Ideas for Fun Christmas Quizzes That Will Excite Kids at Nurseries and Kindergartens

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked for 10 years as a kindergarten teacher and for 7 years as an after-school childcare instructor, then took a post as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I also engaged in activities that shared Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational play, working with many children. Afterwards, through freelance writing, planning, and editing work at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and conveying ideas. Leveraging the perspective cultivated in educational settings and my experience as an editor, I aim to deliver practical information—focusing on fields related to music and children—that values both input and output. Hobbies include instruments, singing, handcrafts, toys, drawing, traditional play, the outdoors, books, DIY, and crafts. Special skill: spinning-top tricks.
20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.

The fun Christmas season has arrived! Here, we’re introducing Christmas quizzes that kids can enjoy together.

From Santa’s secrets and the mysteries of his reindeer to wonderful stories about Christmas, the more you learn, the more you’ll find yourself saying, “Wow!” Explore the world of Christmas even more joyfully by thinking through the questions together at daycare or kindergarten! How about spending a delightful learning time with a variety of quizzes that spark children’s curiosity?

A hit at daycare and kindergarten! A collection of fun Christmas quiz ideas (31–40)

Why are Santa’s clothes red?

Because it stands out to everyone.
Because it's the same color as the gift bag.
Because it wore red clothes in an old Coca-Cola advertisement.

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Because it wore red clothes in an old Coca-Cola advertisement.

Santa’s outfit originally came in various colors, but after the Coca-Cola Company used a Santa Claus wearing a red suit in its advertisements, the red outfit became the standard worldwide.

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Who brings the presents on Christmas night?

Santa Claus
reindeer
snowman

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Santa Claus

Will Santa Claus come to everyone’s house again this year? It’s exciting, isn’t it?

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tsukada moe

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Why does Santa Claus put presents in stockings?

Because I really liked shoes
Because it's a rule in Santa's country.
Because I put the present in the place where the socks were hanging to dry.

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Because I put the present in the place where the socks were hanging to dry.

It originates from the story that long ago, Saint Nicholas secretly put gold coins into the stockings of girls from a family in need to help them. That’s why Santa Claus puts presents in stockings on Christmas night.

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Why does Santa deliver presents at night?

To surprise everyone
to secretly deliver a present
Because Santa likes the night.

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select2

Santa delivers presents at night so he can secretly bring them while the children are sleeping and surprise them when they wake up in the morning. That’s why he doesn’t come if you’re awake.

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kepiko

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What is the name of the reindeer that appears in the nursery rhyme “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”?

Cupid
Rudolf
Dancer

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Rudolf

The name does not appear in the lyrics of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” but in the story the song is based on, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, a red-nosed reindeer named Rudolph is depicted.

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A collection of fun Christmas quiz ideas (41–50) that will excite preschool and kindergarten!

In Japan, we eat fried chicken at Christmas; what do people eat overseas?

hamburger
grilled fish
Roast chicken

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Roast chicken

At Christmas overseas, people often eat dishes like large oven-roasted chicken or turkey. Unlike Japanese fried chicken, big roast chicken and roast turkey are the standard.

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