Question 1 of 20A Christmas CarolEasy
Christmas books and stories quiz
Curl up with the season's favorite tales, from Scrooge's ghostly visitors to the Grinch's change of heart. These 20 questions cover classic Christmas books, poems and stories for readers of every age. See how many you can answer before the cocoa gets cold.
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Question 2 of 20A Christmas CarolMedium
How many chapters, which Dickens called "staves," make up A Christmas Carol?
Question 3 of 20The GrinchEasy
In How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957), what is the name of the Grinch's dog?
Question 4 of 20The Polar ExpressMedium
In The Polar Express, what does the boy choose as the first gift of Christmas?
Question 5 of 20The Gift of the MagiHard
At the start of O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi, how much money has Della saved to buy Jim a present?
Question 6 of 20NarniaEasy
In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, who has made it "always winter and never Christmas" in Narnia?
Question 7 of 20A Christmas CarolMedium
In A Christmas Carol, to which jolly employer was the young Scrooge apprenticed?
Question 8 of 20The NutcrackerMedium
What was the title of E.T.A. Hoffmann's 1816 story that inspired the Nutcracker ballet?
Question 9 of 20A Christmas CarolHard
Which artist illustrated the first edition of A Christmas Carol in 1843?
Question 10 of 20The NutcrackerEasy
In many productions of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, what is the name of the girl who receives the nutcracker?
Question 11 of 20The GrinchMedium
In How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, how many sizes does the Grinch's heart grow on Christmas Day?
Question 12 of 20Fairy talesMedium
On which night is Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Match Girl set?
Question 13 of 20Dickens's Christmas booksHard
Which of these was Charles Dickens's second Christmas book, published in 1844, the year after A Christmas Carol?
Question 14 of 20The Gift of the MagiEasy
In The Gift of the Magi, what does Della sell to pay for Jim's present?
Question 15 of 20The SnowmanMedium
What is unusual about Raymond Briggs's 1978 picture book The Snowman?
Question 16 of 20NarniaMedium
In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which gift does Father Christmas give Lucy?
Question 17 of 20The NutcrackerHard
Which instrument gives Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" its twinkling, bell-like sound?
Question 18 of 20Father Christmas lettersEasy
Which author wrote illustrated letters to his children each Christmas as if from Father Christmas himself?
Question 19 of 20Little WomenMedium
In Little Women, to which poor family do the March sisters give their Christmas breakfast?
Question 20 of 20A Christmas CarolHard
In A Christmas Carol, what is the name of the young woman who breaks off her engagement to Scrooge?
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- In A Christmas Carol, what is the name of Bob Cratchit's youngest son, who walks with a crutch? Tiny Tim
- How many chapters, which Dickens called "staves," make up A Christmas Carol? Five
- In How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957), what is the name of the Grinch's dog? Max
- In The Polar Express, what does the boy choose as the first gift of Christmas? A silver bell from Santa's sleigh
- At the start of O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi, how much money has Della saved to buy Jim a present? $1.87
- In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, who has made it "always winter and never Christmas" in Narnia? The White Witch
- In A Christmas Carol, to which jolly employer was the young Scrooge apprenticed? Mr. Fezziwig
- What was the title of E.T.A. Hoffmann's 1816 story that inspired the Nutcracker ballet? The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
- Which artist illustrated the first edition of A Christmas Carol in 1843? John Leech
- In many productions of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, what is the name of the girl who receives the nutcracker? Clara
- In How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, how many sizes does the Grinch's heart grow on Christmas Day? Three
- On which night is Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Match Girl set? New Year's Eve
- Which of these was Charles Dickens's second Christmas book, published in 1844, the year after A Christmas Carol? The Chimes
- In The Gift of the Magi, what does Della sell to pay for Jim's present? Her long hair
- What is unusual about Raymond Briggs's 1978 picture book The Snowman? It tells its story without any words
- In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which gift does Father Christmas give Lucy? A bottle of healing cordial
- Which instrument gives Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" its twinkling, bell-like sound? Celesta
- Which author wrote illustrated letters to his children each Christmas as if from Father Christmas himself? J.R.R. Tolkien
- In Little Women, to which poor family do the March sisters give their Christmas breakfast? The Hummels
- In A Christmas Carol, what is the name of the young woman who breaks off her engagement to Scrooge? Belle
