Over 500 Dutch News readers took part in our Christmas Quiz and nobody scored 25 out of 25. In case you want to check how you did, here are the questions again, and the answers.

Wham’s Last Christmas has been No. 1 in the Netherlands only once – in 2024 on the back of the Albert Heijn advert featuring a sad hamster and Andrew Ridgeley.

A wolf allegedly bit a child in the woods near Leusden, although the only people to claim this are school officials who did not actually see it happen.

Marjolein Faber’s official expenses show she spent €571.24 on an afternoon having her hair done.

Tobacco disappeared from supermarket shelves in July, to be replaced by a surge in small, specialist tobacconists.

Amsterdam is celebrating 750 years since its city charter, including the biggest Dutch circle party ever.

The population of the Netherlands hit 18 million this year.

Fatbikes caused a furore on city streets in the Netherlands this year.

The prime minister’s name is pronounced Schohf

Kick Out Zwarte Piet is calling it a day in 2025 after 15 years of campaigning

Freek Vonk’s new anaconda died

The Van Dale word of the year was polarisatie – chosen by the dictionary makers themselves rather than public vote, because the social media response to some of the suggestions was too extreme, or polarised.

The monument to those killed as witches will be hosted by Roermond.

Limburg lost a hectare of land to Belgium.

Three Andy Warhol paintings from his Reigning Queens series were not stolen. Thieves did steal two, but left two others on the pavement because they did not fit in the car.

10 million pigs were kept on Dutch farms last year.

Amsterdam did not get a new mayor in 2024. Femke Halsema did start her second term. Rotterdam’s mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb stepped down midway his third term while Groningen’s mayor quit because he did not like the job.

Junior finance minister Folkert Idsinga stood down because he did not want to answer any more questions about his millions. He was replaced by Tjebbe van Oostenbruggen who is a lot richer.

10 Dutch towns and cities will have government-licenced marijuana on sale from April next year.

A sovereign citizen is a fanatical anti-government, anti-tax person. The Dutch security service has warned their number is growing and some could turn violent.

The first tropical day of 2024 was on May 14.

Crown princess Amalia is officially a non-western second generation immigrant. Her mum is from Argentina which is considered a non-western country by Dutch officialdom. Her dad, being half German, is a western second generation immigrant.

Legislation to stop prisoners wearing fancy clothes in jail is not being delayed. Laws to reform the Box 3 asset tax and halt the exploitation of low skilled foreign workers are bogged down in delays yet again.

The government wants you to keep some cash on hand in case of cyber attacks – also handy for phishing.

The Maasslauis pensioners were angry that they were banned from drinking advocaat because of the health risk associated with strong liquor.

Everyone who included their email address will be entered in the draw for an ABC book token.