This trivia includes questions related to festivity i.e; Christmas. A beautiful day, you guys celebrating each year. Many of you already know some basics information regarding Christmas. But here this trivia is to, first of all, to renew your present knowledge. The second is to update more information into your brain. This first portion includes the introduction of Christmas, some terms related to it, kids have to know about it. Let’s read some best Christmas trivia for kids.
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Christmas trivia for kids
1. What is Christmas?
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An annual festivity.
2. What is the aim of this festivity?
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In order to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
3. In which date of the year, we’ll are celebrating it?
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25 December.
4. Christmas festive is much popular in which religion?
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Christians.
5. Other names of Christmas are?
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Noel, Nativity, Xmas.
6. What is the primary purpose of celebrating Christmas?
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For Christians, believing that God came into the world in the form of man to atone for the sins of humanity, rather than knowing Jesus’ exact birth date.
7. Popular modern customs of Christmas include?
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A special meal, Church services, exchange of Christmas cards, Christmas music, Caroling, gift-giving, and much more.
8. Christmas decorations include?
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Christmas tree, Christmas lights, nativity scenes, wreaths, mistletoe, and holly.
9. Who is Santa Claus?
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Who brings a gift to children during the Christmas season.
10. Other names of Santa Claus?
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Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas.
11. Where is the first artificial Christmas tree was made?
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In Germany using colored goose feathers.
12. What is the traditional color of this holiday?
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Red, green, gold.
13. Red color means what in the event of Christmas?
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Blood of Jesus.
14. Green color means?
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Eternal life.
15. Gold color represents what at Christmas?
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Royalty and light.
Christmas questions to ask
16. Who is Saturn?
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God of agriculture.
17. In the early years of Christianity, which was the main holiday?
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Easter.
18. In which century, church officials decided to institute the birth of Jesus as a holiday?
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Fourth century.
19. What is Epiphany or Three Kings Day?
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Christmas celebrated 13 days after 25 December which is also known as Epiphany or Three Kings Day.
20. What is the purpose of celebrating Epiphany?
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There is a belief that their wise men finally found Jesus.
21. The first scene of Nativity was set up by?
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St. Francis of Assisi in the 13th century.
22. Christmas trees were first used by?
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Ancient Egyptians and Romans.
23. In old ages, what kind of Christmas trees were used?
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Used like an evergreen tree like fir or pine trees, wreaths, and garlands.
24. Use of modern Christmas trees started in?
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Germany in the 16th century.
25. In Greek, Christ begins with the letter?
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X.
26. The term Xmas simply means?
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Christmas.
27. In Dutch, Santa Claus was known as?
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Sinterklaas.
28. Who was St. Nicholas?
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Christian bishop who helps the poor and needy people.
29. Symbol of Christmas wreath represent?
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Love and eternal life.
30. Mistletoe is the symbol of?
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Love, laughter, and compassion.
Hard Christmas trivia for kids
31. Who was the first state in the US to have recognized Christmas as an official holiday?
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Alabama.
32. Who recognized Christmas as a holiday in the year 1907?
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Oklahoma.
33. What way the biggest Christmas gift?
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The statue of liberty was gifted by France to the US as a Christmas gift.
34. Santa Claus didn’t always wear red. Do they also wear?
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Green, purple and blue.
35. Who decided to wear color to Santa that matches with their brand?
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Coca Cola.
36. First Christmas trees were decorated with?
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Apples, heart, flowers, pastry shaped stars, white candy canes.
37. What is a candy cane?
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Most popular Christmas candy.
38. During a short period of time in the 17th century Christmas was banned?
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In Britain.
39. How many reindeer Santa has?
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8.
40. Name that 8 reindeer?
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Comet, Cupid, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Doner and Blitzen.
41. First artificial Christmas trees used to be made up of?
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Toilet brushes.
42. How many Christmas trees are produced each year?
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36 million.
43. How many years to take, by a Christmas tree to get mature?
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7-10 years.
44. In Ukraine, if you find a spider web in the house, on Christmas morning. What was their belief?
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It is believed to be a harbinger of good fortune.
45. What was the hot cockle?
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In Medieval times, it was a popular game, at Chrismas days.
Christmas trivia facts
46. What is snowzilla?
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A giant snowman.
47. Snowzilla is created every year in?
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Anchorage, Alaska.
48. What is animal crackers?
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Cookies that were imported to the United States from England in the late 1800s.
49. First Christmas Pudding was made as a kind of?
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Soup with raisins and wine in it.
50. From where the Christmas pudding originates?
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From an old Celtic dish known as Frumenty.
51. What is Frumenty?
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A spiced porridge, enjoyed by both rich and poor people.
52. What is Kallikantzaroi?
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In Greek legend, malicious creatures. Sometimes these play troublesome pranks during Christmas time.
53. What is poinsettia?
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A traditional Christmas flower.
54. What poinsettia known in Mexico?
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Poinsettia also is known as ‘Flower of the Holy night’.
55. Who is Louis Prang?
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A bavarian born lithographer, who came to the US from Germany I’m the 19th century.
56. What Louis is famous for?
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Famous for sending the printed Christmas cards. A way of reproducing color oil painting and created a card having a message “Merry Christmas” on it.
59. What is the Urn of fate?
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Christmas celebration in many Italian households.
60. What is the purpose of this Urn of fate?
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The Urn of Fate, an old Italian tradition, is a large ornamental bowl that holds wrapped gifts for family members.
