Home Alone Trivia Questions & Answers | Christmas Comedy Quiz

Home alone trivia tests your knowledge of the 1990 holiday classic — from Kevin McCallister's booby traps to the McCallister family's chaotic Paris trip. Below: 75 home alone trivia questions and answers organized by difficulty, plus host tips for running an unforgettable Home Alone-themed trivia night at your bar, restaurant, classroom, office, or living room.

Whether you're a casual fan who watches the movie every December or a superfan who can quote Marv and Harry verbatim, this guide is built to entertain trivia teams of every level. We cover the original 1990 film, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, behind-the-scenes facts, soundtrack details, and the cast and crew who made the McCallister story a Christmas legend. By the end you'll have everything you need to run a 2-hour Home Alone trivia event that fills seats and keeps people coming back.

Why Home Alone Trivia Works for Holiday Events

Home Alone is one of the most rewatched holiday movies in American film history, grossing over $476 million on a $18 million budget and topping the Christmas box office for 12 consecutive weeks. That cultural reach is exactly what makes Home Alone trivia such a reliable draw for venues looking for a December crowd. Almost every guest has seen the movie at least once, but only superfans remember the small details — and that gap between casual recognition and deep knowledge is what makes a trivia round fun.

From a host's perspective, Home Alone trivia hits the sweet spot of nostalgia and accessibility. Older guests remember seeing it in theaters in 1990, millennials grew up rewatching it on VHS, and Gen Z discovered it through streaming and TikTok edits. A single themed night can pull a multi-generational crowd that's harder to assemble with niche themes. That broad appeal also makes the night easy to promote on Facebook, Instagram, and email — Home Alone imagery is instantly recognizable and triggers strong holiday emotion.

Home Alone trivia also pairs naturally with food and drink promotions. Cheese pizza specials (ordered just like Kevin), Pepsi flights, microwave macaroni-and-cheese plates, and "Wet Bandits" cocktail specials all give your venue an easy promotional hook. Most venues running Home Alone trivia in December report 20-30% lifts in food and beverage spend versus a standard trivia night.

Easy Home Alone Trivia Questions (Questions 1-25)

Start your night with a warm-up round of accessible questions. These are designed so casual fans can score 70%+ and feel confident participating. Use these as your first round before transitioning to harder material.

1. What is the main character's full name in Home Alone?

Answer: Kevin McCallister

2. In what city does the McCallister family live?

Answer: Winnetka, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago)

3. Who plays Kevin McCallister?

Answer: Macaulay Culkin

4. What year was the original Home Alone released?

Answer: 1990

5. What do the burglars call themselves?

Answer: The Wet Bandits

6. What city does the McCallister family travel to for Christmas vacation?

Answer: Paris, France

7. What are the names of the two burglars?

Answer: Harry Lime and Marv Merchants

8. Who plays Harry?

Answer: Joe Pesci

9. Who plays Marv?

Answer: Daniel Stern

10. What does Kevin order for dinner once he realizes he is alone?

Answer: A plain cheese pizza (just for him)

11. What aftershave does Kevin slap on that produces the iconic scream?

Answer: His father's aftershave

12. What is the name of Kevin's older brother who eats his cheese pizza?

Answer: Buzz

13. What is Kevin's mother's name?

Answer: Kate McCallister

14. Who plays Kate McCallister?

Answer: Catherine O'Hara

15. What instrument does Kevin use to scare the burglars during the famous bathroom scene?

Answer: A microwave-cooked macaroni dinner ploy and BB gun (multiple correct answers accepted: BB gun)

16. What old movie does Kevin watch to learn tough-guy lines?

Answer: "Angels with Filthy Souls" (a fictional film made for the movie)

17. Who composed the Home Alone score?

Answer: John Williams

18. What classic Christmas song plays during the church scene?

Answer: "O Holy Night"

19. Who directed Home Alone?

Answer: Chris Columbus

20. Who wrote and produced Home Alone?

Answer: John Hughes

21. What does Kevin use as a slingshot to hit Harry on the head?

Answer: A heavy iron / clothes iron (dropped down a laundry chute)

22. What does Kevin tar to the basement steps?

Answer: The basement steps (with a nail at the bottom)

23. What item does Marv step on barefoot in the kitchen?

Answer: Broken Christmas ornaments (glass)

24. What does Kevin use to set Harry's hat on fire?

Answer: A blowtorch on the front door knob (the doorknob heats up)

25. What state does Kate fly back through to get home to Kevin?

Answer: She flies via Dallas and travels with Gus Polinski's polka band

Medium Home Alone Trivia Questions (Questions 26-50)

Round two. These questions challenge regular fans who know the plot but might miss specific names, dates, or quotes. Aim for teams averaging 50-65% on this round.

