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50 free Disney Christmas trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
40 free Disney Christmas trivia questions with answers. Disney has been making Christmas films for longer than most studios have existed, and the details are better than the nostalgia. These 50 questions cover Mickey's Christmas Carol and the casting of every Dickens role, the legal pun that powers The Santa Clause, the elite elf unit that won four Emmys, and the park tradition Walt Disney started in 1958. There are questions on the awkward corners too — the stop-motion classic the studio released under another label because it thought children would be frightened, the first Muppet film made after Jim Henson's death, and the Frozen short that Mexican cinemas apologised for and removed. Every answer was checked against a primary reference before publication, so the release dates, box-office figures and production details here are accurate. Play it in December with the tree lights on, or use it as a round for a family that argues about which of these actually counts as a Christmas film.
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Q 01Which Disney character takes the Ebenezer role in the 1983 featurette Mickey's Christmas Carol?
Scrooge McDuck
The character had been named after Dickens's miser since 1947. Mickey himself plays Bob Cratchit.
Q 02Which character plays the ghost of Jacob Marley in that 1983 featurette?
Goofy
Donald plays Scrooge's nephew Fred instead. The three spirits are taken by Jiminy Cricket, Willie the Giant and Pete.
Q 03Which character appears as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come in Mickey's Christmas Carol?
Pete
Jiminy Cricket takes Christmas Past and Willie the Giant Christmas Present. It is one of the few Disney shorts where the villain plays death itself.
Q 04What was historically significant about the 1983 Dickens featurette?
The first new Mickey short in 30 years
Mickey had not led a theatrical cartoon since the 1950s. The featurette was nominated for an Academy Award.
Q 05For which award was Mickey's Christmas Carol nominated in 1984?
Best Animated Short Film
It lost to Jimmy Picker's Sundae in New York. The featurette runs to under half an hour.
Q 06Who directed and produced Mickey's Christmas Carol?
Burny Mattinson
He had joined Disney as a traffic boy in 1953 and stayed for seven decades. The film returned Mickey to cinemas.
Q 07Who stars as Scott Calvin in The Santa Clause?
Tim Allen
His character is a divorced marketing executive. The film came out in 1994.
Q 08What exactly is 'the Santa Clause' in the 1994 film?
A legal technicality in the suit
Putting on the suit means accepting all the duties that come with it. The pun is the whole premise.
Q 09Roughly how much did The Santa Clause gross worldwide?
$190.3 million
It was made for $22 million. Two sequels followed, in 2002 and 2006.
Q 10What is the subtitle of the third film in the Tim Allen trilogy, released in 2006?
The Escape Clause
The second was simply The Santa Clause 2, in 2002. Both sequels were commercially successful.
Q 11Who directed The Santa Clause?
John Pasquin
He had worked with the star on Home Improvement. The film premiered at the Village Theater in Westwood.
Q 12What is the job of the elite elf unit in Prep & Landing?
Readying homes for Santa's visit
Millions of houses have to be prepared before the sleigh arrives. The special first aired on ABC in December 2009.
Q 13How many Emmy Awards did Prep & Landing win?
Four
They included Outstanding Animated Program for programming under an hour. Two follow-up specials aired in 2010 and 2011.
Q 21Who wrote the songs for The Nightmare Before Christmas and sang Jack's vocals?
Danny Elfman
He said he had a lot in common with the character. The score is his most performed work.
Q 22Which actor played Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol?
Michael Caine
He famously insisted on playing it entirely straight against the puppets. The film was released by Walt Disney Pictures in December 1992.
Q 23Which Muppet narrates The Muppet Christmas Carol as Charles Dickens?
Gonzo
He was chosen precisely because he was the least likely candidate. Rizzo the Rat travels with him as comic relief.
Q 14What is the subtitle of the 2011 Prep & Landing sequel special?
Naughty vs. Nice
An eight-minute short called Operation: Secret Santa had aired the year before. Both went out on ABC in early December.
Q 15Who created the Candlelight Processional, and when?
Walt Disney, in 1958
It has been an annual tradition at the resorts ever since. A live orchestra, a choir and a celebrity narrator retell the nativity.
Q 16At which two Disney locations is the Candlelight Processional held?
Disneyland and Epcot
It runs for two nights in California and all December in Florida. Guest narrators are usually celebrities with a Disney connection.
Q 17What does the Candlelight Processional retell?
The nativity of Jesus
A live orchestra, choir and narrator carry the performance. It has run every December since the 1950s.
Q 18Under which label did Disney release The Nightmare Before Christmas in 1993?
Touchstone Pictures
The studio thought it was too dark and scary for children under its own name. It has been rebranded as a Disney film ever since.
Q 19Who actually directed The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Henry Selick
Burton originated the story as a poem and produced it. Selick described it as Burton laying the egg and himself hatching it.
Q 20Roughly how many separate heads were made for Jack Skellington?
Four hundred
Each one carried a different expression. The production used 227 puppets in total.
Q 24What made the 1992 Muppet Dickens adaptation a landmark for its studio?
It was the first film after Jim Henson's death
It is dedicated to Henson and to performer Richard Hunt. Brian Henson directed it as his feature debut.
Q 25Which song was cut from the theatrical release of The Muppet Christmas Carol?
When Love Is Gone
Executives thought a ballad would lose young audiences. It has been restored in later home releases.
Q 26Which Pixar film did Olaf's Frozen Adventure originally play in front of?
Coco
The pairing began on 22 November 2017. The short ran 21 minutes, far longer than the usual Pixar opener.
Q 27Why was Olaf's Frozen Adventure pulled from cinemas in Mexico?
Audiences objected to its length
Local media reported strong dislike within a week of release. Cinemas apologised and dropped it from the programme.
Q 28How long does Olaf's Frozen Adventure run?
21 minutes
That is unusually long for a short shown before a feature. It was also the filmmakers' first musical short.
Q 29Who wrote and produced Home Alone?
John Hughes
Chris Columbus directed it. The pair made one of the biggest Christmas hits in history.
Q 30Where is the McCallister family going when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
He is eight years old and defends the house alone. The sequel strands him in New York instead.