Looking for a fun way to keep kids entertained during the Christmas season? These 100 Christmas trivia questions for kids are perfect for holiday parties, classroom celebrations, family game nights, babysitting, or a little friendly competition over Christmas break!

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I’ve put together a mix of easy Christmas trivia questions for younger kids and trickier questions for older kids. There are questions about Santa Claus, reindeer, Christmas movies, holiday songs, Christmas treats, winter, and even the Christmas Bible story.

The questions are divided into 10 categories, making it easy to play one round at a time or work your way through all 100!

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How to Play Christmas Trivia

You don’t need much to turn these Christmas trivia questions into a fun game. Just gather everyone together and get ready to see who knows the most about Christmas!

Here are a few ways to play:

• Take Turns: Read a question aloud and let everyone take turns answering.
• Team Challenge: Split into teams and see which team can answer the most questions correctly.
• Keep Score: Give one point for every correct answer and see who gets the highest score.
• Beat the Clock: Give players 10 seconds to answer each question.
• Family Trivia Night: Mix younger and older players into teams so everyone can participate.

Each category starts with easier questions for ages 5–7, followed by an Older Kids Challenge for ages 8–10.

Easy Christmas Trivia Questions

Let’s start with some simple Christmas trivia! These questions are great for younger kids who are learning about Christmas traditions.

Easy Questions (Ages 5–7)

1. What date is Christmas Day?
   Answer: December 25
2. What color is Santa Claus’s suit?
   Answer: Red
3. What do people decorate with lights and ornaments at Christmas?
   Answer: A Christmas tree
4. What do children hang by the fireplace for Santa to fill?
   Answer: Stockings
5. What do people wrap and put under the Christmas tree?
   Answer: Presents or gifts
6. What do you call the night before Christmas?
   Answer: Christmas Eve
7. What do people say to wish someone a happy Christmas?
   Answer: Merry Christmas!

Older Kids Challenge (Ages 8–10)

8. What is the name of the season leading up to Christmas that begins four Sundays before Christmas?
   Answer: Advent
9. What two colors are most commonly associated with Christmas?
   Answer: Red and green
10. What is the name of the circular decoration people often hang on their front doors at Christmas?
    Answer: A wreath

Santa Claus and the North Pole

How much do you know about Santa? Test your knowledge of his home, his helpers, and his Christmas Eve adventures!

Easy Questions (Ages 5–7)

11. Where does Santa Claus traditionally live?
    Answer: The North Pole
12. What does Santa say when he laughs?
    Answer: Ho, ho, ho!
13. What does Santa carry in his bag?
    Answer: Presents
14. What color is Santa’s beard?
    Answer: White
15. What does Santa traditionally eat when children leave him a snack?
    Answer: Cookies
16. What does Santa travel in to deliver presents?
    Answer: A sleigh
17. Who helps Santa make toys at the North Pole?
    Answer: Elves

Older Kids Challenge (Ages 8–10)

18. What two things does Santa check his list for?
    Answer: Who is naughty and who is nice
19. What is the name of the famous poem that begins, “‘Twas the night before Christmas”?
    Answer: A Visit from St. Nicholas
20. What is another name for Santa Claus that begins with the letter S?
    Answer: Saint Nicholas

Reindeer and Christmas Animals

Everyone knows Rudolph, but how well do you know the rest of Santa’s reindeer? See if you can answer these Christmas animal trivia questions!

Easy Questions (Ages 5–7)

21. What is the name of Santa’s most famous reindeer?
    Answer: Rudolph
22. What is special about Rudolph’s nose?
    Answer: It glows red
23. What animal is Rudolph?
    Answer: A reindeer
24. What do reindeer have on top of their heads?
    Answer: Antlers
25. What animal is traditionally shown pulling Santa’s sleigh?
    Answer: Reindeer
26. What do you call a baby reindeer?
    Answer: A calf
27. Which reindeer has a name that starts with the letter D?
    Answer: Dasher or Dancer

Older Kids Challenge (Ages 8–10)

28. How many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh when Rudolph is included?
    Answer: Nine
29. What is the name of the reindeer in the song who is known for having a shiny red nose?
    Answer: Rudolph
30. What is the name of the reindeer that starts with V?
    Answer: Vixen

Christmas Movies and Characters

From the Grinch to Buddy the Elf, Christmas movies are full of memorable characters! How many of these movie questions can you get right?

