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Christmas quiz questions for your office party, answers included

Sixteen questions on Christmas traditions, songs, movies and holidays around the world, with the right answers. Colleagues or students join by QR code and play from their phones, with a timer and a live leaderboard.

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16 Christmas quiz questions with answers

Each one shows the Hopvote question type that fits it best and the right answer. Free plan: 5 questions per presentation, so run one round per presentation or pick a paid plan for the full quiz.

  1. Quiz

    Which country is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition?

    Germany, England, Norway, United States. Right answer: Germany.

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  2. Guess a number

    In what year was the first commercial Christmas card printed in London?

    Right answer: 1843, the same year Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol.

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  3. Right order

    Put these holidays in calendar order, starting in December.

    Right order: St. Nicholas Day (December 6), St. Lucy's Day (December 13), Boxing Day (December 26), Epiphany (January 6).

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  4. Quiz

    Who sang the 1942 hit White Christmas?

    Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Elvis Presley. Right answer: Bing Crosby.

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  5. Quiz

    In which country was Silent Night first sung, in 1818?

    Austria, Germany, Switzerland, England. Right answer: Austria.

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  6. Guess a number

    Add up every gift in every verse of The Twelve Days of Christmas. How many gifts is that?

    Right answer: 364. The closest guesses score points.

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  7. Quiz

    Which composer wrote the music for The Nutcracker ballet?

    Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Beethoven, Vivaldi. Right answer: Tchaikovsky.

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  8. Quiz

    In Home Alone, where is Kevin's family flying when they leave him behind?

    Paris, London, Rome, Miami. Right answer: Paris.

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  9. Quiz

    Which actor plays Buddy in the film Elf?

    Will Ferrell, Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller. Right answer: Will Ferrell.

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  10. Right order

    Put these Christmas films in order of release, oldest first.

    Right order: It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Home Alone (1990), Elf (2003), The Polar Express (2004).

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  11. Fill in the blanks

    In A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer [Scrooge] is visited by the ghost of Jacob [Marley], then by [three/3] spirits.

    Words to place, with extra words such as Cratchit, Fezziwig and four.

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  12. Fill in the blanks

    Since [1947], [Norway] has given London a Christmas tree every year to thank Britain for its support in World War II.

    Words to type, or words to place with extra words such as 1945 and Sweden.

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  13. Quiz

    In which country is fried chicken a popular Christmas dinner?

    Japan, Brazil, South Korea, Australia. Right answer: Japan.

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  14. Guess a number

    How many Yule Lads visit Icelandic children in the nights before Christmas?

    Right answer: 13, one for each of the last 13 nights before Christmas.

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  15. Match pairs

    Match each country with its traditional gift bringer.

    Italy: La Befana. Netherlands: Sinterklaas. Spain: the Three Kings. Russia: Ded Moroz. Austria: the Christkind.

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  16. Spin the wheel

    Spin the wheel to pick who wins the gift basket.

    Turn on first names and leave the wheel empty: it picks among the players connected. Each spin takes the winner off the wheel.

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Made for every room

Office Christmas parties

Each table plays as a team and the leaderboard updates live.

End-of-year team dinners

Four short rounds between the main course and dessert.

Last class before the break

A short Christmas quiz students play from their phones.

Remote holiday quizzes

Colleagues join from home with the link, no app needed.

Three steps, no setup

  1. 1

    Write your questions

    Poll, quiz, word cloud, rating or Q&A. Or let the AI draft them.

  2. 2

    Show the QR code

    On screen or in your slides. People scan it and they are in.

  3. 3

    Watch answers arrive

    Results update live on the big screen, then export them.

Plan your Christmas quiz in four rounds

Pick four themes and ask three or four questions in each: traditions, songs, movies, then Christmas around the world. Open each round with an easy question and keep the hardest one for the end, when the top teams are close.

  • Players join with a QR code, no app and no account
  • Set a timer on each question
  • With first names on, the final leaderboard shows the top 10
  • End with a prize draw on the wheel

Mix question types to keep everyone playing

Not every question needs four options. Ask for a year and the closest guesses score points, have players put films in order of release, or let them fill in the missing names in a sentence. The free plan allows five questions per presentation, so run one round per presentation or choose a paid plan for the full quiz.

Tables, teams or solo players

At an office party, each table can share one phone and play under a team name, or everyone plays alone. Remote colleagues join with the short link from the video call, and each phone shows the questions in the player's language.

Questions

How many questions does a Christmas quiz need?

Twelve to sixteen questions fill 30 to 45 minutes. Four rounds of four questions, one theme per round, is easy to follow during a party.

Can colleagues play in teams?

Yes. Each team shares one phone and plays under its team name, or everyone plays alone. With first names on, the final leaderboard shows the top 10.

Can remote colleagues join the quiz?

Yes. Paste the short link in the video call chat and they play from home on a phone or a computer. Their screen follows each question as you move on.

Is it free?

Yes to start: every question type, up to 80 participants and 5 questions per presentation. Solo is €5 a month, Pro €12, and an Event Pass for a one-off party is €9.

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