A little festive fun to test your feet trivia knowledge
- Jo

- Dec 23, 2025
- 2 min read

Try this 15-question "Mistle-toes" Christmas Quiz, featuring trivia, puns, and a "sole-ful" amount of holiday spirit. (Answers are at the end!)
Round 1: Festive Foot Facts & Puns
1. Which famous Christmas character has "termites in his smile" and "garlic in his soul," but more importantly, is famously known for having "seasick crocodiles" for feet (metaphorically)?
2. In the song "Frosty the Snowman," Frosty has two eyes made out of coal, but what are his feet made out of?
3. What do you call a magical person who lives at the North Pole and makes shoes for a living?
4. According to the poem "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," where were the stockings hung with care?
5. What is Santa’s favorite type of footwear when he’s relaxing at the North Pole?

Round 2: Reindeer & Geography
6. How many "feet" (hooves) are touching the roof when Santa’s full team of nine reindeer lands?
7. If an elf is exactly 3 feet tall, how many "inches" tall are they?
8. Which reindeer has a name that sounds like it could be a very fast type of foot movement?
9. In the movie Home Alone, Kevin McCallister creates a trap using "Micro Machines" that causes the burglars to slip. Which body part are they trying to protect when they finally take their shoes off?
10. In "The Twelve Days of Christmas," how many "feet" are involved in the "10 Lords a-Leaping"?

Round 3: The "Toe-tally" Punny Finish (These are really bad!)
11. What did one Christmas boot say to the other?
12. Why did the Christmas tree go to the podiatrist?
13. What did the snowy foot say to the warm fireplace?
14. What is an elf's favourite type of music to dance to?
15. How does Santa keep his boots so shiny?

Answers
The Grinch
Snow! (He doesn't have shoes, just "thumpity-thump-thump"ing along.)
A "Shoe-per" Elf (or an El-f-sized cobbler).
By the Chimney
Mistle-toes slippers
36 (9 x 4 = 36)
36 inches
Dasher
Their feet (specifically, Marv steps on a nail and Christmas ornaments).
20 feet
I feel like we're being walked all over this season.
It was worried it had stood on dropped needles
You're making me melt.
"Sole" music.
He uses "North Pole-ish".
How did you do?
Scoring Scale
0-5 Correct: A "Lump of Coal" (You're dragging your feet!)
6-10 Correct: "Steady Footing" (You've got the spirit.)
11-15 Correct: "The Big Foot of Christmas" (You’re a leg-end!)
Hope you had a moment of fun, not too many groans at some of the dreadful answers and maybe enjoyed a Christmas chocolate or two in the process!




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