TIME TO TEST YOUR 2025 KNOWLEDGE

23-year winning streak to be named best TV presenter at the National Television Awards in September?

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1. How many jobs did Angela Rayner resign from in September over her tax affairs?

2. In May the UK signed a controversial deal to hand over sovereignty of which territory to Mauritius?

3. Why were MPs recalled to the House of Commons in April for a rare Saturday sitting, the first since 1982?

4. Why did the then-foreign secretary David Lammy receive a formal warning after he hosted US vice-president JD Vance at his official country retreat in Chevening, Kent, in August?

5. In September, who was sacked as Britain's ambassador to the US?

6. Sarah Pochin won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election for Reform UK by how many votes over Labour?

7. In November, which organisation blundered by publishing its assessment of the Budget before Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered it?

8. How many state visits were there in 2025?

9. In September, who was elected as the new leader of the Green Party?

10. Mark Carney was elected as Canada's prime minister in March. What senior post did he previously hold in the UK?

1. Which Greek holiday island was placed under a state of emergency amid a swarm of earthquakes that began in January?

2. In March, Nasa astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore finally returned to Earth after nine months on the International Space Station. How long had they expected to stay?

3. To what high-profile position was Robert Francis Prevost elected this year?

4. What natural disaster destroyed the alpine village of Blatten in Switzerland in May?

5. An Australian jury found Erin Patterson guilty of murder and attempted murder after serving her family what type of meal?

6. A two-day livestream captured the slow progress of what large structure in August as it was moved three miles across a Swedish city?