Call yourself a true faithful? It’s the fiendish TV quiz of the year!

The Celebrity Traitors. Photograph: BBC/Studio Lambert/CodyBurridge

1. Which serially wrong member of The Celebrity Traitors cast did Alan Carr joke had probably taken a wrong turn on the way to breakfast and ended up in a broom cupboard?

   1. Mark Bonnar

   2. Lucy Beaumont

   3. Kate Garraway

   4. David Olusoga

2. One-shot drama Adolescence became a worldwide hit for Netflix in March. What was the name of the classmate that 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) was accused of murdering?

   1. Katie Leonard

   2. Carly Bascombe

   3. Briony Walters

   4. Jade Bailey

3. 

   What did Big Boys, Brassic, Squid Game, And Just Like That and The Handmaid’s Tale have in common this year?

   1. They all aired a prequel series

   2. They all featured a dream sequence with a talking pet

   3. They all killed off their lead character

   4. They all aired their final seasons

4. The internet exploded when which actor briefly flashed their penis in the Thailand-set third season of The White Lotus?

   1. Theo James

   2. Jason Isaacs

   3. Tom Hollander

   4. Walton Goggins

5. The third series of Belfast cop drama Blue Lights climaxed with the “peelers” at Blackthorn police station belting out which pop song?

   1. Dreams by The Cranberries

   2. World of Our Own by Westlife

   3. C'est la Vie by B*witched

   4. No Matter What by Boyzone

6. 

   Stranger Things returned to Netflix for its fifth and final season. What was the nickname of the new character who went from school bully to unlikely hero?

   1. Dipshit Derek

   2. Asshole Alec

   3. Jerkoff Jacob

   4. Buttmunch Brian

7. Who finally ended Ant and Dec’s 23-year winning streak of Best Presenter at the National Television Awards?

   1. Claudia Winkleman

   2. Bradley Walsh

   3. Davina McCall

   4. Gary Lineker

8. Doctor Who sprang a surprise in May when Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor generated into Billie Piper. What were her first words?

   1. “Oh, hello.”

   2. “I've still got legs, good. I'm still not ginger.”

   3. “New teeth. That's weird.”

   4. “Oh, brilliant!”

9. 

   Which teen drama drew record viewing figures for its third and final season, becoming Amazon’s most-watched show globally?

   1. Pretty Little Liars

   2. To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before

   3. Never Have I Ever

   4. The Summer I Turned Pretty

10. Sci-fi prequel Alien: Earth saw an extraterrestrial eyeball creature burrow into a farmyard animal’s head, creating which terrifying monster?

    1. A killer cow

    2. A parasitic pig

    3. A demon sheep

    4. A psycho chicken

11. During EastEnders’ 40th anniversary week in February, one major character died and another appeared as a ghost. Who were they?

    1. Cindy Beale and Dot Cotton

    2. Martin Fowler and Angie Watts

    3. Sonia Fowler and Dirty Den

    4. Phil Mitchell and Pat Butcher

12. 

    The second season of dystopian drama Severance streamed on Apple TV. In which department of cult-like corporation Lumon Industries is the show mainly set?

    1. Optics & Design

    2. Macrodata Refinement

    3. Severed Floor Management

    4. Mammalians Nurturable

13. What was the name of the YouTuber who won the jungle crown on this year’s I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!?

    1. Dizzy Blonde

    2. Danny Beard

    3. Bald Builder

    4. Angry Ginge

14. Which widely panned streaming series received zero stars out of five from the Guardian’s TV critic?

    1. All’s Fair

    2. With Love, Meghan

    3. Monster: The Ed Gein Story

    4. Victoria Beckham

15. Which of these 2025 dramas did not star the prolific Aimee Lou Wood?

    1. The White Lotus

    2. Toxic Town

    3. Mix Tape

    4. Film Club

16. 

    Motherland spin-off Amandaland saw alpha-mum Amanda relocate from Chiswick to which area of London?

    1. Clapham Junction AKA “Clappy Jayjay”

    2. South Harlesden AKA “SoHa”

    3. Croydon AKA “The Cronx”

    4. Bethnal Green AKA “Betty G”

17. The BBC apologised after who dropped an F-bomb live on the news in July?

    1. Danny Dyer

    2. Chloe Kelly

    3. Robert Jenrick

    4. Piers Morgan

18. Which ITV docuseries from an eccentric presenter was widely compared to Clarkson’s Farm?

    1. Richard Madeley’s Rural Revolution

    2. Tony Blackburn’s Highland Fling

    3. Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure

    4. Chris Eubank’s Country Cottage

19. Which Oscar-winning actor made a surprise cameo in the final scene of Squid Game’s third season, playing an American recruiter for what appears to be a US version of the series?

    1. Michelle Yeoh

    2. Adrien Brody

    3. Rami Malek

    4. Cate Blanchett

20. 

    Toad in the Hole stormed off stage after being eliminated from The Masked Singer, before returning to unmask herself. Who was it?

