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24 Santa Claus Trivia Questions for a Jolly Quiz Night

How confident are you about your knowledge of all things Santa Claus? As it turns out, there’s a lot of history behind the jolly man that brings presents to the good children of the world. From his humble beginnings as a monk named St. Nicholas, the legend of Santa Clause has grown to include traditions and stories from around the globe. 

You might be surprised by everything there is to learn, and this Santa Claus quiz is the perfect way to celebrate the season. Santa is a symbol of generosity and hopes to people all over the world that look forward to his arrival every year. 

The holidays are the ideal time to spend with the people you love, so keep them entertained with Santa trivia questions and answers. If you need more ideas to test your holiday knowledge, check out other quizzes like Christmas movie, Kids, carols, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and our funny Christmas quiz.

What powers Santa’s sleigh?

Magic

Reindeer

Candy Canes

Hydrogen

What is Santa’s favourite food?

Blueberry pancakes

Spaghetti and meatballs

Chocolate cake

Cookies

In the song ’Here Comes Santa Claus’ what should you do after you hang your stockings?

Say your prayers

Jump in bed

Cover up your head

Put out the cookies

In which two countries is Santa Claus known as “Père Noël”?

France and Belgium

Italy and Spain

Germany and Austria

Norway and Sweden

What do Swedish children leave out for Santa Claus?

Cookies and milk

Gingerbread

Coffee

Hot Chocolate

What is Santa Claus called in Italy?

Babbo Natale

Père Noël

Sinterklaas

Joulupukki

In the movie “Miracle on 34th Street”, Kris Kringle is in on trial. What convinces the judge to rule in the Kris Kringle’s favour?

Mrs Claus vouched for him

The head elf showed his birth certificate

The U.S. Postal Service delivers mail to him

A DNA test

What colour was Santa’s suit before it was red?

Blue

Grey

Yellow

Green

An advertising campaign for which beverage company changed Santa’s suit to red?

Coca-Cola

Pepsi

Keurig Dr Pepper

Schweppes

What is Santa’s real name?

Kris Kringle

Saint Nicholas

Father Christmas

Scott Calvin

What is the name of the town in Finland that claims to be the home of Santa?

Langfjordbotn

Leirbotn

Lapland

Lemmenjoki

Traditionally, what is the name of Santa’s sidekick?

Buddy

Patch

The Grinch

Krampus

What speed does Santa’s sleigh travel at?

The speed of sound

The speed of light

Warp speed

Hyper speed

What country was the original Santa Claus from?

Greece

Finland

Turkey

Sweden

In the movie “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”, what colour was Santa’s hair when he was young?

Brown

Black

White

Red

What are the names of Santa’s reindeer? Rudolph, Comet, Cupid, Dancer, Dasher, Donner, …

Blitzen, Prancer, and Vixen

Blitzer, Prancen, and Vixer

Blitzer, Prince, and Vizer

Blitzen, Prince, and Vixen

In the poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas”, how does Santa get into the house?

Through a window

In the front door

Down the chimney

Magic

Finish the quote from The Santa Claus movie: “You want me to take the toys down the chimney into a strange house … !?”

In these shoes

With the fire going

Upside down

With the fire going

When was Santa said to have been born?

2nd Century

19th Century

14th Century

10th Century

What is Santa’s wife most commonly called?

Mary Christmas

Mother Christmas

Anna

Mrs Claus

According to the USPS, what is Santa’s address?

No. 1 Santa Claus Lane, North Pole

123 Elf Road North Pole, 88888

Santa Claus, North Pole

101 St. Nicholas Drive North Pole AK 99705

St. Nicholas is most commonly known as the patron saint of what?

Children

Soldiers and police

Animals

Kindness

Including Rudolph, how many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh?

12

10

6

9

What do naughty children receive from Santa?

Nothing

Shoes

Coal

Socks

You can do better

Not bad

Great!

My passion for travel seamlessly integrates with my love for trivia, as I spend a lot of time on the road. I create engaging trivia quizzes based on the information I gather about new locations, food, music, customs, and people.

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