140 Christmas quiz team names (funny, festive and work-safe)

A good team name sets the tone before the first question is read. At a Christmas quiz it matters even more, because everyone's in a silly mood, the host is reading names out in a festive voice, and a decent pun gets a proper groan from the room.

Below are 140 Christmas quiz team names, sorted so you can jump to the sort your group would actually say out loud: puns, films, songs, food, work-safe names for the office party, family-friendly ones, US-style Christmas trivia team names, and a handful of cheeky ones that are fine for a pub. There's a spinner just below if you'd rather not read all 140 and would like the decision made for you. If you need the questions as well, start with our Christmas quiz questions.

The cheekier names are left out of the spinner to keep it family-friendly. You'll find them in the cheeky Christmas team names section further down.

Funny Christmas quiz team names

Puns first. The rule for a Christmas pun is that it has to work when the host reads it aloud, so we've skipped anything that only makes sense written down.

• Santa Clues
• Yule Never Guess
• Yule Be Sorry
• Mulled Wits
• Bah Humquiz
• Quiz Navidad
• Holly Jolly Know-It-Alls
• Tinsel and Wits
• Fa La La La Lost
• Elf-Esteem
• Snow Business Like Quiz Business
• Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Quizzer
• Ho Ho Hold My Pint
• Wise Men Say Only Fools Quiz
• All I Want for Christmas Is a Point

Why "Santa Clues" works: it's one letter away from the original, it's instantly understood, and it gives the host a built-in joke when your team wins a round. The best Christmas puns change as little as possible.

Christmas film team names

Film names are safe because everyone in the room has seen the film, even the person who claims they haven't. Pick one with a quotable line and the host will often finish it for you.

• Home Alone on Question Four
• Kevin McCallister's Paint Cans
• Wet Bandits Anonymous
• Love Actually, We Know Nothing
• Hugh Grant's Dance Moves
• It's a Wonderful Quiz
• The Grinch Who Stole Our Points
• The Nightmare Before Quizmas
• Buddy's Spaghetti Breakfast
• Elf-Help
• Miracle on 34th Question
• Close Encounters of the Klaus Kind
• Gremlins, Don't Feed After Midnight
• The Polar Expressed Opinion
• Gonzo's Great Expectations
• Small Town Bakery Saved by Christmas

Why "Small Town Bakery Saved by Christmas" works: anyone who has watched a made-for-TV festive film knows the plot, so it gets a laugh from people who'd never admit to watching them. It also reads out beautifully.

Christmas song team names

Songs give you a ready-made rhythm, which is why these tend to get a cheer when read out. They also double as a gentle dig at the soundtrack you've been hearing in every shop since October.

• Driving Home for Christmas (via the Pub)
• Mariah Carey's Alarm Clock
• Merry Quizmas Everybody
• Do They Know It's Quiz Time
• Last Quizmas
• Wham! Bam! Thank You, Quiz
• Rockin' Around the Quiz Table
• Ding Dong Merrily on Quiz
• Joy to the Quiz
• Sleigh Ride to the Podium
• White Quizmas
• Stay Another Day (and Buy a Round)
• Noddy Holder's Hat
• Carol of the Belles

Why "Mariah Carey's Alarm Clock" works: everyone knows she gets "defrosted" every November, and the name quietly says your team has been suffering for weeks. Topical names land harder than generic ones.

Christmas food team names

Food is the most reliable source of Christmas team names, because everyone has a strong opinion about sprouts and nobody agrees on gravy.

• Brussels Sprout Appreciation Society
• Sprouts and Consequences
• Pigs in Blankets, Dibs on the Last One
• Mince Pie Fiends
• Mince Pies and Alibis
• Cold Turkey Quizzers
• Gravy Train Wreck
• Baste Case Scenario
• Nuts Roasting on an Open Quiz
• The Stuffing Dilemma
• Trifle Bit Clever
• Cranberry Sauce Bosses
• The Last Strawberry Cream
• The Quality Streets
• Mulled Wine Mob
• Port and Stilton Society
• Brie-lliant Minds
• The Cheeseboard Bores
• Leftover Turkey Sandwich Club
• Crackers About Quizzes

Why "Baste Case Scenario" works: it sounds exactly like the phrase it's twisting, and there's one person at every Christmas dinner who takes the basting very seriously. That person will love it.

Work Christmas party team names (safe for the office)

The trick for the office is names that have a go at the situation rather than at a person. Anything that pokes fun at "corporate life" works, and nobody from HR needs to be called over.

