1. Team holiday trivia
Split into teams of 4 to 6, play 4 to 6 short rounds (movies, music, traditions around the world, a round about your own company). Teams write answers on one sheet, so nobody has to shout an answer alone.
Free online Christmas quiz for work, on the big screen or in a call
Updated: 2026-10-20
An online Christmas quiz is the easiest group game for a work party. It works in the office, in a restaurant with a TV and in a video call, and nobody has to perform alone. Teams answer together, the host reads the questions, and the screen does the timing and the scores.
Below you find a setup for groups of 8 to 150, a round plan for 45 minutes, fair scoring rules and the problems that come up most often in remote quizzes. You can test all of it with the free demo of our browser quiz show first. No signup, nothing to install.
Setup in 10 minutes
- Open the quiz in a browser on the laptop that is connected to the projector or TV. In a video call, share only that browser window, not your whole screen.
- Split people into teams of 4 to 6. Remote teams get one breakout room or one private chat each, so they can talk quietly.
- Pick one person per team who hands in the answer: on paper in the room, in the chat online.
- Say the three rules out loud: no phones for searching, the host decides on spelling, passing is fine.
- Play one test question before the real start. It shows you whether sound, screen sharing and timer work.
A 45-minute round plan
- Warm-up (5 min): three easy questions, so every team scores early.
- Christmas films and songs (10 min): eight questions.
- Traditions around the world (10 min): eight questions, good for international teams.
- Your company round (10 min): founding year, first product, cups of coffee per week. These get the biggest laughs.
- Emoji round (5 min): ready-made film puzzles with answers.
- Closest-wins final (5 min): one estimation question decides ties.
Scoring that keeps every team in the game
- 1 point per correct answer, 2 points in the company round.
- Show the scoreboard only after rounds 2 and 4. A team that sees a big gap after every question stops trying.
- Break ties with a closest-wins question instead of sudden death.
- Give a small prize for the best team name, so the last team can still win something.
Remote quiz problems and how to avoid them
- Delay in the call: give 30 seconds per question, not 15. People hear the question at different times.
- Googling: ask about your own company and keep a timer running. Then searching does not pay off.
- Silent breakout rooms: name one captain per team who reads each question out loud.
- Not enough questions: take our 25 Christmas questions with answers.
The games
2. Emoji Christmas movie quiz
Show a row of emojis (🏠👦😱) and teams guess the film or song. Works on a projector, in a video call or printed on the table. Ten emojis take about ten minutes.
3. Zoomed-in picture guess
Show an extreme close-up of a holiday object (a pine needle, tinsel, a gingerbread corner) and zoom out step by step. Fewer steps = more points.
4. Estimation jar
Fill a jar with sweets or baubles; guests write their guess on a slip. Closest guess wins the jar. Zero pressure, zero explanation needed.
Host tips
- Write the company questions with two or three colleagues. It is more fun and you avoid wrong facts.
- Read every question out loud. In a noisy room not everyone can read the screen.
- Announce the end time. People relax when they know the quiz takes 45 minutes and not the whole evening.
- Keep a printed copy of the questions in case the laptop or the Wi-Fi fails.
FAQ
Is there a free online Christmas quiz for work?
Yes. The demo of our quiz show runs free in the browser without signup and includes three company questions. For a longer quiz you can use the 25 free questions with answers in our trivia guide, or the Complete kit with the full show.
How do I run a Christmas quiz on Zoom or Teams?
Share only the browser window with the quiz, put teams into breakout rooms or team chats, give 30 seconds per question because of the delay, and collect one answer per team in the chat.
How long should an office Christmas quiz be?
45 to 60 minutes with five or six short rounds. After that, attention drops and people want to talk again.