The 10 Best Holiday Trivia Games to Play with Your Family This Season
The holiday season is here, and for many people, that means one thing: family time. While family time has many pros, it can also be...a lot. It's common to launch into political debate, field judgmental questions about your career path, or just be on each other's nerves over the small things after you've all traveled countless hours to be together. So once you've already streamed all the new holiday movies, what better way to tolerate your family than with a wholesome family Christmas trivia game? By getting out your frustrations with some friendly competitiveness, you may just avoid some of the drama and have a holiday you can reflect on more fondly than ever.
As you know, we at L’Officiel USA love to make your lives easier. Regardless of what you're celebrating, we have comprised a list of excellent trivia games for you to make it through the holiday season with your sanity largely intact.
This game is a fun departure from traditional trivia. It’s filled with fun facts and admittedly useless knowledge, instead of the more typical trivia questions. This is a great Christmas trivia game for an older family crowd (i.e. the game is 17+, so maybe wait until the children are asleep).
Things They Don't Teach You in School, $16, Hygge Games
Test your pop culture knowledge with this game that asks questions like, “In which year was the first iPod released?” Again recommended for a slightly older crowd (the better to remember the events it references), this game is sure to entertain.
Ultimate Pop Culture Trivia, $10, Wild + Wolf
A modern take on trivia, this game incorporates the use of your mobile phone—no app necessary. Race to the finish by answering questions and completing challenges, some with the help of your phone, and out-wit (or out-type!) your opponents. An excellent Christmas trivia option for fun with the whole family.
Phone Phever, $29.99, Bear Mountain Games
A Christmas trivia game with a strategy element to it, Smartish is more than just your regular trivia game. Players assign value to trivia categories based on how well they think they know it, and players are allowed to swap and steal opponent’s questions. The game also has an accompanying app to expand gameplay.
Smartish, $19.50, Mattel Games
This trivia game is great for the whole family, with a wide range of questions covering a variety of topics. Unlike traditional trivia, in this game, there are no points for correct answers, but you lose points for incorrect ones. You can play as teams or as individuals, but either way, this game is full of Christmas trivia fun for the whole family.
...I Should've Known That, $20, Hygge Games
The classic Trivial Pursuit, but make it modern. This 2000s version of the game we all know and were likely forced to play is perfect for millennials and their families. The board is updated, as well as the rules, to allow for speedier gameplay.
Trivial Pursuit: The 2000's, $23, Hasbro Gaming
Put a spin on traditional trivia with this game where you get to pick which of the questions on the card you ask your opponent. Target your family members by asking them things they are unlikely to know. Spice things up this year with this Christmas trivia-slash-strategy game.
Thanks for Asking, $20, UncommonGoods
This is another more classic leaning trivia game to consider this holiday season. Sure to entertain a variety of crowds, the 140-card game works as a great ice breaker or just as a normal trivia game. Play with friends and family at your gatherings to spread holiday cheer with a game of Christmas trivia.
After Dinner Trivia, $20, Draper James
With Friends leaving Netflix in January, what better way to fill the void than testing your knowledge of the show in a game of Friends Trivia? The pack comes with 100 questions for you and your family to see what you’ve managed to retain from the show’s ten seasons. Enjoy a little themed Christmas trivia this holiday season.
Friends Trivia, $10.99, Paladone
Trivia, but make it musical. You don’t actually have to sing in this game if that stresses you out, but the objective is to recite the next song lyric after the prompt. Perfect for the music-loving people in your life, this game is sure to be a #1 hit. Play some musical Christmas trivia with your loved ones this year.
Sing it Back, $11, Ridley's Game Room
