Thursday briefing: A short quiz on a very long year – how many questions can you answer about 2025?
Welcome to the newsletter’s first end-of-year quiz. Test yourself on culture, technology and assorted political chaos – and check back on 26 December to see how you fared
Good morning, and happy whatever-you’re-celebrating today. There may come a moment later – perhaps shortly after someone has eaten their body weight in roast dinner – when the family begins to drift into nap mode. That is your cue. Produce this quiz from your pocket. Read the questions aloud in your best posh “BBC continuity announcer” voice. Watch as the room divides over how much ice has been lost in the Antarctic, exactly when Donald Trump and Elon Musk fell out, what Archie’s dog got up to, and why we’ve even mentioned Liz Truss at all. There are no prizes, but here is the First Edition quiz of the year. I’m sorry. And you’re welcome. But first, the headlines …