Christmas trivia is an easy game to bring out when everyone is already gathered together.
Keep these questions open on one shared phone, choose a host, and let family and friends make their best guesses before each answer is revealed. You can play during Christmas dinner, at a holiday party, or as a quick round during family game night.
For competitive play, award one point for every correct answer.
10 Christmas Trivia Questions with Answers
Keep the answers hidden until everyone has guessed.
1. What red-nosed reindeer leads Santa’s sleigh?
Answer: Rudolph
2. What plant is hung for holiday kisses?
Answer: Mistletoe
3. What color is the Grinch?
Answer: Green
4. What drink is made with eggs and milk?
Answer: Eggnog
5. How many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh?
Answer: Nine
6. What sweet house is made from cookies?
Answer: Gingerbread house
7. Which song begins with “Dashing through the snow”?
Answer: Jingle Bells
8. What is Frosty’s nose made from?
Answer: A button
9. Where does Santa live?
Answer: The North Pole
10. What date is Christmas?
Answer: December 25
One Phone Is All You Need
What You Need
- One phone with this game open
- Your family, friends, or Christmas party group
- Optional scorekeeping
Apart from an optional way to record points, the host needs nothing else to run these 10 Christmas questions.
Quick Play
- Open the Christmas trivia game on one phone.
- Choose one person to read the first question aloud.
- Give everyone a moment to make a guess.
- Reveal the answer and award one point for a correct response if scoring.
- Continue through all 10 questions and total the scores at the end.
The player or team with the highest score wins if you want a competitive game.
Reveal Each Answer or Save Them Until the End
Both methods work well for Christmas trivia.
Reveal as You Go
Read one question, let everyone answer, and reveal the correct response immediately.
This is an easy choice for Christmas dinner because every question becomes its own short round.
It also lets guests join the game midway through without needing to know what happened earlier.
Save the Answers
For a more competitive game night, read all 10 questions before revealing the answers.
Have players record or remember their guesses, then go back through the questions and score the round.
This adds a little suspense before the final scores are announced.
Try Simultaneous Answers
If your group has a few enthusiastic players who tend to answer first, ask everyone to lock in a guess before anyone speaks.
The host can read the question and count to three before players reveal their answers.
For teams, have each group quietly agree on one response before announcing it.
This gives everyone a fair chance to think without the quickest player accidentally giving away the answer.
Turn Christmas Trivia Into a Team Game
Teams can work especially well for a larger family gathering.
Split everyone into pairs or small groups. The host reads one question and gives each team a moment to agree on an answer.
Then reveal the fixed answer and award one point to each team that got it right.
Continue through all 10 questions and total the scores.
Mixed-age teams can also make the game easier when children and adults are playing together.
A Note About the Reindeer Question
For Question 5, the answer Nine uses the familiar Rudolph-inclusive version of Santa’s team.
The older Santa tradition describes eight reindeer, with Rudolph later becoming the ninth and leading the sleigh. For this game, Rudolph is included in the count.
That keeps the supplied answer clear without changing the question set.
Play a Quick Round at Christmas Dinner
You do not need to turn the whole gathering into game night.
Keep the questions open on one phone and use them during natural pauses at the table.
Read one while everyone is settling in, another between courses, or several while waiting for dessert.
If conversation takes off after an answer, let it. You can return to the next question later.
Make It Easy for Mixed Ages
These Christmas trivia questions cover familiar festive characters, foods, songs, and traditions.
Younger players can simply call out a guess. Adults can play individually or help on mixed-age teams.
There is no need for penalties when someone gets an answer wrong.
If you are keeping score, one point per correct response is enough.
What If There Is a Tie?
You do not need to add an unverified Christmas trivia question just to create a winner.
If two players or teams finish with the same highest score, declare them co-winners.
You can also move directly into another Christmas party game if everyone wants to keep playing.
Print If You Prefer
If the host would rather read from paper, you can print or copy the question list for personal use.
Printing is optional. The complete Christmas trivia game is ready to play directly from one shared phone.
More Christmas Games for Family and Friends
If everyone wants another round after trivia, switch to a game without fixed factual answers.
Related Christmas game ideas include:
- Christmas This or That
- Christmas Would You Rather
- Christmas True or False
Trivia brings the knowledge challenge, while those games can add quick choices and conversation.
Ready to Test Your Christmas Knowledge?
Choose a host, keep the answers hidden until everyone has guessed, and see how many of the 10 your group gets right.
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