I’ve also included the document here in full as well as about for downloading.
Welcome to the third, annual, Not So Smug Now Christmas Quiz. When I started making quizzes during lockdown, I had no idea how much you would all love the Christmas version. So, in an effort to spread a little joy and remove one thing off the Christmas Mental Load list for those of you who have found yourself responsible for the office Christmas quiz, here is this year’s offering.
As ever, there are 6 rounds.
1. General Knowledge
2. Music Round
3. Who Am I?
4. Picture Round
5. Movie Round
6. Sudden Death
Included in this quiz:
1. The Master Document: that is THIS document that you are reading now. There must be a quiz master and that Quiz Master will have the answers so will lead the quiz and not be able to participate. If you are looking for a quiz that runs itself so that everyone can participate, this is not the quiz.
2. A Team Answer Sheet: This is an optional, but I’ve included it because some people like it. All teams need one copy of this to put their answers on. If you don’t want to print it off – totally fine – they can just write their answers on a regular piece of paper.
3. Music Round File of MP3s: There are ten MP3 files that you can able to download and play on any device.
4. The Picture Round: This is provided as a jpeg and a PDF to make it easier for you to share it however you want. Whether you print it or email it or send it via WhatsApp you should have what you need.
5. The Movie Round MP4: One MP4 file with all ten questions. It will be obvious where to stop and start.
I really hope you enjoy the quiz. Please let me know if you have any problems by emailing me on
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1. What is the highest grossing Christmas film of all time?
A: The animated Dr Seuss’ The Grinch (2018), raking in $512 million (1 point)
2. What is the name for a male turkey?
A: Gobblers (1 point)
3. In what year was the Queen’s speech first televised?
A: 1957 (1 point)
4. What is the most recorded Christmas song in history?
A: Silent Night (1 point)
5. How many presents in total were given in the 12 Days of Christmas?
A: 364 (1 point)
6. How many Scrabble points do you get for the word CHRISTMAS (assume no tiles are placed on double or triple squares)?
A: 16 (1 point)
7. What is the chemical formula of snow?
A: H2o (1 point)
8. In what country is Father Christmas known as Babbo Natale?
A: Italy (1 point)
9. What does the shape of a candy cane represent?
A: A shepherd’s crook from the story of the Nativity. (1 point)
10. How many of Rudolph’s fellow reindeers’ names start with ‘D’?
A: Three: Dasher, Dancer, Donner. (1 point for answering 3 and 1 point for naming all three – 2 points total)
11. Which Christmassy song plays at the end of Die Hard?
A: Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! (1 point)
12. What do children in Sweden leave out for Santa?
A: A cup of coffee so that he doesn’t get tired. (1 point)
In this round, you will hear Father Christmas read his version of lyrics from popular Christmas songs set to a backing track of another popular Christmas song. The naughty elves got them all mixed up! All you have to do is guess which song Father Christmas is banging on about and name the backing track as well. Two points available for each question.
1. Backing Track: Jingle Bells
Santa’s Description: Last Christmas
2. Backing Track: We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Santa’s Description: All I Want for Christmas is You
3. Backing Track: Good Kind Wenceslas
Santa’s Description: Santa Claus is Coming To Town
4. Backing Track: Silent Night
Santa’s Description: Stay Another Day
5. Backing Track: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Santa’s Description: White Christmas
6. Backing Track: Once in Royal David’s City
Santa’s Description: The Fairytale of New York
7. Backing Track: Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Santa’s Description: Santa Tell Me
8. Backing Track: Frosty The Snowman
Santa’s Description: Mistletoe & Wine
9. Backing Track: Stop The Cavalry
Santa’s Description: I Wish It Could be Christmas Every Day
10. Backing Track: Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End)
Santa’s Description: Merry Christmas Everyone
In this round, teams have to guess which famous person/character is being described. They will all be related to Christmas in some way.
1. I was a teacher and then I was murdered. I cheated on my wife at Christmas with a young woman I worked with. I fell to my death off a high building in Los Angeles at Christmas. Alan Rickman
2. I’m the tallest person in my family. I like singing in the shower. My name means ‘friend’. Buddy, from Elf
3. I’m always cold but always happy. I wear a silk hat. I play with children. Frosty the Snowman
4. I suffered harassment in my work-place. But my boss really values me. I was made the lead on our big annual project Rudolph
5. I work in Asda. I’m Canadian. I am to Christmas what George Ezra is to summer. Michael Bublé
6. I have a terrible workplace wellbeing policy. I see dead people. I am a mean bastard. Ebeneezer Scrooge
7. I wrote a popular family Christmas film. There was pornography in the middle of it. I love Hugh. Richard Curtis
8. I sing like an Elf-man. I share a first name with Captain Sparrow. I can be a bit of a nightmare. Jack Skellington
9. I left my child behind to fly to Paris. I went up the creek with a shit paddle. I am an Canadian actress.
Catherine O’Hara
10. I make a hell of a racket. Bing Crosby, David Bowie and Dolly Parton have sung my song. I was created in 1941. The Little Drummer Boy
All teams have to do is name the best-selling toy and match it with the year in which it topped the sales charts!
1. Stretch Armstrong (1976)
2. Lazer Tag (1986)
3. Cozmo (2017)
4. Power Rangers Figures (1994)
5. Strawberry Shortcake (1983)
6. Bratz Dolls (2002)
7. Iggle Piggle (2008)
8. Thunderbirds Tracy Island (1993)
9. Nintendo Wii (2007)
10. Nerf Gun (2012)
11. Hatchimals (2016)
12. BMX Bike (1977)
Welcome to the Movie Round. All you have to do is complete the missing line from the movie, name the movie and give the actors name! Three points per question. It’s up to you how strict you are…it’s quite a hard round so you may want to award points for the funniest answers (even if they’re totally wrong!)
1. “Keep the change ya’ filthy animal” (Do not accept Merry Christmas ya’ filthy animal!)
Macaulay Culkin/Home Alone
2. “You sit on a throne of lies.”
Will Ferrell/ Elf
3. “I can see! I can see! I have legs!” (You can accept “I can see! I have legs!”)
Eddie Murphy/Trading Places
4. “He looks like a deranged Easter Bunny.”
Darren McGavin/A Christmas Story
5. “Busy? I haven’t been busy since 1978.”
Eli Wallach/The Holiday
6. “Solve world hunger. Tell no one!” (Award half a point for ‘Solve world hunger’)
Jim Carrey/The Grinch
7. “Yipee Kay Eh motherfucker.”
Bruce Willis/Die Hard
8. “It sounds like a great way to go out of business.”
Natalie Wood/Miracle on 34th Street
9. “You’d look about like the kind of Angel I’d get.”
James Stewart, It’s a Wonderful Life
10. “What matters is deciding to get on.”
Tom Hanks/The Polar Express