47 Christmas Movie Trivia Questions (2026) With Answers

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Christmas movie trivia questions (2026): holiday movies are the one thing almost every family has watched together, which makes them perfect trivia. Here are 47 Christmas movie trivia questions with answers, grouped by film, from Home Alone and Elf to stop-motion classics and a few surprises. Read them aloud after dinner, split into teams or use them for a full trivia night.

How to run Christmas movie trivia

1. Split into teams of two to four and hand each team paper and a pen.
2. Read one question at a time and give teams 30 seconds to write an answer.
3. Award one point per correct answer, and a bonus point for naming the year of the film.
4. Play one film round at a time, and tally scores between rounds.

Home Alone trivia questions (5)

1. Where are the McCallisters flying for Christmas in Home Alone? Answer: Paris
2. What nickname do the two burglars give themselves? Answer: The Wet Bandits
3. What is the name of Kevin’s older brother? Answer: Buzz
4. What gangster movie does Kevin watch to scare off visitors? Answer: Angels with Filthy Souls
5. Which city does Kevin end up in for Home Alone 2? Answer: New York City

Elf trivia questions (5)

1. Who plays Buddy the Elf? Answer: Will Ferrell
2. What are the four main food groups of an elf, according to Buddy? Answer: Candy, candy canes, candy corn and syrup
3. What is the name of Buddy’s birth father? Answer: Walter Hobbs
4. Who directed Elf? Answer: Jon Favreau
5. Buddy tells a department store Santa that he sits on a throne of what? Answer: Lies

A Christmas Story trivia questions (4)

1. What does Ralphie want more than anything for Christmas? Answer: A Red Ryder BB gun
2. What warning does Ralphie hear again and again? Answer: “You’ll shoot your eye out”
3. What “major award” does Ralphie’s father win? Answer: A leg lamp
4. Flick’s tongue gets stuck to what? Answer: A frozen flagpole

How the Grinch Stole Christmas trivia questions (4)

1. What is the name of the Grinch’s dog? Answer: Max
2. Where do the Whos live? Answer: Whoville
3. Who played the Grinch in the 2000 live-action film? Answer: Jim Carrey
4. How many sizes does the Grinch’s heart grow? Answer: Three

It’s a Wonderful Life trivia questions (4)

1. What is the name of George Bailey’s hometown? Answer: Bedford Falls
2. What is the name of George’s guardian angel? Answer: Clarence
3. Finish the line: “Every time a bell rings…” Answer: “…an angel gets his wings”
4. Who plays George Bailey? Answer: James Stewart

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation trivia questions (4)

1. What is the family’s last name? Answer: Griswold
2. Who plays Clark? Answer: Chevy Chase
3. What is Clark planning to buy with his Christmas bonus? Answer: A swimming pool
4. How many imported Italian twinkle lights does Clark put on the house? Answer: 25,000

The Polar Express trivia questions (3)

1. Where does the Polar Express take the children? Answer: The North Pole
2. Which actor plays the conductor, along with several other roles? Answer: Tom Hanks
3. What is the first gift of Christmas that the boy receives? Answer: A silver bell from Santa’s sleigh

Animated and stop-motion classics (7)

1. In Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), which elf wants to be a dentist? Answer: Hermey
2. Who narrates the 1964 Rudolph special? Answer: Sam the Snowman
3. What brings Frosty the Snowman to life? Answer: A magic hat
4. In A Charlie Brown Christmas, who recites the Christmas story on stage? Answer: Linus
5. In The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack Skellington is the Pumpkin King of where? Answer: Halloween Town
6. What is the name of Jack Skellington’s ghost dog? Answer: Zero
7. In Klaus, what is the name of the postman? Answer: Jesper

A Christmas Carol on screen (4)

1. Who plays Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol? Answer: Michael Caine
2. Which Muppet narrates the story as Charles Dickens? Answer: Gonzo
3. What is the name of Scrooge’s late business partner? Answer: Jacob Marley
4. Name the three spirits that visit Scrooge. Answer: The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come

More holiday favorites (7)

1. In Miracle on 34th Street, which department store hires Kris Kringle? Answer: Macy’s
2. Who plays Scott Calvin in The Santa Clause? Answer: Tim Allen
3. In Jingle All the Way, what toy is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character desperate to find? Answer: Turbo-Man
4. What is the name of the office tower in Die Hard? Answer: Nakatomi Plaza
5. In Gremlins, what is the name of the Mogwai Billy gets for Christmas? Answer: Gizmo
6. What are the three rules for caring for a Mogwai? Answer: No bright light, no water and never feed it after midnight
7. Who sings “White Christmas” in the 1954 film White Christmas? Answer: Bing Crosby

Make it a full trivia night

Mix these movie questions with general holiday rounds from our Christmas trivia night guide. For a boxed game, Yule Never Guess brings 110 Christmas questions with answers on a QR code. Trivial Pursuit Family Edition includes over 1,400 questions with separate cards for kids and adults, so everyone can play. With a big group, Wits & Wagers Party lets players bet on whose guess is closest, so nobody needs to know the answer. It needs at least four players and handles as many as you can fit.

More holiday games: Christmas charades ideas, trivia game gifts and how to play Wits & Wagers.

Christmas movie trivia questions

What are good Christmas movie trivia questions for kids?

Ask about animated favorites: the Grinch’s dog (Max), Frosty’s magic hat or Rudolph’s dentist elf (Hermey).

How many questions should a Christmas trivia round have?

Five to ten questions per round keeps the game moving.

Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

It is set on Christmas Eve, which is why it sparks the debate every year. We include it as a bonus.