Looking for an idea for a virtual team Christmas party? Host a holiday trivia game! This is a great way to get your team together and engage, spread holiday spirit and festivity, no matter where they are.

In order to create a successful virtual Christmas party, it’s important to fill the time with activities that everyone can enjoy and participate in. Trivia questions about holidays are a great way to connect people across time zones, creating friendly competition, learning and laughter. Trivia questions about Christmas historical facts, holiday traditions, well known movies and songs, offer a unique way to learn new things while having fun. You can create a balance of entertainment and education, making the event both enjoyable and enriching.

Gloww offers a variety of Christmas templates to make your virtual celebrations easy to set up. These templates are filled with games, quizzes, and lots more activities designed specifically for remote teams. Whether you’re looking to host a trivia session, or a virtual scavenger hunt, Gloww has you covered with ready to use holiday sessions. With these templates, you can create a memorable and interactive holiday experience, just click on ‘Start’!

Alternatively you can use Gloww AI functionality to generate a fun and festive session from a text prompt in seconds.  Here is an example for a prompt you can try: “create a competitive holiday party with at least 30 trivia questions, guess the songs questions and other fun activities for a team of 30 people.”. Give it a try and you’ll be surprised with the result. Unlike the ready-made Gloww templates which were created and tested by humans, we recommend going over Gloww AI generated sessions before going live with your audience. 

If you wish to build your own trivia game, we’ve created a list of Christmas trivia questions. Some are well-known that everyone can answer, while others are more challenging, designed to make it a bit hard even for the Christmas experts. Get ready to discover new facts, enjoy some friends time, and spread the festive spirit with your team!

Lightweight Questions (Easy)

1. What type of fruit is traditionally put inside a Christmas stocking?
Answer: An orange

2. What is the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?
Answer: The Grinch

3. What animated film is about a train that carries kids to the North Pole on Christmas Eve?
Answer: The Polar Express

4. Which Hollywood actor played six different roles in The Polar Express?
Answer: Tom Hanks

5. Which Christmas song holds the record as the best-selling single of all time?
Answer: “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby
Not only is it the best-selling Christmas song of all time, but it’s also the best-selling single overall, with an estimated 50 million copies sold.

6. Which reindeer is known for its glowing red nose?
Answer: Rudolph

7. In the movie Elf, what’s the first rule of The Code of Elves?
Answer: Treat every day like Christmas.

8. What popular Christmas beverage is also known as “milk punch”?
Answer: Eggnog

9. What is the name of the reindeer that is also a symbol for kissing under the mistletoe?
Answer: Cupid

10. In the movie Home Alone, where is the family going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?Answer: Paris

11. What Christmas carol contains the lyric “Let men their songs employ”?
Answer: “Joy to the World”

12. In what state does A Christmas Story take place?
Answer: Indiana

13. What is the main ingredient in gingerbread cookies?
Answer: Molasses

14. How do you say “Merry Christmas” in Spanish?
Answer: Feliz Navidad

15. What Christmas song features the lyrics “You better watch out, you better not cry”?
Answer: “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”

16.  What are two popular names for Santa Claus?
Answer: Kris Kringle and Saint Nick

17. What Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
Answer: Mistletoe

18. Which company is known for creating the first Christmas cards?
Answer: Hallmark

Middleweight Questions (Medium)

19. In what modern-day country was Saint Nicholas born?
Answer: Turkey

20. In the classic Christmas movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch was described with three words. What are they?
Answer: Stink, Stank, Stunk

