100 December Trivia Questions (Do You Know These Fun Facts?) 2024
December is a month filled with festive cheer. Cozy up by the fire with friends and family to test your knowledge of intriguing trivia.
From holiday traditions to historical events, these December trivia questions are sure to spark interesting conversations!
December is the time for remembering the past and reaching toward the future.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
December Symbols (Picture Quiz Round)
Can you name these iconic December symbols in this trivia picture round?
Easy December Fun Facts Trivia For Kids
9. What month does December come after?
Answer: November (Related: November Trivia Questions and Answers)
10. What month does December come before?
Answer: January (Related: January Trivia)
11. What month is December in the calendar?
Answer: The 12th month of the year.
12. What meteorological season is the month of December in the Northern Hemisphere?
Answer: Winter (See more Winter Trivia)
13. What meteorological season is the month of December in the Southern Hemisphere?
Answer: Summer (See more Summer Trivia)
14. How many days does the month of December have?
Answer: 31 days
15. If you are born November 22-December 21, what zodiac sign are you considered to be?
Answer: Sagittarius
16. If you are born December 22-January 19, you are considered what zodiac sign?
Answer: Capricorn
17. True or False: December comes from the Latin word “decem” meaning ten as it was originally the tenth month in the ancient Roman calendar.
Answer: True
18. How many days did the month of December have in the ancient Roman calendar?
Answer: 29 days
19. True or False: People born a Sagittarius are adventurous, optimistic, and energetic.
Answer: True.
20. True or False: People born a Capricorn tend to be laid-back dreamers.
Answer: False: They are said to be ambitious, hardworking, and disciplined self-starters.
21. What is the full moon that falls in December called?
Answer: The Cold Moon
22. What is the cold moon named after?
Answer: The time of year when temperatures plunge and nature enters a season of hibernation.
23. True or False: There are no major federal holidays celebrated during December.
Answer: False
24. What federal holiday is celebrated during December?
Answer: Christmas Day
25. When is Christmas Day celebrated?
Answer: December 25th
26. December contains the day with the fewest daylight hours. What is this day called?
Answer: The winter solstice
27. The winter solstice, also called the hibernal solstice, occurs when either of Earth’s poles reaches its maximum tilt away from what?
Answer: The Sun
28. When does the winter solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?
Answer: December 21, 22, or 23rd
29. When does the winter solstice occur in the Southern Hemisphere?
Answer: June (20, 21, or 22)
30. In the U.S. the southern states may have milder conditions while the northern states can see what type of weather?
Answer: Freezing temps and snow
31. Although counterintuitive, in what month is Earth closest to the Sun?
Answer: January
32. What winter storm is defined by reduced visibility, strong winds, and a duration of at least 3 hours?
Answer: Blizzard
33. True or False: A snowflake has 5 sides.
Answer: False: Snowflakes have 6 sides.
34. What are the powerful winter storms called on the East Coast of North America?
Answer: Nor’easters
35. When animals sleep during the winter, what is it called?
Answer: Hibernation
36. Which U.S. state is the least likely to have a snowy Christmas?
Answer: Hawaii
37. True or False: December is a less active month for hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean than November.
Answer: True
38. What natural phenomenon, often visible in December, is also known as the “Northern Lights”?
Answer: Aurora Borealis
39. Which marine mammal can be seen gathering in large numbers off the coast of California in December?
Answer: Gray whales
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Best December Picture Trivia Round
Name the December national days pictured in this trivia round (Bonus points if you know the date).
Fun Fact: December is Learn A Foreign Language Month, National Tie Month, and National Human Rights Month.
Celebrate some of these fun and important days with friends and family!
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December Holiday Trivia
60. What Jewish holiday is celebrated for eight days and nights usually in late November and December?
Answer: Hanukkah
61. What holiday starts the day after Christmas and ends the first day of the new year?
Answer: Kwanzaa
62. What does the term “Kwanzaa” mean in Swahili?
Answer: First fruits
63. What does Christmas celebrate?
Answer: The birth of Jesus.
