Holiday Movie Trivia for Your Zoom Party

Planning a virtual holiday party is like fighting a battle of awkwardness. Typically, all you really need to do is plan a menu, set some holiday music and decide on whether you’re doing a Secret Santa or white elephant exchange, and you’re good. But when the party takes place online, you’re playing the role of cruise director and TV show host, actively directing and producing a show (of sorts), while socializing and keeping people engaged.

In that sense, it’s always helpful to have a few planned activities, interspersed with moments to chat and catch up, so that people aren’t staring at their screens, silently willing time to pass (or their wifi to fail), so they can log off. A Zoom scavenger hunt can help break the ice, and some holiday movie trivia can get people bonding over their favorite Rankin/Bass Christmas special or the scene from Elf they can quote by heart. We’ve covered the former a few different ways; here’s our take on the latter.

18 Holiday Movie Trivia Questions

How to Play: Have everyone type their answers in chat or write them on paper and reveal them together. Award 2 points for the first person to answer correctly; 1 point for a correct answer in general. The person with the most points earns…whatever you deem fitting. (Answers at the very bottom.)

1. What is the first thing Frosty says when he comes to life?
2. Instead of a toymaker, what does Hermey the Elf dream of becoming in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
3. What’s the last name of the neighbors with the unruly, dinner-stealing dogs in A Christmas Story?
4. What gift does Ralphie really want for Christmas?
5. In the movie Elf, according to Buddy, what are an elf’s four main food groups?
6. What holiday song does Buddy sing with Jovie?
7. What’s the name of the angel trying to earn his wings in It’s A Wonderful Life?
8. What are the names of the burglars chasing after Kevin in Home Alone?
9. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation fans, what gift does Clark receive as his Christmas bonus?
10. And on that note, what’s the secret ingredient in Aunt Bethany’s Jell-o mold?
11. What’s the name of Tim Allen’s character in The Santa Clause? (Hint: He shares the same initials as Santa Claus, as you’ll remember from his PJs.)
12. How many years did it take for Judy the Elf to perfect her hot cocoa recipe?
13. Tim Allen’s role in The Santa Clause was originally intended for another actor. Any guesses who?
14. In the movie Four Christmases, what island are Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn’s characters planning on visiting?
15. What’s the name of Turbo Man’s furry sidekick in Jingle All the Way?
16. What real-life toy inspired Turbo Man?
17. In the 2006 movie Deck the Halls, why does Danny DeVito’s character go crazy trying to cover his house in lights?
18. Finish this line from The Grinch: ““And they’ll feast, feast, feast, feast. They’ll eat their Who-Pudding and ____________________.”

Holiday Movie Trivia Answer Key:

1. “Happy birthday!”
2. A dentist
3. Bumpus
4. Red Rider BB Gun
5. Candy, candy canes, candy corn and syrup
6. “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
7. Clarence Odbody (double points if you get the full name!)
8. Marv Merchants and Harry Lime (double points for full names here too!)
9. A one-year membership to the Jelly of the Month Club
10. Cat food
11. Scott Calvin
12. 1,200 years
13. Bill Murray (per Screen Rant)
14. Fiji (they tell their parents Burma)
15. Booster
16. Cabbage Patch Dolls
17. He thinks covering it in lights will make it visible from MyEarth, the movie’s equivalent of Google Earth.
18. “rare Who-Roast Beast.”

Photo: Elf/New Line Cinema