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Christmas emoji quiz: 50 puzzles with answers

50 Christmas emoji puzzles in five rounds of ten: songs, movies, traditions, food and a hard mix, with the answers under each round.

KraftyLab TeamUpdated 8 min read

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Christmas song title1 of 10

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Teams write their guess down, then you reveal it.

A Christmas emoji quiz shows a song, movie, tradition or holiday food as a short row of emoji, and teams guess what it is. One round of ten takes about 10 minutes for teams of four to six. Every song clue is a title, never lyrics, so it works for the whole office, including people who don’t celebrate Christmas.

Round 1: Christmas songs in emoji

Guess the song title. Ten holiday songs you have heard in every store since November.

  1. 1🔔🔔🪨
  2. 2🔴👃🦌
  3. 3🎅➡️🏘️
  4. 4🥈🔔🔔
  5. 5🤍🎄
  6. 6✈️🏡🎄
  7. 7🥶⛄
  8. 8🎸🔄🎄
  9. 9💙🎄
  10. 10🔚🎄
Show the 10 answers
  1. 1. Jingle Bell Rock. Bobby Helms, 1957.
  2. 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Gene Autry's 1949 hit.
  3. 3. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town. Written in 1934.
  4. 4. Silver Bells. First heard in the 1951 film The Lemon Drop Kid.
  5. 5. White Christmas. Irving Berlin wrote it for the 1942 film Holiday Inn.
  6. 6. I'll Be Home for Christmas. Bing Crosby, 1943.
  7. 7. Frosty the Snowman. Gene Autry recorded it in 1950.
  8. 8. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree. Brenda Lee was 13 when she recorded it.
  9. 9. Blue Christmas. The best-known version is Elvis Presley's, from 1957.
  10. 10. Last Christmas. Wham!, 1984.

If the song round is the loudest one of the night, a host can turn it into a full hour: Christmas Music Bingo Party has everyone marking songs on digital cards while the host plays them. For harder music questions, see our Christmas song trivia.

Want a host to run Christmas trivia for your team?

An emoji round is a great warm-up. For a party of 30 or more, or with half the team on video, a live host keeps every team playing: the rounds, slides, scoring and banter are done, so you get to play too. Christmas Trivia Party mixes movie, music and picture rounds. It runs on Zoom by default, or Teams, Google Meet or Webex. December books up, and hosted games book about 2 weeks ahead.

Get a free quoteThe form opens with the game filled in. Add your email and get a full plan within 24 hours.

Five coworkers in sweaters laugh and point at a phone around a break room table with cocoa mugs, a decorated tree behind them.

Round 2: Christmas movies in emoji

Guess the movie or TV special. Classics from 1946 to 2004.

  1. 11🏠🧍
  2. 12🧝🍝🗽
  3. 13❄️🐻🚂
  4. 14🎅📄✍️
  5. 15🎄📖🦵💡
  6. 16🔔👼🌉
  7. 17💚🦹🎄
  8. 18✨3️⃣4️⃣🛣️
  9. 19💀🎃🎄
  10. 20🐸🎄🎶
Show the 10 answers
  1. 11. Home Alone. 1990.
  2. 12. Elf. 2003. Buddy puts maple syrup on his spaghetti.
  3. 13. The Polar Express. 2004, from Chris Van Allsburg's picture book.
  4. 14. The Santa Clause. 1994. The clause is in the fine print.
  5. 15. A Christmas Story. 1983. The leg lamp is the major award.
  6. 16. It's a Wonderful Life. 1946. Clarence the angel is still earning his wings.
  7. 17. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Accept the 1966 special, the 2000 film or The Grinch (2018).
  8. 18. Miracle on 34th Street. 1947, remade in 1994.
  9. 19. The Nightmare Before Christmas. 1993. Jack Skellington runs Halloween Town.
  10. 20. The Muppet Christmas Carol. 1992. Kermit plays Bob Cratchit.

Movie buffs on the team? Give them our Christmas movie quotes quiz next, or the Christmas movie trivia questions.

Round 3: Christmas traditions in emoji

Guess the tradition or holiday thing. Customs vary from home to home, so accept a close answer.

  1. 21🤢🧶👕
  2. 22📅🚪🍫
  3. 23🧦🔥
  4. 24🍪🏠
  5. 25🤫🎅🎁
  6. 26🤍🐘🎁
  7. 27🎶🚪🏘️
  8. 28🥜🔨🩰
  9. 29❄️🔮
  10. 30😈😇📜
Show the 10 answers
  1. 21. Ugly Christmas sweater.
  2. 22. Advent calendar. One little door a day until Christmas.
  3. 23. Christmas stocking. Hung by the fireplace.
  4. 24. Gingerbread house.
  5. 25. Secret Santa.
  6. 26. White elephant gift exchange. Also called a Yankee swap.
  7. 27. Caroling. Singing door to door.
  8. 28. The Nutcracker. Tchaikovsky's ballet, first staged in 1892.
  9. 29. Snow globe.
  10. 30. The naughty or nice list.

Round 4: Christmas food and drinks in emoji

Guess the food or drink. Tell teams to be specific: cookies is not enough for number 33.

