The ultimate 2025 Christmas movie and TV quiz
Can you get all 25 questions right?
Christmas is just weeks away – and if you’re feeling up to the task, we’ve put together a movie and TV quiz to test your festive knowledge.
There’s no shortage of quizzes around the holidays. Just this week, The 1% Club began its Rollover special on ITV, and that’s before we get to the Festive House of Games and The Big Fat Quiz of the Year.
However, maybe you can’t tune in for all of them, or perhaps you’re having a party and you want a fun game for everyone to play.
To celebrate the season, we’ve put together the ultimate Christmas movie and TV quiz for 2025. There are 25 questions, they’re all multiple choice, and the quiz will get harder as you go along. Good luck!
The 2025 Christmas movie and TV quiz
25. Who do Del Boy and Rodney dress up as in the ‘Heroes and Villains’ special of Only Fools and Horses?
A. Superman and Lex Luthor
B. James Bond and Dr No
C. Batman and Robin
D. Batman and the Joker
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C. Batman and Robin is the correct answer.
24. The Great Peep Show Christmas Bake Off is airing on Channel 4 this month. However, which cast member isn’t taking part?
A. Olivia Colman
B. Robert Webb
C. Isy Suttie
D. Matt King
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B. Robert Webb is the correct answer. Find out more about the Great Peep Show Christmas Bake Off.
23. Amandaland is returning for a Christmas special this year. Who plays Amanda?
A. Lucy Punch
B. Siobhán McSweeney
C. Anna Maxwell Martin
D. Diane Morgan
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A. Lucy Punch is the correct answer. Find out more about the Amandaland 2025 Christmas special.
22. What is the name of the Blackadder Christmas special?
A. Blackadder Goes To The North Pole
B. Blackadder’s Christmas Carol
C. Blackadder’s Last Christmas
D. Blackadder and the Wise Men
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B. Blackadder’s Christmas Carol is the correct answer.
21. What is Bill Nighy’s character’s name in Love Actually?
A. Bobby Max
B. Billy Mack
C. William Stack
D. Bill Crack
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B. Billy Mack is the correct answer.
20. Who sang the original version of ‘Walking In The Air’ from The Snowman?
A. Aled Jones
B. George Ezra
C. Cliff Richard
D. Peter Auty
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D. Peter Auty is the correct answer.
19. When was the original Gavin and Stacey Christmas special released?
A. 2005
B. 2007
C. 2008
D. 2010
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C. 2008 is the correct answer.
18. What song plays as Mark Darcy and Daniel Cleaver fight in Bridget Jones’s Diary?
A. ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’ by The Darkness
B. ‘It’s Raining Men’ by Geri Halliwell
C. ‘A Little Respect’ by Erasure
D. ‘Burning Heart’ by Survivor
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B. ‘It’s Raining Men’ by Geri Halliwell is the correct answer.
17. Red Eye returns to ITV on New Year’s Day. Which British TV star has joined the cast?
A. Vicky McClure
B. Martin Compston
C. Ncuti Gatwa
D. Jodie Whittaker
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B. Martin Compston is the correct answer. Find out more about Red Eye series 2.
16. Who is hosting The Royal Variety Performance 2025?
A. Ricky Gervais
B. Alison Hammond
C. Claudia Winkleman
D. Jason Manford
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D. Jason Manford is the correct answer.
15. Merry Christmas, Mr Bean marks the last appearance of Mr Bean’s girlfriend. What is her character’s name?
A. Irma Gobb
B. Matilda Ziegler
C. Sabine Boucher
D. Alison Langley
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A. Irma Gobb is the correct answer.
14. In Elf, what is the name of the toy store Buddy visits in New York?
A. Gimbels
B. Hamleys
C. Smyths
D. Walmart
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A. Gimbels is the correct answer.
13. Complete this quote with one of the options below: “A toast to my big brother George…”
A. “The best guy I know.”
B. “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.”
C. “The richest man in town.”
D. “The man who captured the moon.”
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C. “The richest man in town.” is the correct answer.
12. Who directed The Nightmare Before Christmas?
A. Tim Burton
B. Henry Selick
C. Joe Dante
D. Nick Park and Peter Lord
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B. Henry Selick is the correct answer.
11. How many ghosts visit Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
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D. 4 is the correct answer. Scrooge is visited by Jacob Marley, followed by the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
10. What is the name of the limo driver in Die Hard?
A. Carlyle
B. Argyle
C. Al
D. Harry
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B. Argyle is the correct answer.
9. Stranger Things season 5 volume 2 premieres on Boxing Day in the UK. On which date was Will Byers taken in the first-ever episode?
A. November 1, 1981
B. November 3, 1982
C. November 6, 1983
D. November 9, 1984
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C. November 6, 1983 is the correct answer.
8. How many Christmas lunches does Geraldine attend in The Vicar of Dibley 1996 special?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
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B. 4 is the correct answer.
7. Who composed the score for The Holiday?
A. Hans Zimmer
B. Ennio Morricone
C. John Williams
D. Howard Shore
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A. Hans Zimmer is the correct answer. If you want to watch The Holiday, it’s one of the best films on Netflix right now.
6. What is the name of John Candy’s character’s polka band in Home Alone?
A. Polka Pros
B. Kenosha Kickers
C. Wisconsin Whizzes
D. Polka Twisters
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B. Kenosha Kickers is the correct answer.
5. How many roles does Tom Hanks play in The Polar Express?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
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D. 7 is the correct answer. Hanks plays Hero Boy, Hero Boy’s Father, the Conductor, the Hobo, the Scrooge Puppet, Santa Claus, and the Narrator.
4. In Tinsel Town, Kiefer Sutherland plays an American actor who stars in an English pantomime. Which production do they put on?
A. Jack and the Beanstalk
B. A Christmas Carol
C. Treasure Island
D. Cinderella
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D. Cinderella is the correct answer. Check out our rundown of all the new Christmas movies in 2025.
3. When was the first Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas special?
A. 2007
B. 2009
C. 2011
D. 2013
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C. 2011 is the correct answer. Check out our BBC Christmas TV guide for this year.
2. In The Simpsons’ ‘Marge Be Not Proud’ Christmas episode, Bart tries to steal a video game. What is it called?
A. Bonestorm
B. Fire & Blood
C. Splatterzone
D. Guts & Guns
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A. Bonestorm is the correct answer. If you got this wrong, The Simpsons is one of the best shows on Disney Plus, so you should watch it.
1. There isn’t a Doctor Who Christmas special this year. However, how many Christmas and New Year specials has the show produced so far?
A. 15
B. 19
C. 22
D. 25
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B. 19 is the correct answer. We have listed all of them below:
- The Christmas Invasion (2005)
- The Runaway Bride (2006)
- Voyage of the Damned (2007)
- The Next Doctor (2008)
- The End of Time Parts 1 and 2 (2009)
- A Christmas Carol (2010) – the best Christmas special on this list
- The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (2011)
- The Snowmen (2012)
- The Time of the Doctor (2013)
- Last Christmas (2014)
- The Husbands of River Song (2015)
- The Return of Doctor Mysterio (2016)
- Twice Upon a Time (2017) – Christmas
- Resolution (2019)
- Spyfall Parts 1 and 2 (2020)
- Revolution of the Daleks (2021)
- Eve of the Daleks (2022)
- The Church on Ruby Road (2023)
- Joy to the World (2024)
Read more: The 25 best Christmas movies of all time and where to stream them