26. Who plays "Old Man Marley," the snow-shovel neighbor Kevin befriends?

Answer: Roberts Blossom

27. What is Old Man Marley's first name?

Answer: Marley (his full name is referenced in the script as "Old Man Marley")

28. What is the name of Kevin's cousin he doesn't get along with?

Answer: Fuller (the bedwetter)

29. What drink does Fuller chug before bed in a running gag?

Answer: Pepsi

30. What does Buzz keep in a glass jar in his room?

Answer: A tarantula named Axl

31. What is the name of Buzz's tarantula?

Answer: Axl

32. Who plays Buzz McCallister?

Answer: Devin Ratray

33. What does Kevin yell after applying the aftershave?

Answer: The iconic scream/handslap to face — no specific words; just the open-mouthed scream

34. What polka-band leader gives Kate a ride home?

Answer: Gus Polinski (played by John Candy)

35. What is Gus Polinski's band called?

Answer: The Kenosha Kickers (also called "the Polka King of the Midwest")

36. What U-Haul-style truck does the polka band drive?

Answer: A rental moving truck

37. What sandwich does Kate offer to trade for a ride?

Answer: The "Kenosha Kickers" trade is implied but the actual barter is desperation, not food — Gus drives her out of kindness

38. What restaurant does Kevin's family order from on the night they leave?

Answer: Little Nero's Pizza

39. What does the Little Nero's pizza delivery driver crash into?

Answer: The lawn statue of the McCallister family

40. What is the McCallister family address (street name)?

Answer: 671 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka, Illinois

41. What item knocks Harry off the front porch using a tar trap?

Answer: A swinging paint can on a rope (down the stairs)

42. What kind of gun does Kevin use against the burglars?

Answer: A Daisy Red Ryder BB gun

43. What item is glued to the floor that Marv steps on first?

Answer: A nail (Marv's foot is impaled on it)

44. What does Kevin attach to the doorknob that burns Harry?

Answer: A heated doorknob (using a charcoal lighter / blowtorch)

45. Who is the actor that played the elderly pigeon lady in Home Alone 2?

Answer: Brenda Fricker

46. In what year was Home Alone 2: Lost in New York released?

Answer: 1992

47. What hotel does Kevin stay at in Home Alone 2?

Answer: The Plaza Hotel in New York City

48. Which then-business-mogul made a cameo in Home Alone 2?

Answer: Donald Trump (owner of The Plaza at the time)

49. What is the name of the toy store Kevin visits in Home Alone 2?

Answer: Duncan's Toy Chest

50. What charity does Kevin donate $20 to at the end of Home Alone 2?

Answer: Duncan's Toy Chest charity for sick children

Hard Home Alone Trivia Questions (Questions 51-75)

The superfan round. Questions in this section reward people who have rewatched the films dozens of times or who know the production trivia. Plan for 25-40% accuracy here — that's by design.

51. What is the box-office record Home Alone held until 2018?

Answer: Highest-grossing live-action comedy of all time

52. What movie surpassed Home Alone's live-action comedy record?

Answer: Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

53. What was Home Alone's production budget?

Answer: $18 million

54. How much did Home Alone gross worldwide?

Answer: Over $476 million

55. Who originally was set to play Harry before Joe Pesci?

Answer: Robert De Niro turned down the role

56. Who was John Hughes' first choice to direct?

Answer: Patrick Read Johnson, before Chris Columbus took over

57. What is the line Kevin says into the mirror before "shaving"?

Answer: No exact line — he just looks at himself, applies aftershave, and screams

58. What are the words on the "Angels with Filthy Souls" gangster's lips?

Answer: "Keep the change, ya filthy animal"

59. What does Snakes (in the Angels film) say after he's shot?

Answer: "And a happy New Year"

60. What network premiered Home Alone in its first TV run?

Answer: NBC (1994 broadcast)

61. What is the name of the police officer who comes to the McCallister house?

Answer: Officer Larry Balzak (he's actually Harry in disguise)

62. What disguise does Harry wear when he visits the McCallister house?

Answer: A police officer uniform

63. What car does the McCallister family drive?

Answer: A station wagon (Buick / Oldsmobile-style family wagon)

64. How many siblings does Kevin have in the original film?

Answer: Four (Buzz, Megan, Linnie, and Jeff)

