Name something that goes on a Christmas tree1. Lights (8) · 2. Ornaments (7) · 3. A star on top (6) · 4. Tinsel (5) · 5. Garland (4) · 6. Candy canes (3) · 7. An angel (2) · 8. Popcorn strings (1)
Name something in the box of Christmas decorations1. Tangled lights (8) · 2. Ornaments (7) · 3. A wreath (6) · 4. Stockings (5) · 5. The tree skirt (4) · 6. A nativity set (3) · 7. Broken bulbs (2) · 8. An extension cord (1)
Name a reason the tree lights will not turn on1. One dead bulb (8) · 2. Not plugged in (7) · 3. A blown fuse (6) · 4. A broken wire (5) · 5. The outlet is switched off (4) · 6. The timer is set wrong (3)
Name something people hang on the front door or porch at Christmas1. A wreath (8) · 2. Lights (7) · 3. Garland (6) · 4. Bells (5) · 5. A big red bow (4) · 6. Mistletoe (3) · 7. A sign for Santa (2)
Name something families do while they trim the tree1. Play Christmas music (8) · 2. Drink hot cocoa (7) · 3. Untangle the lights (6) · 4. Argue over where ornaments go (5) · 5. Take photos (4) · 6. Tell the story behind an ornament (3)
Name a problem with a real Christmas tree1. Needles on the floor (8) · 2. Forgetting to water it (7) · 3. It leans (6) · 4. Too tall for the room (5) · 5. Sap on your hands (4) · 6. The cat climbs it (3) · 7. Getting it home on the car (2)
Name something people put on the mantel at Christmas1. Stockings (8) · 2. Garland (7) · 3. Candles (6) · 4. Christmas cards (5) · 5. A nutcracker (4) · 6. Family photos (3) · 7. A snow globe (2)
Santa and the Sleigh (7 rounds)
Name something kids leave out for Santa1. Cookies (8) · 2. Milk (7) · 3. Carrots for the reindeer (6) · 4. A letter (5) · 5. Their wish list (4) · 6. A thank-you note (3)
Name one of Santa's eight reindeer in A Visit from St. Nicholas1. Dasher (8) · 2. Dancer (7) · 3. Prancer (6) · 4. Comet (5) · 5. Cupid (4) · 6. Vixen (3) · 7. Blitzen (2) · 8. Donner (1)
Name something Santa wears1. A red suit (8) · 2. Black boots (7) · 3. A hat with a pom-pom (6) · 4. A wide black belt (5) · 5. White gloves (4) · 6. Little round glasses (3)
Name a job an elf does at the workshop1. Builds toys (8) · 2. Wraps presents (7) · 3. Checks the list (6) · 4. Feeds the reindeer (5) · 5. Loads the sleigh (4) · 6. Paints the toys (3) · 7. Bakes cookies (2) · 8. Sorts the mail (1)
Name a way Santa gets into a house with no chimney1. The front door (8) · 2. A magic key (7) · 3. A window (6) · 4. The back door (5) · 5. The garage (4) · 6. Through the keyhole (3)
Name something that lands a kid on the naughty list1. Fighting with a sibling (8) · 2. Not listening (7) · 3. Telling a fib (6) · 4. A messy room (5) · 5. Peeking at presents (4) · 6. Talking back (3) · 7. Not sharing (2) · 8. Skipping chores (1)
Name something kids put in a letter to Santa1. A wish list (8) · 2. A promise they were good (7) · 3. A question about the reindeer (6) · 4. A drawing (5) · 5. A thank-you for last year (4) · 6. A wish for somebody else (3) · 7. Directions to the house (2)
Gifts and Wrapping (7 rounds)
Name a gift somebody gets every single Christmas1. Socks (8) · 2. Pajamas (7) · 3. A gift card (6) · 4. A candle (5) · 5. Chocolate (4) · 6. A mug (3) · 7. A sweater (2) · 8. Slippers (1)
Name something you need to wrap a present1. Wrapping paper (8) · 2. Tape (7) · 3. Scissors (6) · 4. A bow (5) · 5. Ribbon (4) · 6. A gift tag (3) · 7. A box (2) · 8. Tissue paper (1)
Name a present that wrapping paper cannot disguise1. A bicycle (8) · 2. A ball (7) · 3. A guitar (6) · 4. A hockey stick (5) · 5. An umbrella (4) · 6. A skateboard (3) · 7. A fishing rod (2)
Name a place people hide Christmas presents1. A closet (8) · 2. Under the bed (7) · 3. The car trunk (6) · 4. The attic (5) · 5. The garage (4) · 6. The basement (3) · 7. A neighbor's house (2) · 8. At work (1)
