Christmas Quiz: Let’s see how well you know this festival

It’s the most wonderful time of the year with our favourite Christmas movies queued in the watch list, hot chocolate mixes ready for snuggle nights and the great advent calendar ready to be explored!

But how much do you know about Christmas? It's celebrated around the world, and it's rich with tradition and meaning, but it’s also much more than that. So, haul out the holly, we're getting our Christmas on.

Test out your basic trivia knowledge with a Christmas quiz on your favourite Christmas movies, songs, and folklore to see how much you really know about the most magical time of the year. Some are easy, some are hard, but they’re all fun Christmas trivia!

1. What calendar traditionally helps you countdown to Christmas?

B. Day planner

A. Advent calendar

D. None of the above

C. Year planner

2. What’s the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?

C. The Princess Switch

A. A Christmas Story

B. Home Alone

D. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

3. Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?

D. Germany

B. Austria

A. Finland

C. Paris

4. Gingerbread houses were inspired by which fairy tale?

D. Little Red Riding Hood

A. Hansel and Gretel

B. Snow White

C. Three Little Pigs

Which city has been donating Trafalgar Square’s Christmas tree to London every year since 1947?

Amsterdam

Paris

C. Oslo

D. Copenhagen

6. What is the colour of a mistletoe berry?

D. White

C. Black

Green

Red

7. According to Buddy the Elf, what are the four food groups elves can eat?

B. Chocolate, Chocolate wafers, chocolate bars, and chocolate syrup

Candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup

C. Fruits, fruit syrups, fruit juices and fruit tarts

D. None of the above

8. What fruit is traditionally put inside a Christmas stocking?

B. Cranberries

A. Pomegranate

D. Apples

C. Oranges

9. The movie Miracle on 34th Street is based on a real-life department store. What is it?

C. Kmart

A. Macy’s

B. Target

D. Sears

10. Which holiday was ‘Jingle Bells..’ originally written for?

A. New Years

D. Valentine’s Day

C. Thanksgiving

B. Easter

11. Canada, the U.K., and most other Commonwealth countries officially celebrate the day after Christmas as what holiday?

D. None of the above

Relaxation Day

C. Boxing Day

National Gift Day

12. What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?

C. Ring

D. Coin

A. Cherry

B. Chocolate

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