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Nick Wilde from Zootopia 2, Elphaba from Wicked: For Good, and William Shakespeare from Hamnet Alamy
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Quiz: How much do you know about films released in 2025?

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RINGING IN A new year forces us to reflect on the year that’s been, and perhaps even makes us a little sentimental.

2025 was wicked year for cinema – one great film after another!

With awards season around the corner, you may want to catch up.

Take the quiz and test you knowledge of last year’s releases.

What is the character Elphaba's surname in Wicked: For Good?
Alamy
Thrice
Thropp

Thorn
Thing
Jurassic World: Rebirth features a new type of dinosaur called a D-Rex. What does the D stand for?
Alamy
Dystopia
Didactic

Distortus
Disgusting
Which of these is the primary language spoken in the film Sentimental Value, which is one of the entries for Best International Feature Film at the Oscars?
Alamy
Finnish
Dutch

Polish
Norwegian
Hamnet follows William Shakespeare (played by Paul Mescal) as he deals with the grief of losing a family member. Who died and inspired him to write Hamlet?
Alamy
His father
His mother

His son
His wife
In K-Pop Demon Hunters, where is the girl group’s secret base for their moonlighting operations?
Alamy
Under a dance studio
In a recording booth

On a tour bus
On a rooftop
Who plays Frankenstein's monster in the 2025 film adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel?
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jacob Elordi

Timothée Chalamet
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
How many Golden Globe nominations did One Battle After Another get?
Alamy
7
9

11
13
What is the name of the iconic Daily Planet staffer who is reintroduced in the 2025 reboot of Superman?
Alamy
Lex Luthor
Jor-El

Martha Kent
Jimmy Olsen
Which animated film became the highest-grossing movie worldwide in 2025?
Lilo & Stitch
Smurfs

Ne Zha 2
Zootopia 2
What was the name of the Mission: Impossible movie released in 2025?
Mission: Impossible - One Last Mission
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible - The Final Countdown
Mission: Impossible - Endgame
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Movie Mad
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Film Buff
You know quite a bit about last year's releases!
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Understudy
You reel-y need to catch up!
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You know very little about last year's releases!
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