Free Holiday Trivia Questions and Answers
215 trivia questions for Christmas, Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, from easy kids questions to hard ones. Mix every holiday into one game or pick one. Play here, print a quiz with an answer key, or share a round. Free, no sign-up.
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Questions and Answers
Holiday trivia questions and answers
A taste of each holiday. Every page has the full list with answers, ready to play or print.
Thanksgiving trivia questions
What was the name of the ship that carried the Pilgrims across the ocean to Plymouth? Kids
Answer: Mayflower. The Mayflower was the only ship to reach Plymouth before the 1621 harvest celebration. The next ship, the Fortune, arrived in November 1621.
Which Native nation shared the 1621 harvest celebration with the Plymouth colonists? Kids
Answer: Wampanoag. The Wampanoag leader Ousamequin, known by the title Massasoit, came with about 90 men. Together with the English colonists, at least 140 people took part.
According to Edward Winslow, what did the Wampanoag men bring to the 1621 celebration? Family
Answer: Five deer. Winslow wrote that the Wampanoag went out and killed five deer, which they gave to the English governor and captain. Historians see the gift as an important part of the diplomacy between the two peoples.
On which day of the week is Thanksgiving celebrated in the United States? Kids
Answer: Thursday. Since a 1941 law, Thanksgiving has been the fourth Thursday of November. Lincoln's 1863 proclamation had picked the last Thursday.
Which president proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving under the new U.S. Constitution, in 1789? Kids
Answer: George Washington. Congress asked Washington to recommend a day of thanksgiving, and he chose Thursday, November 26, 1789.
According to Edward Winslow's letter, about how long did the 1621 harvest celebration last? Family
Answer: Three days. Winslow wrote that the colonists entertained and feasted their Wampanoag guests for three days. His letter is one of only two primary sources describing that autumn.
Christmas trivia questions
Which country is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition as we know it today? Kids
Answer: Germany. German families brought evergreen trees indoors and decorated them, and German immigrants later carried the custom to America.
Which royal couple helped make Christmas trees popular in Britain in the 1840s? Family
Answer: Victoria and Albert. A picture of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their children around a decorated tree at Windsor Castle started a craze for Christmas trees.
Who wrote the story "A Christmas Carol"? Kids
Answer: Charles Dickens. Dickens wrote the short novel in just a few weeks, and it has never been out of print.
In what year was "A Christmas Carol" first published? Hard
Answer: 1843. It went on sale in London on 19 December 1843 and sold out by Christmas Eve.
In "A Christmas Carol," what is the name of the grumpy old miser visited by ghosts? Kids
Answer: Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his partner Jacob Marley and then by three spirits of Christmas.
Who commissioned the first commercially sold Christmas cards in London in 1843? Hard
Answer: Sir Henry Cole. The card was illustrated by the artist John Callcott Horsley.
Hanukkah trivia questions
Which holy building did the Maccabees win back and rededicate? Kids
Answer: The Temple in Jerusalem. The Maccabees cleaned the Temple and rededicated it. That rededication is what Hanukkah celebrates.
The pure oil found in the Temple was only enough for how long? Kids
Answer: One day. They found just one small jar of pure olive oil, enough to light the menorah for a single night.
How long did the little jar of oil keep the menorah burning? Kids
Answer: Eight days. The oil lasted eight days, long enough to prepare new pure oil. That is why Hanukkah lasts eight days.
Who led the Jewish fighters in the Hanukkah story? Kids
Answer: Judah the Maccabee. Judah led a small band of Jewish fighters against a much larger army and drove it out of Jerusalem.
How big was the Maccabees' army compared to their enemy's? Kids
Answer: Much smaller. A small, poorly armed group defeated one of the mightiest armies of its time. Hanukkah prayers thank God for delivering the many into the hands of the few.
In the Hanukkah story, who ruled the land and tried to force Greek ways on the Jews? Family
Answer: The Syrian-Greeks. In the second century BCE, the Seleucid Syrian-Greeks tried to force Greek culture and beliefs on the Jewish people.
How It Works
How to host a holiday trivia game
Three ways to play, all free and with no sign-up.
Play on a screen
Pick the level and topic, then play one question at a time on a phone, a laptop or the TV. The score keeps itself.
Print it for the table
Print the round with a name and score line for each player. The answer key prints on its own page for the host.
Send it to the group
Download the round as one image, with the answers in small print at the bottom, and share it in the family or office chat.
Ideas
Tips for a fun trivia night
Small touches that keep the whole table playing.
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Play in teams
Teams of three to five keep shy players in the game and stop one know-it-all from running away with it.
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Mix the levels
Let kids answer the Kids questions and adults the Hard ones, then add the scores together. Everyone gets a turn.
03
Read the fact out loud
After each answer, read the extra fact. It turns a quiz into a conversation, and people remember it.
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Small prizes, big laughs
A treat for each round winner and a bigger prize at the end keeps everyone playing to the last question.
Every Holiday
Trivia and games for every holiday
The same game with a different set of questions, plus bingo cards for a second round.
Thanksgiving Trivia
70 questions on the 1621 harvest, the parade, football, turkeys and Canada.
Play →Christmas Trivia
100 questions on movies, carols, Santa and his reindeer, food and traditions around the world.
Play →Hanukkah Trivia
45 questions on the story, the menorah, the dreidel, latkes and sufganiyot.
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