Welcome to Round 1 of our True or False Christmas Quiz - the perfect warm-up for any festive quiz night. Below you'll find 20 statements covering Christmas carols, films, traditions, historical facts and a bit of reindeer trivia. Some are perfectly true, while others are cleverly worded fakes designed to catch you out. Great for families, office parties or the pub. To print the round, simply right-click the list below and select your printer. Good luck, and no peeking at the answers!
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created as a promotion for an American department store?
- The modern Christmas tree tradition originated in Italy?
- The song Jingle Bells was originally written for Thanksgiving?
- In the carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, the partridge is sitting in a pear tree?
- The film Elf starring Will Ferrell was released in 2003?
- Boxing Day is named after the sport of boxing, traditionally held on 26th December?
- One of Santa's reindeer, Donner, has a name that means thunder in German?
- Mistletoe is a type of flower native to the Mediterranean?
- Bing Crosby recorded the best-selling single of all time with White Christmas?
- In most countries, Christmas Day is celebrated on the 24th of December?
- Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843?
- The Christmas carol Silent Night was first performed in Austria?
- The poinsettia plant is native to Mexico?
- The first commercial Christmas card was produced in Canada?
- Christmas crackers were invented by a London sweet maker named Tom Smith?
- Male reindeer keep their antlers all year round, while females shed theirs in winter?
- A traditional British Christmas pudding contains thirteen ingredients, said to represent Jesus and the twelve apostles?
- Wassailing is the old English tradition of going door-to-door singing carols and sharing a spiced drink?
- The image of a red-and-white-suited Santa Claus was invented by Coca-Cola in the 1930s?
- Eggnog is traditionally flavoured with nutmeg?