The biggest and maybe the hardest news quiz of the year is here for your seasonal pleasure!
The news never stopped this year. But how closely were you paying attention?
Test your knowledge with our annual quiz and feel free to ask your loved ones for help. But no Google searches or AI prompts allowed. Friends don’t let friends use ChatGPT.
You’ll find the answers after you submit your quiz and click “view score.” If you score highly, congratulations on being well-informed. If your results disappoint, subscribe to a Tribune newsletter to better keep up with what happens in 2026.
We had a lot of material to develop this annual quiz and had much fun doing so. 2025 ushered in both chaos and change: The United States got a new president, Catholic cardinals elected a Chicago-style pope, the state of Illinois had some unwelcome federal government visitors and also found time to bail out its transit agencies, plus two Chicago sports teams delivered exciting escapes.
Want more when you are done? Try out our other quizzes — Quotes of the Week or 2024’s news quiz.