50 Fun Christmas Trivia Questions to Challenge Your Family This Holiday Season

November 16, 2024

What was the original title of “Jingle Bells”?
Answer: “One Horse Open Sleigh.”
What Christmas song contains the lyric “Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way”?
Answer: “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.”
Which Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space?
Answer: “Jingle Bells.”
Who sang “Feliz Navidad”?
Answer: José Feliciano.
What popular Christmas song was written for the Thanksgiving season?
Answer: “Jingle Bells.”
In “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” how many golden rings are given?
Answer: Five.
In “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” what treat do carolers demand?
Answer: Figgy pudding.
What holiday song is known as the best-selling single in history?
Answer: “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby.
Who originally sang “Santa Baby”?
Answer: Eartha Kitt.
What is the highest-charting Christmas song by Mariah Carey?
Answer: “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

What is the main flavoring ingredient in a traditional Christmas pudding?
Answer: Brandy.
What holiday dessert is shaped like a log?
Answer: Yule log cake (Bûche de Noël).
What country is credited with creating eggnog?
Answer: England.
What popular Christmas beverage can be made with red wine, sugar, and spices?
Answer: Mulled wine.
In what country do people eat KFC as a Christmas tradition?
Answer: Japan.
What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?
Answer: A coin.
What are the two most popular shapes for gingerbread cookies?
Answer: Man and house.
What fruit is often associated with Christmas due to its appearance in stockings?
Answer: Oranges.
What type of pie is often left out for Santa?
Answer: Mince pie.
What is the traditional Christmas dessert in Italy?
Answer: Panettone.