A good Christmas trivia round works for any age at the table — grandparents, kids, and everyone in between. Here are 20 questions to read aloud over dinner or dessert, answers included at the bottom.

The Questions

  1. In what month is Christmas celebrated?
  2. What is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer best known for?
  3. In "The 12 Days of Christmas," what gift is given on the first day?
  4. What two colors are most associated with Christmas?
  5. In "A Christmas Carol," who is visited by three ghosts?
  6. What plant do people traditionally kiss under?
  7. What do children traditionally leave out for Santa on Christmas Eve?
  8. Where does Santa's workshop traditionally make its toys?
  9. Not counting Rudolph, how many reindeer traditionally pull Santa's sleigh?
  10. What tree-bark spice is common in Christmas baking?
  11. In the Nativity story, in what town was Jesus born?
  12. What do people traditionally place on top of a Christmas tree?
  13. What is the name of the boy accidentally left behind by his family in "Home Alone"?
  14. What is the day before Christmas called?
  15. What is the day after Christmas called in the UK and several other countries?
  16. What color is Santa Claus's suit traditionally?
  17. What brings the snowman Frosty to life in the classic story?
  18. How many days after Christmas is New Year's Day?
  19. What warm, spiced drink made with milk and sugar is a popular Christmas treat?
  20. What are the two most common colors used for Christmas lights and decorations, besides red and green?

Answers

1. December  ·  2. His glowing red nose  ·  3. A partridge in a pear tree  ·  4. Red and green  ·  5. Ebenezer Scrooge  ·  6. Mistletoe  ·  7. Cookies and milk  ·  8. The North Pole  ·  9. Eight  ·  10. Cinnamon

11. Bethlehem  ·  12. A star or an angel  ·  13. Kevin McCallister  ·  14. Christmas Eve  ·  15. Boxing Day  ·  16. Red  ·  17. A magic hat  ·  18. Seven days  ·  19. Eggnog  ·  20. Gold and silver

Want more?

This is a short warm-up round — for a full interactive holiday quiz with more questions, multiple choice answers, and a live scoreboard, play the complete Holidays & Traditions quiz online, or turn this list into your own live game with the free quiz maker and host it for the whole family at once.