6 entertaining trivia games to play with friends during Christmas

A round of awful jokes and trivia questions is a staple of Christmas for many British families.

But if you are fed up of settling for Christmas cracker offerings, this year instead split into teams and get your quiz brains on.

From the history of Christmas to the most beloved festive films, you might think your seasonal knowledge is on top form. A round of awful jokes and trivia questions is a staple of Christmas for many British families.

But if you are fed up of settling for Christmas cracker offerings, this year instead split into teams and get your quiz brains on.

From the history of Christmas to the most beloved festive films, you might think your seasonal knowledge is on top form.

However, what is your really knowledge of “the most wonderful time of the year”?

For a fun Christmas quiz that will engage the whole family, MailOnline has put up 25 questions.

Questions

1. Which actor sang “Christmas Is All Around” in the 2003 romantic comedy Love Actually?
2. What is the count of Santa’s reindeer whose name begins with ‘D’? And what’s the name of them?
3. What is traditionally buried for good luck within a Christmas pudding?
4. Which city has the yearly contributor of the Christmas tree from Trafalgar Square to London since 1947?
5. What star sign do you belong to if December 25th is your birthday?
6. Which Christmas single is currently the best-selling record ever, as listed in the Guinness Book of Records?
7. What was the gift that was given on the seventh day in the hymn “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?
8. In the well-known 2008 Gavin & Stacey holiday special, what humorous presents does Nessa bestow upon each individual?
9. What role does Iris play in the 2006 romantic comedy The Holiday?
10. Which nation is the origin of the traditional fruit cake known as stollen?
11. How many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh, including Rudolph?
12. In the 2020 musical Jingle Jangle, who plays the eccentric toymaker Jeronicus Jangle?
13. What’s the name of the legendary tribe that appears in Disney’s animation Frozen 2?
14. How many Macaulay Culkin-starring Home Alone movies have been produced?
15. What well-known ballet with confectionery dances is usually performed around Christmas?

Answers

1. Billy Mack 
2. Three – Dasher, Dancer, and Donner 
3. Silver coins
4. Oslo, Norway 
5. Capricorn 
6. White Christmas by Bing Crosby 
7. Seven swans a-swimming 
8. A single Celebrations chocolate 
9. A society columnist for the Daily Telegraph 
10. Germany 
11. Nine 
12. Forest Whitaker 
13. The Northuldra 
14. Two
15. The Nutcracker