Easy Questions (Ages 5–7)

31. What is the name of the boy who gets left home alone in the movie Home Alone?
    Answer: Kevin
32. In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, what color is the Grinch?
    Answer: Green
33. What is the name of the snowman in Frozen?
    Answer: Olaf
34. In The Polar Express, what takes the children to the North Pole?
    Answer: A train
35. What is Buddy’s favorite food group in the movie Elf?
    Answer: Candy
36. What does the Grinch try to steal from the Whos?
    Answer: Christmas
37. What is the name of the town where the Grinch lives?
    Answer: Whoville

Older Kids Challenge (Ages 8–10)

38. In A Charlie Brown Christmas, what kind of tree does Charlie Brown choose?
    Answer: A small, scraggly Christmas tree
39. In the movie Elf, what does Buddy travel to New York City to find?
    Answer: His dad
40. In The Polar Express, what special gift does the boy receive from Santa?
    Answer: A silver bell from Santa’s sleigh

Christmas Songs and Stories

Christmas songs are a big part of the holiday season! See how many familiar Christmas lyrics and stories you can remember.

Easy Questions (Ages 5–7)

41. In the song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” what color is Rudolph’s nose?
    Answer: Red
42. In “Frosty the Snowman,” what brings Frosty to life?
    Answer: A magical hat
43. What is the first gift mentioned in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?
    Answer: A partridge in a pear tree
44. In “Jingle Bells,” what kind of sleigh is mentioned?
    Answer: A one-horse open sleigh
45. In the song “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” what treat do the singers ask for?
    Answer: Figgy pudding
46. What kind of bells are mentioned in the Christmas song “Silver Bells”?
    Answer: Silver bells
47. What does the little drummer boy play as his gift to baby Jesus in the Christmas song?
    Answer: His drum

Older Kids Challenge (Ages 8–10)

48. What famous Christmas ballet features the Sugar Plum Fairy?
    Answer: The Nutcracker
49. In “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” how many golden rings are given?
    Answer: Five
50. In “Deck the Halls,” what plant are people told to use to decorate?
    Answer: Boughs of holly

Christmas Food and Treats

From gingerbread houses to candy canes, Christmas is full of delicious treats! How many holiday food questions can you answer?

Easy Questions (Ages 5–7)

51. What sweet house is often decorated with icing and candy at Christmas?
    Answer: A gingerbread house
52. What red-and-white striped candy is popular at Christmas?
    Answer: A candy cane
53. What warm drink is often topped with marshmallows during the holidays?
    Answer: Hot chocolate
54. What kind of cookie is often shaped like a little person at Christmas?
    Answer: A gingerbread man cookie
55. What sweet topping is often used to decorate Christmas cookies?
    Answer: Icing or frosting
56. What bird is traditionally served at many Christmas dinners?
    Answer: Turkey
57. What spice gives gingerbread its name?
    Answer: Ginger

Older Kids Challenge (Ages 8–10)

58. What red berry is often used to make cranberry sauce at Christmas dinner?
    Answer: Cranberries
59. What dried fruit is traditionally found in many Christmas puddings?
    Answer: Raisins
60. What is the name of the sweet, rolled cake that is decorated to look like a log?
    Answer: A Yule log cake

Christmas Traditions Around the World

Christmas is celebrated in different ways around the world! These questions will test what you know about holiday traditions in other countries.

Easy Questions (Ages 5–7)

61. What red-and-green plant is often used as a Christmas decoration?
    Answer: Poinsettia
62. In some European countries, what do children leave by the door on December 5 for St. Nicholas to fill with treats?
    Answer: Shoes or boots
63. What do people traditionally exchange with one another at Christmas?
    Answer: Gifts
64. What do people traditionally hang on a Christmas tree to decorate it?
    Answer: Ornaments
65. What plant do people traditionally kiss under at Christmas?
    Answer: Mistletoe
66. What do people often place at the top of a Christmas tree?
    Answer: A star or an angel
67. What do people often light on a Christmas tree to make it sparkle?
    Answer: Christmas lights

Older Kids Challenge (Ages 8–10)

68. In which European country did the modern Christmas tree tradition become popular?
    Answer: Germany
69. In Mexico, what is the name of the Christmas celebration that reenacts Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter?
    Answer: Las Posadas
70. What season is it in Australia when Christmas is celebrated?
    Answer: Summer

Winter and Snow Trivia

Christmas and winter go hand in hand! See how much you know about snowflakes, snowy weather, and winter activities.

