Iconic Christmas characters quiz

Do you think you know everything there is to know about world-famous Christmas characters? Test your knowledge with this quiz!

Multiple choice
1. Which of these names doesn’t belong to one of Santa’s reindeer?
a) Lightning
b) Comet
c) Blitzen

2. What’s the name of the fairy in The Nutcracker, a famous ballet performed during the holidays?
a) The Toffee Fairy
b) The Sugar Plum Fairy
c) The Caramel Fairy

3. What does St. Nicholas’ assistant, the bogeyman, do?
a) He carries the heaviest gifts
b) He punishes children who’ve been bad
c) He memorizes the names of all the children

4. Scrooge, the main character in A Christmas Carol has inspired movies, plays and more. What’s his biggest flaw?
a) He’s greedy
b) He’s lazy
c) He’s messy

Who am I?
5. I’m the fastest reindeer.
6. I hate Christmas and will do anything to ruin it.
7. I come to life when I wear a magic top hat.
8. We help Santa make toys in the North Pole.

Mix and match
9. Below are some words that mean “Santa.” Can you match the word with its language?

A. Babbo Natale
B. Santa no ojisan
C. Joulupukki
D. Weihnachtsmann
E. Pai Natal

a) German
b) Finnish
c) Italian
d) Japanese
e) Portuguese

10. Can you match each of these characters with the movie they star in?

A. Kevin McCallister
B. Billy
C. Scott Calvin
D. Clark Griswold
E. Bo

a) The Polar Express
b) The Star
c) National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
d) Home Alone
e) Santa Claus

Answers
1. a)
2. b)
3. b)
4. a)
5. Dasher
6. The Grinch
7. Frosty the Snowman
8. The elves
9. A-c), B-d), C-b), D-a), E-e)
10. A-d), B-a), C-e), D-c), E-b)