Christmas films
Christmas film quiz
Thirty questions on the films that come round every December, in five rounds, with the answers. It runs from family favourites to the ones that are only arguably Christmas films at all.
A shortened quiz, to play solo
30 questions to play on your own, online. Type your answers and get your score at the end. No PDFs and no group play.
Playing with other people? Get the full quiz
- 80 questions, none of them on this page
- Question and answer PDFs, with answer sheets and picture round
- Host it live: a private game room, everyone answers on their phones
- Questions
- 30
- Rounds
- 5
- Difficulty
- Easy to hard
Round 01 / Family films
Family favourites
- Difficulty: medium
In "Elf", what is the name of Buddy's real father, played by James Caan?
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Walter Hobbs
Also accept: Walter, Hobbs
- Difficulty: medium
In "Home Alone", what do the two burglars call themselves?
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The Wet Bandits
Also accept: Wet Bandits
They rename themselves the Sticky Bandits in the sequel.
- Difficulty: easy
Who plays the dad who has to take over from Father Christmas in "The Santa Clause"?
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Tim Allen
- Difficulty: hard
In which English city is the primary school in "Nativity!"?
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Coventry
- Difficulty: medium
Which actor plays the conductor, and several other parts, in "The Polar Express"?
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Tom Hanks
- Difficulty: medium
Which British studio, famous for Wallace and Gromit, made "Arthur Christmas"?
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Aardman
Also accept: Aardman Animations
Round 02 / Classics
The classics
- Difficulty: medium
In "It's a Wonderful Life", what is the name of George Bailey's guardian angel?
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Clarence
Also accept: Clarence Odbody
- Difficulty: medium
Who plays George Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life"?
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James Stewart
Also accept: Jimmy Stewart
- Difficulty: medium
Who plays Kris Kringle in the 1994 version of "Miracle on 34th Street"?
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Richard Attenborough
Also accept: Sir Richard Attenborough, Lord Attenborough
- Difficulty: easy
Which singer starred alongside Danny Kaye in the 1954 film "White Christmas"?
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Bing Crosby
- Difficulty: medium
"The Snowman" is based on a picture book by which author?
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Raymond Briggs
- Difficulty: medium
In "The Muppet Christmas Carol", which two Muppets play the ghostly Marley brothers?
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Statler and Waldorf
Also accept: Waldorf and Statler
The book has one Marley. The film added a brother, Robert, so both hecklers could appear.
Round 03 / Grown-ups
Grown-up Christmas
- Difficulty: medium
In "Love Actually", which actor holds up the cue cards on Keira Knightley's doorstep?
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Andrew Lincoln
- Difficulty: hard
In "Love Actually", to which country does Colin Firth's character go to write his novel?
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France
His housekeeper, Aurélia, is Portuguese, which is why he ends up proposing in Portugal.
- Difficulty: easy
In "The Holiday", what do Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz swap for Christmas?
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Their homes
Also accept: Homes, Houses, Their houses, Home, House
- Difficulty: hard
In "The Holiday", in which English county is Iris's cottage?
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Surrey
- Difficulty: medium
Who plays the foul-mouthed department store Father Christmas in "Bad Santa"?
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Billy Bob Thornton
- Difficulty: medium
The 2019 film "Last Christmas" is built around the songs of which singer?
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George Michael
Also accept: Wham!, Wham, George Michael and Wham!
Round 04 / Christmas film?
Is it a Christmas film?
- Difficulty: easy
On which night of the year is "Die Hard" set?
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Christmas Eve
- Difficulty: medium
Who plays the villain Hans Gruber in "Die Hard"?
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Alan Rickman
- Difficulty: medium
What is the name of Bruce Willis's character in "Die Hard"?
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John McClane
Also accept: McClane
- Difficulty: medium
In "Gremlins", what must you never do to a Mogwai after midnight?
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Feed it
Also accept: Feed him, Give it food, Feed them
The other rules: keep it out of bright light and never get it wet.
- Difficulty: medium
In "Jingle All the Way", which toy is Arnold Schwarzenegger desperate to buy?
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Turbo Man
Also accept: Turbo-Man, Turboman
- Difficulty: easy
Which future US president has a cameo in "Home Alone 2"?
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Donald Trump
Also accept: Trump
Round 05 / Quotes
Quotes and trivia
- Difficulty: easy
Finish Buddy's line from "Elf": "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to..."
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Hear
- Difficulty: medium
Which Christmas film gave us the line "Keep the change, ya filthy animal"?
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Home Alone
It comes from "Angels with Filthy Souls", the gangster film Kevin watches, which was made up for the movie.
- Difficulty: easy
Who plays the Grinch in the 2000 film "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"?
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Jim Carrey
- Difficulty: medium
Who voices the Grinch in the 2018 animated film "The Grinch"?
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Benedict Cumberbatch
- Difficulty: hard
Who directed "The Nightmare Before Christmas"?
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Henry Selick
Tim Burton came up with the story and produced it, but he didn't direct.
- Difficulty: easy
Which Dickens character says "Bah! Humbug!"?
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Ebenezer Scrooge
Also accept: Scrooge
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A shortened quiz, solo only
30 questions to play on your own, online
- 30 questions, marked for you
- Your score, answers and explanations at the end
- No PDFs: nothing to print or hand round
- No group hosting or live game room
- No team answer sheets, picture round or tie-breakers
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The Christmas Quiz 2026
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- Two tie-breakers
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How to run it
- Play a ten-second clip or hum the theme before each round to set the mood.
- The fourth round settles the oldest argument going: is Die Hard a Christmas film? Take a vote first.
- Split the room by generation. The grandparents take the classics, the kids take the family films.