Picture this: You're home for the holidays and you're suddenly overcome with the urge to prove that you're smarter than your dumb brother.
It doesn't have to be a dumb brother, any relative can grind your gears.
What better way to be festive AND competitive than seeing who knows more Christmas movie trivia? Get into the holiday spirit with this handy list of questions and answers about your favorite classic Christmas movies:
1. What is the name of the Grinch's loyal dog?
2. In the film Elf, what is the main character Buddy's favorite type of pasta?
Spaghetti
3. In the film The Nightmare Before Christmas, what holiday does Jack Skellington discover?
Christmas
4. In the movie Home Alone, what is the name of the young boy left behind by his family during Christmas vacation?
Kevin McCallister
5. What is the name of the Grinch's love interest in How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
Martha May
6. What does George promise to give to Mary at the beginning of It's a Wonderful Life?
The moon
7. Which reindeer do Jingle and Jangle take to Southtown, USA, in The Year Without a Santa Claus?
Vixen
8. What does Susan Walker tell Kris Kringle is the thing she wants more than anything in the world in A Miracle on 34th Street (1994)?
A family, complete with a father and younger brother, and the house from the Cole's Catalog.
9. In The Santa Clause, on what date does Bernard say Scott is due back at the North Pole?
Thanksgiving
10. What is the name of the evil magician in Frosty the Snowman?
Professor Hinkle
11. What was the name of Scrooge's old partner in A Christmas Carol?
Jacob Marley
12. Complete this famous line from Elf: "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is ________"
"singing loud for all to hear."
13. In Elf, when Buddy runs away, what does he apologize for in the note he leaves behind?
Ruining their lives and cramming 11 cookies in the VCR.
14. How many lights were on the Griswold's house in Christmas Vacation?
25,000 lights
15. Who busts Santa out of jail in The Santa Claus?
Charlie and the E.L.F.S.
16. What is the name of the movie Kevin uses to deceive the pizza boy and a pair of cat burglars in Home Alone?
Angels with Filthy Souls
17. How does one gain entrance into the secret Hall of Snow Globes in Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause?
Through a vending machine marked "Out of order"
18. In Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, what does Hermey wish he could be instead?
A dentist
19. What book does angel Clarence have with him when he comes to help George in It's a Wonderful Life?
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
20. In A Christmas Story, about how many "smelly hound dogs" does Ralphie say his neighbors, the Bumpuses, own?
785
21. What does Clark Griswold hope to buy with his big Christmas bonus in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation?
A pool
22. What is the name of the dog in How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
Max
23. In the movie White Christmas, what are the sisters' names?
Betty and Judy
24. In Home Alone, where does Kevin's family go for Christmas?
Paris, France
25. Finish this line from How the Grinch Stole Christmas: "It came without packages, boxes or ______."
Bags
26. In Elf, Buddy had to travel through which forest?
Candy Cane forest
27. What color is the ornament Charlie Brown puts on his tree?
Red
28. In A Christmas Story, what gift does Ralphie receive from his aunt?
A pink bunny suit
29. What is the name of the head elf in The Santa Clause?
Bernard
30. An Oscar Meyer Weiner Whistle and Mystery Date Game were gifts given by Santa in what movie?
The Santa Clause
31. In what movie is one of the characters rushing to get her hands on canned hickory honey ham?
Christmas with the Kranks
32. What is the name of the doe that Rudolph likes in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
Clarice
33. In what movie is TurboMan the hot Christmas toy?
Jingle All The Way
34. What movie does a little boy run after his love in the airport?
Love, Actually
35. What's the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?
Home Alone
36. Santa has three reindeer with names that start with the letter D: Dancer, Dasher, and _____.
Donner
37. Why didn't Charlie Brown like Christmas?
He thinks it's too commercialized
38. In what movie does the main character eat cotton balls at the doctor's office?
Elf
39. In Elf, what animal does Buddy try to hug?
Raccoon
40. In The Santa Clause 2, what does Scott have to do to keep being Santa?
Get married
41. In The Polar Express, where does the train arrive for the main character?
His front lawn
42. What is "Bad Santa's" actual profession?
Thief and mall Santa
43. In the 2009 animated A Christmas Carol, what is the Ghost of Christmas Past supposed to be?
A candle flame
44. The Grinch's heart is said to be how many sizes too small?
2
45. In Last Holiday, what does Georgia do that leads to her getting a CAT Scan?
Bumps her head on a cabinet
46. What iconic thing does Mark use in Love Actually to show his love for Juliet?
Cue cards
47. In Christmas With the Kranks, what do the Kranks do that causes a neighborhood uproar?
Skip Christmas
48. In The Holiday, which actor plays Amanda?
Cameron Diaz
49. In Four Christmases, what does Brad's brother, Denver, love to do?
MMA
50. In Fred Claus, what initiates the Santa fight?
Fred pretends to be "Salvation Army-Like"
51. The main character in The Polar Express can't hear... what?
Santa's sleigh bells
52. What does the Mayor of Whoville give the Grinch as a gift?
An electric razor
53. In The Santa Claus 2, what artist is parodied by Molly Shannon during her song, "I Feel Like Some Christmas?"
Shania Twain
54. What Christmas delicacy aboard the Polar Express gets its own musical number?
Hot chocolate
55. What was plastic Santa overly concerned about in The Santa Clause 2?
The Naughty & Nice List
56. Who voices Scrooge in the 2009 A Christmas Carol?
Jim Carrey
57. In Fred Claus, who plays Santa?
Paul Giamatti
58. There's a sequel to the classic Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas titled what?
Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas
59. In Deck the Halls, what kind of competitive war breaks out?
Christmas Lighting
60. What gift does Buddy the Elf send to his father?
Lingerie
61. What Pro Wrestler plays Santa in Santa's Slay?
Bill Goldberg
62. In A Christmas Story, what does Ralphie want for Christmas?
BB gun
63. In The Santa Clause, what does Scott Calvin do that makes him Santa?
Puts on Santa's suit
64. In The Nightmare Before Christmas, what is Jack Skellington's title?
The Pumpkin King
65. In the 2000 version of Dr. Suess' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, who gets to carve the Roast Beast?
The Grinch
66. How is Noelle related to Santa Claus in Noelle?
She's his daughter
67. Which country is Amber sent to in A Christmas Prince?
Aldovia
68. How many sizes does the Grinch's heart grow when he starts to get feelings?
3
69. How many total ghosts are there in A Christmas Carol?
4
70. In The Polar Express, what is the first gift of Christmas?
Bell from Santa's Sleigh
71. What is the name of the main villain in The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Oogie Boogie
72. Finish this iconic line from It's a Wonderful Life: "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his _____."
Wings
73. In the movie Elf, what is the first rule of the code of elves?
Treat every day like Christmas
74. Finally, what Christmas song does Buddy sing with Jovie in the shower?
"Baby It's Cold Outside"
This post contains content written by ostendarperin, Jeremy Hayes, Kathryn, Pumpkin Spice, Krista Torres, Morgan Murrell, and Jamie Spain. It was compiled by Laura Frustaci.