65. Including extended family staying at the house, how many people are leaving for Paris?

Answer: 15 people (the McCallisters plus uncle Frank's family)

66. What is Uncle Frank's nickname for Kevin?

Answer: "You little jerk"

67. What classic department-store ornament does Marv slip on barefoot?

Answer: Glass Christmas tree ornaments (smashed on the kitchen floor)

68. What language is the Home Alone "pizza guy" insult delivered in by Kevin via the Angels VHS?

Answer: English (the gangster's "filthy animal" line)

69. What is Kevin's bedroom number in the Plaza Hotel?

Answer: Suite 411

70. What credit card does Kevin use to charge his Plaza stay?

Answer: His father's credit card

71. What is the bird-feed scene's most iconic image in Home Alone 2?

Answer: The Pigeon Lady covered in pigeons in Central Park

72. What John Williams composition is the Home Alone main theme called?

Answer: "Somewhere in My Memory"

73. Who sang "Somewhere in My Memory" with the Williams score?

Answer: A boys choir (no specific solo singer)

74. What was the working title of Home Alone before release?

Answer: "Home Alone" was the original; no major working-title change

75. How many "Home Alone" films exist in total (theatrical and direct-to-video)?

Answer: Six (1990, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2012, and 2021's Home Sweet Home Alone reboot)

How to Host a Home Alone Trivia Night at Your Venue

Set the holiday mood from the moment guests walk in. Decorate with red-and-green string lights, a Christmas tree near the host stand, and a few cardboard cutouts of Kevin, Harry, and Marv near the entrance. Pipe in the John Williams score on a low-volume loop between rounds. The whole point of a themed trivia night is sensory immersion — you want guests to feel like they've stepped into the McCallister living room.

Run the night in four 25-minute rounds with 5-minute breaks between each round for refills. Use the easy questions in round one as a confidence-builder, medium questions in rounds two and three, and reserve a handful of the hardest questions for a "championship" tiebreaker round. Award a fun prize like a Little Nero's Pizza gift certificate, a Daisy Red Ryder BB gun (where legal), or a $50 venue gift card.

Promote the night through Facebook events, Instagram Reels using clips from the movie (within fair-use guidelines), and email blasts to your existing customer list two weeks ahead of time. Drop reminders 7 days, 3 days, and the day-of. The biggest mistake hosts make with themed trivia is under-promoting — a great theme dies in an empty room. Aim for at least 6 teams of 4 (24 people minimum) to make the night feel electric.

Best Drink and Food Pairings for Home Alone Trivia

Lean into the movie's pizza-and-mac-and-cheese aesthetic. Offer a "Kevin Special" cheese pizza and Pepsi combo for $12-15. Stock Pepsi prominently behind the bar and on tables — the running Fuller-the-bedwetter joke earns laughs every single time. Add a "Wet Bandits" cocktail (vodka, blue curaçao, lemonade) and a "Polka King" beer flight featuring Wisconsin and Illinois craft beers as a nod to Gus Polinski.

For dessert, partner with a local bakery for individually wrapped Christmas cookies in a "Marley's" branded box (a nod to Old Man Marley's reconciliation arc). The food and drink theming compounds your ticket revenue: data from theme-pack-running venues shows that themed nights drive 22-35% higher per-head spend than ordinary trivia nights.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Home Alone Trivia

How many Home Alone trivia questions should I plan per round?

Plan 10-15 questions per round across four rounds for a 90-120 minute event. That gives teams enough time to discuss answers without dragging the pace. Mix easy, medium, and hard questions in each round so every team has a chance to score on at least a few.

What's the best time of year to run Home Alone trivia?

Mid-November through early January, with peak demand the two weeks before and after Christmas Day. Schedule your event on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday night to fill traditionally slow midweek slots.

Can I run Home Alone trivia for kids and family events?

Yes — the movie is rated PG and most questions are age-appropriate. For a children's event, stick to the easy round (questions 1-25) and add visual recognition rounds where kids identify scenes from screenshots.

How do I avoid copyright issues when running themed trivia?

Trivia questions about plot, characters, and facts are protected as fair-use commentary. Avoid showing more than brief clips, don't print full song lyrics, and credit the film studio in your promotional materials. Cheap Trivia's themed packs are pre-cleared for venue use.

What if my guests have never seen Home Alone?

The film is so culturally pervasive that most guests will know the basics (Kevin, Wet Bandits, the scream) even if they haven't watched it recently. Mix in 2-3 general 90s pop culture questions per round as a safety net so every team can score.