A Christmas quiz.

For the pub, the office party or the family on the couch. Twelve questions to start you off, round ideas for a full night, and how to run it with everyone answering on their phones.

Twelve Christmas questions

1. In the song, what did my true love give to me on the fifth day of Christmas? Five gold rings.
2. Which reindeer has a red nose? Rudolph.
3. In A Christmas Carol, what is Scrooge’s first name? Ebenezer.
4. What colour are the berries on mistletoe? White.
5. Which country gives a Christmas tree to London’s Trafalgar Square every year? Norway.
6. In the film Home Alone, which city do the McCallisters fly to? Paris.
7. What is the name of the snowman in Disney’s Frozen? Olaf.
8. How many points does a snowflake usually have? Six.
9. In Elf, what is the name of Will Ferrell’s character? Buddy.
10. In the southern hemisphere, which season is it at Christmas? Summer.
11. In which country did the tradition of the Christmas tree begin? Germany.
12. What do you call a person who hates Christmas, after the Dr. Seuss character? A Grinch.

Rounds for a Christmas night

• Christmas films, from the classics to last year's.
• Christmas around the world: food, traditions and where they started.
• Christmas number ones, as a music round or a closest-wins round on the year.
• A picture round of wrapped presents: guess what is inside from the shape.
• The year in review: the news, sport and films of the last twelve months.
• For the office: a round about the team's year. Keep it kind.

Running it

Put the TV on, and every table joins on a phone with the room code. Typed answers are marked for you, the scores keep themselves, and the final table is revealed place by place. Nobody playing needs an app or an account, and it costs nothing.