Category: Holiday Trivia
Holiday Trivia (2019): Holiday Movies, Holiday Shopping, Holiday Music, and Holiday Food
Learn how much people spend and how far they travel during the holidays, some classic trivia about the movie Die Hard and what NKOTB stands for. These free trivia questions about the holidays: holiday movies, holiday shopping, holiday music, and holiday food will help you impress all your friends at holiday parties. If you have other trivia questions about interesting holiday facts, please share them in the comments below.
Part 1: Trivia About Holiday And Christmas Movies
You know that the movie “Angels With Filthy Souls” which Kevin McCallister watches in Home Alone… where the gangster says “Keep the change ya filthy animal.” Well, that movie was actually fake and made just for the movie. Enjoy these free trivia questions about holiday and Christmas movies.
1. In the movie Die Hard, What is the name of the building where John McClane’s wife is having her holiday party?
2. In home alone, What is the name of Kevin’s brother, who has the tarantula?
3. In the movie Gremlins, What is the name of the friendly Gremlin?
4. This 2003 Rom Com follows the lives of 8 Couples as they lead up to Christmas?
5. What is the name of the song Will Farrell sings in the women’s bathroom in the movie elf?
6. This quote is spoken at new years and come from what movie “I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”
7. This cartoon movie stars Adam Sandler and is about Hanukkah.
8. In the movie the Christmas Story, what was the name of the decoder Ralphie gets from Ovaltine?
9. Who plays the character of Santa in Bad Santa?
10. Which actress plays the daughter in Christmas Vacation?
Part 2: Trivia About Holiday Shopping
Did you know that single shoppers make 45% more impulse buys than married shoppers? Maybe because single shoppers don’t have judgemental spouses with snide remarks waiting when they learn about said spouse’s impulse purchases. With that being said, enjoy these free trivia questions about holiday shopping.
1. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), in 2015 how many millions of people reported shopping (online or in store) from thanksgiving to cyber Monday?
2. According to the same NRF study, in 2015 what was the average dollar amount spent per person.
3. The same NRF study reported that adults under this age where significantly more likely to have shopped during that time.
4. The same NRF study reported that the majority of gift items purchased could call under this type of category.
5. What was the top selling toy in 2014? Hint – think about the top selling kids movie of that year.
6. According to the NRF, behind winter holiday spending, what event triggers the second most spending in the US? (hint, its not a holiday)
7. In 2017, it is approximated that this many Xmas trees were purchased worldwide.
8. Purchase gas, plane, bus and train tickets to travel during Xmas. What is the average distance people travel?
9. 6 million of xmas trees come from what state?
10. in 2019, What percent of holiday shoppers will do more than 50% of their shopping online?
Part 3: Trivia About Holiday And Christmas Music
Did you know that the top selling Christmas song is Mariah Carey’s “All I want for Christmas is you?” It is estimated to have over 3 Million downloads. We hope you enjoy these free trivia questions about holiday and Christmas music.
1. This artist, who moved to Memphis when he was 13, began his music career in 1954. His 4th album was a Xmas album released in 1957.
2. This artists, came out with his first Xmas album in 1963, which contains 4 original tracks about the holiday. This artist dies at the age of 71 in 2003, in Nashville of diabetes.
3. This artists released a Christmas album in 1994 right around her peak. Between albums, Music Box and Day Dream.
4. Home for Christmas was an album released in 1998 by the boy band N’SYNC. How many members were in that band?
5. This Canadian artist’s album, Christmas, has a duet of “white Christmas” with Shania Twain.
6. This Xmas song, “Little Saint Nick,” is an original by this Southern California based band and was originally released in 1963.
7. A Very She & Him Christmas, consists of actress and musician Zooey Deschanel and this musician.
8. ReJoyce: The Christmas Album is the fourth studio album by this American pop singer and includes a duet with her sister Ashley.
9. Under the Mistletoe is the first Christmas album and second studio album by this Canadian recording artist and hairstyle icon, which was released on November 1, 2011.
10. Merry, Merry Christmas is the third album by pop act New Kids on the Block, released in the United States by Columbia Records on September 19, 1989. Name the members of NKOTB.
Part 4: Trivia About Holiday and Christmas Food
Did you know that figgy pudding is not pudding at all? At least not by American standards. It is more like a cake, but with brandy. We hope you enjoy these free trivia question about holiday and Christmas food.
1. FDA regulations only require that 1.0 percent of an eggnog product’s final weight be made up of this for it to bear the eggnog name.
2. What is the main ingredient in a Latke?
3. Originally, these Christmas treats were straight, not bent, and had no stripes.
4. This popular drink contains rum, sweet apple cider, cinnamon, butter, nutmeg, and cloves.
5. It is common place to leave out milk and cookies for Santa to bribe him to come and leave presents. The USDA’s allows 750 million cells of this per liter of milk.
6. Chocolate money is often given to Jewish kids to spin the dreidel and gamble with. Name 1 of the letters on a Dreidel.
7. Who eats the gingerbread man in the story about the gingerbread man?
8. It is rumored that this Christmas dish was later popularized by the Catholic Church as a test of truthful conversion from Judaism.
9. What type of roast did the Grinch steal from the Whos?
10. Pumpkin pie is often served around the holidays. What continent are pumpkins originally from?
Well, did you learn anything new from these free trivia questions about the holidays: holiday movies, holiday shopping, holiday music, and holiday food? We hope so. We strive to provide information about the random, absurd, and deviant. And yes… we understand that just like in bar trivia, there are those who wish to contest the answers or give their unsolicited opinions about whether or not the questions are fair, accurate or displeasing.
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