The Big Fat News Quiz of the Year 2025 End of Christmas Term Form Tutor Activity Cover Lesson

Oooooh boy, it’s baaaaaaaaacck! For the FIFTEENTH year! And what a year, so many highs and lows! 60 questions based on the world’s happenings over the last year of January to December 2025. Covers News, Media, Celebs, Music, Food, Politics and general what’s been happening. I try to keep it light and not too much heavy drama as we deserve a bit of fun after the year we’ve all just had!

And, 6-7, what a year! How much can YOU remember?

Christmas number one, US social media ban, artwork googly eyes, 100 yeqar old President passes, Photo of the Year, Inauguration, lyrics sheet record sale, new spider found, Louvre charges extra, chocolate to return, Gulf rename, new report cards design, India sales allowed again, Messy reigns, a flying vehicle design, strikes, Carabao Cup winners, car sales fall, cinema videogame movie, Pope passes, Katy Perry is out of this world, Premier League winners, Peppa Pig family news, robots vs humans, Eurovision Final, Champions League Final, new console released, dangerous downwhill race, TV series ends (for a while), TV reboot actors revealed, Brian Wilson passes, superhero summer, tennis tournament, another Jurassic movie, primary school goes to space, K-Pop Demon Hunters regins, Labubu must haves, nails ban, artwork removal from Courts, matcha price increase, Emergency Test Alert, world leader visits UK, world’s oldest mummy found, violin sale, Women’s Rugby World Cup, Conservatives spelling error, Life of a Showgirl, unusual World Championships, movie-based stage show, Wicked sequel, record comic sale, an expensive Beef Wellington, Game Awards, Europe’s largest stadium opens, rare pink animal spotted, full moon, Word of the Year, Stranger Things breaks records, Tik-Tokers have Great Plans and I’m A Celebrity winner! It’s been a full year!

The questions are student-accessible being a range of news based events, celebrity, music and movies covering a wide range of topics to make it so there’s something for everyone.

Split into 4 rounds of three months each. Good for filling an hour in the last week of term and a good informal one to do with your form if you have an hour to fill with something that’s not just a ‘watch a video’ and you actually want to spend some time with your class! I tend to pad it out into an hour and a half with discussions, sweets, prizes and rewards between and during rounds.

Answer sheet for students to fill in on final slide.

Lasts around 60 minutes with a form, I usually split them into groups and give rewards etc.

Have a good Christmas break and see you in January 2026! Robots and holograms next year?

PS, if anything exciting happens I will alter the last couple of December questions and reupload before the end of term, would be free to re-download in that event!