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Christmas trivia for kids
13 questions and answers below
Christmas trivia for kids
Easy questions about reindeer, snowmen and Santa's workshop, with the answers underneath. Then a ten-question quiz with a frosty host.
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Christmas quiz questions for kids
Easy enough for six-year-olds, with a few to stretch the older ones. Read them out, or play the hosted quiz and let the host do it.
What is a reindeer's favourite food in winter?
Answer Lichen
Reindeer dig down through the snow to reach a lichen called reindeer lichen.
Source: Wikipedia: ReindeerIn the stories, which of Santa's reindeer is Rudolph?
Answer The ninth and youngest
His shiny red nose lights the way at the front of the sleigh.
Source: Wikipedia: Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerIn many Christmas stories, where does Santa Claus live?
Answer The North Pole
Source: Wikipedia: Santa ClausWho makes the presents in Santa's workshop?
Answer The elves
Source: Wikipedia: Santa ClausIn the song, what brings Frosty the Snowman to life?
Answer A magic silk hat
Children put it on his head.
Source: Wikipedia: Frosty the SnowmanIn the fairy tale, who catches the Gingerbread Man in the end?
Answer A fox
Source: Wikipedia: The Gingerbread ManOn a traditional Advent calendar, what do you open each day as Christmas approaches?
Answer A little door or window
Source: Wikipedia: Advent calendarWhich small bird has starred on Christmas cards since the 1800s?
Answer The robin
Source: Wikipedia: European robinIn How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, which town does the Grinch steal Christmas from?
Answer Whoville
Source: Wikipedia: How the Grinch Stole Christmas!Common holly has prickly green leaves. What colour are its berries?
Answer Bright red
Only the female holly plant has berries.
Source: Wikipedia: Ilex aquifoliumWhich Christmas plant do people hang up and kiss under?
Answer Mistletoe
Source: Wikipedia: MistletoeA classic snowman has coal for eyes. What is his nose made from?
Answer A carrot
Source: Wikipedia: SnowmanWhich fairy tale is said to have inspired the first gingerbread houses?
Answer Hansel and Gretel
In the Brothers Grimm story, two children find a house made of bread and sugar in the forest.
Source: Wikipedia: Gingerbread house
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Is the Christmas quiz free to play?
Yes. The hosted round on this page plays in your browser with no account and no download. Playing is free. A new account starts with 500 coins; a show is 50 coins with 5 questions included.
What age is this Christmas quiz for?
The hosted quiz is written for primary-school children, roughly ages 6 to 11: ten easy questions about snowflakes, reindeer, polar bears, penguins and evergreen trees. Younger children can play with a grown-up reading along.
Can I use it in class on the last day of term?
Yes, that is what it was written for. Open it with "Play on the TV" on the classroom screen; pupils with devices join with the room code, or play as one class and shout out the answers.
Can we play it together on the TV?
Yes. Open the round with "Play on the TV" on a laptop connected to the TV. The host comes up with a room code and a QR code, everyone joins on their own phone at trivana.ai/join, and the scores appear on the big screen at the end.
Are the answers on this page checked?
Yes. Every answer was checked against a published source before the page went up, and the source is linked under each answer. If you think one is wrong, tell us at [email protected] and we will look again.
Can I make my own Christmas quiz?
Yes. "Make your own" opens the Trivana.ai studio with a Christmas topic already typed in. Change it to anything (your family, your office, your class), pick a host, and you get a quiz to share as one link. Nothing is made or charged until you press Create show.
Answers checked on November 11, 2026 against the sources linked under each one.