Quiz of the Year 202.5

TIME TO TEST YOUR 2025 KNOWLEDGE

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POLITICS

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?

SHOWBIZ

1. Which series examining so-called incel culture sparked a global conversation about social media and misogyny after it was released in March?

2. Which pop singer, known for singing about extraterrestrials, was part of an all-female crew to reach space aboard Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket in April?