Guardian's Annual Christmas Business Quiz Tests Knowledge of 2025's Key Business Events
The Guardian published its annual Christmas business quiz on December 19, 2025, challenging readers on their knowledge of the year's major business news across multiple sectors.
The quiz covers a wide range of industries including aviation, retail, finance, and policy. Questions include Heathrow's response to a March electrical fire, Ryanair's bonus criteria, and the Royal Mail's innovative 'postbox of the future' feature.
Corporate governance and remuneration are also featured, with queries about NatWest Group's timeline for returning to private ownership and various chief executive pay justifications.
Consumer and regulatory issues appear in the quiz, such as findings by Which? on online order substitutions, P&O Ferries' new auditor and staff count, alongside Thames Water's social tariff.
Market and asset topics probe investments with questions about the best asset since 1979 and references to Trump’s tax comments and other economic decisions.
Tech and future-of-work subjects include Elon Musk's Optimus robot sales targets and implications of Jaguar Land Rover's electric vehicles for Keir Starmer.
The cultural and political sphere is addressed through questions on Sunak's July senior adviser appointment, Paul McCartney's EU lobbying efforts, and estimates of Taylor Swift's economic contribution in 2025.
