Christmas time is the perfect opportunity to gather your loved ones for a home-cooked winter-themed meal full of delectable sweets, savory pies, and peppermint teas! You might be the best cook in your circle, but how much do you know about Christmas foods?
This list of Christmas food trivia questions and answers is sure to challenge you and bring your food intelligence up a notch! Bring your friends and family on board to help with the dinner, and you can learn more about holiday foods through this Christmas food quiz for an added tablespoon of fun to your night!
If you want more family-friendly Christmas trivia, check out our Christmas songs, our Santa Claus, or Christmas film trivia for your next holiday party or get-together!
What is the famous French Christmas dish Bûche de Noël known as in English?
Christmas Log
Yule Log
Christmas Pudding
Chocolate Log
What is a Peppermint stick also known as?
Peppermint Pattie
Mintie
After dinner mint
Candy cane
In a ‘A Christmas Carol’, what is a ‘Smoking Bishop’?
Hot buttered rum
Eggnog
Mulled wine
Cocktail
In the 19th Century, which fruit was traditionally put in Christmas stockings?
Lemons
Oranges
Mandarins
Apples
What is roasting on an open fire in ‘The Christmas Song’?
Marshmallows
Walnuts
Chestnuts
Bread
Which meal, made up of leftover vegetables, is traditionally served the day after Christmas?
Frittata
Bubble and Squeak
Shepherd’s Pie
Cornish Pasty
In the song ‘Let it Snow’, what did Dean Martin bring for popping?
Corn
Christmas crackers
Champagne
Soda
What kind of pie will we have later according to the song ‘Rockin around the Christmas Tree’?
Pecan
Apple
Cherry
Pumpkin
Which of the following is NOT one of the Elve’s four main food groups according to the movie ‘Elf’?
Candy
Candy canes
Candy corn
Candy apple
What do you traditionally stick into an onion for a classic bread sauce recipe?
Cloves
Garlic
Cinnamon Sticks
Bay Leaves
The cinnamon bread known as Kanellängd originates from which country?
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Finland
What Christmas berry is also known as a bounceberry?
Holly
Mistletoe
Cranberry
Juniper Berry
What is the traditional Norwegian Christmas dish made from?
Sheep’s stomach
Horse’s hooves
Cow’s eyes
Sheep’s head
During the 12 days of Christmas, what should you not refuse to avoid bad luck?
Eggnog
Candy canes
Mince pies
Oranges
Traditionally the Christmas pudding should be stirred which way?
West to East
East to West
Not stirred
Slowly
Which spirit was traditionally used to make Posset, the original Eggnog?
Whiskey
Rum
Cognac
Sherry
Which ingredient is NOT in a Yorkshire pudding?
Flour
Sugar
Milk
Eggs
In America, what food is traditionally left out for Santa?
Milk and cookies
Wine and pretzels
Coffee and cake
A clementine
What is figgy pudding?
Apple Pudding
Fig Cake
Fruit Loaf
Christmas Pudding
KFC has become a traditional Christmas dinner in which country?
Japan
China
USA
UK
Which ingredient is NOT in a Mince Pie?
Apple
Cinnamon
Meat
Currants
What is traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve in Southern Italy?
Lentils
Polenta
Rice
Seafood
What do you call sausages wrapped in bacon?
Pigs in blankets
Sausage rolls
Hot dogs
Sausage croissant
In China, it has become tradition to give what on Christmas Eve?
Beer
Apples
Rice
Cookies
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