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99 free Christmas Movies trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
72 free Christmas movies trivia questions with answers. From heartwarming classics like It's a Wonderful Life to modern favorites like Elf, Christmas movies are a holiday tradition for millions. This quiz covers plot details, cast trivia, behind-the-scenes facts, and iconic quotes from the most beloved holiday films of all time.
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Q 01In Home Alone, what city do the McCallisters fly to for Christmas, leaving Kevin behind?
Paris
The McCallister family flies to Paris for Christmas, accidentally leaving 8-year-old Kevin behind in their suburban Chicago home.
Q 02What is the name of Buddy's biological father in the movie Elf?
Walter Hobbs
Walter Hobbs, played by James Caan, is Buddy's biological father who works as a children's book publisher in New York City.
Q 03Which actor plays the Grinch in the 2000 live-action film How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey starred as the Grinch, spending up to 8 hours daily in prosthetic makeup for the role directed by Ron Howard.
Q 04What does Ralphie desperately want for Christmas in A Christmas Story?
A Red Ryder BB gun
Ralphie Parker wants a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle, despite everyone warning him he'll shoot his eye out.
Q 05In Die Hard, what is the name of the building where the hostage situation takes place?
Nakatomi Plaza
The action takes place at Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles during the company's Christmas Eve party. The real building is Fox Plaza in Century City.
Q 06What profession does George Bailey have in It's a Wonderful Life?
Building and loan operator
George Bailey runs the Bailey Brothers Building and Loan, which builds Bailey Park so working families can escape the town's slums.
Q 07In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, what does Clark Griswold hope to use his Christmas bonus for?
A swimming pool
Clark's bonus turns out to be a one-year membership to the Jelly of the Month Club, after he has already put a deposit on a swimming pool.
Q 08What is the name of the angel who helps George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life?
Clarence
Clarence Odbody, Angel Second Class, shows George what life would be like if he had never been born, and earns his wings in the process.
Q 09Which character in Love Actually holds up cue cards at Keira Knightley's door to confess his love?
Mark
Mark, played by Andrew Lincoln, silently holds up handwritten cue cards declaring his feelings for Juliet, his best friend's wife.
Q 10In The Polar Express, what does the boy choose as the first gift of Christmas?
A bell from Santa's sleigh
The boy asks for a silver bell from Santa's sleigh as the first gift of Christmas. He loses it through a hole in his robe pocket, but it turns up under the tree with a note from Santa.
Q 11Which New York department store does Buddy the Elf mistake for a place where elves make toys?
Gimbels
Buddy wanders into Gimbels, whose toy floor is dressed as Santaland, and redecorates the whole store overnight after the manager announces Santa will visit the next morning.
Q 12In Miracle on 34th Street (1947), which real department store does Kris Kringle work at as Santa?
Macy's
Kris Kringle works as the Macy's department store Santa. The film was notable for using the real Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade footage.
Q 13What is the name of the villain played by Alan Rickman in Die Hard?
Hans Gruber
Q 21In the 1994 movie The Santa Clause, how does Scott Calvin end up becoming Santa?
He startles the sleigh's owner off his roof
Scott Calvin, played by Tim Allen, startles Santa on his roof on Christmas Eve, causing him to fall. Scott puts on the suit and is bound by the Santa Clause to take over the role.
Q 22Which British actor plays the Prime Minister in Love Actually?
Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant plays the newly elected Prime Minister David who falls for a junior member of his household staff named Natalie.
Q 23In Home Alone, what does Kevin's neighbor Old Man Marley use to knock out the two burglars at the end?
A snow shovel
Hans Gruber, played by Alan Rickman in his first feature film, is the sophisticated German criminal who seizes a Los Angeles skyscraper on Christmas Eve.
Q 14In A Christmas Story, what shape is the major award lamp that Ralphie's father wins?
A woman's leg
The Old Man wins a fishnet-stocking-clad leg lamp as a major award, which he proudly displays in the front window to his wife's dismay.
Q 15Who sang 'You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch' in the 1966 TV special, going uncredited on screen?
Thurl Ravenscroft
Ravenscroft, also the voice of Tony the Tiger, was left out of the credits, so Dr. Seuss wrote to columnists nationwide to set the record straight.
Q 16Who plays Santa Claus in the 2003 film Elf?
Ed Asner
Ed Asner plays Santa Claus in Elf; his sleigh crashes in Central Park when Christmas spirit runs low. Bob Newhart plays Buddy's adoptive Papa Elf.
Q 17In Home Alone, what nickname do the two burglars go by?
The Wet Bandits
Harry and Marv call themselves the Wet Bandits because Marv leaves the water running in every house they rob as their calling card.
Q 18Which actor plays six roles in The Polar Express, including the boy and the conductor?
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks performed motion capture for six characters in The Polar Express, including Hero Boy, his father, the conductor, the hobo, Santa Claus, and the narrator.
Q 19In the movie Elf, what does Buddy say are the main food groups elves stick to?
Candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup
Buddy rattles off the elf diet while dousing spaghetti in maple syrup; Will Ferrell said he suffered ill effects from actually eating the sugary foods on set.
Q 20Which Rankin/Bass stop-motion Christmas special features a prospector named Yukon Cornelius?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Yukon Cornelius is the adventurous prospector who befriends Rudolph and Hermey the elf on the Island of Misfit Toys in the 1964 special.
Old Man Marley clobbers Harry and Marv with his snow shovel as they corner Kevin. Director Chris Columbus added Marley to John Hughes's script to give the story a warmer ending.
Q 24In A Charlie Brown Christmas, what does Charlie Brown buy instead of a flashy aluminum tree?
A small real sapling
Charlie Brown buys a small, scraggly natural tree that everyone initially mocks, but it becomes beautiful once the gang decorates it with Snoopy's doghouse lights.
Q 25Which actor voiced the Grinch in the original 1966 animated special?
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff both narrated and voiced the Grinch in the 1966 TV special directed by Chuck Jones, based on Dr. Seuss's 1957 book.
Q 26In Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, where does Kevin check in using his father's credit card?
The Plaza
Kevin checks into The Plaza Hotel, where Donald Trump makes a brief cameo giving him directions to the lobby.
Q 27What is the fictional town called in It's a Wonderful Life?
Bedford Falls
Bedford Falls is the small town where George Bailey lives; Seneca Falls, New York, claims to be its inspiration and opened an It's a Wonderful Life museum in 2010, though Capra's archivist says there is no evidence for the claim.
Q 28In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, what animal causes chaos after hiding in the Christmas tree?
A squirrel
A squirrel had been hiding in the Griswold family's Christmas tree and wreaks havoc when it leaps out, terrorizing the family and their guests.
Q 29Which Tim Burton film features a character who discovers Christmas Town?
The Nightmare Before Christmas
In The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Jack Skellington from Halloween Town discovers Christmas Town and becomes obsessed with taking over the holiday.
Q 30What year was the original It's a Wonderful Life released?
1946
It's a Wonderful Life was released in 1946, directed by Frank Capra. It was initially a box office disappointment but became a beloved classic through TV broadcasts.