The Ho Ho Ho Christmas Film Quiz

By NCS 13/12/2023

3 min read

Oh come all ye faithful… to the Christmas film quiz of the year! With 17 questions to get your brain cells as tangled as your Christmas tree lights, it’s time to grab a mince pie and test your knowledge about festive movies…

Classic Christmas Movies

Kicking off this film quiz, a few questions about classic Christmas movies:

1. In the 2003 film Elf, what’s Buddy’s full name?
a) William ”Buddy’ Christmas
b) William “Buddy” Cobbs
c) William “Buddy” Wells
d) William “Buddy” Hobbs

2. In Home Alone (1990), where does Kevin’s family travel to for the holidays?
a) New York City, USA
b) Paris, France
c) London, England
d) Chicago, USA

3. In which year was Home Alone 2 released?
a) 1992
b) 1993
c) 1994
d) 1991

4. In Die Hard (1988), which company does John McClane’s wife Holly work for?
a) Takanomi Corporation
b) Nakatomi Corporation
c) Katatomi Corporation
d) Konotami Corporation

Animated Festive Movies

Next up, can you answer these questions correctly about animated xmas films?

5. In the 2004 animation Polar Express, why is it important for Billy to get on the train?
a) Because he has to spend Christmas with his family at the North Pole
b) Because he already bought a ticket
c) Because he had to escape
d) Because he was starting to doubt if Father Christmas is real

6. Who voices Scrooge's nephew ‘Fred’ in Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009)?
a) Jim Carrey
b) Gary Oldman
c) Colin Firth
d) Jamie Dornan

7. How does Santa travel around the world in Arthur Christmas (2011)?
a) In a hovercraft
b) On a flying motorbike
c) In a traditional sleigh
d) In a truck

8. Benedict Cumberbatch voices our favourite green loner in 2018’s The Grinch. But can you tell us why the Grinch had to go out for food?
a) His dog had eaten it all
b) He threw it off a cliff
c) He had been emotionally eating too much
d) Cindy Lou stole it

9. In Frozen (2013), what does Olaf call Elsa's bigger and meaner snowman?
a) Fluff
b) Pabbie
c) Snowgies
d) Marshmallow

Comedy Christmas Films

When ho, ho, ho meets ha, ha, ha: do you know your comedy Christmas films?

10. In Nativity! (2009), why does Mr. Maddens hate Christmas?
a) He’s forced to wear an ugly Christmas jumper every year
b) His girlfriend broke up with him at Christmas time
c) He hates Brussels sprouts
d) He thinks it’s a waste of money

11. In Jingle All The Way (1996), Howard Langston attempts to buy a Turbo Man Action Figure from a counterfeit ring run by con men dressed in Santa suits. Complete the quote:

Mall Santa: Ah! That'll be three hundred.
Howard Langston: Dollars?
Mall Santa: No, __________; yes, dollars!

a) Candy canes
b) Chocolate kisses
c) Euros
d) Hamburgers

12. In the film The Christmas Chronicles (2018), what are the names of the two children who notice Santa in their home?
a) Kate and Teddy
b) Kim and Todd
c) Kendall and Timmy
d) Kiara and Tony

Xmas Movie Emojis

Can you figure out the names of all the xmas films?

13. Guess the Christmas film:
🎃💀➡️🎅🎄

14. Guess the Christmas film:
🐸🐷🎄🎶

15. Guess the Christmas film:
✨3️⃣4️⃣🏘️

16. Guess the Christmas film:
⏪🎄

17. Guess the Christmas film:

🧌🫏🎅🎄

That's the end of the quiz! Are you already looking forward to the new year?

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The Answers

Check the answers below to see how you fared on this Christmas movies quiz. From everyone here at NCS, we wish you a very happy (and movie-filled!) holiday time.

1. The answer is d) William “Buddy” Hobbs
2. The answer is b) Paris, France
3. The answer is a) 1992
4. The answer is b) Nakatomi Corporation
5. The answer is d) Because he was starting to doubt if Father Christmas is real
6. The answer is c) Colin Firth
7. The answer is a) In a hovercraft
8. The answer is c) He had been emotionally eating too much
9. The answer is d) Marshmallow
10. The answer is b) His girlfriend broke up with him at Christmas time
11. The answer is b) Chocolate kisses
12. The answer is a) Kate and Teddy
13. 🎃💀➡️🎅🎄 – The Nightmare Before Christmas
14. 🐸🐷🎄🎶 – The Muppet Christmas Carol
15. ✨3️⃣4️⃣🏘️ – Miracle on 34th Street
16. ⏪🎄 – Last Christmas (2019)
17. 🧌🫏🎅🎄– Shrek The Halls

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