This portion includes the questions related to some Santa Claus, some Christmas decorations, cards, etc. Some of the questions that is useful for the kids to know related to Christmas also mention here. Some traditional meals of various areas also included in this. Go through it.
Miscellaneous Christmas trivia
61. What is Julbukk?
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A Christmas decoration, a small figurine of a goat.
62. Julbukk is made up of?
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Straw.
63. Santa Claus has which two addresses?
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Edinburgh & North Pole.
64. Which type of letters goes to Edinburgh?
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Those which addressed ‘Toyland or Snowland’.
65. Which letters go to the North Pole?
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Letters that addressed to ‘the North Pole’ go towards the north pole.
66. Christmas festivities were banned by the leader’s name?
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Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell.
67. The first commercial Christmas cards were commissioned by?
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Civil servant Sir Henry Cole.
68. In which year’s first commercial cards were commissioned?
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London in 1843.
69. Who is Tom Smith?
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The Christmas cracker was invented by a London sweet shop owner called Tom smith.
70. It’s technically illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas Day in which country?
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England.
71. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was invented for?
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US firm’s Christmas promotion in 1938.
72. What is Yule Log or buche de Noel?
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Popular Christmas dessert, made up of chocolate sponge roll layered with cream.
73. The Yule Log was originally an entire tree. What is the purpose of it?
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Carefully chosen and brought into the house with great ceremony and burned over the 12 days of Christmas.
74. What is used to decorate the home since the 9th century?
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Holly and Ivy.
75. Holly and Ivy symbolize?
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Everlasting life.
General knowledge questions about Christmas
76. The holly represents?
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Christ’s crown of thorns and the berries his blood.
77. The word ‘carol’ means?
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Dance or song of praise and joy.
78. US scientists calculated that Santa would have to visit how many homes a second to deliver all the world’s presents on Christmas Eve?
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822 homes.
79. What is the average number of Christmas presents a UK child receives?
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16.
80. What is the number of iOS and Android devices that will be activated on Christmas day?
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6.8 million.
81. How many percents of families in the UK always attend church on Christmas Day?
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13%.
82. How many percents of families sit down to watch the Queen’s Speech?
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27%.
83. On Christmas Eve in 2001, which hotel had 208 of its 210 rooms free?
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The Bethlehem Hotel.
84. 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in?
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Europe.
85. How many natural Christmas trees are consumed by UK each year?
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8 million.
86. In the UK, natural Christmas trees outsell artificial Christmas trees by a ratio of?
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3:1.
87. The image of Santa Claus flying his sleigh began in?
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1819.
88. This image was created by?
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Washington Irving.
89. The Montgomery Ward department store created Rudolph the Reindeer as a marketing gimmick. Why?
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To attract children to buy their Christmas coloring books.
92. Since 1918, which city has received a giant Christmas tree as a gift?
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Boston.
93. Who gifted that giant Christmas tree?
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The Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
94. During World War I, there was a now-famous Christmas truce in the trenches between the British and the Germans. Mention the year of World War I?
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1914.
95. In 2010, during the Christmas season, which government decorated jungle trees with lights?
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Colombian.
96. What was invented in 1610 in Germany and was once made of real silver?
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Tinsel.
97. In which country, spiders are considered to be symbols of prosperity and goodness at Christmas?
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Poland.
98. The tradition of hanging stockings comes from which legend?
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Dutch legend.
99. Who recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” when she was only 13 years old?
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Brenda Lee.
100. A famous saxophonist who played the saxophone solo on “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”. Name?
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Boots Randolph.
Christmas trivia printable for kids
111. Jingle Bells’ was originally what?
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A Thanksgiving Holiday.
112. Who wrote the Jingle Bell?
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James Lord Pierpont.
113. Why Mistletoe was considered an aphrodisiac?
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The Druids considered mistletoe to be a symbol of fertility. And used it as an aphrodisiac.
114. The total amount spent on Christmas puddings by the UK is?
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£48,000,000.
115. Which have the current world record holder for the most sprouts eaten in a minute?
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Sprout fan Linus Urbanec from Sweden.
116. A large part of Sweden’s population watches which cartoons every Christmas Eve?
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Donald Duck.
117. In which village where people settle the previous year’s grudges by fist fighting?
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Village in Peru.
118. Which place is so popular that customers must place their Christmas orders 2 months in advance?
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KFC.
119. The most lights lit simultaneously on a Christmas tree is?
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194,672.
120. The most expensively dressed Christmas tree was valued at just under?
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£7,000,000.
This portion of the trivia includes some different names of Santa Claus in various regions, some past history related to this festivity. We also mention some fun facts related to Christmas. Hopefully, you guys really enjoy reading this.
Christmas movie trivia questions for kids
121. Santa Claus’s name in Germany is?
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Kriss Kringle.
122. Santa Claus’s name in Italy is?
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Le Befana.
123. Santa Claus’s name in France is?
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Pere Noel.
124. Santa Claus’s name in Russia is?
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Deushka Moroz (Grandfather Frost).
125. Who is the world’s leading exporter of Christmas trees?
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Nova Scotia.
126. How many sets of Lego are sold every second during the Christmas season?
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28.
127. What is one of Europe’s oldest Christmas markets?
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Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg, Germany.
128. What was the first song sung by astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra in space, on December 16, 1965?
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Jingle bells.
129. Which was the first company to used Santa Claus?
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