Christmas Movie Trivia

One way to liven up gatherings this holiday season is to play a few rounds of Christmas movie trivia. With the abundance of holiday movies available online or on DVD, it will be hard to fall short on trivia topics. You may be surprised at what you know -- or don't know -- about your favorite Christmas flick.

Holiday movie trivia facts are fun and sometimes useless tidbits about a Christmas film. The trivia can be about a classic movie such as It's a Wonderful Life or a box office disaster, in this case Surviving Christmas. The more obscure the questions, the more fun your friends, family or co-workers will have playing the trivia game. Trivia based on Christmas movies is more popular than one may think. A simple Google search will return thousands of websites with various questions, quizzes and fun facts about popular Christmas movies. This information can include:

• Names and relationships of the characters
• Dates in which the movies are set
• Tidbits about the scenery, props or backgrounds
• Quotes used
• Editing errors
• Deleted scenes
• Production errors

True trivia buffs and movie fans can quickly figure out if these questions and answers are legitimate and which are actually just incorrect. Have fun watching the movies afterward to find out where the questions originated. Movie trivia can be played at home or work holiday parties, during a Christmas celebration with family or friends, or even on a chilly winter night when there's nothing else to do. Some of the more popular Christmas movies that have many trivia questions online are:

• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
• Scrooged
• White Christmas
• Nightmare Before Christmas
• Miracle on 34th Street
• Home Alone
• The Santa Clause
• A Christmas Story
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
• The Nightmare Before Christmas
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• A Christmas Carol
• A Charlie Brown Christmas
• Frosty the Snowman

Here is a sample of a few Christmas movie trivia questions from the popular quiz website, Fun Trivia. See if you can figure out the answers before clicking on the answer link at the end of the quiz.

• "In It's a Wonderful Life, what movie was playing at the theater in Bedford Falls?"
• "Who performed the voice of the Grinch in the 1966 animated version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas?"
• "In the animated version of Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, what is the name of Rudolph's girlfriend?"
• "In the animated version of the Frosty the Snowman, what are Frosty's first words on coming to life?"
• "In Miracle on 34th Street, Susan is played by what child actress?"

Xmas Fun also has a large list of trivia questions regarding Christmas movies. Some of those questions include (click on the website to view the answers):

• "In the 1964 classic Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer, what was the name of the elf that wanted to be a dentist?"
• "What is the name of the rabbit in the magic hat in Frosty the Snowman?"
• "How much did Lucy charge for a psychiatric session in the classic Christmas TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas?"
• "What did Ralphie want for Christmas in the movie A Christmas Story?"
• "What was "the most likely" reason that the Grinch hated Christmas?"

Here is a list of websites with a variety of Christmas film trivia questions (and answers):

• Office Christmas Party Games
• Cool Movie Trivia
• The Bean Blog
• Brownie Locks
• Email Santa

If you aren't into looking up trivia questions online or even making up your own, there are a few activity books and games dedicated to Christmas movies:

• The Nightmare Before Christmas activity book
• A Christmas Story: The Board Game
• Happy Holiday Party Time Trivia DVD Game
• Great Christmas Movies

Can't find exactly what you want? Then make up your own Christmas movie trivia questions. Simply get some index cards and write your question on the front with the corresponding answer on the flip side. It's easy, inexpensive and can still bring you many hours of fun.

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