| 1 | In the Pantomime, who is Aladdin’s widowed mother? | Widow Twanky |
| 2 | The Three Wise Men from the East brought gifts for the birth of Jesus, myrrh and gold were two, what was the third? | Frankincense |
| 3 | Two of Santa’s reindeers have names that are the German for ‘thunder’ and ‘lightning’. What are the names? | Donner; Blitzen |
| 4 | Which carol has the second line ‘In heaven the bells are ringing’? | Ding Dong Merrily On High |
| 5 | In what year did the current Queen make her first Christmas Broadcast? | 1952 |
| 6 | Which Christmas items were invented by Tom Smith in 1847 | Christmas cracker |
| 7 | Who was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey on Christmas day 1066? | William the Conqueror / William 1st |
| 8 | What is Scrooge’s first name? | Ebenezeer |
| 9 | Name the Christmas song that includes the lyrics … ‘You're a bum, you're a punk, you're an old slut on junk, lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed. You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot, happy Christmas your arse … I pray God it's our last’. | Fairytale of New York – Kirsty McColl and The Pogues |
| 10 | Who got married on boxing day in 1991 in Eastenders? | Sharon and Grant |
| 11 | In which decade did the first “Only Fools and Horses” Christmas special go on air? | 80’s (1981) |
| 12 | Which cartoon family has a dog called ‘Santa’s Little Helper’? | Simpsons |
| 13 | Who, while serving as lord protector of England in the17th Century, actually banned Christmas? | Oliver Cromwell |
| 14 | Name the Christmas song that includes the lyrics … ‘Children gaze, open-mouthed, taken by surprise, nobody down below believes their eyes’. | Walking In The Air (Theme from The Snowman) – Aled Jones |
| 15 | Who played scrooge in “A Muppet Christmas Carol”? | Michael Caine |
| 16 | Who was first to sing on the original 1984 Band Aid Christmas hit “Do They Know It’s Christmas”? | Paul Young |
| 17 | For several years, millions looked forwards to an annual Christmas treat from J E Bartholomew and E Wiseman, sadly no longer possible. By what names are they better known? | Morecambe and Wise (their TV show topped viewing figures most years) |
| 18 | Which leader of Soviet Union for almost seven years, stepped down from office on Christmas Day in 1991? | Mikhail Gorbachev |
| 19 | Which pantomime is based on the true story of the younger son of the Lord of the Manor of Pauntley in Gloucestershire. Who left home, married the daughter of Sir Ivor Fitzwarren, held high public office and died in March 1423. | Dick Whittington |
| 20 | Which of Santa’s reindeer is also the name of a high street shop? | Comet |
| 21 | Every year, which country donates the Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square? | Norway |
| 22 | If you were born on Christmas day what would your zodiac sign be? | Capricorn |
| 23 | In The Twelve Days of Christmas, how many gold rings are given in total? | 40 |
| 24 | Which carol has the second line ‘Glory to the new-born King’? | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing |
| 25 | Name the Christmas song that includes the lyrics … ‘This year, to save me from tears, I'll give it to someone special’. | Last Christmas - Wham |
| 26 | Which female character left Coronation St on Christmas Day 1987? | Hilda Ogden |
| 27 | Two groups have had three consecutive Christmas Number 1s. The Beatles are one, who is the other? | Spice Girls 1996 - 2 Become 1; 1997 - Too Much; 1998 - Goodbye |
| 28 | Two non-human male acts have had Christmas Number 1s (Michael Jackson doesn’t count). Name them both. | Mr Blobby; Bob The Builder |
| 29 | Which famous movie star, knighted in 1975, best remembered for his silent films but who acted in, directed and composed the music for the film “Limelight” in 1952, died on Christmas day in 1977? | Charlie Chaplin |
| 30 | Three ‘original soundtrack’ albums have held the Christmas Number 1 album slot. The first did it three years’ running in 1958,1959 and 1960; the second did it in 1966 and the third did it in 1978. Name the three films for an almost impossible 1 point! | South Pacific; Sound of Music; Grease |
