25 Fun Christmas Quiz Questions and Answers for Festive Cheer

London: If things are getting a bit tense with your family this Christmas, a quiz might just be the perfect way to lighten the mood.

With Christmas Day just around the corner, it’s time to test your knowledge with 25 fun questions about holiday traditions, pop culture, and festive music. This should keep everyone entertained for at least an hour!

If you want to brush up on your Christmas trivia, check out our guide on holiday traditions and see what’s open on Christmas Day in London. And if you’re looking for budget-friendly dinner options, we’ve got you covered there too.

Oh, and while it’s not part of the quiz, if you’re curious about how much Mariah Carey and others earn from their Christmas hits, you can find that info too.

And hey, if you think this is just a sneaky way to get you to read more of our articles, why not cheer yourself up with some alternative Christmas songs instead?

Here’s how you can score:

0-7: Bah Humbug

8-14: You had a nightmare before Christmas

15-20: A fairytale of new sorts

21-25: You wish it could be Christmas every day

Good luck with the quiz!

Questions

1. Which country had the first Christmas tree as a tradition?

2. And which British monarch popularised the tradition over here?

3. In which James Bond film is there a character called Dr Christmas Jones?

4. Christmas Island is the external territory of which country?

5. Which former president of the United States has a cameo in Home Alone 2?

6. Who of Mariah Carey, Shane MacGowan, Shakin’ Stevens and Jona Lewie was born on Christmas Day?

7. The tradition of sending Christmas cards began in: A) 1800 B) 1843 C) 1900 D) 1919

8. Which boxer made an unlikely cameo appearance on Robbie Williams’s 2019 album The Christmas Present?

9. In Love Actually (2003), Bill Nighy’s character performs Christmas is All Around Us. His music video parodies which song?

10. Who was the last X Factor winner to achieve the Christmas number one in 2014?

11. True or false: Mince pies originally contained meat?

12. Who read Channel 4’s Alternative Christmas Speech most recently?

13. How many Christmas albums has Michael Bublé released?

14. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) begins at a Christmas party. It was the final film for which director?

15. Which boyband member caused a stir outside Downing Street in 2014?

16. A bakery in Goswell Road, Clerkenwell is the origin of which tradition?

17. Which veteran US singer released an album last year with a lead single called DJ Play a Christmas Song?

18. US supergroup Boygenius released a Christmas song. Can you name any of the three indie solo artists in the trio?

19. Jorja Smith released a cover of East 17’s Stay Another Day. Where is she from?

20. Band Aid 40 recently failed to top the charts. Who mixed the song?

21. In Peep Show, which vegetable do Mark and his dad argue about being Christmassy?

22. Gavin and Stacey is back for one last episode on Christmas Day. Who plays the title characters?

23. What is the name of Elton John’s most famous Christmas song?

24. What is the name of the family dog in The Simpsons adopted on Christmas Eve?

25. And finally… You will lose the game Whamageddon if you hear which song?

Slade frontman Noddy Holder doesn’t feature in this quiz.

Answers

1. Germany,

2. Queen Victoria (and Albert),

3. The World is Not Enough (1999),

4. Australia,

5. Donald Trump (the scene was in Trump Tower),

6. Shane MacGowan,

7. B. 1843

8. Tyson Fury. The song was called Bad Sharon.

9. Robert Palmer – Addicted to Love,

10. A. Ben Haenow,

11. True!

12. It will be Stephen Fry,

13. One! Yes, only one. But he did previously release an EP,

14. Stanley Kubrick,

15. East 17,

16. Christmas crackers,

17. Cher,

18. Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker,

19. Walsall,

20. Trevor Horn,

21. Cauliflower,

22. Matthew Horne and Joanna Page,

23. Step Into Christmas,

24. Santa’s Little Helper,

25. Last Christmas.