Round 1
Scenes and lines
Six questions on famous moments, songs and one-liners from Christmas classics.
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Christmas Movie Classics Trivia: Test Your Holiday Knowledge!
Ten questions on classic Christmas films such as Home Alone, Elf and It's a Wonderful Life, in two rounds: scenes and lines, then a spot-the-lie round. Suits mixed-age film fans; the deck is in English.
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The rounds
Round 2
Spot the lie
Four films, each with three statements: pick the one that is not true.
- Pick answer
All questions and answers
Every question, grouped by round. Answers stay hidden until you tap.
Round 1: Scenes and lines6 questions
Question 1 · Pick answer
In Home Alone, where is the McCallister family headed on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
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Answer:
Paris
Fun fact: The house exterior is a real home at 671 Lincoln Avenue in Winnetka, Illinois, but most of the interior was rebuilt on a sound stage in a disused school gym.
Question 2 · Pick answer
Which classic Christmas movie features the line “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings” ?
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Answer:
It’s a Wonderful Life
Fun fact: Zuzu says the line near the end, after a bell rings on the family Christmas tree. The film premiered in New York on 20 December 1946.
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What song does Judy Garland famously sing in Meet Me in St. Louis, a holiday classic?
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Answer:
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
Fun fact: The song was written in 1943 by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, and Garland insisted that its original gloomy lyrics be rewritten in a warmer, wistful tone.
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In The Polar Express, what beverage is served to the children on the train?
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Answer:
Hot Chocolate
Fun fact: The 2004 film's best-known sequence has dancing waiters pouring hot chocolate from silver pots.
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Which 1990s film features Arnold Schwarzenegger desperately trying to buy a toy called “Turbo Man” on Christmas Eve?
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Answer:
Jingle All the Way
Fun fact: Director Brian Levant designed Turbo Man as a blend of a 1950s Cadillac and a Batman-style suit.
Question 6 · Pick answer
In Elf, Buddy sticks to the four main food groups of elves: candy, candy canes, candy corns, and ______.
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Answer:
Syrup
Fun fact: Buddy says it at dinner, cheerfully agreeing when Emily points out that syrup contains sugar.
Round 2: Spot the lie4 questions
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It's a Wonderful Life: Which one is the lie?
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Answer:
The snow was made from real shaved ice.
Fun fact: RKO's effects chief Russell Shearman devised the quiet snow because earlier films used untoasted cornflakes, which were so noisy that dialogue had to be redubbed. He won a Technical Achievement Award for it.
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York: Which one is the lie?
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Answer:
Kevin visits the top of the Empire State Building.
Fun fact: Kevin's sightseeing does include the observation deck of the World Trade Center's South Tower. The Empire State Building appears on the poster, where Harry and Marv peek out from behind it.
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White Christmas: Which one is the lie?
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Answer:
Bing Crosby originally sang “White Christmas” in White Christmas.
Fun fact: Irving Berlin wrote the song in 1940 and Crosby sang it on his Christmas radio show in 1941, before it reached the screen in Holiday Inn in 1942.
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The Grinch: Which one is the lie?
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Answer:
It was released in 2010
Fun fact: Anthony Hopkins recorded the entire narration in a single day, while Carrey's makeup took up to two and a half hours to apply and he wore it for 92 days.
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