Ho ho ho! It’s beginning to look a lot like Film Quiz Friday, so here’s 30 festive movie questions to get you in the Christmas spirit…
Merry Christmas to all you December quizzers – I’m writing this intro and these questions in August, of course, because the Christmas editions of Film Quiz Friday always take a lot of planning and I’m actually very organised this year. Although it’s scorching hot outside and everyone is laughing about Australian break-dancers at the Olympics, I find a festive music playlist always helps me get in the spirit of the season. And so, your three rounds about movie Christmases past, present, and yet-to-come are partly inspired by songs you may or may not hear every year.
When you’ve completed this week’s film quiz, you’ll find a link to a separate post with the correct answers at the bottom of this post. As always, it’s just for fun, so you might want to play solo on the Friday this comes out or save these Christmassy questions for family and friends over the next few weeks. Either way, scores are out of 30 this week, so please let us know how you did and send any other lovely feedback in the comments. Hit that play button!
ROUND ONE – Christmas Was Better In The 80s
“On Christmas Day in the 80s, everybody used to sing hallelujah, hallelujah, hal-le-lujah!” Stick The Futureheads on and let’s have 10 questions about 1980s Christmas movies…
1. What is the title of the theme song from 1982’s The Snowman?
2. Who plays TV network president Frank Cross in Scrooged?
3. “You’ll shoot your eye out!” Which movie features this repeated quote?
4. Which Rocky sequel ends with an unsanctioned boxing match on Christmas Day?
5. Patch, B.Z., and Towzer are all characters in which movie?
6. Which Christmas-set action movie was released earliest: Die Hard or Lethal Weapon?
7. Which Disney character plays Ebenezer Scrooge in Mickey’s Christmas Carol?
8. Complete the title of the 1983 POW drama starring David Bowie: Merry Christmas, Mr… what?
9. What is the name of Billy Peltzer’s pet dog in Gremlins?
10. Which comedy sequel stars Johnny Galecki and Juliette Lewis as the third pair of actors to play the same two siblings?
ROUND TWO – It Feels Like Christmas
“Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.” Next, we’re franchising this baby – 10 questions about Christmas movie sequels and remakes and Christmassy sequels to movies that originals that weren’t…
11. Who does The Great Gonzo play in The Muppet Christmas Carol?
12. Batman Returns opens with which villain being abandoned as a baby at Christmas: Catwoman or The Penguin?
13. What is the full title of the 2011 short sequel to The Gruffalo?
14. Who plays the treble roles of Stacy, Margaret, and Fiona, three identical royals in Netflix’s The Princess Switch trilogy?
15. What title connects a 1974 horror film, a 2006 remake, and a 2019 reboot?
16. In which city is the second Home Alone movie set?
17. Who directed Marvel’s Iron Man 3?
18. Which 2017 Christmas comedy sequel reunites Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, and Kathryn Hahn?
19. A Christmas Gift From Bob is the sequel to which 2016 British comedy-drama?
20. Edmund Gwenn won an Oscar for playing Kris Kringle in Miracle On 34th Street – which other Oscar winner plays him in the 1994 remake?
ROUND THREE – Christmas Wrapping
“Bah humbug, now that’s too strong! Cos it is my favourite holiday…” Let’s finish with a random bunch of festive film quiz questions – enjoy!
21. Which of last year’s Best Picture Oscar nominees revolves around a New England boarding school during the Christmas break?
22. Which British actor voices the Grinch in the 2018 Illumination animated film The Grinch?
23. In which 2006 film does Kate Winslet swap houses with Cameron Diaz for Christmas?
24. Now streaming! Which Oscar winner plays Santa Claus in the 2024 action-adventure Red One?
25. What is the name of James Stewart’s character in It’s A Wonderful Life?
26. Buddy Hobbs is the title character of which Christmas comedy?
27. Also streaming! Which 2024 Netflix romcom sees Lacey Chabert bring a hunky snowman to life?
28. In which 1944 musical does Judy Garland sing “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”?
29. Who plays Lloyd Christmas in the Dumb & Dumber movies: Jim Carrey or Jeff Daniels?
30. And finally, what is the full title of the second feature-length Wallace & Gromit film, premiering this Christmas Day on BBC One?
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Ready for the answers?
That’s the end of this week’s film quiz – when you’re ready to check your answers, click here to get them (it’ll take you to another page) and let us know your scores in the comments below. We’ll be back next Friday with another film quiz, but until then, check out Issue 52 of Film Stories Magazine, which features 50 all-new questions about billion-dollar blockbusters, the films of 1991, and the movies so good they named them twice!
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