Name something people say when they open a gift they do not like1. I love it (8) · 2. You should not have (7) · 3. How thoughtful (6) · 4. Oh, wow (5) · 5. Where did you find this (4) · 6. Did you keep the receipt (3)
Name something that ends up in a Christmas stocking1. Candy (8) · 2. An orange (7) · 3. Socks (6) · 4. Small toys (5) · 5. Lip balm (4) · 6. A toothbrush (3) · 7. Gift cards (2) · 8. A lump of coal (1)
Name a place people shop for a last-minute gift on Christmas Eve1. The drugstore (8) · 2. A gas station (7) · 3. The grocery store (6) · 4. The mall (5) · 5. Online with rush shipping (4) · 6. A bookstore (3) · 7. The airport (2)
Cookies, Cocoa and Dinner (7 rounds)
Name a kind of Christmas cookie1. Sugar cookies (8) · 2. Gingerbread (7) · 3. Shortbread (6) · 4. Snickerdoodles (5) · 5. Chocolate chip (4) · 6. Peanut butter blossoms (3) · 7. Thumbprints (2) · 8. Spritz (1)
Name something you put in or on hot cocoa1. Marshmallows (8) · 2. Whipped cream (7) · 3. A candy cane (6) · 4. Cinnamon (5) · 5. Chocolate shavings (4) · 6. Sprinkles (3) · 7. Caramel (2)
Name a main dish at Christmas dinner1. Ham (8) · 2. Turkey (7) · 3. Roast beef (6) · 4. Prime rib (5) · 5. Lasagna (4) · 6. Tamales (3) · 7. Goose (2) · 8. Roast chicken (1)
Name something used to decorate a gingerbread house1. Gumdrops (8) · 2. Icing (7) · 3. Candy canes (6) · 4. Peppermints (5) · 5. Sprinkles (4) · 6. Pretzels (3) · 7. Licorice (2) · 8. Marshmallows (1)
Name a flavor that tastes like Christmas1. Peppermint (8) · 2. Gingerbread (7) · 3. Cinnamon (6) · 4. Eggnog (5) · 5. Hot chocolate (4) · 6. Cranberry (3) · 7. Orange (2) · 8. Nutmeg (1)
Name something that goes wrong when baking Christmas cookies1. They burn (8) · 2. They spread into one big cookie (7) · 3. The dough sticks to the cutter (6) · 4. Out of butter (5) · 5. The icing runs (4) · 6. Someone eats the dough (3) · 7. Nobody set the timer (2) · 8. Flour everywhere (1)
Name a food people only eat in December1. Fruitcake (8) · 2. Candy canes (7) · 3. Eggnog (6) · 4. Gingerbread (5) · 5. Panettone (4) · 6. Roasted chestnuts (3) · 7. Peppermint bark (2) · 8. Figgy pudding (1)
Carols and Traditions (7 rounds)
Name a gift in the carol about the twelve days of Christmas1. A partridge in a pear tree (8) · 2. Five gold rings (7) · 3. Two turtle doves (6) · 4. Three French hens (5) · 5. Four calling birds (4) · 6. Six geese a-laying (3) · 7. Seven swans a-swimming (2) · 8. Twelve drummers drumming (1)
Name a word you hear in lots of Christmas carols1. Bells (8) · 2. Snow (7) · 3. Joy (6) · 4. Night (5) · 5. Merry (4) · 6. Star (3) · 7. Angels (2) · 8. King (1)
Name something families do on Christmas Eve1. Open one present (8) · 2. Go to church (7) · 3. Watch a Christmas movie (6) · 4. Put out cookies (5) · 5. Wrap the last gifts (4) · 6. Read the night-before poem (3) · 7. Track Santa online (2) · 8. Put on new pajamas (1)
Name something you find behind an Advent calendar door1. Chocolate (8) · 2. A small toy (7) · 3. A picture (6) · 4. A Bible verse (5) · 5. Candy (4) · 6. A tiny ornament (3) · 7. A note (2)
Name something carolers carry1. Song sheets (8) · 2. Candles (7) · 3. Flashlights (6) · 4. Bells (5) · 5. Hot cocoa (4) · 6. Lanterns (3)
Name a Christmas tradition families argue about1. When to put up the tree (8) · 2. Real tree or fake (7) · 3. Opening gifts on Christmas Eve (6) · 4. Whose house to go to (5) · 5. White lights or colored (4) · 6. When to take it all down (3) · 7. What goes on top of the tree (2)
Name something in a nativity scene1. Baby Jesus (8) · 2. Mary (7) · 3. Joseph (6) · 4. Shepherds (5) · 5. The wise men (4) · 6. A donkey (3) · 7. Sheep (2) · 8. An angel (1)
Christmas Morning Chaos (8 rounds)
Name something a parent says at 5 a.m. on Christmas morning1. Go back to bed (8) · 2. Is it even light out (7) · 3. Wait for everyone (6) · 4. I need coffee first (5) · 5. Five more minutes (4) · 6. Do not touch anything yet (3)