• Per My Last Cracker
• Out of Office Until January
• Reply All Regrets
• Circling Back After the Pudding
• Mandatory Fun Committee
• HR Said Behave
• The Secret Santa Budget Is Ten Pounds
• Accounts Payable Elves
• Elves Working From Home
• Please Mute Yourself, Rudolph
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Line Manager
• Synergy and Mulled Wine
• Meeting Invite: Mince Pies
• Calendar Invite Declined
• Tinsel Is Not in the Budget
• Yule Be Hearing From HR
• Q4 Targets Met
• The Photocopier Is Out of Toner
• Finance Wants Receipts
• IT Has Tried Turning Santa Off and On

Why "Per My Last Cracker" works: it borrows the most passive-aggressive phrase in any inbox and drops it into a party. Everyone in the building has typed the original, so the room recognises it immediately.

If you're planning the rest of the evening, our list of Christmas party games has plenty that work with a mixed office crowd.

Family and kids Christmas quiz team names

For a family quiz the names are often the best bit, especially if children get to choose. The aim is silly, short and easy for a seven-year-old to shout.

• The Snowball Squad
• Santa's Smallest Helpers
• The Little Elves
• Gingerbread Gang
• Reindeer Rookies
• Present Peekers
• Cookie Monsters for Santa
• Santa's Spies
• Team Chimney
• Stocking Stuffers
• Elves Past Bedtime
• Grandma's Sherry Club
• Aunty's Third Sherry
• The Elf on the Shelf Is Watching
• Naughty List Nephews
• Nan's Got the Answers
• Dad's Terrible Cracker Jokes
• Three Generations, One Remote
• Pass the Parcel Pirates
• The Cracker Joke Crew

Why "Aunty's Third Sherry" works: it's affectionate rather than cruel, every family has the person it describes, and she'll be the first one to laugh. Name a team after a relative only if they're in the room.

Christmas trivia team names (US style)

American trivia nights have their own festive references, from eggnog and ugly sweaters to the eternal argument about whether Die Hard is a Christmas film (read the Wikipedia entry and pick a side).

• Eggnog Enthusiasts
• Ugly Sweater Society
• Yippee-Ki-Yay Quizzers
• Die Hard Is a Christmas Movie
• Buddy the Elf's Syrup Squad
• Fruitcake Defenders
• Hot Cocoa Hustlers
• Candy Cane Lane
• The Jelly of the Month Club
• Griswold Family Lights
• Black Friday Survivors
• Mall Santa Union
• Hallmark Movie Marathoners
• Sugar Plum Fairies of Trivia
• Kris Kringle Know-It-Alls
• Fir Real Though
• Feliz Navi-Dad
• Rockin' Around the Trivia Tree

Why "The Jelly of the Month Club" works: it's a deep cut from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, so only the people who know it will laugh, and they'll laugh a lot. A shared reference makes a team feel like a club.

Cheeky Christmas team names (pub-safe)

A pub crowd can take a bit of mischief. These stay on the right side of the line: the sort of thing a host reads out with a raised eyebrow, not an apology.

• Naughty List Winners
• Nice List? Never Heard of It
• Mistletoe Dodgers
• Tipsy Tinsel
• Gin and Tinsel
• All I Want for Christmas Is Gin
• Sherry Before Noon
• Drunk Uncles Anonymous
• Hungover Reindeer
• Dashing Through the Pints
• Prosecco Prancers
• Santa's Naughty Elves
• Bad Elves, Good Answers
• Deck the Halls With Bad Decisions
• Port in a Storm
• Stuff Your Stockings
• The Wrong Kind of Christmas Spirit

Why "The Wrong Kind of Christmas Spirit" works: it's a clean double meaning, the room gets it on the second beat, and it's cheeky without anything the host has to skip.

How to pick a Christmas quiz team name

A few things separate a name people remember from one they forget by round two.

Say it out loud. The host has to read it, probably several times. If you trip over it, so will they.

Keep it under about six words. Long names get shortened by the host, usually in the wrong place and always at the wrong moment.

Match the room. A work do wants a gentle dig at the office. A family quiz wants something a child can shout. A pub wants a bit of cheek.

Don't use a real person. Joking about a colleague or relative who isn't there is a risk. Joking about the situation everyone shares is almost always safer.

Have a backup. Several teams will arrive with "Santa Clues". Think of a second name so you're not stuck on the night.

For more general ideas outside the festive theme, our best quiz team names page has 200 more. If you're running the quiz yourself, the Christmas quiz round ideas post covers formats beyond the standard question round, and you can build the whole thing, scoreboard included, with the free quiz creator.

Team names are also worth using as a small game of their own. Let teams submit names in advance and have the room vote on the best one for a bonus point. It costs nothing and it gets people thinking about the quiz before it begins.

Planning further ahead? The quiz calendar lists every themed quiz date for 2027.