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Christmas Trivia Trivia Questions and Answers
11 free christmas trivia trivia questions with answers and explanations.
1According to tradition, how many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh?
A8
B9✓
C10
D12
💡 Explanation: Santa has 9 reindeer: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph.
2What is traditionally placed on top of a Christmas tree?
AAn angel✓
BA bell
CA candy cane
DA bow
💡 Explanation: An angel or a star is traditionally placed on top of a Christmas tree, representing the Star of Bethlehem or a herald angel.
3In what country did the tradition of Christmas trees originate?
AEngland
BFinland
CGermany✓
DNorway
💡 Explanation: The Christmas tree tradition originated in Germany in the 16th century, where people decorated trees with apples and nuts.
4What do children traditionally hang by the fireplace on Christmas Eve?
AScarves
BStockings✓
CPillowcases
DBags
💡 Explanation: Hanging stockings by the fireplace is a Christmas tradition dating back to the legend of St. Nicholas dropping gold into stockings left to dry.
5Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
ANorway
BSweden
CGermany✓
DEngland
💡 Explanation: The Christmas tree tradition originated in Germany during the 16th century and was popularized in England by Queen Victoria's German husband Prince Albert.
6What is the name of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer's creator?
AL. Frank Baum
BRobert L. May✓
CCharles Dickens
DDr. Seuss
💡 Explanation: Rudolph was created by Robert L. May in 1939 as part of a booklet for the Montgomery Ward department store chain.
7In "A Christmas Carol," what is Scrooge's first name?
AEdward
BEbenezer✓
CEdmund
DErnest
💡 Explanation: Ebenezer Scrooge is the miserly main character of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" (1843), visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve.
8What gift is given on the fifth day of Christmas in the song?
AFive turtle doves
BFive golden rings✓
CFive swans a-swimming
DFive ladies dancing
💡 Explanation: "Five Golden Rings" is given on the fifth day in "The Twelve Days of Christmas." It is the most remembered gift from the song.
9What does "Xmas" stand for — is the X disrespectful?
AYes, it removes Christ from Christmas
BNo, X is the Greek letter Chi, the first letter of Christ✓
CX means "unknown," a secular substitute
DIt was invented by retailers to avoid controversy
💡 Explanation: "X" in Xmas represents the Greek letter Chi (Χ), the first letter of "Christos" (Christ in Greek). The abbreviation has been used by Christians since the 16th century.
10What carol includes the line "God rest ye merry gentlemen"?
AO Holy Night
BGod Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen✓
CWe Three Kings
DDeck the Halls
💡 Explanation: "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" is one of the oldest and most traditional English Christmas carols, dating back to the 15th century.
11In "The Twelve Days of Christmas," what is given on the seventh day?
ASeven swans a-swimming✓
BSeven maids a-milking
CSeven pipers piping
DSeven ladies dancing
💡 Explanation: The seventh day gift in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is "seven swans a-swimming." The popular song dates to 1780.
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