64. Which U.S. state was the first to declare Christmas an official holiday?
Answer: Alabama
65. True or False: Jesus was born on December 25th.
Answer: False
66. What are the two other most popular names for Santa Claus?
Answer: Kris Kringle and Saint Nick
67. The day after Christmas, December 26th, is typically when gifts are given to employees by their employer. This holiday is called:
Boxing Day
68. What holiday is known as the “Festival of Lights?”
Answer: Hanukkah
69. What holiday tradition involves children leaving shoes out to be filled with treats on December 6th?
Answer: St. Nicholas Day
70. What might Saint Nicholas leave for misbehaving children?
Answer: A stick
71. Which country is credited with starting the tradition of the Christmas tree?
Answer: Germany
72. What feast is celebrated by many in Italy on December 24th with a meal of seven different fish dishes?
Answer: Feast of the Seven Fishes
73. What is the name of the plant often used as a decoration during Christmas that is believed to bring good luck? It is also associated with a kissing tradition.
Answer: Mistletoe
74. What kind of pudding is mentioned in the song “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”?
Answer: Figgy
75. Which popular Christmas carol is also considered to be a lullaby?
Answer: “Away in a Manger”
See more Festive Christmas Trivia and Christmas Song Trivia!
Fun December Pop Culture Trivia
76. What iconic film premiered in Atlanta on December 15, 1939, becoming one of the most famous movies in Hollywood history?
Answer: Gone With The Wind
77. What former Beatle was tragically assassinated in New York City on December 8, 1980?
Answer: John Lennon
78. What James Cameron’s epic film debuted on December 19, 1997, and went on to become one of the highest-grossing movies of all time?
Answer: Titanic
79. What popular Christmas movie featuring the Griswold family was released on December 1, 1989?
Answer: Christmas Vacation
80. On December 3, 1992, the first of these was sent, reading “Merry Christmas.” It marked the beginning of a new era in communication.
Answer: The first text message
81. What influential pop star was born on December 13, 1989?
Answer: Taylor Swift
82. What highly anticipated film marked the revival of the Star Wars franchise and broke box office records in December of 2015?
Answer: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Find more Star Wars Trivia Questions)
83. Which iconic Christmas song by Mariah Carey consistently returns to the top of the charts every December?
Answer: “All I Want For Christmas Is You”
84. What movie starring John Travolta opened in theaters in December 1977?
Answer: Saturday Night Fever
85. Which beloved animated Christmas special first aired on TV in December 1965?
Answer: A Charlie Brown Christmas (Related: More Christmas Movie Trivia)
86. According to a 2022 survey, what Christmas film is watched the most in the month of December? (source)
Answer: Home Alone (Find more Home Alone Movie Trivia Questions)
87. What famous Christmas classic film was released on December 20, 1946, and has become a holiday staple?
Answer: It’s A Wonderful Life
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Interesting December History Facts Trivia
These historical events all happened in the month of December.
88. Which U.S. constitutional amendment, abolishing slavery, was ratified on December 6, 1865?
Answer: The 13th Amendment
89. What significant event in the space race occurred on December 21, 1968?
Answer: Apollo 8 was launched, becoming the first manned spacecraft to orbit the Moon.
90. On December 1, 1955, who refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Answer: Rosa Parks
91. What international organization was established on December 10, 1948, with the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
Answer: The United Nations
92. Which famous physicist was born on December 25, 1642?
Answer: Sir Isaac Newton
93. What significant event in World War II began on December 16, 1944?
Answer: The Battle of the Bulge
94. Which international agreement was signed on December 10, 1898, ending the Spanish-American War?
Answer: The Treaty of Paris
95. Which British monarch delivered the first Christmas broadcast on December 25, 1932?
Answer: King George V
96. In December of 1933 what ended thanks to the 21st amendment?
Answer: Prohibition
97. Which famous military leader declared himself Emperor of France on December 2, 1804?
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
98. What notable event occurred on December 7, 1941, involving a surprise attack on a major U.S. naval base?
Answer: The attack on Pearl Harbor.
99. What significant U.S. law was enacted on December 23, 1913, creating a central bank system?
Answer: The Federal Reserve Act
100. On December 10, 1994, which Nobel Peace Prize winner from South Africa gave a historic acceptance speech in Oslo?
Answer: Nelson Mandela
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