Ultimate 2025 Quiz of the Year

50+ fun questions on 2025 events, music, sports, politics, and pop culture. Perfect for pubs, families, or schools. Download a printable PDF version of this quiz. We'll continue adding questions to these quizzes as the year progresses.

January to June, 2025 Questions

1. The draft lyrics for which Bob Dylan hit fetched around half a million dollars at a U.S. auction?
   ANSWER: Mr. Tambourine Man
2. Which musical overtook Mamma Mia! to claim the title of the highest-grossing stage-to-screen adaptation worldwide?
   ANSWER: Wicked
3. The year 2025 in the Chinese zodiac corresponds to which animal?
   ANSWER: Snake
4. A viral clip showed which MP striking a man to the ground?
   ANSWER: Mike Amesbury
5. In 2025, Britain celebrated 200 years since the birth of what invention that revolutionised travel and industry?
   ANSWER: The Modern Railway
6. Gene Hackman, who passed away aged 95, earned his first Oscar for which film role?
   ANSWER: Popeye Doyle in The French Connection
7. Three men went on trial accused of stealing a solid gold what from an exhibition at Blenheim Palace?
   ANSWER: A gold toilet
8. Which city's council declared a major incident following a prolonged refuse workers' strike?
   ANSWER: Birmingham City
9. Which long-running TV series broadcast its final live episode on CBBC on March 21, 2025?
   ANSWER: Blue Peter
10. Which dog breed took home the Best in Show title at Crufts 2025?
    ANSWER: Whippet
11. Which Netflix series became the first streaming programme to top the UK's weekly TV ratings, attracting 6.45 million viewers for its debut episode?
    ANSWER: Adolescence
12. Who defended accepting complimentary corporate box tickets to a Sabrina Carpenter concert?
    ANSWER: Chancellor Rachel Reeves
13. Hollywood paid its respects to which late actor, who passed away at age 65 in April?
    ANSWER: Val Kilmer
14. Which historic UK retailer, founded in 1792, announced its departure from high streets in 2025?
    ANSWER: WH Smith
15. Which pop star returned to Earth after travelling aboard Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket?
    ANSWER: Katy Perry
16. What notable achievement did Nick Rockett accomplish on April 5, 2025?
    ANSWER: Won the 2025 Grand National
17. Which football club celebrated its first-ever major trophy by winning the FA Cup Final?
    ANSWER: Crystal Palace
18. In May, a Norwegian man woke to find a 135-metre what in his front garden?
    ANSWER: A container ship
19. The UK reached an agreement with Mauritius to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands while leasing back which military base for £101 million annually?
    ANSWER: Diego Garcia
20. By May 2025, which company operated 65% of all active Earth satellites?
    ANSWER: Starlink (owned by Elon Musk)
21. Which organisation announced its first-ever female leader in its 116-year history?
    ANSWER: MI6 (Blaise Metreweli)
22. Sue Cleaver made her final Coronation Street appearance after 25 years playing which character?
    ANSWER: Eileen Grimshaw
23. During a widely covered 2025 online spat, J.K. Rowling tweeted: "You've been wealthy and famous since your early 20s. I didn't become well known until I was well over 30." — Who was she addressing?
    ANSWER: Boy George
24. Avon and Somerset Police said they would review footage involving which Irish rap trio?
    ANSWER: Kneecap

July to December, 2025 Quiz

1. What name was assigned to the interstellar comet detected by a Chilean alert system?
   ANSWER: 3I/ATLAS
2. Oasis kicked off their five-month reunion tour in which city of the UK?
   ANSWER: Cardiff
3. Which distillery revealed plans to shut down ten of its pubs across the UK in July?
   ANSWER: Brewdog
4. Which celebrity was spotted sharing a kiss with actor James Norton backstage at the Lido festival?
   ANSWER: Lily Allen
5. Who authored the memoir titled Frankly?
   ANSWER: Nicola Sturgeon
6. According to the 2024 statistics, what was the most popular name for baby girls born in England and Wales?
   ANSWER: Olivia
7. Who avoided a fine after admitting to fishing without the required rod licence?
   ANSWER: David Lammy
8. Which musician gave an unplanned performance at the Puzzle Hall Inn in Calderdale, West Yorkshire?
   ANSWER: Chris Martin (Coldplay)
9. Who claimed she was made to be "Sir Keir Starmer's political prisoner"?
   ANSWER: Lucy Connolly
10. The co-creator of which TV sitcom was arrested at Heathrow Airport by five armed police officers?
    ANSWER: Father Ted (Graham Linehan)
11. Angela Rayner resigned after acknowledging she had underpaid which form of tax?
    ANSWER: Stamp duty
12. Which artist created a piece showing a judge assaulting a protester?
    ANSWER: Banksy
13. Which former Hartlepool MP was in the headlines for controversial reasons?
    ANSWER: Peter Mandelson
14. Which nation did England defeat to claim the Women's Rugby World Cup title?
    ANSWER: Canada
15. Dame Sarah Mullally became the first woman to be promoted to which role?
    ANSWER: Archbishop of Canterbury
16. Which former footballer stirred debate in early October after posting a video on LinkedIn?
    ANSWER: Garry Neville
17. The Nobel Peace Prize in 2025 was awarded to an opposition leader from which country?
    ANSWER: Venezuela
18. Which Reform MP made headlines due to remarks regarding advertising?
    ANSWER: Sarah Pochin