Christmas is finally here and you can’t let the day go by without getting competitive over a big festive quiz.
We’ve pulled together a ready made Christmas quiz for you to play along with and challenged your loved ones. With questions about festive traditions, Christmas number ones, festive TV classics and much more, it’s guaranteed to get you in the spirit of the day.
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Scroll down to see all the questions and keep scrolling to reveal the answers. But no cheating! It’s a great one to play around the table after Christmas dinner or once you’ve settled on the sofa and are ready to get the evening celebrations started. Remember to share your score with us by commenting at the end of the article. You can tweet us @echowhatson or get in touch on our Facebook page .
Questions
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Including Rudolph, how many reindeer does Santa have?
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Name three of Rudolph’s friends
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What’s the exact name of Slade’s Christmas song?
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In what year did Mariah Carey release All I Want For Christmas Is You?
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In the song 12 Days of Christmas, what was given on the 10th day?
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How many sides does a snowflake have?
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Where are the traditional Christmas plant poinsettias from?
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What do French people call Father Christmas?
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Who is the voice of The Grinch in the 2018 version of the Christmas tale?
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Who was Christmas number one in 2019?
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What’s Mr Scrooge’s first name in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol?
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Mr Blobby was Christmas number one in 1993 - what TV show did the character appear in?
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How many Christmas number ones did the Spice Girls have?
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When is St Stephen’s Day?
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What is frankincense?
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In the series 7 Friends Christmas episode, what does Ross dress up to teach his son about Hanukkah?
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What’s an Italian Christmas cake called?
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In the film Elf, what’s the name of the department store where Buddy works when he arrives in New York?
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What’s the name of the aging rock star making a comeback “at any cost” in Love Actually?
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On what date is the Twelfth Night?
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What year was Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas first released?
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The Queen of Sheba is the name given to the 2006 Christmas special of which sitcom?
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In the 12 Days of Christmas song, there were nine what?
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Which coin traditionally goes in a Christmas pudding?
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Which Eastenders character was dramatically killed off in its 1998 New Year’s Eve episode after being hit by a car driven by Frank Butcher?
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Who sang the 2000 Christmas release Never Had a Dream Come True?
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The Snowman is based on a Christmas classic by who?
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Which TV family’s dog is called Santa’s Little Helper?
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What two drinks do you mix together to make a Bucks Fizz?
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In which year did Del and Rodney finally become millionaires in the Only Fools and Horses Christmas trilogy special?
Answers
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Nine
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Any three from: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Comet, Cupid, Vixen, Blitzen, Donner
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Merry Xmas Everybody
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1994
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10 lords a leaping
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Six
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Mexico
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Pere Noel (or Papa Noel)
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Benedict Cumberbatch
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LadBaby with I Love Sausage Rolls
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Ebenezer
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Noel’s House Party
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Three
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Boxing Day
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A precious perfume
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A Holiday Armadillo
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Panatone
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Gimbels
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Billy Mack (played by Bill Nighy)
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January 5
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1984
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The Royle Family
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Ladies dancing
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A silver sixpence
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‘Tiff’ Mitchell played by Martine McCutcheon
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S Club 7
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Raymond Briggs
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The Simpsons
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Champagne and orange juice
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1996
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