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THE YEAR THAT WAS
The Guardian Weekly
|December 19, 2025
How closely were you paying attention to the news in 2025? The answers to these questions all appeared in the Guardian Weekly - see how many you can recall
January
Justin Trudeau announced he would step down as Canada's prime minister after almost a decade in office. Who did he first break the news to?
a) Donald Trump, during a heated phone call about tariffs
b) His kids, over dinner
c) Katy Perry, the US singer with whom he is in a relationship
d) The Guardian
February
At the US Conservative Political Action Conference, Elon Musk was presented with what gift by Argentina's president, Javier Milei?
a) A chainsaw
b) An Argentina football shirt with his name on it
c) A side of beef
d) A gold chain
March
Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a disastrous visit to the White House.
What did Donald Trump and his vice-president, JD Vance, berate Zelenskyy for?
a) Not wearing a suit
b) Not saying thank you enough
c) "Gambling with world war three”
d) All of the above
April
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