Easy Questions (Ages 5–7)

71. What are tiny flakes of frozen water that fall from the sky called?
    Answer: Snowflakes
72. What do you call a person made out of snow?
    Answer: A snowman
73. What do you use to slide down a snowy hill?
    Answer: A sled
74. What season comes after fall?
    Answer: Winter
75. What do you wear around your neck to stay warm outside?
    Answer: A scarf
76. What do you wear on your hands to keep them warm in the snow?
    Answer: Gloves or mittens
77. What do you call frozen water hanging from the edge of a roof?
    Answer: An icicle

Older Kids Challenge (Ages 8–10)

78. How many points does a typical snowflake have?
    Answer: Six
79. What is the name of a large winter storm with heavy snow and strong winds?
    Answer: A blizzard
80. What temperature does water freeze at in degrees Fahrenheit?
    Answer: 32 degrees Fahrenheit

Christmas Bible Trivia

These Christmas Bible trivia questions are a fun way to test what kids know about the story of Jesus’s birth.

Easy Questions (Ages 5–7)

81. In what town was Jesus born?
    Answer: Bethlehem
82. What was the name of Jesus’s mother?
    Answer: Mary
83. What was the name of Mary’s husband?
    Answer: Joseph
84. Where was baby Jesus laid after he was born?
    Answer: In a manger
85. Who was watching their sheep when angels appeared to announce Jesus’s birth?
    Answer: Shepherds
86. What guided the Wise Men toward Jesus?
    Answer: A star
87. What gifts did the Wise Men bring to Jesus?
    Answer: Gold, frankincense, and myrrh

Older Kids Challenge (Ages 8–10)

88. What were the names of the three gifts brought by the Wise Men?
    Answer: Gold, frankincense, and myrrh
89. What did the angels announce to the shepherds?
    Answer: That a Savior, Jesus Christ, had been born
90. Does the Bible tell us exactly how many Wise Men visited Jesus?
    Answer: No. It tells us about three gifts but does not give the number of Wise Men.

Tricky Christmas Bonus Questions

Ready for the final round? These bonus questions are a little different and are perfect for seeing who has been paying attention!

Easy Questions (Ages 5–7)

91. What is the name of the shiny decoration that is often wrapped around a Christmas tree?
    Answer: Tinsel
92. What do you call the paper tube that makes a popping sound when two people pull it apart at Christmas dinner?
    Answer: A Christmas cracker
93. What is the name of the plant with prickly green leaves and red berries often used in Christmas decorations?
    Answer: Holly
94. What date is Christmas Eve?
    Answer: December 24
95. What do you call the sweet, striped treat that is often hung on Christmas trees?
    Answer: A candy cane
96. What do you call the calendar that helps count down the days until Christmas?
    Answer: An Advent calendar
97. What do you call the paper or decorative material used to cover Christmas presents?
    Answer: Wrapping paper

Older Kids Challenge (Ages 8–10)

98. How many days are celebrated in the traditional song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?
    Answer: Twelve
99. What is the name of the day after Christmas celebrated in countries such as the United Kingdom and Canada?
    Answer: Boxing Day
100. What is the name of the Christmas decoration made from evergreen branches that is often hung above a fireplace or on a door?
     Answer: A wreath

Keep the Christmas Fun Going!

I hope these Christmas trivia questions bring a little extra fun to your holiday season! Whether you’re playing with family, entertaining kids during Christmas break, or planning a classroom Christmas party, these questions are an easy way to get everyone involved.

If you’re looking for even more ways to keep kids entertained this Christmas, check out some of my other Christmas activities and games!

• 50 Fun Indoor Christmas Games for Kids
• 100 Christmas Tongue Twisters for Kids
• Christmas Coloring Pages for Kids
• Christmas Family Games Bundle

Have fun, and Merry Christmas!

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