Free printable Christmas quiz answer sheets

Running a Christmas quiz at home, school, the office or the pub? Here are six free A4 pages to print: team answer sheets with score boxes, a 10-question kids' round, a festive food round with answers and six tie-breakers. No sign-up.

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What's in the free PDF

• Page 1: how to run the night, with jokers, marking and tie rules.
• Pages 2 and 3: Festive Food round, quizmaster copy and team answer sheet.
• Pages 4 and 5: Kids' Round (Santa's Workshop), quizmaster copy and team answer sheet.
• Page 6: six closest-answer-wins tie-breakers with answers.

Festive Food round (10 questions)

1. What is the main ingredient of a traditional bread sauce, apart from milk?
2. Pigs in blankets are sausages wrapped in what?
3. Which small green vegetable divides every British Christmas table?
4. What fruit is the main flavour of a traditional Christmas sauce served with turkey?
5. What is poured over a Christmas pudding and set alight?
6. Mince pies today are filled with fruit, but historically what did they also contain?
7. Which nut is traditionally used to make marzipan?
8. A Yule log is a cake made to look like what?
9. Which bird was the usual Christmas roast in Britain before turkey took over?
10. Stilton is a type of what?

Show the answers

1. Bread (breadcrumbs)
2. Bacon
3. Brussels sprouts
4. Cranberry
5. Brandy
6. Meat
7. Almond
8. A log
9. Goose
10. Cheese

Kids' Christmas quiz round (10 questions)

Written for primary-school age. Younger children can shout the answers while a grown-up writes.

1. What colour is Father Christmas's suit?
2. Which reindeer has a shiny red nose?
3. What do you hang up on Christmas Eve for presents?
4. Where does Father Christmas live?
5. Who are Santa's little helpers?
6. What do you put on top of a Christmas tree?
7. What do snowmen often have for a nose?
8. What does Santa ride in across the sky?
9. What goes 'bang' when two people pull it at dinner?
10. What is frozen water that falls from the sky in flakes?

Show the answers

1. Red
2. Rudolph
3. A stocking
4. The North Pole
5. Elves
6. A star or an angel
7. A carrot
8. A sleigh
9. A cracker
10. Snow

Christmas quiz tie-breakers

Ask each tied team to write a number. The closest answer wins.

1. How many days are there from 1 December to Christmas Day, including both?
2. In what year was the first commercial Christmas card sent?
3. How many seconds are in one hour?
4. How many feet are in a mile?
5. How many gifts in total are given in 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'?
6. How many minutes are in a week?

Show the answers

1. 25
2. 1843
3. 3,600
4. 5,280
5. 364
6. 10,080

How to run it

• Print one quizmaster copy for yourself and one answer sheet per team per round. Black and white is fine.
• Read each question twice. At the end of the round, teams swap sheets and mark each other's while you read the answers.
• Let each team play a joker on one round, declared before it starts, to double those points.
• Six to eight rounds make about a 90-minute night.

Just a family quiz for Christmas Day? The Great British Christmas Quiz is 60 questions for £3.99 (buy it here). There are also 30 more free questions in our Christmas quiz questions and answers guide and tips in how to host a Christmas quiz night.

Questions

Are these Christmas quiz answer sheets really free?

Yes. It's a free 6-page A4 PDF with no sign-up and no email needed: the how-to-run page, the Festive Food round (quizmaster copy and team answer sheet), the Kids' Round (quizmaster copy and team answer sheet) and six tie-breakers. Print or photocopy the answer sheets as often as you like for quizzes you run yourself.

Can I use the answer sheets for my own questions?

Yes. The team answer sheet has a team name line, a joker box, ten numbered answer lines with a score box each and a round total, so it works for any 10-question round. Cross out the round title or write your own above it.

How many rounds do I need for a Christmas quiz night?

Six to eight rounds of ten questions make roughly a 90-minute night, with a break in the middle. Read each question twice, then swap sheets between teams for marking while you read out the answers.

Are the kids' questions suitable for young children?

The Kids' Round is written for primary-school age: Father Christmas, reindeer, stockings, snowmen and crackers. Younger children can answer out loud while an adult writes on the sheet.

Where do I get more rounds?

These pages come from The Great British Christmas Pub Quiz Host Pack (£7.99): 40 rounds and 400 original questions, a quizmaster copy with answers for every round, a team answer sheet for every round, tie-breakers and a master scoreboard for up to 8 teams. For a smaller family quiz, the Great British Christmas Quiz is £3.99 for 60 questions.