Spin the wheel Christmas questions
Questions that get everyone talking
These are conversation questions, not a trivia game. Nobody needs to know which reindeer has a red nose or what year a song came out. Each question asks about the person answering: their memories, their opinions, what they would pick. That is why a shy eight-year-old and a grandparent can play in the same round.
The 40 questions mix quick choices, such as real tree or fake tree, with ones that invite a story, like the funniest Christmas memory or the worst gift someone ever received. The quick ones keep the pace up; the story ones are where the laughs usually come from.
Teachers use the wheel as a morning meeting question during the last weeks before winter break, and office teams spin it at the start of a holiday call. At home it fills the slow moments, such as waiting for dinner or a long car ride to visit relatives.
What's on this wheel
- Best gift you ever got?
- Favorite Christmas song?
- Favorite holiday cookie?
- Real tree or fake tree?
- Best Christmas movie ever?
- A tradition you love?
- Worst gift you ever got?
- Snow or sunshine at Christmas?
- Funniest Christmas memory?
- Gift you want to give?
- Ugliest sweater you owned?
- Favorite ornament and why?
- Gifts on Christmas Eve or morning?
- What would you ask Santa?
- Best holiday smell?
- One wish for next year?
- Favorite Christmas food?
- Hot cocoa or hot cider?
- Who is hardest to buy for?
- Ever peeked at a present?
- What makes a perfect day off?
- Best way to wrap a gift?
- Favorite winter activity?
- A new tradition to start?
- Lights: white or colorful?
- Elf, reindeer or snowman?
- Earliest Christmas memory?
- Gift you made yourself?
- Favorite holiday place?
- Which carol can you sing?
- What do you leave for Santa?
- Kindest thing this year?
- Best thing about December?
- Stockings: what goes in?
- Cookies or candy canes?
- A gift money can't buy?
- Snowball fight or sledding?
- What are you thankful for?
- Christmas jammies: yes/no?
- Favorite holiday story?
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Playing the Christmas question wheel
- Open the wheel on a phone or put it on the TV with Present, so the whole room can see it.
- The youngest person spins first and answers the question that comes up. Then pass the phone, or the remote, to the left.
- Turn on Remove each winner from the wheel right away in Settings if you want a fresh question every turn.
- Add your own family questions under Entries, for example about the year the dog ate the ham.
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About these Christmas questions
Are these questions OK for kids?
Yes. Every question is family friendly and works for children who can talk about their own Christmas. Younger kids may need an adult to read the question out loud, and a few, like the hardest person to buy for, are more fun with teens and grown-ups.
Can I use it with coworkers?
It works well as a warm-up for a holiday meeting or a team lunch. The questions avoid religion and money, and anyone can pass on a question, so nobody has to share more than they want. Delete the Santa ones if your team prefers.
Is there a way to make it a quiz?
This wheel is built for talking, so there are no answers to check. If you want a quiz, replace the entries with your own trivia questions and keep the answers on a sheet of paper.
How many people can play?
Any number. With two or three people, everyone answers every question. In a class of 25, one spin per morning gives you a question a day until the break, and the student who spins answers first.
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