  1. 31🔥🍫☕
  2. 32🥚🥛
  3. 33🍪🏃
  4. 34🍎🍌🍰
  5. 35🔥🌰
  6. 36🐷🐷🛏️
  7. 37🫔🎄
  8. 38🍪🥛🎅
  9. 39🔥🍎🧃
  10. 40🍿🧵🎄
Show the 10 answers
  1. 31. Hot cocoa. Accept hot chocolate.
  2. 32. Eggnog.
  3. 33. Gingerbread man.
  4. 34. Fruitcake.
  5. 35. Roasted chestnuts.
  6. 36. Pigs in a blanket.
  7. 37. Christmas tamales. Many Mexican and Mexican American families make them together for Christmas Eve.
  8. 38. Cookies and milk for Santa.
  9. 39. Hot apple cider.
  10. 40. Popcorn garland. Strung on a needle and thread for the tree.
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Round 5: Hard Christmas emoji puzzles

Songs, movies and food mixed together, with no category given. Use it as the final round or a tiebreak.

  1. 41🙏🦛🎄
  2. 421️⃣2️⃣☀️🎄
  3. 43🌨️🌨️🌨️
  4. 44🏃🦌🏃
  5. 45⬆️🏠🔝
  6. 46🕛🚫🍔💧
  7. 47🏠🔁🏠✈️
  8. 48🎄🚫🛳️
  9. 49🌿🍬🐕
  10. 50🪵🍰
Show the 10 answers
  1. 41. I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas. Song. Gayla Peevey was 10 when she sang it in 1953.
  2. 42. The Twelve Days of Christmas. Song.
  3. 43. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!. Song, 1945.
  4. 44. Run Rudolph Run. Song. Chuck Berry, 1958.
  5. 45. Up on the Housetop. Song. Benjamin Hanby wrote it in 1864.
  6. 46. Gremlins. Movie, 1984. No water, no bright light, no food after midnight.
  7. 47. The Holiday. Movie, 2006. Two women swap homes for Christmas.
  8. 48. Christmas with the Kranks. Movie, 2004. The Kranks plan to skip Christmas for a cruise.
  9. 49. Peppermint bark. Food. Mint, candy and a dog's bark.
  10. 50. Bûche de Noël. Food. The French Yule log cake. Accept Yule log cake.

How to run a Christmas emoji quiz at work

You need a screen, the player above and something to write on. No prep beyond that.

  1. Make teams of four to six. Smaller teams talk more. On a call with 20 people, that's four or five teams.
  2. Give each clue about a minute. A round of ten runs about 10 minutes with answers, so two rounds fill a 20-minute slot.
  3. Score one point per title. Give half a point for close, like Home Alone 2 for Home Alone. The host's call is final.
  4. Read the answers after each round. The notes under each answer are where the groans happen. Then post the scores and play the next round.
  • In the office: put the player on the big screen and give each table a sheet of paper. Teams write, the host reveals.
  • Hybrid: share the player on the call and on the room screen. Make the remote people their own team so they aren't talking over the room.
  • On video: share your screen and have each team send its answer to the host in a private chat, or give each team a breakout room for 60 seconds per clue.

Running it for 50 or more people on video? A host-run virtual trivia night keeps that many teams moving and scored. Planning the whole party, not just the game? See our virtual holiday party ideas with live prices.

How to play Christmas emoji pictionary

Flip the quiz around: players build the clues and everyone else guesses. It works best in a group chat on a video call.

  1. Deal one title per player. Send each person a title from the list below in a private chat, or let them pick their own.
  2. Build it in five emoji or fewer. No letters, no numbers that spell words. Players post their clue in the group chat one at a time.
  3. First right guess scores. The guesser and the builder each get a point, so a clear clue pays off.

Twelve titles to deal out, none of them used in the quiz above:

  • Jingle Bells
  • Winter Wonderland
  • Feliz Navidad
  • Here Comes Santa Claus
  • Jingle All the Way
  • Arthur Christmas
  • Four Christmases
  • Scrooged
  • Building a snowman
  • Ice skating
  • Wrapping presents
  • Hanging the lights

Christmas emoji quiz FAQ

What is a Christmas emoji quiz?

A Christmas emoji quiz shows a song, movie, tradition or holiday food as a short row of emoji, and players guess what it is. Teams of four to six write their guesses, then the host reveals the answer. It works on a shared screen, a printed sheet or a group chat.

How many emoji puzzles do I need for an office party?

Plan on one round of ten puzzles for every 10 minutes. Two rounds make a good 20-minute game at a party; one round makes a warm-up at the start of a meeting. Save the hard round for a tiebreak.

How do you play Christmas emoji pictionary on Zoom or Teams?

Send each player a song or movie title in a private chat. They build it in five emoji or fewer and post it in the group chat, and the first right guess wins a point for the guesser and the builder.

Can I print this Christmas emoji quiz?

Yes. Print the page for the puzzle rounds. The answers sit in closed boxes under each round, so open them only on the host's copy before printing it.

Are any song lyrics needed?

No. Every song puzzle is a title, and the notes give the singer and year, so nobody has to remember the words.

Can someone host a Christmas quiz for our team?

Yes. KraftyLab books live-hosted Christmas games on Zoom, Teams, Google Meet or Webex, with the rounds, slides and scoring done. Christmas Trivia Party mixes movie, music and picture rounds. Hosted games book about 2 weeks ahead, and a free quote comes back with a full plan within 24 hours.

Let a host run your Christmas trivia

Christmas Trivia Party books about 2 weeks ahead. Tell us your date and team size, and a full plan comes back within 24 hours.

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