Christmas Trivia Tycoon

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Christmas Trivia Tycoon – ESL PowerPoint Trivia Game Show for Classrooms

Make Christmas vocabulary practice unforgettable with this no-prep, interactive PowerPoint trivia game show. Perfect for ESL/EFL classrooms, Christmas Trivia Tycoon challenges students to answer Christmas-themed questions across 6 categories – great for vocabulary review, speaking practice, warm-ups, or end-of-term fun.

Teams choose categories, answer questions, and bet big to boost their score. Just download, open in PowerPoint, enable macros, and play!

How it works

• Players choose a category and question value. Answer correctly and win the value – but answer wrong or run out of time and they lose it!
• Special rounds Jolly Jackpot and Santa's Super Showdown let players bet their points for even bigger wins
• Example: This Christmas treat was originally all white → What is a Candy Cane?

Features

• 6 editable Christmas-themed categories, such as 'Bah Humbug' and 'Yuletide Yummies'
• 30 ready-to-play trivia questions, plus 1 final question (classroom-safe)
• Easy-to-edit blank slides – add your own questions for unlimited reuse
• Scoreboard for 4 players or teams (macros required)
• Automatic 10-second timer
• Christmas-themed animations and graphics
• Festive sound effects and music (normal, low & no sound)
• No-prep: download and play the same day

What you’ll get

• Macro Version – PowerPoint game with scoreboard (requires macros and ActiveX)
• No-Macro Version – PowerPoint game without scoreboard, plus printable (PDF) scorecard

Watch it in action

• Watch the demo on YouTube to see how easy it is to play and customize!

Compatibility note

• Works best on PowerPoint 365 for Windows PC
• Not compatible with Mac, Google Slides, or Keynote
• Some features may not work on older versions of PowerPoint
• Always test the game before your lesson