Christmas Quiz.
How well do you really know Christmas? Take the ultimate festive quiz now and find out!
Christmas Questions & Answers
About Christmas Quiz
The Christmas Quiz is a fun, festive challenge testing your knowledge of holiday movies, classic carols, global traditions, Santa facts, and quirky yuletide trivia. Perfect for family gatherings or pub nights, it’s packed with merry questions to crown the ultimate Christmas know-it-all!
Quiz Examples
Christmas Quiz Examples
Example questions include:
- Which fairy tale inspired the first gingerbread houses?
- What color Christmas do Elvis Presley’s blue suede shoes prefer?
- In “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” what did my true love send on the 8th day
- Which Christmas plant is also known as the “kiss-stealer”
- What is roasted over an open fire in “The Christmas Song”?
- In which country is it tradition to eat KFC on Christmas Day?
Time Limit
This quiz features 15 multiple-choice questions with options A to D, randomly selected from our bank of questions. You might be lucky and get more questions from a topic you know well. Remember, the goal here is to test your knowledge!
How it works
This quiz features 15 multiple-choice questions with options A to D, randomly selected from our bank of questions. You might be lucky and get more questions from a topic you know well. Remember, the goal here is to test your knowledge!
The History of Christmas
Christmas began as a Christian feast commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, first officially celebrated on 25 December in Rome in 336 CE during the reign of Emperor Constantine.
The date was likely chosen to absorb existing Roman midwinter festivals: Saturnalia (17–23 December) with its feasting and gift-giving, and Dies Natalis Solis Invicti (“Birthday of the Unconquered Sun”) on 25 December.
Many modern traditions have pre-Christian roots:
- Evergreen trees and wreaths symbolised eternal life in ancient Egypt, Rome, and northern Europe.
- Yule logs and the 12-day season come from Germanic and Norse winter solstice celebrations.
- Holly, ivy, and mistletoe were sacred to druids.
In the Middle Ages, Christmas was a raucous 12-day carnival with feasting, mumming, and role-reversal. Puritans in England and New England banned it in the 17th century as “pagan,” and it nearly vanished in parts of the English-speaking world.
The modern Christmas was largely reinvented in the 19th century:
- 1843: Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol popularised family-centred, charitable celebration.
- 1823: Clement Clarke Moore’s poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” gave us the jolly, sleigh-riding Santa.
- 1848: The first widely circulated picture of a decorated Christmas tree appeared in Britain.
- 1870: Christmas became a U.S. federal holiday.
Coca-Cola’s red-suited Santa (1931) and Victorian-style cards cemented the cosy, commercial image we know today. From ancient solstice rites to Victorian revival, Christmas is a rich patchwork of faith, folklore, and festive reinvention.
About Christmas Seasons
Christmas is the joyful celebration of Jesus Christ’s birth, observed every 25th December with twinkling lights, evergreen trees, and the merry figure of Santa Claus delivering gifts to children worldwide.
It’s a season of carols by candlelight, roasted chestnuts, spiced mulled wine, and tables groaning under turkey, mince pies, and pudding. Families gather, cards are exchanged, and for a few precious days, peace, generosity, and wonder wrap the world in red, green, and gold.
Christmas FAQs
How should you celebrate the Christmas holiday?
Celebrate Christmas by gathering loved ones, sharing a festive feast, exchanging thoughtful gifts, and singing carols together. Decorate with lights and evergreens, watch classic holiday films, give to those in need, attend a midnight mass or candlelight service if you wish, and savor moments of peace, laughter, and gratitude amid the sparkle.
What is a Christmas celebration?
A Christmas celebration is a joyful gathering of family and friends to mark Jesus’s birth and the winter season with decorated trees, gift-giving, carols, festive meals (turkey, mince pies, eggnog), twinkling lights, and shared warmth, love, and goodwill.
How should you celebrate the Christmas holiday?
A Christmas celebration is a joyful gathering of family and friends to mark Jesus’s birth and the winter season with decorated trees, gift-giving, carols, festive meals (turkey, mince pies, eggnog), twinkling lights, and shared warmth, love, and goodwill.
What’s this 7 Gift Rule everyone’s talking about?
The 7 Gift Rule limits Christmas presents to seven meaningful categories: something they want, something they need, something to wear, something to read, something to do, something they choose themselves, and something to share with the family.
What do the 12 days of Christmas celebrate?
The 12 Days of Christmas mark the festive interval between the birth of Jesus on 25 December (Christmas Day) and the coming of the Magi on Epiphany, 6 January. Rooted in Western Christian tradition, this joyous season is celebrated with feasting, carols, parties, and gift-giving each day, culminating in Twelfth Night revelry the evening before Epiphany.