Christmas Trivia Questions for Kids (with Answers)
Looking for Christmas trivia questions for kids that are fun to read out loud and easy to check? Here are 24 of them, with each answer right under its question, so you can play at the dinner table, in the car or in the classroom without looking anything up.
We split them into three rounds: easy questions for little elves, medium questions about reindeer, snow and Christmas plants, and tricky history questions that might stump the grown-ups too. Mix and match, keep score or don’t. The giggling is the point.
How to play Christmas trivia with kids
You don’t need a game board. A few simple rules keep everyone in the fun:
- Make mixed teams. Pair a younger child with an older kid or a grown-up. The little one can shout the easy answers, and the big one can help with the tricky ones.
- Let the youngest go first. Start every round with an easy question so everyone gets a win early.
- Give hints, not answers. “It rhymes with ‘bed’” works wonders for Question 1.
- Read the fun fact after each answer. Kids often remember the story better than the answer, and that’s where the best conversations start.
- Use a holiday prize. The winning team picks the Christmas movie, hangs the last ornament or gets the first cookie.
Round 1: Easy Christmas trivia questions for kids
1. What color is Rudolph’s nose?
Answer: Red. That’s why he’s called Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
2. According to legend, where does Santa Claus live?
Answer: The North Pole.
3. Who helps Santa make toys in his workshop?
Answer: His elves.
4. What snack do many kids leave out for Santa on Christmas Eve?
Answer: Milk and cookies. Some families leave carrots for the reindeer, too.
5. What flavor is a classic red-and-white candy cane?
Answer: Peppermint.
6. In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” what is Frosty’s nose?
Answer: A button. (His eyes are made of coal, and he has a corncob pipe.)
7. On what date is Christmas Day?
Answer: December 25.
8. In Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, how many sizes does the Grinch’s heart grow?
Answer: Three sizes. Bonus point: his loyal dog is named Max.
Round 2: Reindeer, snow and Christmas plants
9. In the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” also known as “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” how many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh?
Answer: Eight: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner (or Donder) and Blitzen. Rudolph came along more than 100 years later. The poem was first published in 1823.
10. Who created Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
Answer: Robert L. May, a copywriter at the Montgomery Ward department store. He wrote Rudolph’s story in 1939 for a booklet the store gave away to shoppers, and 2.4 million copies went out in the first year, according to the Smithsonian.
11. True or false: only boy reindeer grow antlers.
Answer: False! Girl reindeer grow antlers too. The U.S. Geological Survey notes that females’ antlers are about the size of a young male’s.
12. In North America, wild reindeer have a different name. What is it?
Answer: Caribou. Reindeer and caribou are the same species.
13. How many sides (or arms) does a snowflake have?
Answer: Six. When water freezes, its molecules link up in a six-sided pattern, so every snowflake has six sides, even though no two look exactly alike.
14. The red “petals” on a poinsettia aren’t really petals. What are they?
Answer: Leaves! They’re special colored leaves called bracts. The plant’s real flowers are the tiny yellow buds in the middle.
15. Poinsettias come from which country?
Answer: Mexico. They’re named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, a U.S. ambassador to Mexico who sent cuttings home in 1828, according to the University of Georgia.
16. Which country started the tradition of decorating Christmas trees?
Answer: Germany, where families were bringing decorated trees into their homes by the 1500s.
17. On the first day of Christmas in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” what does “my true love” give?
Answer: A partridge in a pear tree.
Round 3: Tricky Christmas trivia for big kids and grown-ups
18. What was the first song ever played in outer space?
Answer: “Jingle Bells.” On December 16, 1965, Gemini 6 astronauts Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford played it on a tiny harmonica and bells, right after jokingly reporting that they’d spotted Santa Claus. The harmonica is now at the Smithsonian.
19. Which group tracks Santa’s flight around the world every Christmas Eve?
Answer: NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
20. How did Santa tracking start?
Answer: With a wrong number! In 1955, a Sears newspaper ad printed a “call Santa” phone number with a mistake, and kids’ calls went to a military command center in Colorado. Col. Harry Shoup played along and had his team answer as Santa. NORAD took over the tradition in 1958.
