How well do you remember 2025? Take our special Saturday Social Quiz of the Year and find out

Compete against friends and family in our weekly online quiz – the Saturday Social Quiz of the Year.
This week, all 13 questions are based on the last 12 months – simply scroll down to the bottom of the page for the answers.

1. TRUE OR FALSE? 2025 was a Leap Year.
2. WHO AM I? Can you name this famous face who was knighted in September?
3. ODD ONE OUT: Which one of these people is the odd one out – and why
Tim Davie, Angela Rayner, Brendan Rodgers, Justin Trudeau, JD Vance, Justin Welby
4. REMEMBER WHEN? The following events all occurred in the same month this year. Do you know the month?
▶ Ozzy Osbourne, frontman of Black Sabbath, passed away
▶ At least 135 people were killed and over a hundred reported missing during flooding in Texas
▶ Chancellor Rachel Reeves was seen in tears during Prime Minister’s Questions
▶ US President Donald Trump arrived in the UK for a four-day visit
5. WHAT’S BREWING: In June, this brew was named the world’s best beer in the Most Valuable Global Brands report. What country does it come from?

6. QUESTION OF SPORT: Which team lifted the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup with a win over PSG in the final?
7. POPTEASER: Which UK No.1 single in March contains these lyrics?
I’m having wicked dreams of leaving Tennessee
Hear Santa Monica, I swear it’s calling me
Won’t make my mama proud, it’s gonna cause a scene
She sees her baby girl, I know she’s gonna scream
8. WORDWISE: These three phrases have all been added to the dictionary this year, but do you know what they mean?
▶ Mouse jiggler
▶ Naked quitting
▶ Rage bait
9. WHICH… Radio 2 presenter completed a 135-mile Great Northern Marathon Challenge for Children in Need and raised £9.5m?
10. WHAT… nationality is Pope Leo XIV, who was elected in May this year?
11. WHERE… was the UK City of Culture in 2025?
12. THE… price of a first-class stamp went up by 5p in April. How much does one now cost?
13. WHERE AM I? In March, the UK’s largest road tunnel (with an underground length of 2.6 miles) was granted approval. What is it called, and between which two counties will it run?

ANSWERS: 1 False; 2 Actor Gary Oldman; 3 They have all resined from roles this year apart from JD Vance – Tim Davie resigned as BBC director general, Angela Rayner resigned as deputy prime minister, Brendan Rodgers resigned as manager of Celtic, Justin Trudeau resigned as PM of Canada and Justin Welby resigned as the Archbishop of Canterbury. 4 July; 5 Mexico; 6 Chelsea; 7 Pink Pony Club by Chappell Roan; 8 Mouse jiggler – a device or piece of software used to make it seem as though you are working when you are not, Naked quitting – Leaving a job without having another job to go to, Rage bait – online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage. 9 Sara Cox; 10 American; 11 Bradford; 12 £1.70; 13 The Lower Thames Crossing will run between Essex and Kent.
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