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Can You Get 10/10 on This Real-Life Christmas Reindeer Trivia Quiz?

Forget flying. Real reindeer are even weirder than the legend.

By the Buzzuh TeamNovember 10, 2026

Santa's reindeer get all the fame, but real reindeer are pretty amazing on their own. They have eyes that change color, feet that click and noses built for the Arctic. Test your reindeer smarts with these 10 questions about the real animals behind the Christmas legend.

1In North America, wild reindeer are usually called by what other name?

2Reindeer are the only deer species where which animals regularly grow antlers?

3Adult males usually drop their antlers in late fall or early winter. Which reindeer often keep theirs until spring?

4What happens to the color of many reindeer's eyes in the long, dark Arctic winter?

5Reindeer can see a kind of light that humans can't. Which one?

6Many reindeer make a clicking sound as they walk. What causes it?

7What is a reindeer's go-to food in winter?

8How do reindeer hooves change for winter?

9A 2012 study looked into a famous red nose. What did it find reindeer noses are packed with?

10Reindeer fur includes hollow hairs. Besides trapping heat, what do those hairs help with?

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