tromsø in Norway best known for?
- Αλεξιπτωτισμό ελευθέρας πτώσεως
- Παραλίες
- Βόρειο σέλας
- Θεματικά πάρκα
Answer: Northern Lights
117. In which part of Portugal can you find the Algarve?
- On an island in the Atlantic
- Ο νότος
- Ο βορράς
- Κεντρική Πορτογαλία
Answer: The south
118. Which sea does not border Turkey?
- Μαύρη Θάλασσα
- Αιγαίο Πέλαγος
- Μεσόγειος Θάλασσα
- Νεκρά Θάλασσα
Answer: Dead Sea
119. Which country has topped the world’s international tourist arrivals in recent years?
- Ιταλία
- Γαλλία
- Ελλάδα
- Κίνα
Answer: France (see χώρες με τις περισσότερες επισκέψεις)
120. Which of these Canadian cities is mainly French-speaking?
- Μόντρεαλ
- Κάλγκαρι
- Τορόντο
- Χάλιφαξ
Answer: Montreal
121. In which city is Copacabana Beach?
- Σίδνεϊ
- Χονολουλού
- Ρίο Ντε Τζανέιρο
- Μαϊάμι
Answer: Rio de Janeiro (Britannica)
122. Which Thai city’s ceremonial name means “City of Angels”?
- Μπανγκόκ
- Τσιάνγκ Μάι
- Πουκέτ
- Πατάγια
Answer: Bangkok
123. Which Scottish island is home to the Old Man of Storr, the Quiraing and Neist Point?
- Isle of Skye
- Iona
- Isle of Mull
- ορκίζομαι
Answer: Isle of Skye
124. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean?
- Σαντορίνη
- Κέρκυρα
- Ρόδος
- Σικελία
Answer: Sicily
125. Koh Samui is a popular holiday destination in which country?
- Vietnam
- Thailand
- Καμπότζη
- Malaysia
Answer: Thailand
126. Where is Abu Simbel?
- ΗΑΕ
- Αίγυπτος
- Ελλάδα
- Ιταλία
Απάντηση: Αίγυπτος
127. In which country is Machu Picchu?
- Περού
- Μεξικό
- χιλή
- Κολομβία
Απάντηση: Περού
128. In which ocean are the Maldives?
- Ειρηνικός
- Ατλαντικού
- Ινδός
- αρκτικός
Answer: The Indian Ocean
129. In which country is the island of Bali?
- Indonesia
- Thailand
- Μιανμάρ
- Singapore
Answer: Indonesia
130. Off the coast of which Australian state is the Great Barrier Reef?
- Κουίνσλαντ
- Βικτώρια
- Τασμανία
- Δυτική Αυστραλία
Answer: Queensland
Συχνές ερωτήσεις
How many holiday trivia questions should I use?
For a casual family game, 20 to 30 questions is plenty. For a team social or classroom session, pick one round of 10 to 15 and finish with a quick destination round.
Can I use these questions for a virtual holiday party?
Yes. Add them to an AhaSlides quiz and share the join code. Players join from their phones, so remote teams can play together.
What is the best way to keep a mixed-age group engaged?
Mix formats. Use true or false for quick wins, multiple choice for the destinations and typed answers for the tougher questions. For more ideas, see our κουίζ για το νέο έτος και κουίζ γεωγραφίας.