Name something the dog does to ruin Christmas1. Eats the cookies (8) · 2. Knocks over the tree (7) · 3. Unwraps a present (6) · 4. Chews an ornament (5) · 5. Drinks the tree water (4) · 6. Barks at the carolers (3) · 7. Steals the ham (2)
Name something people do when batteries are not included1. Rob the TV remote (8) · 2. Drive to the store (7) · 3. Dig through every drawer (6) · 4. Borrow from another toy (5) · 5. Promise to buy some tomorrow (4) · 6. Pretend the toy is quiet on purpose (3)
Name something hard about building a toy late on Christmas Eve1. The instructions make no sense (8) · 2. Missing pieces (7) · 3. Tiny screws (6) · 4. Hundreds of stickers (5) · 5. Staying quiet (4) · 6. The wrong screwdriver (3) · 7. It is past midnight (2)
Name a complaint about the family Christmas photo1. Someone blinked (8) · 2. Nobody will look at the camera (7) · 3. The matching outfits (6) · 4. The baby is crying (5) · 5. It took fifty tries (4) · 6. The dog ran off (3) · 7. Forced smiles (2)
Name something Santa would complain about after a long night1. Tight chimneys (8) · 2. Too many cookies (7) · 3. Barking dogs (6) · 4. Bad weather (5) · 5. No parking on the roof (4) · 6. Kids who are still awake (3) · 7. Stale cookies (2) · 8. Reindeer snack breaks (1)
Name something people do with a fruitcake1. Regift it (8) · 2. Leave it on the counter (7) · 3. Use it as a doorstop (6) · 4. Freeze it (5) · 5. Actually eat it (4) · 6. Give it to a neighbor (3)
Name a sign someone has had enough holiday togetherness1. Hiding in the bathroom (8) · 2. A very long walk with the dog (7) · 3. Volunteering to run errands (6) · 4. Headphones on (5) · 5. Going to bed at eight (4) · 6. Checking flight times (3) · 7. Offering to do all the dishes (2)
Any Winter Holiday Party (7 rounds)
Name something at an office or school holiday party1. A gift exchange (8) · 2. Cookies (7) · 3. Music (6) · 4. Ugly sweaters (5) · 5. A potluck table (4) · 6. Paper snowflakes (3) · 7. Games (2) · 8. A photo booth (1)
Name a reason holiday travel takes twice as long1. A snowstorm (8) · 2. Traffic (7) · 3. A canceled flight (6) · 4. Lost luggage (5) · 5. Long security lines (4) · 6. Car trouble (3) · 7. Too many bathroom stops (2)
Name a holiday people celebrate in winter1. Christmas (8) · 2. Hanukkah (7) · 3. New Year's Eve (6) · 4. Kwanzaa (5) · 5. Lunar New Year (4) · 6. Three Kings Day (3) · 7. The winter solstice (2)
Name something on an ugly holiday sweater1. Reindeer (8) · 2. Snowflakes (7) · 3. Pom-poms (6) · 4. Blinking lights (5) · 5. Bells (4) · 6. A snowman (3) · 7. Tinsel (2) · 8. A tree (1)
Name a winter activity that needs ice or snow1. Ice skating (8) · 2. Sledding (7) · 3. Skiing (6) · 4. Snowboarding (5) · 5. Hockey (4) · 6. Building a snowman (3) · 7. A snowball fight (2) · 8. Ice fishing (1)
Name a way people ring in the new year1. Count down to midnight (8) · 2. Watch the ball drop (7) · 3. Stay up late (6) · 4. Make resolutions (5) · 5. Blow noisemakers (4) · 6. Watch fireworks (3) · 7. Wear a party hat (2) · 8. Fall asleep early (1)
Name something people do with the holiday cards they get1. Hang them up (8) · 2. Stick them on the fridge (7) · 3. Read the family letter (6) · 4. Save the photos (5) · 5. Check who sent one (4) · 6. Recycle them in January (3) · 7. Remember to send their own (2)
