You've survived the tinsel, the tangled lights and the annual argument about whether Die Hard counts. Now test yourself on the Christmas facts that trip up almost everyone. No carols, no clichés, just ten questions to settle who really knows their stocking from their sleigh.
Christmas Quiz: 10 Questions Most People Get Wrong
All the questions in this quiz
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- What was 'Jingle Bells' called when it was first published in 1857?
- What colour do Arctic reindeer eyes turn in winter?
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created in 1939 to do what?
- By the UK Met Office's rules, what counts as a white Christmas?
- How old was Brenda Lee when she recorded 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree'?
- In which month did Die Hard open in US cinemas?
- Which song kept 'Fairytale of New York' off the 1987 UK Christmas No. 1?
- Who wrote King George V's first royal Christmas broadcast in 1932?
- In the 1823 poem 'A Visit from St. Nicholas', what were Donder and Blitzen first called?
- Germany's early artificial Christmas trees were made from what?
Sources
- Jingle Bells (Wikipedia)
- Reindeers' eyes change colour with Arctic seasons (UCL News)
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Wikipedia)
- Will it be a white Christmas? (Met Office)
- Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Wikipedia)
- Die Hard (Wikipedia)
- Fairytale of New York (Wikipedia)
- The Christmas Broadcast (The Royal Family)
- Donner or Donder? (Snopes)
- Artificial Christmas tree (Wikipedia)
Fact-checked 31 Oct 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it in public.
