40 Christmas Trivia Questions for Kids (With Answers)

These 40 Christmas trivia questions for kids are easy, fun and come with answers. Read them out loud at a party, on a car ride or at the dinner table.

How to Play Christmas Trivia

1. Pick one grown-up to be the host. The host reads each question slowly and clearly.
2. Make teams of two or three kids. Give each team paper and a pen.
3. Give teams about 15 seconds to talk and write an answer.
4. The host reads the answer. Each right answer is worth 1 point.
5. Add up the points at the end. The team with the most points wins.

Santa and His Reindeer

1. Which reindeer has a glowing red nose? Answer: Rudolph
2. What color is Santa’s suit? Answer: Red
3. Where does Santa live? Answer: The North Pole
4. What sound does Santa make when he laughs? Answer: “Ho, ho, ho!”
5. How many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh in the famous poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (not counting Rudolph)? Answer: Eight
6. Which reindeer has the same name as a Valentine’s Day helper? Answer: Cupid
7. What is the name of Santa’s wife? Answer: Mrs. Claus
8. Who helps Santa make the toys? Answer: Elves
9. What do many kids leave out for Santa to eat on Christmas Eve? Answer: Cookies and milk
10. Where do kids hang their stockings? Answer: By the fireplace (or on the mantel)

Decorations and Traditions

11. What do you hang on a Christmas tree? Answer: Ornaments
12. What often sits at the very top of a Christmas tree? Answer: A star or an angel
13. What do we call a tree that stays green all year, like a pine or fir? Answer: An evergreen
14. Which red and white striped candy is shaped like a hook? Answer: A candy cane
15. Which plant with bright red leaves is popular at Christmas? Answer: The poinsettia
16. What do people hang on the front door, shaped like a circle of greenery? Answer: A wreath
17. What plant do people hang overhead so friends can share a kiss under it? Answer: Mistletoe
18. What shiny, silvery strands do people drape on the tree? Answer: Tinsel
19. What month is Christmas in? Answer: December
20. What is the date of Christmas Day? Answer: December 25
21. What do you open on Christmas morning? Answer: Presents (gifts)
22. What do you build outside when it snows, with a carrot for a nose? Answer: A snowman
23. What do you open each day in December to count down to Christmas? Answer: An Advent calendar

Stories and Characters

24. Who tried to steal Christmas in the Dr. Seuss story? Answer: The Grinch
25. What is the name of the town where the Grinch’s neighbors live? Answer: Whoville
26. What is Frosty the Snowman made of? Answer: Snow
27. In “A Christmas Carol,” what is the grumpy main character’s name? Answer: Ebenezer Scrooge
28. What is the name of the little boy in “A Christmas Carol” who uses a crutch? Answer: Tiny Tim
29. In “The Nutcracker,” who does the nutcracker battle? Answer: The Mouse King
30. In “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” what kind of tree does Charlie Brown pick? Answer: A tiny, scrawny one
31. In which town was baby Jesus born, according to the Christmas story? Answer: Bethlehem
32. Who is the mother of baby Jesus in the Christmas story? Answer: Mary
33. What three gifts did the wise men bring? Answer: Gold, frankincense and myrrh

Songs and Treats

34. Finish the song title: “Jingle Bells” is about riding in what? Answer: A sleigh
35. In “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” what is the gift on the first day? Answer: A partridge in a pear tree
36. In which language was “Silent Night” first written? Answer: German
37. In the song “All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth,” what does the singer want? Answer: Two front teeth
38. What spicy cookie is shaped like a little person and has raisin or candy buttons? Answer: A gingerbread man
39. What flavor goes with candy canes? Answer: Peppermint
40. What bird is a popular Christmas dinner in the United States? Answer: Turkey

Tips for a Fun Trivia Night

• Mix easy and medium questions so little kids can win some points too.
• Let kids act out answers, like making reindeer antlers with their hands.
• Give every child a small prize, like a candy cane or a sticker.
• For a tie, ask one more question and let the first team to buzz answer.
• Cheer for wrong answers too. Silly guesses are part of the fun.