Q 01/05

What is the name of the divorced toy-company executive Tim Allen plays in The Santa Clause?

A) Scott Calvin

B) Neil Miller

C) Buddy Hobbs

D) Clark Griswold

Answer · why

A) Scott Calvin

The initials S.C. are the film's quiet joke: he shares them with the man whose job he is about to inherit.

Q 02/05

How does Scott end up with the job in the first film?

A) He wins a contest at the North Pole

B) He finds the sleigh abandoned in a parking lot

C) He startles the old man on his roof, who falls, and puts on the suit

D) An elf picks him from the nice list

Answer · why

C) He startles the old man on his roof, who falls, and puts on the suit

The card left with the suit says the reindeer will know what to do if the wearer puts it on, and they do.

Q 03/05

What is the name of Scott's eight-year-old son who rides along on that first Christmas Eve?

A) Curtis

B) Lucas

C) Calvin

D) Charlie

Answer · why

D) Charlie

He is eight in the first film and a graffiti-spraying teenager on the naughty list by the sequel.

Q 04/05

Which head elf, played by David Krumholtz, tells Scott he has eleven months to get his affairs in order?

A) Curtis

B) Noel

C) Bernard

D) Judy

Answer · why

C) Bernard

The Disney+ series later reveals he had served every previous Santa for thousands of years before retiring to marry Vanessa Redgrave.

Q 05/05

Which physical change is NOT one Scott undergoes over the year after wearing the suit?

A) A beard that regrows after shaving

B) Rapid weight gain

C) Hair that turns white despite dye

D) His eyes turning blue

Answer · why

D) His eyes turning blue

He also develops a craving for milk and cookies despite having been lactose intolerant, and starts reciting which children are naughty and nice.