60 Christmas Quiz Questions and Answers for Work (2026)

Looking for Christmas quiz questions for your office party or end-of-year team call? Below are 60 work-friendly questions with answers, split into five rounds of 10 to 16 questions each. They cover Christmas films, songs, traditions, food and celebrations around the world, and none of them rely on religious knowledge, so they suit mixed teams.

You can use them in two ways:

• Play online: open our free Christmas Office Quiz, share your screen and it will pick random questions, shuffle the answers and keep score for you.
• Print them: use this page as a classic pen-and-paper quiz. Each round is followed by its answers, so the quizmaster can print the whole page and keep it face down.

How to run a Christmas quiz at work

1. Make teams of three to five. Mixing departments is a good way to get people talking who do not usually work together.
2. Pick two or three rounds. Around 30 questions fills 30 to 40 minutes, which is plenty for most parties.
3. Read each question twice and give teams about a minute to agree an answer.
4. Swap answer sheets between teams for marking at the end of each round. It is quicker and adds a bit of friendly suspicion.
5. Keep a tie-breaker ready, for example "How many days are there between Christmas Day and the end of the year?" (closest answer wins: 6).

For a virtual party, put teams in breakout rooms to confer, then bring everyone back for the answers. Keep score on our free manual leaderboard.

Round 1: Films & TV

1. In "Home Alone", which city are the McCallisters flying to when they leave Kevin behind?
2. In "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York", which city does Kevin end up in by mistake?
3. What is the name of the angel in "It's a Wonderful Life"?
4. Which actor plays Buddy in the film "Elf"?
5. In "Elf", what does Buddy pour on his spaghetti?
6. What is the name of the Grinch's dog?
7. In "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", where do the Whos live?
8. In "The Polar Express", what is the first gift of Christmas?
9. Which actor plays the Prime Minister in "Love Actually"?
10. Who is the Pumpkin King in "The Nightmare Before Christmas"?
11. In "Miracle on 34th Street", which department store does Kris Kringle work at?
12. Which action film is set at a Christmas party in the Nakatomi Plaza building?
13. Who wrote "A Christmas Carol"?
14. What is Scrooge's first name in "A Christmas Carol"?
15. Not counting Marley, how many spirits visit Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol"?
16. In "The Muppet Christmas Carol", which Muppet plays Bob Cratchit?

Round 1 answers

1. Paris
2. New York
3. Clarence
4. Will Ferrell
5. Maple syrup
6. Max
7. Whoville
8. A sleigh bell
9. Hugh Grant
10. Jack Skellington
11. Macy's
12. Die Hard
13. Charles Dickens
14. Ebenezer
15. Three
16. Kermit the Frog

Round 2: Music

17. Who released "All I Want for Christmas Is You" in 1994?
18. Which duo released "Last Christmas"?
19. Which band recorded "Fairytale of New York" with Kirsty MacColl?
20. Which singer had a huge hit with "White Christmas"?
21. Who sang "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" in 1958?
22. In "The Twelve Days of Christmas", what is given on the first day?
23. In "The Twelve Days of Christmas", what is given on the fifth day?
24. In "The Twelve Days of Christmas", how many lords are a-leaping?
25. In which year was Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" first released?
26. In which language was the carol "Silent Night" originally written?
27. According to the song, what colour is Rudolph's nose?
28. Which Christmas song begins with the line "Dashing through the snow"?

Round 2 answers

17. Mariah Carey
18. Wham!
19. The Pogues
20. Bing Crosby
21. Brenda Lee
22. A partridge in a pear tree
23. Five gold rings
24. Ten
25. 1984
26. German
27. Red
28. Jingle Bells

Round 3: Traditions

29. Which country gives London the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree each year?
30. Which royal is credited with popularising the Christmas tree in Britain in the 1840s?
31. Which plant are people traditionally meant to kiss under?
32. Which of these is NOT one of Santa's reindeer in the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"?
33. On what date is Boxing Day?
34. On what date is Epiphany celebrated in Western churches?
35. On which date do most advent calendars start?
36. What is traditionally hung up by the fireplace for Santa to fill?
37. Which country is the poinsettia plant originally from?
38. The "X" in "Xmas" comes from which Greek letter?
39. How many points does a snowflake usually have?

Round 3 answers

29. Norway
30. Prince Albert
31. Mistletoe
32. Sparkle
33. 26 December
34. 6 January
35. 1 December
36. A stocking
37. Mexico
38. Chi
39. Six

Round 4: Food & Drink

40. What did mince pies originally contain?
41. Which spice is traditionally grated on top of eggnog?
42. Stollen, a fruit bread dusted with icing sugar, comes from which country?
43. The Christmas cake panettone is most associated with which Italian city?
44. The French Christmas dessert bûche de Noël is shaped like what?
45. What is the German name for hot mulled wine?
46. What was traditionally hidden inside a British Christmas pudding for good luck?
47. Which nuts are "roasting on an open fire" in "The Christmas Song"?
48. Which vegetable is named after the capital of Belgium?
49. Which Italian-American Christmas Eve tradition involves a dinner of several seafood dishes?
50. In Japan, a meal from which fast-food chain is a popular Christmas tradition?

Round 4 answers

40. Meat
41. Nutmeg
42. Germany
43. Milan
44. A log
45. Glühwein
46. A silver coin
47. Chestnuts
48. Brussels sprouts
49. Feast of the Seven Fishes
50. KFC

Round 5: Around the World

51. "Feliz Navidad" means "Merry Christmas" in which language?
52. "Joyeux Noël" means "Merry Christmas" in which language?
53. "Frohe Weihnachten" means "Merry Christmas" in which language?
54. In Italian folklore, which old woman delivers gifts to children on the eve of Epiphany?
55. In Dutch tradition, Sinterklaas arrives each year by boat from which country?
56. How many Yule Lads visit children in Icelandic tradition?
57. Which horned figure from Alpine folklore is said to punish naughty children at Christmas?
58. Which Finnish city in Lapland calls itself the official hometown of Santa Claus?
59. In Sweden, which saint's day on 13 December features girls wearing crowns of candles?
60. In which country is it a tradition to eat 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve, one for each chime?

Round 5 answers

51. Spanish
52. French
53. German
54. La Befana
55. Spain
56. 13
57. Krampus
58. Rovaniemi
59. St Lucia
60. Spain

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Mix the quiz with a quick drawing round: share Draw & Guess and challenge each team to draw a Christmas film title. For more ideas, see our guide to virtual Christmas party games for work.