21. What did Frosty the Snowman do when a magical hat was placed on his head?
Answer: He began to dance around.

22. What much-reviled Christmas candy has a long history, dating back to the 17th century?
Answer: Candy Corn

23. What’s the name of the main villain in The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Answer: Oogie Boogie

24. What popular toy from the 1980s was known for its pastel colors and rainbow-striped mane?
Answer: My Little Pony

25. What beverage company has been using Santa Claus in its advertising since 1931?
Answer: Coca-Cola

26. What was the real name of the character Tim Allen played in The Santa Clause?
Answer: Scott Calvin

27. What well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space?
Answer: “Jingle Bells”

28. What is the name of George Bailey’s guardian angel in It’s a Wonderful Life?
Answer: Clarence

29. Who played George Bailey in the classic Christmas movie It’s a Wonderful Life?
Answer: James Stewart

30. What did Ralphie want for Christmas in the movie A Christmas Story?
Answer: A Red Ryder BB Gun

31. Which country did eggnog originate from?
Answer: England

32. What is the most recorded Christmas song?
Answer: “Silent Night”

33. What popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?
Answer: “Jingle Bells”

34. In the movie Elf, what does Buddy say when he answers the phone?
Answer: “Buddy the Elf, what’s your favorite color?”

Heavyweight Questions (Hard)

35. In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, what was the first name of Scrooge?
Answer: Ebenezer

36. What is the traditional Christmas dessert in the UK?
Answer: Christmas Pudding

37. What Christmas carol does the Peanuts gang sing at the end of A Charlie Brown Christmas?
Answer: “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”

38. What’s the name of the giant snow monster who guards the North Pole in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
Answer: The Bumble (Abominable Snowman)

39. Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
Answer: Germany

40. How many gifts in total were given in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?
Answer: 364

41. In the song “Winter Wonderland,” what do we call the snowman?
Answer: Parson Brown

42. In the song “Jingle Bell Rock,” where were they dancing and prancing?
Answer: In “Jingle Bell Square”

43. What was the first Christmas song to mention Santa Claus?
Answer: “Up on the Housetop”

44. What was the original title for the song “Silver Bells”?
Answer: “Tinkle Bells”

45. Which reindeer is never mentioned in “The Night Before Christmas”?
Answer: Rudolph

46. Which Christmas carol is based on a poem by the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
Answer: “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”

47. What is the name of Rudolph the reindeer’s son?
Answer: Robbie the reindeer

48. In what country is it a tradition to eat Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) on Christmas?
Answer: Japan. Orders must be placed up to two months in advance.

49: What 225-ton gift was given to the United States by the French on Christmas in 1886?
Answer: The Statue of Liberty

50. How many Christmas trees are sold in the US each year?
Answer: There are approximately 25-30 million Real Christmas Trees sold in the U.S. every year. 

With Gloww, you can turn these Christmas trivia questions into an engaging and interactive virtual game that brings your remote team together. Whether you use them as part of a larger holiday celebration or as a fun icebreaker, these questions will add some festive fun to your virtual Christmas celebrations.

More Ideas for Christmas Celebration 

Guess the Christmas Song

For a fun twist at your virtual Christmas party, challenge your team with a “Guess the Christmas Song” game. Instead of using popular lines, here is a list of lesser-known lyrics from well-loved Christmas songs. Can your team guess the song based on these more obscure verses? Here are lyrics to get you started:

1. “They said there’ll be snow at Christmas, they said there’ll be peace on Earth…” (I Believe in Father Christmas – Greg Lake)
2. “Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun, now the jingle hop has begun…” (Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms)
3. “From now on, our troubles will be miles away…” (Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Judy Garland)
4. “He sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake…” (Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – Various Artists)
5. “Oh, what a laugh it would have been, if Daddy had only seen…” (I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Jimmy Boyd)
6. “Please have snow and mistletoe, and presents under the tree…” (I’ll Be Home for Christmas – Bing Crosby)
7. “Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, snow is glistening…” (Winter Wonderland – Various Artists)
8. “And man, will live forevermore because of Christmas Day…” (Mary’s Boy Child – Boney M)
9. “But say a prayer, pray for the other ones…” (Do They Know It’s Christmas? – Band Aid)
10. “So this is Christmas, and what have you done…” (Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – John Lennon)
11. “The choir of children sing their song, they’ve practiced all year long…” (A Spaceman Came Travelling – Chris de Burgh)
12. “The moon is right, the spirit’s up, we’re here tonight and that’s enough…” (Wonderful Christmastime – Paul McCartney)
13. “Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, But I think, I’ll miss this one this year…” (Christmas Wrapping – The Waitresses)
14. “How lovely are thy branches…” (O Christmas Tree – Traditional)
15. “So hurry down the chimney tonight…” (Santa Baby – Eartha Kitt)
16. “So deck those halls, trim those trees, raise up cups of Christmas cheer…” (Merry Christmas Baby – Otis Redding)
17. “Don’t cry, snowman, don’t you shed a tear. Who’ll hear my secrets if you don’t have ears, baby?…” (Snowman – Sia)
18. “Come on let’s go and play, I never see you any more…” (Do You Want to Build a Snowman? – From Frozen, Agatha Lee Monn, Katie Lopez, and Kristen Bell)
19. “Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news…” (Please Come Home for Christmas – The Eagles)
20. “I just want you for my own, More than you could ever know…” (All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey)
These lesser-known lyrics will definitely keep your team on their toes! Perfect for adding an extra challenge and some fun during your virtual Christmas party.

