Here are the answers to our Christmas quiz from 15th December 2023 – how did you do?
1. Who plays Santa Claus and five other characters in 2004’s The Polar Express?
Tom Hanks
2. In which 2022 Christmas action film does David Harbour play Santa Claus?
Violent Night
3. What title connects a 1947 Christmas movie starring Edmund Gwenn and a 1994 remake starring Richard Attenborough?
Miracle On 34th Street
4. In Jingle All The Way, Arnold Schwarzenegger gets into a fight with a gaggle of criminal Santas while shopping for a sought-after action figure – what is the name of the toy?
Turbo Man
5. Released in 2010, which Finnish Christmas Tale features hordes of naked old bearded men roaming around an ancient burial mound in Lapland?
Rare Exports
6. Which 2023 acting Oscar winner plays “Santa” in 2019’s Last Christmas?
Michelle Yeoh
7. In which DreamWorks animated feature does Alec Baldwin voice Nicholas St North, a.k.a. Santa Claus?
Rise Of The Guardians
8. “He’s very naughty and not very nice” is the tagline to which 2003 comedy?
Bad Santa
9. Kurt Russell plays Santa in Netflix’s Christmas Chronicles movies, but who plays Mrs Claus?
Goldie Hawn
10. In which Disney-backed fantasy film does the return of James Cosmo’s Father Christmas mark the end of winter?
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
11. Scott Calvin awakens to discover Father Christmas really did fall off his roof the night before. (1994)
The Santa Clause
12. Plane crash survivor Chuck Noland washes up on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. (2000)
Cast Away
13. Ivan Drago competes in an unsanctioned boxing match in Moscow. (1985)
Rocky IV
14. Dr Elizabeth Shaw gives birth to an unexpected alien lifeform. (2012)
Prometheus
15. Kate Beringer’s dad is still stuck up the chimney. (1984)
Gremlins
16. Bean Bunny purchases a turkey twice as big as him and carries it around London. (1992)
The Muppet Christmas Carol
17. Brennan Huff and Dale Doback sleepwalk around their house, wrecking the presents and the tree. (2008)
Step Brothers
18. According to the Gregorian calendar, Brian Cohen is born in a stable. (1979)
Life Of Brian
19. Sir Gawain makes an appointment at the Green Chapel one year hence. (2021)
The Green Knight
20. Buzz McCallister discovers his younger brother has wrecked his room. (1990)
Home Alone
21. On telly this Christmas! The fictional town of Bedford Falls is the setting for which 1946 seasonal classic?
It’s A Wonderful Life
22. Who plays Lee Christmas in the Expendables franchise?
Jason Statham
23. In which 1980s comedy does Bill Murray play Frank Cross?
Scrooged
24. …. And which famous Carol co-stars in the answer to Q23?
Carol Kane (she’s the Ghost of Christmas Past)
25. In which country is 2003’s Tokyo Godfathers set?
Japan
26. Also on telly this Christmas! In The Grinch, what is the name of the Grinch’s dog?
Max
27. Who plays Dr Christmas Jones in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough?
Denise Richards
28. Complete the title of the Christmas-set 1975 thriller: Three Days Of The… what?
… Condor
29. Who directed 2003’s Elf?
Jon Favreau
30. And finally, which festive song kicks off the end credits of both Die Hard and Die Hard 2?
“Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” – take it away, Vaughn Monroe!
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