This Christmas quiz is ideal for adults. The questions in this festive quiz are slightly trickier than the family or kids quizzes. Here we have part one of a three-part Christmas Quiz for Adults series – each part will contain 20 Christmas questions and answers.
These will be perfect for your work Christmas party, pub quiz, or community group gathering over the festive period.
The Christmas quiz for adults covers different aspects of Christmas from music and films, to traditions and trivia.
Christmas Quiz for Adults – Part 1 – Questions
1. ‘Feliz Navidad’, translated, means Happy Christmas in which language?
2. How many different types of birds are named in the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ song?
3. Which country is generally acknowledged with starting the Christmas tree tradition:
a) Germany, b) Finland, c) Norway?
4. Which much-loved Christmas beverage is also called “milk punch?”
5. Which British monarch was the first to broadcast the Christmas message from the sovereign to the British Empire?
6. The famous song ‘White Christmas’ originally featured in which 1942 musical film starring Bing Crosby?
7. Which Christmas poem was written by Clement Clark Moore?
8. True or false: Christmas crackers were invented by a sweet maker from London called Tom Smith?
9. Which festive song contains the lyric “Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way”?
10. Which festive film features Arnold Schwarzenegger?
11. How many of Santa’s reindeer have names starting with the letter ‘D’?
12. How is the snow described as being in the Christmas carol ‘Good King Wenceslas’:
a) Cold and steep and freezing, b) Deep and crisp and even, c) Warm and slushy and melting?
13. If you are born on Christmas Day, what is your zodiac sign?
14. Which classic ballet tells the story of a girl who visits the Land of Sweets on Christmas Eve?
15. Balsam, Douglas, Fraser and Noble are all types of what?
16. Who wrote, “Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more?”
17. In which ocean is Christmas Island located:
a) Pacific Ocean b) Atlantic Ocean c) Indian Ocean?
18. In the movie It’s A Wonderful Life, what happened every time a bell rang?
19. How many days are there between Boxing Day, otherwise known as St. Stephen’s Day, and New Year’s Day (not counting Boxing Day or New Year’s Day)?
20. What guided the Wise Men to the birthplace of Jesus?
Christmas Quiz for Adults – Part 1 – Questions and Answers
1. ‘Feliz Navidad’, translated, means Happy Christmas in which language?
Spanish
2. How many different types of birds are named in the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ song?
Six types of birds: Partridge, Turtle Doves, French Hens, Calling Birds, Geese, Swans
3. Which country is generally acknowledged with starting the Christmas tree tradition:
a) Germany, b) Finland, c) Norway?
a) Germany
4. Which much-loved Christmas beverage is also called “milk punch?”
Eggnog
5. Which British monarch was the first to broadcast the Christmas message from the sovereign to the British Empire?
King George V
6. The famous song ‘White Christmas’ originally featured in which 1942 musical film starring Bing Crosby?
Holiday Inn
7. Which Christmas poem was written by Clement Clark Moore?
Twas the night before Christmas (originally called A Visit from St. Nicholas)
8. True or false: Christmas crackers were invented by a sweet maker from London called Tom Smith?
True
9. Which festive song contains the lyric “Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way”?
Rocking Around The Christmas Tree
10. Which festive film features Arnold Schwarzenegger?
Jingle All The Way
11. How many of Santa’s reindeer have names starting with the letter ‘D’?
Three – Dasher, Dancer, Donner
12. How is the snow described as being in the Christmas carol ‘Good King Wenceslas’:
a) Cold and steep and freezing, b) Deep and crisp and even, c) Warm and slushy and melting?
b) Deep and crisp and even
13. If you are born on Christmas Day, what is your zodiac sign?
Capricorn
14. Which classic ballet tells the story of a girl who visits the Land of Sweets on Christmas Eve?
The Nutcracker
15. Balsam, Douglas, Fraser and Noble are all types of what?
Christmas trees / fir trees
16. Who wrote, “Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more?”
Dr. Seuss – from ‘The Grinch Who Stole Christmas’.
17. In which ocean is Christmas Island located:
a) Pacific Ocean b) Atlantic Ocean c) Indian Ocean?
c) Indian Ocean
18. In the movie It’s A Wonderful Life, what happened every time a bell rang?
An angel got his wings
19. How many days are there between Boxing Day, otherwise known as St. Stephen’s Day, and New Year’s Day (not counting Boxing Day or New Year’s Day)?
5 days
20. What guided the Wise Men to the birthplace of Jesus?
The Star of Bethlehem
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