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149 free Christmas Movies trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Oct 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
Paris is where the McCallisters are headed when a storm cuts the power overnight and silences their alarm clocks; in the scramble for the airport, a neighbor's boy is counted in Kevin's place.
Q 02Which actor plays Buddy's gruff biological father, Walter Hobbs, in Elf?
James Caan
James Caan plays Walter Hobbs, a hard-nosed publishing executive who has no idea Buddy exists until his grown son, raised by elves, walks into his office in full elf costume.
Q 03Which actor plays the Grinch in the 2000 live-action film How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey likened the Grinch makeup to being buried alive, so producer Brian Grazer brought in an expert who trains CIA agents to withstand torture to coach him through the shoot.
Q 04What does Ralphie desperately want for Christmas in A Christmas Story?
A Red Ryder BB gun
A Red Ryder BB gun is all Ralphie wants, though his mother, his teacher and even a store Santa warn he'll shoot his eye out; on Christmas morning a ricochet nearly proves them right.
Q 05In Die Hard, what is the name of the building where the hostage situation takes place?
Nakatomi Plaza
Nakatomi Plaza is really Fox Plaza in Century City, the studio's own newly built headquarters; 20th Century Fox staged the siege in and around its own tower.
Q 06What profession does George Bailey have in It's a Wonderful Life?
Building and loan operator
Building and loan operator is a job George Bailey never wanted: he takes over the family firm when his father dies, then uses it to build Bailey Park so working families can leave 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 tells his best friend's new wife on the cards that he expects nothing in return; she runs after him for one brief kiss, and he walks away resolved to move on.
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 11In Elf, which New York department store's Santaland does Buddy wander into and redecorate overnight?
Gimbels
Gimbels takes Buddy for one of its own Santaland elves; the real chain had shut in 1987, sixteen years before the film, so the store he redecorates no longer existed.
Q 12In Miracle on 34th Street (1947), which real department store does Kris Kringle work at as Santa?
Macy's
Macy's hires Kris Kringle as its Santa, and when he sends shoppers to rival stores for toys it lacks, the goodwill is so good for business that Mr. Macy makes it store policy.
Q 13What is the name of the villain played by Alan Rickman in Die Hard?
Hans Gruber
Q 21In The Santa Clause (1994), what does Scott Calvin do that binds him to become Santa?
Puts on Santa's suit
Puts on Santa's suit: after Santa falls from his roof, a card in the pocket tells Scott to wear it, and the fine print, the Santa Clause, hands whoever wears the suit the job.
Q 22Which British actor plays the Prime Minister in Love Actually?
Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant plays the newly elected Prime Minister, who falls for a junior member of his household staff, then publicly stands up to the visiting US President after catching him making a pass at her.
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 only poses as a terrorist with political demands; the hostage-taking is cover for a heist, and what he really wants is the $640 million in bearer bonds in the building's vault.
Q 14In A Christmas Story, what shape is the major award lamp that Ralphie's father wins?
A woman's leg
A woman's leg in a fishnet stocking is the lamp the Old Man proudly puts in the front window, until his wife, who hates it, 'accidentally' breaks it.
Q 15Which singer, also the voice of Tony the Tiger, sang 'You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch' uncredited in 1966?
Thurl Ravenscroft
Thurl Ravenscroft was accidentally left off the credits, so Dr. Seuss wrote to newspaper columnists across America to make sure he got the recognition for the song.
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 plays the conductor, the hobo, Santa, Scrooge and the boy's father, and acted out the boy's movements too, though a child actor supplied the boy's speaking voice.
Q 19In Elf, what does Buddy say are the four main elf food groups?
Candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup
Candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup is the diet Buddy recites to his startled new family; Will Ferrell has said that eating the sugary food Buddy lives on left him feeling ill.
Q 20Which Rankin/Bass stop-motion Christmas special features a prospector named Yukon Cornelius?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has Yukon Cornelius licking his pickaxe after every strike; a closing scene cut after the first broadcast showed why: he was hunting for a peppermint mine.
A snow shovel in the hands of Old Man Marley ends the chase; Buzz had sworn the neighbor was a murderer, but Kevin befriends the lonely old man in church and is repaid with a rescue.
Q 24In A Charlie Brown Christmas, what does Charlie Brown buy instead of a flashy aluminum tree?
A small real sapling
A small real sapling is the only living tree on the lot; the gang laughs at it, then has a change of heart and dresses it with the decorations from Snoopy's prize-winning doghouse.
Q 25Which actor voiced the Grinch in the 1966 TV special How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff narrates the special as well as voicing the Grinch; director Chuck Jones wanted the horror star after hearing a record of him reading Rudyard Kipling's stories.
Q 26In Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, where does Kevin check in using his father's credit card?
The Plaza
The Plaza is where Kevin talks his way into a suite on his dad's credit card; Donald Trump, who owned the hotel at the time, appears in the lobby and points him the way.
Q 27What is the fictional town called in It's a Wonderful Life?
Bedford Falls
Bedford Falls is the small town George Bailey never manages to leave; Seneca Falls, New York, bills itself as the real Bedford Falls and runs an It's a Wonderful Life museum on the strength of the claim.
Q 28In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, what animal causes chaos after hiding in the Christmas tree?
A squirrel
A squirrel rides in on the replacement tree Clark cuts from the yard after Uncle Lewis's cigar torches the first one; it bolts out, and the dog chases it through the house.
Q 29In The Nightmare Before Christmas, who finds Christmas Town and tries to take over the holiday?
Jack Skellington
Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, is bored with scaring people; Tim Burton dreamed him up in a poem while working at Disney, but left the directing to stop-motion specialist Henry Selick.
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.