BFI Membership Quiz #121

Test your film and TV knowledge to win.

15 December 2022

As the BFI readies itself for the upcoming festive season, here’s your chance to test your knowledge of conventional Christmas films! All questions have been compiled especially for our Members by the BFI Reuben Library.

You can complete the quiz just for fun but, for the chance to win a pair of two tickets to see a BFI Southbank standard film of your choice from the BFI’s December season, excluding any special events, don’t forget to submit your details into the prize draw before midday Monday 19 December.

Congratulations to Chryssa Karatza who won the prize in last week’s quiz draw!

When you finish, scroll down to view your score and enter our prize draw by following the link. Then fill in the short form and click submit. Good luck!

Elf (2003)

In Jon Favreau’s comedy film Elf (2003), a baby crawls into Santa Claus’s sack on Christmas Eve and is unknowingly taken back to the North Pole. Where was the baby originally?
- Hospital maternity ward
- Orphanage
- Nursery
- Shopping mall
Holiday Inn (1942)

Irving Berlin wrote twelve songs specifically for Mark Sandrich’s iconic film Holiday Inn (1942), with the best known song being what?
- Twelve Days to Christmas
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
- White Christmas
The Claus Family (2020)

When Suzanne moves to Belgium in The Claus Family (2020), where does she find work?
- A chocolate factory
- A cake factory
- A bacon packing factory
- A biscuit factory
Nativity! (2009)

In which UK city is St. Bernadette’s, the primary school in Nativity! (2009)?
- Bristol
- Southampton
- Wolverhampton
- Coventry
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

In Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), where are the Smiths going to move after Christmas?
- New York
- San Francisco
- Chicago
- Kansas City
The Holiday (2006)

Iris Simpkins writes for which newspaper in The Holiday (2006)?
- The Guardian
- The Daily Telegraph
- The Independent
- The Times
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

How far into The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) does Miss Piggy make her first appearance?
- 23 minutes
- 33 minutes
- 43 minutes
- 53 minutes
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

In A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965), what colour is Snoopy’s dog house?
- White
- Red
- Blue
- Green
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Miracle on 34th Street (1947) was nominated for four Academy Awards, but how many of those did it actually win?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)

Which famous animator directed Warner Bros’ 1966 animated feature How the Grinch Stole Christmas!?
- Tex Avery
- Chuck Jones
- Fred Quimby
- Friz Freleng