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Christmas Quiz

Bring a festive round to quiz night with 100 Christmas quiz questions about traditions, food, films, books and music. Each of five fixed sets moves from Easy to Very hard, or you can jump to a tougher level. See correct answers immediately and print questions for friends and family. Customs are described in their relevant cultural context; difficulty is an editorial estimate.

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Each of the five sets contains 20 questions, with five questions at each difficulty. Choose Easy for the full round, Medium for 15 questions, Hard for 10 or Very hard for five.

Topics in the mix

  • Christmas traditions and festive food
  • Christmas films, books and characters
  • Seasonal music, history and greetings

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Set 1 · Christmas

  1. Easy
    On which date is Christmas Day in the UK?

    Answer: 25 December

  2. Easy
    On which date is Christmas Eve?

    Answer: 24 December

  3. Easy
    What is the day after Christmas Day commonly called in the UK?

    Answer: Boxing Day

  4. Easy
    Which reindeer is famous for a red nose?

    Answer: Rudolph

  5. Easy
    What kind of vehicle does Santa traditionally travel in?

    Answer: Sleigh

  6. Medium
    Who wrote A Christmas Carol?

    Answer: Charles Dickens

  7. Medium
    In A Christmas Carol, what is Scrooge's first name?

    Answer: Ebenezer

  8. Medium
    Who is Scrooge's clerk in A Christmas Carol?

    Answer: Bob Cratchit

  9. Medium
    What is the name of Bob Cratchit's young son with a crutch?

    Answer: Tiny Tim

  10. Medium
    What is the name of Scrooge's deceased business partner?

    Answer: Jacob Marley

  11. Hard
    In which year was A Christmas Carol first published?

    Answer: 1843

  12. Hard
    How many Ghosts of Christmas visit Scrooge, excluding Jacob Marley?

    Answer: 3

  13. Hard
    What is the name of the jovial employer at whose Christmas party young Scrooge dances?

    Answer: Fezziwig

  14. Hard
    What is the first name of Scrooge's nephew?

    Answer: Fred

  15. Hard
    Which Ghost of Christmas shows Scrooge scenes from his childhood?

    Answer: Ghost of Christmas Past

  16. Very hard
    Who wrote the lyrics to Silent Night?

    Answer: Joseph Mohr

  17. Very hard
    Who composed the melody of Silent Night?

    Answer: Franz Xaver Gruber

  18. Very hard
    In which present-day country was Silent Night first performed in 1818?

    Answer: Austria

  19. Very hard
    What is the original German title of O Christmas Tree?

    Answer: O Tannenbaum

  20. Very hard
    Which city hosted the first performance of Handel's Messiah in 1742?

    Answer: Dublin

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