Christmas Carols Edition: Finish the Lyrics

For an extra dose of holiday cheer, you can also play “Finish the Lyrics” using classic Christmas carols. This game is a festive way to celebrate the season and enjoy the timeless melodies that everyone knows and loves. Challenge your team to complete these well-known carol lyrics and see who’s got the best memory for these Christmas classics!
Here are “Finish the Lyrics” challenges featuring beloved Christmas carols:

1. “God rest ye merry, gentlemen…” (Let nothing you dismay)
2. “O come, all ye faithful…” (Joyful and triumphant)
3. “Angels we have heard on high…” (Sweetly singing o’er the plains)
4. “Good King Wenceslas looked out…” (On the Feast of Stephen)
5. “The holly and the ivy, when they are both full grown…” (Of all the trees that are in the wood, the holly bears the crown)
6. “O little town of Bethlehem…” (How still we see thee lie)
7. “It came upon the midnight clear…” (That glorious song of old)
8. “Hark! The herald angels sing…” (Glory to the newborn King)
9. “Away in a manger, no crib for a bed…” (The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head)
10. “We three kings of Orient are…” (Bearing gifts we traverse afar)
11. “While shepherds watched their flocks by night…” (All seated on the ground)
12. “The first Noel, the angel did say…” (Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay)
13. “Joy to the world, the Lord is come…” (Let earth receive her King)
14. “Silent night, holy night…” (All is calm, all is bright)
15. “O holy night, the stars are brightly shining…” (It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth)
16. “What child is this, who, laid to rest…” (On Mary’s lap is sleeping?)
17. “Deck the halls with boughs of holly…” (Fa la la la la, la la la la)
18. “Come, they told me, pa rum pum pum pum…” (A newborn King to see, pa rum pum pum pum)
19. “Go, tell it on the mountain…” (Over the hills and everywhere)
20. “O come, O come, Emmanuel…” (And ransom captive Israel)

These carol-inspired lyrics challenges will have your team singing along and celebrating the spirit of Christmas together, even from afar!

Christmas Movie Quote Challenge

Test your team’s knowledge of classic holiday films with a Christmas movie quote challenge! Share famous quotes from iconic Christmas movies and see who can guess the movie.
Here are some examples:

1. “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” (Elf)
2. “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” (It’s a Wonderful Life)
3. “Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal.” (Home Alone 2: Lost in New York)
4. “I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It’s not bad at all, really. Maybe it just needs a little love.” (A Charlie Brown Christmas)
5. “This is Christmas! The season of perpetual hope!” (Home Alone)
6. “You’ll shoot your eye out!” (A Christmas Story)
7. “Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.” (The Polar Express)
8. “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.” (White Christmas)
9. “God bless us, every one!” (A Christmas Carol)
10. “It’s Christmas Eve, and we are going to go celebrate being young and being alive.” (The Holiday)
11. “Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.” (Miracle on 34th Street)
12. “Part of the service now. Trying to get round everyone by New Year’s eve.” (Love Actually)