21. Which U.S. president lit the first National Christmas Tree?
Answer: Calvin Coolidge, on December 24, 1923. He pushed a button to light it, according to the National Park Service.
22. The famous Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in New York City started in 1931. Who put up that first tree?
Answer: Construction workers building Rockefeller Center. It was small and had no decorations.
23. In Mexico, Las Posadas celebrations last how many nights before Christmas?
Answer: Nine nights, from December 16 to December 24. Many end with a piñata.
24. Which queen and her German-born husband helped make Christmas trees popular in England in the 1840s?
Answer: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. A newspaper drawing of the royal family around their tree made the idea popular in England and America.
Tiebreaker: How many reindeer, including Rudolph, are on Santa’s team in the famous song? Arguing is encouraged.
Answer: Nine: the eight from the poem, plus Rudolph out front.
Keep the trivia going with a Christmas trivia puzzle
If your kids asked for “one more question!” about ten times, you’ll love our Christmas Trivia floor puzzle. It has a Christmas trivia question and its answer on the back of every one of its 72 jumbo pieces, so kids quiz each other as they build. Here’s what’s in the box:
- Trivia: 72 Christmas trivia questions, one on the back of every piece.
- Puzzle: 72 extra-thick, durable jumbo pieces that make a 2-foot by 3-foot holiday scene.
- Seek and find: once it’s built, explore the picture for hidden details.
It was a 2025 ASTRA Play Award Finalist, from the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association. It has been safety tested by an independent lab and isn’t suitable for children under 2. Like all Livuzzle puzzles, it was designed in Boise, Idaho, and made in the USA.
Prefer giggles to facts? The Christmas Joke floor puzzle has a Christmas joke and punchline on the back of every jumbo piece, and every joke is drawn into the finished picture. For teens and adults, the 1,000-piece Christmas Trivia Puzzle comes with 72 Christmas trivia questions on a paper insert and a seek-and-find in the art. It’s recommended for ages 13+.
Each puzzle page has a Buy on Amazon button. You can also browse all of our Christmas puzzles or print our free Christmas joke coloring pages for a quiet-time activity.
More ways to use these questions
- Advent countdown: ask one question a day from December 1 to Christmas Eve. There are exactly 24.
- Classroom warm-up: use one round a day in the week before winter break.
- Road-trip game: read questions aloud on the drive to Grandma’s.
- Christmas Eve tradition: play a round while you wait for NORAD to spot Santa’s sleigh.
Love quizzing as a family? Try our America 250 trivia questions for the history buffs, read about the benefits of doing trivia together, or browse our family game night puzzles.
Frequently asked questions
What are good Christmas trivia questions for kids?
The best ones are short, fun to say out loud and have a story behind the answer. Questions about Rudolph, Santa’s reindeer, snowflakes and Christmas plants work well for younger kids, and history questions like the first song played in space are great for older kids.
How do you play Christmas trivia with kids of different ages?
Make mixed teams so each one has a younger and an older player, start every round with an easy question, and give hints instead of answers. Read the fun fact after each answer so everyone learns something, even when they guess wrong.
Can I use these Christmas trivia questions for kids in my classroom?
Yes, please do! They work well as a daily warm-up before winter break or as an Advent countdown. We’d love a mention or a link back to Livuzzle if you share them.
Is there a Christmas trivia puzzle for kids?
Yes. Our Christmas Trivia floor puzzle has a Christmas trivia question and answer on the back of each of its 72 jumbo pieces, and it was a 2025 ASTRA Play Award Finalist. It isn’t suitable for children under 2.
Merry quizzing
Christmas trivia is one of the easiest holiday traditions to start: no batteries, no screens, just questions, answers and a lot of “No way, really?” Save these 24 Christmas trivia questions for kids for game night, the classroom or Christmas Eve. When you want the fun to last longer than one round, pull out a puzzle and keep the conversation going.
Merry Christmas from all of us at Livuzzle. Here’s to the next great conversation around your table.
