WHAT a year it has been on Bizarre. During the past 12 months I have broken massive showbiz exclusives, including chart comebacks, celebrity feuds and love splits.
Then there are the countless barn-storming festival performances, box office magic and whole load of telly scandals that have kept us gripped.
But how closely have you been keeping track?
Time to pop Elf on pause, put down that tub of Celebrations and test your knowledge with my great 2025 Biz Quiz.
Battle of the bands
1. WHICH band kicked off their massive 41-date reunion tour at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium in July, 16 years after splitting?
2. Busted vs McFly was one of the UK’s biggest arena tours – but which band member was forced to miss the run of shows due to ill health?
3. Which film about two competing groups in South Korea spawned the track Golden – which spent ten weeks at No1 – and became the most-watched movie in Netflix history?
4. Who broke the record for the most shows by a single act at Wembley Stadium when they played a ten-night residency there this summer?
5. Which group have announced they are reuniting for a Las Vegas residency at the Sphere next spring – 30 years after their hit album Tragic Kingdom was released?
Love is in the air
1. WHICH Spice Girl married a hairdresser called Rory McPhee and St Paul’s Cathedral in July?
2. Katy Perry surprised the world when she split from Orlando Bloom and started dating which politician months later?
3. Which American actress revealed in November that she was dating a hypnotherapist called Jim Curtis?
4. Who ended up in the doghouse after a drunken kiss with Love Island’s Maura Higgins at the Brit Awards after-party?
5. Love has blossomed between former Love Islander Zara McDermott and which singer?
Bad Blood
1. WHAT is the name of the son of David and Victoria Beckham who they had a huge fallout with?
2. Actor Justin Baldoni had a legal battle with which US actress over accusations of intimidation and sexual misconduct on the set of their film It Ends With Us?
3. Lily Allen’s bitter split from actor David Harbour was the inspiration for her first album in seven years, but what was it called?
4. Screen stars Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot fell out after starring in a remake of which Disney film?
5. Who had highly publicised social media rows with Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, SZA and Jay-Z this year?
Solo Star Success
1. What was the name of the seventh solo album by Lady Gaga which came out in March?
2. Which singer songwriter re-launched his career with a surprise performance on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage following a two year career hiatus?
3. Which former girl band star went to No3 with her debut album That’s Showbiz Baby! In September?
4. Who became the first British solo female since Adele to score both No1 album (The Art Of Living) and No1 single (Man I Need), at the same time?
5. The Boy Who Played The Harp is a chart topping album released in October by which British musician?
Small Screen
1. WHICH prime time reality show did ITV announce they were axing in March, seven years after reviving it?
2, A seventh series of which hit BBC drama was confirmed last month, having not been on our screens since 2021?
3. Which four-part drama starring Stephen Graham became one of Netflix’s most watched shows ever following its release in March?
4. Who became the first winner of The Celebrity Traitors?
5. Which Coronation Street star won the 24th series of Celebrity Big Brother in April?
…To Big Screen
1. WHICH video game adaptation starring Jack Black became a surprise hit, ending up the highest-grossing film of the year in the UK?
2. Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep spent the summer filming which upcoming comedy sequel?
3. A live action version of which 2002 Disney film hit cinemas and made more than $1billion this summer?
4. David Corenswet starred as which American superhero in a film of the same name?
5. Which actor, named People’s Sexiest Man Alive, was in both Jurassic World Rebirth and Wicked: For Good?
Calendar Conundrum
1. SAM Fender released the fastest-selling British album of the year, People Watching, in which month? a) February, b) April, c) June.
2. When did Lola Young announce she was taking a break from the music industry after collapsing on stage? a) June, b) August, c) September.
3. In what month did Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown announce she had adopted a baby daughter with her husband, Jake Bongiovi? a) August, b) September, c) November.
4. When did Ozzy Osbourne play his massive farewell show at Villa Park in Birmingham? a) May, b) June, c) July.
5. In which month did Liz Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus unexpectedly reveal they are a couple? a) January, b) February, c) April.
Number Won
1. MTV announced it is axing its music video channels in the UK after how many years? A) 31 B) 38 C) 46
2. Taylor Swift topped the charts with The Life of a Showgirl. How many UK No1 albums has she had? A) 10 B) 12 C) 14
3. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban split in September after how many years of marriage? A) 14 B)19 C) 21
4. Kris Jenner had one of the most star-studded parties of the year, attended by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan, as she turned how old? A) 60 B) 70 C) 80
5. Tess Daly quit Strictly Come Dancing after how many years? A) 21 B) 23 C) 25
Tour De Force
1. WHICH British band played across the UK with their From All Sides tour, celebrating 15 years together?
2. Which US group featuring Jake Shears reunited for their first UK tour in 12 years?
3. Dua Lipa completed her first stadium tour, named after which album?
4. The Run For Your Lives Tour marked 50 years of which heavy metal band from East London?
5. Who brought his Past Present Future tour to the UK for a 10 night run at London’s O2 Arena?
And the award goes to…
1. WHO scooped five awards at the Brits in March, including Album, Song and Artist of the Year?
2. For what film, which was also named Best Picture, did Mikey Madison win the Best Actress award at the Oscars?
3. At the Grammys, which American rapper took home five awards including Record of the Year?
4. Ant and Dec lost their 23-year Best TV Presenter winning streak at the National Television Awards to which outspoken host, who parted ways with the BBC after 26 years in May?
5. What political thriller about the election of a pope won the Bafta for Best Film?
