Christmas Trivia Night Theme Pack

The ultimate Christmas trivia pack for holiday fans. 75+ carefully crafted Christmas trivia questions — covering Christmas movies, songs, traditions, history, and the weird festive facts hosts love to share. Perfect for Christmas quiz nights, holiday trivia, and themed game night events.

Perfect for: holiday office parties, Christmas pub trivia, December fan events, family game nights.

Holiday family nights, office parties, and pre-Christmas bar crowds all pack into one trivia night. 75+ questions across holiday movies, carols, traditions, and the weird historical Christmas facts that make hosts look like magicians — run this once the tree goes up and watch revenue spike through December.

What's Inside

• 4 rounds of mixed-difficulty questions — 75+ total
• Themed picture round with high-res Christmas images
• Host script — read and run, no experience needed
• PDF + PowerPoint formats included
• Commercial license for your venue built-in
• Instant download — host tonight

About Christmas Trivia

Christmas trivia is the highest-converting themed trivia night a bar can run between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve. The holiday season packs four built-in audiences into a single event: office parties booking private rooms, families looking for low-stakes nights out, regulars trying to escape in-laws, and college kids home for break. A strong Christmas pack covers the cultural canon — It's a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story, Home Alone, Elf, Die Hard (yes, it counts), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and the Hallmark movie wave that took over December cable starting in the 2010s.

The music canon stretches further than most hosts realize. Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" remains the best-selling single of all time. Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" took 25 years to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, finally peaking in 2019. Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" was recorded when she was 13 years old in 1958. Beyond pop culture, real Christmas history surprises crowds: the modern image of Santa Claus was popularized by Coca-Cola advertising in the 1930s, the Christmas tree tradition came to America via German immigrants, and Christmas was actually banned in colonial Boston from 1659 to 1681. A balanced pack mixes movies, music, history, and the weird stuff — eggnog origins, why we kiss under mistletoe, and which country eats KFC for Christmas dinner (Japan).

Sample Christmas Trivia Questions & Answers

What is the best-selling Christmas single of all time?

Bing Crosby's "White Christmas," released in 1942, holds the record. It has sold over 50 million copies worldwide and remains the best-selling single of any genre in recorded music history.

In the movie A Christmas Story, what gift does Ralphie desperately want?

An official Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Every adult he asks warns him, "You'll shoot your eye out, kid."

Which country traditionally eats KFC for Christmas dinner?

Japan. The tradition began with a wildly successful 1974 KFC marketing campaign called "Kentucky for Christmas," and today families pre-order KFC buckets weeks in advance.

What are the names of the eight original reindeer in "A Visit from St. Nicholas"?

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen. Rudolph was added later, in a 1939 Montgomery Ward promotional booklet written by Robert L. May.

In Home Alone, what city are the McCallisters trying to fly to when they leave Kevin behind?

Paris, France. Kevin's family was traveling for Christmas vacation when they accidentally left him at home in Chicago.

Who wrote the original "A Christmas Carol"?

Charles Dickens, published in 1843. The novella featured Ebenezer Scrooge and the three ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.

What plant are you traditionally supposed to kiss under at Christmas?

Mistletoe. The tradition has roots in Norse mythology and Druidic ritual, and became a Victorian English custom that spread worldwide.

What is the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time at the domestic box office?

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), starring Jim Carrey, which grossed over $260 million domestically. Home Alone sits second.

In Elf, what are the four main food groups according to Buddy?

Candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup. Buddy puts maple syrup on his spaghetti to prove the point.

Which song holds the record for taking the longest to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100?

Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You." Released in 1994, it finally hit number one in December 2019 — a 25-year climb.

What does the abbreviation "Xmas" come from?

The Greek letter "X" (chi), which is the first letter of "Christos" — the Greek word for Christ. The abbreviation has been used in religious texts since the 16th century.

In Die Hard, what building does the action take place in?

Nakatomi Plaza, in Los Angeles. The exterior is the actual Fox Plaza building in Century City.

Which U.S. city is famous for the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting?

New York City. The first Rockefeller tree was put up in 1931 by construction workers during the Great Depression, and the official lighting ceremony has been held every year since 1933.

How to Host a Christmas Trivia Night

Schedule your Christmas trivia night between the second week of December and December 23 — the sweet spot when offices are booking parties and families want activities. Avoid December 24 and December 31, which already pull crowds for other reasons. Promote the event three weeks out on social media and put a sandwich board outside the venue with the word "TRIVIA" in 4-inch letters.

Run four rounds of roughly 10 questions each: a general Christmas round to warm everyone up, a Christmas movies round, a music/carols round, and a final round mixing harder history and pop culture. Add a picture round of famous Christmas movie scenes — projected on a screen with a 60-second timer per slide. Team size of 4-6 works best; cap at 8 to prevent one team from dominating with sheer numbers. Charge nothing to play but require a one-drink minimum, or charge $5 per team that goes to the prize pool.

Themed prizes outperform cash. A bottle of nice bourbon, a $50 gift card to your venue, and a tacky Christmas sweater for last place pull more laughs and social posts than $100 cash. Encourage costumes — give every team in ugly sweaters a free round of well shots. Play instrumental Christmas music between rounds at conversational volume. Wrap up by 9:30 PM so families can leave; regulars will stay for another round at the bar.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Christmas trivia questions are in this pack?

The pack contains 75+ Christmas trivia questions split across four rounds, plus a themed picture round with high-resolution holiday images. That's enough material for a full 90-minute trivia night.

Can I use this Christmas trivia pack at my bar or restaurant?

Yes. A commercial license is built into every Cheap Trivia pack. You can run it at your bar, restaurant, brewery, country club, hotel, or any private venue you operate, as many times as you want.

What format does the Christmas trivia pack come in?

You receive both a printable PDF and a PowerPoint file. Print the PDF for team answer sheets and project the PowerPoint on a TV or screen for the picture round. Both files are sent to your inbox within minutes of checkout.

Is the difficulty mixed or all hard?

Difficulty is intentionally mixed across the rounds — easy openers, medium questions for the bulk of the night, and a few hard questions in the final round. This keeps casual teams engaged while still giving regulars a real challenge.

Can I edit the Christmas trivia questions?

Yes. The PowerPoint and PDF are both editable, so you can swap in your venue's logo, add bonus questions, or adjust wording for your local crowd.

Run Christmas Trivia Every Week of December

One Christmas pack runs once. The Cheap Trivia Weekly Subscription sends a fresh, professionally-written trivia pack to your inbox every Sunday — perfect for venues running weekly trivia year-round. First month is $0.99.

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