How these games were written: Our ranking, not a survey. Nobody was polled: the answers on each board stand in our own order, from the one a room is likely to shout first to the one likely to come last, and the number beside each answer is a fixed ladder for play (8 for the first answer, then 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1), not a count of people. All 7 games, their 50 boards and all 364 answers were written for this site in 2026. Nothing is copied from a TV show's question bank, a fan transcript, a boxed game or another website, and no question repeats one from the survey game maker page or from the everyday survey game questions page. Every board was screened as clean for a family room: nothing sexual, no drugs, no drinking (eggnog is a tile twice, as a flavor and as a December food, and nothing else that can hold alcohol is on a board), no real people, no brand names, no film or modern song titles and no film characters. Three boards have answers that can be checked, and they were: the reindeer board lists the eight names from the poem A Visit from St. Nicholas in today's spelling: the first printing, in 1823, had Dunder and Blixem, the author's 1844 edition has Donder and Blitzen, and Donner became the usual spelling in the early 20th century, so a host should accept all of them (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus%27s_reindeer, re-checked 2026-09-19, which also dates the red-nosed ninth reindeer to a 1939 store giveaway, the reason he is left off that board); the eight gifts on the twelve-days board are eight of the twelve in the standard 1909 version of the carol (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas_(song)); and the nativity board says 'the wise men' without a number, because the number three is tradition. All checked 2026-09-18. The play rules, which the survey game questions hub page describes (the face-off, one answer at a time, three strikes, the steal after conferring, the round's points going to one team), follow Wikipedia's article on the TV format, checked 2026-09-18 and again 2026-09-19. Licence: own work
How it works
These free Christmas survey game questions and answers are 50 boards in 7 games, each in our ranking, not a survey's. They suit a home round of the game sold as Family Feud, which this site is not affiliated with.
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Play it between dinner and dessert
Type your team names over Team 1 and Team 2 and tick Host view to see the answers. For a longer night pick a second Game: both scores carry over, while Play again sets them back to 0. The survey game questions page has the rules, from face-off to steal.
Twelve gifts and a ninth reindeer
Two boards leave out true answers, so warn the room. The carol lists twelve gifts and a board holds eight: maids, ladies, lords and pipers earn a strike. The reindeer board holds the eight names from the poem. Accept Dunder or Donder for Donner and Blixem for Blitzen, the spellings of its 1823 and 1844 printings. The red-nosed one, added in 1939, is a strike.
The funny Christmas survey game questions and answers sit in Christmas Morning Chaos, such as how the dog ruins Christmas.
Any Winter Holiday Party has holiday survey game questions and answers for a school or office: ugly sweaters, slow travel.
With kids who still write to Santa, skip two boards: building a toy on Christmas Eve, and hiding presents.
Questions and answers
Can I print the boards?
Yes. Press Print host sheet, the last button under the scores. It prints the game on screen: every question, its ranked answers and a score grid. Your browser's print dialog can also save that sheet as a PDF. Repeat for each game.
Where do the answers and their order come from?
All 50 boards were written for this page, with the answers ranked by how soon a room is likely to shout them: socks before slippers, ham before turkey. No poll stands behind the numbers, a fixed ladder of 8 down to 1, so the host may overrule us.
Can I write a board about my own family?
Yes. For Christmas themed survey game questions of your own, press Edit this game, write a board about Grandma's fudge, then press Save and play. Your copy stays in this browser.