Forget the usual festive television specials and film reruns. This Boxing Day, there's only one event the entire family should be gathering around: the Daily Mail's fiendishly difficult 2025 news quiz.
A Year Dominated by Trump and Global Headlines
This year's quiz is packed with questions from a tumultuous 2025, a period heavily influenced by one man: US President Donald Trump. From his historic non-consecutive return to the White House to his unexpected appearance at the FIFA Club World Cup, his actions shaped global politics, economics, and even sport.
Away from 'The Donald', other major stories filled the headlines. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine, featuring President Zelensky, and the ever-newsworthy Elon Musk remained staples. Meanwhile, BBC News At Ten frequently led with reports on the Royal Family, the war in Gaza, and a series of devastating natural disasters including hurricanes, wildfires, and floods.
Thirty Questions to Challenge the Whole Family
The quiz, presented in the spirit of Mastermind, offers thirty brain-teasers spanning politics, sport, entertainment, and science. It's the perfect accompaniment to a leftover mince pie and a glass of mulled wine. So, gather your loved ones and see who truly paid attention this year.
From Washington to Windsor: A Sample of the Questions
The quiz covers a vast range of topics. In politics, it asks who the last US President was to serve non-consecutive terms before Trump, and which American Cardinal became the new Pope in May. It probes Elon Musk's colossal new Tesla pay package, worth a staggering sum, and names New York's first Muslim mayor.
On the sporting front, it tests knowledge on Iga Swiatek's stunning Wimbledon victory and which Northern Irish golfer completed the career Grand Slam by winning The Masters. In entertainment, it asks which Oscar Adrien Brody won and for portraying which architect.
Royal and UK political drama features too, with questions on Angela Rayner's resignation over a tax issue concerning a second home, and the Windsor residence Prince Andrew must vacate. It also touches on the literary scandal of the year involving a fabricated memoir set on the Southwest Coast Path.
Disasters, Discoveries, and Difficult Budgets
The year's tragedies are remembered, including the Air India Flight 171 crash in June and the powerful hurricane that devastated Jamaica in October. Scientific progress is noted with a question on a groundbreaking discovery in an English county that pushed back evidence of human-controlled fire by 350,000 years.
Finally, Chancellor Rachel Reeves's tough Autumn Budget makes an appearance, quizzing participants on the size of the fiscal 'black hole' she attributed to the previous government.
With questions on everything from a controversial Richmond Council fine for pouring a liquid down a drain to the England women's football team making history, this quiz is the ultimate test of your 2025 news knowledge. As the quizmaster would say to those brave contenders: good luck to you all.
