Holiday TV Specials Trivia Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 Who composed the iconic jazz score for A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)?

A. Dave Brubeck

B. Duke Ellington

C. Vince Guaraldi

2 Who narrated the 1966 TV special How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

A. Christopher Lee

B. Boris Karloff

C. James Earl Jones

3 What animation technique gives 1964’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer its distinctive look?

A. Hand-drawn cel animation

B. Computer-generated 3D animation

C. Stop-motion 'Animagic'

4 In Frosty the Snowman (1969), what brings Frosty to life?

A. A corncob pipe

B. A magic scarf

C. An old silk hat

5 Heat Miser and Snow Miser are memorable characters from which holiday special?

A. Jack Frost (1979)

B. Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (1970)

C. The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)

6 What is the title of the 2005 Doctor Who Christmas special that launched the modern tradition of annual holiday episodes?

A. Voyage of the Damned

B. The Christmas Invasion

C. The Runaway Bride

7 Which song from the 1982 British TV special The Snowman has become a seasonal classic?

A. Somewhere Out There

B. Walking in the Air

C. White Winter Hymnal

8 Which holiday special features the Paul Williams song When the River Meets the Sea?

A. The Little Drummer Boy

B. Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas

C. Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July

9 Which 1987 special brought together the Muppets, Sesame Street, and Fraggle Rock characters under one roof?

A. A Muppet Family Christmas

B. The Muppet Christmas Carol

C. It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

10 In Arthur’s Perfect Christmas (2000), which holiday does Francine Frensky’s family observe?

A. Diwali

B. Kwanzaa

C. Hanukkah

11 What is the title of The Simpsons’ first full-length episode, also known as the 1989 Christmas special?

A. Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire

B. Homer’s Odyssey

C. Marge Be Not Proud

12 Which TV sitcom introduced Festivus in the holiday episode The Strike?

A. Everybody Loves Raymond

B. Seinfeld

C. Frasier

13 Which actor co-starred in Black Mirror’s feature-length holiday episode White Christmas (2014)?

A. Benedict Cumberbatch

B. Idris Elba

C. Jon Hamm

14 Who served as the narrator for the 1970 Rankin/Bass special Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town?

A. Fred Astaire

B. Burl Ives

C. Jimmy Durante

15 Which holiday TV special featured a flurry of celebrity guests—including Cher and k.d. lang—around its exuberant host in 1988?

A. Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special

B. A Garfield Christmas

C. A Very Brady Christmas