Are you a Die Hard Christmas film fan or just a movie Muppet – take our festive cinema quiz

WHICH Christmas movies top your list of favourites – and which do you rate a Yuletide flop?

What even counts as a festive film on the TV schedules?

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Answer these posers before tackling our challenge, from new book Quiz Actually.

It is packed with brain-bending questions based on the feelgood flicks you watch every year.

Emily Fairbairn is the quizmaster who is waiting to find out if you are a Die Hard – or a try hard.

• Taken from Quiz Actually: The Festive Family Film Quiz Book by Joe Shooman, published by John Blake.

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

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1. What is the name of the famous actor who plays George?
2. How does George become deaf in his left ear?
3. What is Henry Potter’s response when George asks for a loan, based on George’s life assurance?
4. What does Uncle Billy accidentally do which wrecks everything?
5. How does George know Clarence has also succeeded in his angelic quest?

THE HOLIDAY

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1. What is Iris Simpkins’ job?
2. And what is Amanda Woods’ job?
3. Which legendary actor has an uncredited cameo in the video store?
4. What relation is Graham to Iris?
5. Quote time: Who does Arthur say he likes because “he cuts a nice suit”?

ELF

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1. What does Buddy’s biological father do for a job?
2. What whispered truth does Buddy deliver to the store Santa when it’s revealed it’s not the “real” Santa?
3. What are the four main elf food groups?
4. Which actress plays the part of Buddy’s love interest?
5. In the end, what fixes Santa’s sleigh?

MIRACLE ON 34th STREET (1947)

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1. Why is Kris Kringle so annoyed about the Macy’s Parade version of Santa?
2. What does Doris Walker then convince Kris to do?
3. What does Susan ask Santa for as a present?
4. What ruling does the district attorney Thomas Mara ask the judge to make?
5. Susan sends Kris a letter – which the New York post office sends to him. But what else do they send Kris?

LOVE ACTUALLY

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1. Which song is Billy Mack re-recording at the beginning of the movie?
2. What nationality is Aurelia?
3. Which item does Karen find in Harry’s pocket?
4. The girl Sam has a crush on shares a name with whom?
5. Who was the only actor to win a Bafta for their performance in the film?

THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL

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1. Which megastar actor plays Ebenezer Scrooge?
2. Which quick-to-criticise Muppet duo play the Marley roles?
3. What is the name of Scrooge’s school sweetheart?
4. The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come shows Scrooge that Tiny Tim will not make it through to the next year. But which Muppet represents this tragic character?
5. The Muppet Christmas Carol is of course a musical movie. Which character sings “Chairman Of The Board”?

GREMLINS

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1. What is dad Randall’s main occupation?
2. What are the three golden rules of Mogwai ownership?
3. Who is the first human victim of the Gremlins?
4. Billy and his mum Lynn manage to see off most of the Gremlins in various gruesome and gnarly ways – but who escapes?
5. What movie are the Gremlins enjoying in the local cinema?

HOME ALONE

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1. To which European destination did the McCallister family – without Kevin – go on holiday?
2. How old is Kevin in the movie?
3. Which actor, more famous for mobster movies, played Harry the thief?
4. What is the meal that Kevin never gets to finish because he’s defending the house from the burglars?
5. What does Old Man Marley use to bash Harry and Marv?

DIE HARD

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1. What is the name of the company that Holly McClane works for?
2. What is McClane’s famous response to the thieves’ boss Hans Gruber’s taunting?
3. Which sweet goodies does Sergeant Al Powell buy from the convenience store?
4. Which song can we hear at the end of the movie?
5. Die Hard was nominated for four Oscars in 1989. How many did it win?

THE SNOWMAN

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1. Who wrote the book from which The Snowman animation was developed?
2. What is unusual about the animation?
3. What does Santa give to James as a gift?
4. Which famous rock star appears in a sequence in his apparent childhood home, finding a scarf like the one James had?
5. What is the name of the 2012 sequel to The Snowman?