Q 01/05

Who plays Scott Calvin in The Santa Clause?

A) Tim Allen

B) Chevy Chase

C) Bill Murray

D) Steve Martin

Answer · why

A) Tim Allen

Both Murray and Chase were offered the part first and turned it down; Allen was then the star of TV's Home Improvement.

Q 02/05

What is Scott Calvin's job at the start of The Santa Clause?

A) Divorce attorney

B) Toy-company marketing director

C) Advertising agency copywriter

D) Luxury used-car salesman

Answer · why

B) Toy-company marketing director

He is 37 and works for a toy firm in Lakeside, Illinois; his boss Mr. Whittle is played by Peter Boyle.

Q 03/05

How does Scott end up in the red suit on Christmas Eve?

A) Charlie orders it as a gift

B) He wins it in a raffle

C) He startles Santa, who falls off the roof

D) He finds it at a costume shop

Answer · why

C) He startles Santa, who falls off the roof

Santa's body vanishes, leaving the suit and a business card telling the finder to put it on; the fine print is the 'Santa Clause' of the title.

Q 04/05

What does Santa leave behind for Scott after vanishing?

A) A map to the North Pole

B) A snow globe and a key

C) A sack of letters

D) His suit and a business card

Answer · why

D) His suit and a business card

The card instructs the reader to wear the suit should anything unfortunate happen; putting it on is treated as a binding contract.

Q 05/05

Which young actor plays Scott's son Charlie in the 1994 film?

A) Eric Lloyd

B) Jonathan Taylor Thomas

C) Macaulay Culkin

D) Elijah Wood

Answer · why

A) Eric Lloyd

Lloyd returned for both sequels and made a cameo as the grown-up Charlie in the Disney+ series The Santa Clauses.