13. “Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind.” (Miracle on 34th Street)
14. “Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas.” (National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation)
15. “Look, Daddy. Teacher says, every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” (It’s a Wonderful Life)
16. “We’re your worst nightmare… Elves with attitude.” (The Santa Clause)
17. “If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaky feeling you’ll find that love actually is all around.” (Love Actually)
18. “We’re gonna have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas!” (National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation)
19. “I planned out our whole day. First, we’ll make snow angels for two hours, then we’ll go ice skating, then we’ll eat a whole roll of Toll House cookie dough as fast as we can, and then we’ll snuggle.” (Elf)
20. “I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It’s not bad at all, really. Maybe it just needs a little love.” (A Charlie Brown Christmas)

Who played? Guess the most memorable holiday characters

When it comes to Christmas movies and TV shows, some of the most memorable holiday characters have been brought to life by famous actors. Whether it’s the jolly Santa Claus himself, a mischievous elf, or even the Grinch, these roles add extra charm to the season. But how well do you know the faces behind these iconic Christmas characters? Let’s dive into the actors who have taken on some of the most beloved holiday figures.

1. Who played the Grinch in the 2000 live-action movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
Answer: Jim Carrey

2. Who played Santa Claus in the 1994 movie The Santa Clause?
Answer: Tim Allen

3. Which actor voiced the Grinch in the 2018 animated The Grinch?
Answer: Benedict Cumberbatch

4. Who portrayed Buddy the Elf in the 2003 Christmas movie Elf?
Answer: Will Ferrell

5. Who played Mrs. Claus in The Santa Clause 2 (2002) and The Santa Clause 3 (2006)?
Answer: Elizabeth Mitchell

6. Who portrayed Santa Claus in the 2018 Netflix movie The Christmas Chronicles?
Answer: Kurt Russell

7. Which actor played Santa Claus in the 2014 movie Get Santa?
Answer: Jim Broadbent

8. Who played a grumpy Santa Claus in the 2020 movie Fatman?
Answer: Mel Gibson

9. Who portrayed Santa Claus in The Polar Express, which featured motion-capture technology?
Answer: Tom Hanks

10. Which actor played Jovie, Buddy’s love interest in Elf?
Answer: Zooey Deschanel

11. Which actor voiced Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)?
Answer: Chris Sarandon (singing voice by Danny Elfman)

12. Who played Ebenezer Scrooge in the 2009 animated movie A Christmas Carol?
Answer: Jim Carrey

13. Who played Frosty the Snowman in Frosty Returns (1992)?
Answer: John Goodman (voice)

14. Which actor portrayed Cousin Eddie in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)?
Answer: Randy Quaid

15. Which actor played Santa Claus in Bad Santa 2 (2016)?
Answer: Billy Bob Thornton

16. Who played the mischievous elf Patch in Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)?
Answer: Dudley Moore

17. Which actor portrayed the Ghost of Christmas Present in Scrooged (1988)?
Answer: Carol Kane

18. Who played the character of Kate, the daughter of Santa Claus, in The Christmas Chronicles (2018)?
Answer: Darby Camp

19. Who voiced Santa Claus in Rise of the Guardians (2012)?
Answer: Alec Baldwin

20. Who played Santa Claus in the 1989 movie Prancer?
Answer: Abe Vigoda

Conclusion

No matter how well your team knows each other, these icebreaker questions are designed to have fun, laughter, and conversation. From well-known to educating, they offer a great way to bring people together, build connections, and add a touch of excitement to any virtual meeting or event. Share your personal stories, experiences, or unexpected answers, these questions will keep your team engaged and entertained. 

Whether it’s your first experience with online events or you are the expert in remote teams, host your next Christmas party with Gloww. You can use ready-made templates to create a festive event in moments. Alternatively, you can easily create this game in Gloww by incorporating these questions into a trivia template and customize your own ideas into a virtual holiday session that’s unique to you. It’s easy to edit your event with games, backgrounds, brand colors, and classic Christmas music. 

Need more holiday and event ideas? Check out Halloween party ideas, Hispanic Heritage month trivia, and Thanksgiving team fun fest as well.