Christmas Movie Quiz
From Kevin McCallister's booby traps to Buddy the elf's spaghetti with syrup, Christmas films are the ones we watch again every December. Most people think they know them inside out. These 25 questions cover the classics, the cartoons and the never-ending argument about whether Die Hard counts as a Christmas film.
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1In 'Home Alone' (1990), what is the name of the boy left behind?Reveal
Did you know? Macaulay Culkin was 10 when the film was released. It was for many years the highest-grossing live-action comedy ever.
2In 'Home Alone', which city is the McCallister family flying to?Reveal
Did you know? In 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York', Kevin boards the wrong plane and ends up in New York while his family flies to Miami.
3Who plays Buddy the elf in 'Elf' (2003)?Reveal
Did you know? Elf was directed by Jon Favreau, who later directed Iron Man.
4In 'Elf', Buddy's four main food groups are candy, candy canes, candy corns and what?Reveal
Did you know? Buddy famously pours maple syrup over his spaghetti.
5In 'Elf', at which New York department store does Buddy get a job?Reveal
Did you know? Gimbels was a real department store chain and Macy's great rival. It closed in 1987.
6Who plays the Prime Minister in 'Love Actually' (2003)?Reveal
Did you know? His dance down the stairs of 10 Downing Street, to the Pointer Sisters' 'Jump (For My Love)', is one of the film's best-known scenes.
7In 'Love Actually', Billy Mack's 'Christmas Is All Around' is a festive version of which song?Reveal
Did you know? The song was a 1967 hit for The Troggs, then a 15-week UK number one for Wet Wet Wet in 1994.
8What is the name of James Stewart's character in 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1946)?Reveal
Did you know? The film was a box-office disappointment on release and only became a Christmas classic through TV repeats.
9In 'It's a Wonderful Life', what is the name of the angel who rescues George?Reveal
Did you know? Clarence is an 'Angel Second Class' trying to earn his wings.
10Which New York department store is at the centre of 'Miracle on 34th Street' (1947)?Reveal
Did you know? Macy's flagship store really does stand on 34th Street, and the film opens at its Thanksgiving Day Parade.
11Who plays Ebenezer Scrooge in 'The Muppet Christmas Carol' (1992)?Reveal
Did you know? Caine said he played the role completely straight, as if he were acting alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company.
12In 'The Muppet Christmas Carol', which Muppet narrates the story as Charles Dickens?Reveal
Did you know? Gonzo is joined by Rizzo the Rat, who mostly complains about the cold and the danger.
13In 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' (1993), what is the name of the Pumpkin King?Reveal
Did you know? Tim Burton came up with the story and produced it, but the film was directed by Henry Selick.
14In 'Die Hard' (1988), which building does John McClane fight his way through?Reveal
Did you know? The building is really Fox Plaza in Los Angeles, which was the 20th Century Fox headquarters.
15In 'Die Hard', which city does John McClane work as a police officer in?Reveal
Did you know? McClane has flown to Los Angeles to see his estranged wife at her office Christmas party.
16Which song is sung as the boy and the snowman fly through the sky in 'The Snowman' (1982)?Reveal
Did you know? In the film it was sung by choirboy Peter Auty. Aled Jones's 1985 recording reached number 5 in the UK charts.
17'The Snowman' is based on a picture book by which author?Reveal
Did you know? The book has no words at all; the story is told entirely in pictures.
18Which actor plays several roles in 'The Polar Express' (2004), including the conductor?Reveal
Did you know? The film used motion capture, so Hanks's performances were recorded and turned into animation.
19Who plays the title character in 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' (2000)?Reveal
Did you know? Carrey's full-body Grinch make-up took hours to apply every filming day.
20In Dr Seuss's Grinch story, on which mountain does the Grinch live?Reveal
Did you know? He lives above the town of Whoville, home of the Whos.
21Which British studio, famous for Wallace & Gromit, made 'Arthur Christmas' (2011)?Reveal
Did you know? Unlike most Aardman films, Arthur Christmas is computer animated rather than stop-motion.
22Which actor stars in 'Scrooged' (1988), a modern take on 'A Christmas Carol'?Reveal
Did you know? Murray plays a cynical TV executive putting on a live version of A Christmas Carol.
23What is the family's surname in 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation' (1989)?Reveal
Did you know? Chevy Chase's Clark Griswold covers the house in 25,000 lights, which famously fail to switch on at first.
24In 'The Holiday' (2006), Kate Winslet's character swaps her cottage for a house in Los Angeles. Which English county is her cottage in?Reveal
Did you know? Her village scenes were filmed in Shere, Surrey, but the cottage itself was built specially for the film.
25Which singer stars alongside Danny Kaye in the 1954 film 'White Christmas'?Reveal
Did you know? Crosby had already introduced the song 'White Christmas' in the 1942 film 'Holiday Inn'.
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