Another lap around the sun has given us plenty of drama, controversy, the usual political machinations and of course, plenty of positive and warm-and-fuzzy developments (although you’ll often have to look harder to find those).

The year 2025 has been another eventful one, and the Starts at 60 team has scoured the headlines big and small from around Australia to compile today’s trivia, to see how closely you were paying attention to the year that was.

1. Early in 2025, a major flooding event occurred in which Australian state?
2. Who did Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defeat at the 2025 Australian Federal Election?
3. Which driver won the 2025 Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne?
4. New federal laws introduced in 2025 restricted the sale and importation of which product?
5. What name was given to a tropical cyclone which affected parts of Southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales in 2025?
6. Which Australian construction project passed a major milestone in 2025 with the completion of its new runway?
7. The Queensland government launched a crackdown in 2025 into which highly contentious issue?
8. Which Australian organisation fell victim to a major cyberattack which saw millions of customer records allegedly accessed?
9. The 2025 federal election campaign is briefly suspended by both leading candidates after which major international event?
10. The Australian body responsible for regulating financial policy and interest rates is known as what?
11. Which children’s cartoon character did Queensland use to push major tourism marketing campaigns overseas in 2025?
12. The National Rugby League confirmed it will welcome a new team to the competition in coming years, from which country?
13. During the Federal Election campaign, Liberal candidate Peter Dutton accidentally injured a member of the media by doing what?
14. What is the name of the federal leader of the National Party of Australia?
15. A major national investigation was launched after what item, allegedly packed with explosives, was discovered in the NSW suburb of Dural?
16. More than 150 killer whales were found stranded on a beach in which Australian state?
17. Police in South Australia conducted a seven-day search earlier this year after reviewing new evidence relating to which historical cold case dating back to the 1960s?
18. Which prominent identity in the long-running Jeffrey Epstein saga in the US is found dead after taking her own life in Western Australia?
19. Which Australian banknote has been redesigned since the death of Queen Elizabeth II?
20. The Victorian Court of Appeal granted bail to which infamous Australian gangster after nearly two decades behind bars?
21. Which major Australian clothing retailer collapsed in 2025, forcing the closure of 90 stores and putting hundreds of employees out of work?
22. Which country controversially, and temporarily, banned the sale of Vegemite due to added Vitamin B bringing the product into non-compliance with health regulations?
23. The trial of Erin Patterson captivates the world and eventually results in a triple conviction for murder after she served which household item in a meal?
24. Which Australian federal politician threatened to punch a Nine News reporter after being asked a question about his heritage during a March for Australia support rally?
25. Which business was fined $66 million this year for selling unwanted and unneeded goods or services to financially vulnerable customers over a four-year period?

Check in tomorrow for another quiz.