    1. Natasha Bedingfield

    2. Dido

    3. Macy Gray

    4. Alanis Morissette

21. Which of these is not a fake movie which featured in Seth Rogen-starring Hollywood satire The Studio?

    1. Stab

    2. Wink

    3. Kool-Aid

    4. Duhpocalypse!

22. Which TV twosome tickled viewers with a parody of the Coldplay kiss-cam viral moment?

    1. Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond on The Great British Bake Off

    2. Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond on This Morning

    3. Claudia Winkleman and Dave Arch on Strictly Come Dancing

    4. Ant and Dec on I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!

23. Which unlikely London landmark was bombed by terrorists in series five of Slow Horses?

    1. The Crystal Palace dinosaurs

    2. The bear statue at Paddington station

    3. The Horniman Museum walrus

    4. The penguin enclosure at London Zoo

Solutions

1:C - Traitor Carr poked fun at Faithful Kate’s “chaotic” performance. Flabbergasting., 2:A - Played by Emilia Holliday, Katie remained a presence throughout the four-parter. Images of her appeared during the title sequence and her voice was heard in the score. , 3:D - All five shows concluded this year, although don’t rule out spin-offs and sequels. , 4:B - As patriarch Tim Ratliff, he accidentally exposed himself to his family when his bathrobe fell open. Isaacs later confirmed it was a prosthetic. Piper, no!, 5:B - Constable Shane Bradley (Frank Blake) declared it a "stone-cold banger" and the band "wee angels". Fellow officers later serenaded him with it., 6:A - Played by Jake Connelly, obnoxious Derek Turnbow joined the gang and became “Delightful Derek”., 7:D - He won it in the same year that he stepped down from hosting Match of the Day., 8:A - The surprise regeneration saw Gatwa's 15th Doctor morph into Piper, AKA former companion Rose Tyler, bathed in gold light., 9:D - As the coming-of-age series wrapped up its central love triangle storyline, it hit the No1 spot in 140 countries., 10:C - Trypanohyncha ocellus burrowed into the ocular socket of a sheep., 11:B - Martin was killed in the Queen Vic explosion. Sharon Watts hallucinated her deceased adoptive mother Angie while trapped under debris., 12:B - All four are real departments but our heroes are number-sorters, described by Mark S (Adam Scott) as "mysterious and important work”., 13:D - The Twitch streamer, real name Morgan Burtwistle, was crowned King Of The Jungle in early December. , 14:A - Ryan Murphy’s divorce lawyer drama, starring Kim Kardashian, was described as “existentially terrible” by our reviewer Lucy Mangan. , 15:C - Wood had a busy year but didn’t appear in the romcom about ex-lovers reunited through music. , 16:B - Post divorce, Lucy Punch’s snobby antiheroine was forced to downsize to a less swanky neighbourhood. , 17:B - The footballer said on the lunchtime news that the Lionesses’ Euros victory parade was “so fucking special”., 18:C - Cameras followed the real-life Alan Partridge as he quit the UK to start a new life in rural New Zealand., 19:D - Blanchett briefly appeared playing ddakji in Los Angeles, potentially setting her up for a larger role in David Fincher’s upcoming American version., 20:C - The Grammy-winning singer was “upset” to have been knocked out early. She has form, having previously refused to exit the Australian edition, resulting in an awkward stand-off with producers., 21:A - Other fictional Continental Studios films in the Apple TV+ comedy included The Silver Lake, Blackwing, Rolling Blackout and Alphabet City., 22:C - When a couple danced a tango to Coldplay’s Viva La Vida, the camera cut to host Winkleman and band leader Arch embracing on the balcony. , 23:D - They paid a homeless man £50 to take a rucksack into the zoo. No humans were hurt but 22 penguins tragically lost their lives.

Scores

1. 23 and above.

   Congratulations. You watch lots of top-notch TV and truly know your stuff. But don’t forget to get some Vitamin D occasionally.

2. 22 and above.

   Congratulations. You watch lots of top-notch TV and truly know your stuff. But don’t forget to get some Vitamin D occasionally.

3. 21 and above.

   Congratulations. You watch lots of top-notch TV and truly know your stuff. But don’t forget to get some Vitamin D occasionally.

4. 20 and above.

   Congratulations. You watch lots of top-notch TV and truly know your stuff. But don’t forget to get some Vitamin D occasionally.

5. 19 and above.

   Knowledgable but not nerdily so. Your performance suggests you have a healthy TV/life balance. Well done you.

6. 18 and above.

   Knowledgable but not nerdily so. Your performance suggests you have a healthy TV/life balance. Well done you.

7. 17 and above.

   Knowledgable but not nerdily so. Your performance suggests you have a healthy TV/life balance. Well done you.

8. 16 and above.

   Knowledgable but not nerdily so. Your performance suggests you have a healthy TV/life balance. Well done you.

9. 15 and above.

   Knowledgable but not nerdily so. Your performance suggests you have a healthy TV/life balance. Well done you.

10. 14 and above.

    Knowledgable but not nerdily so. Your performance suggests you have a healthy TV/life balance. Well done you.

11. 13 and above.

    Room for improvement. Maybe follow the Guardian’s expert TV recommendations more closely? Just saying.

12. 12 and above.

    Room for improvement. Maybe follow the Guardian’s expert TV recommendations more closely? Just saying.

13. 11 and above.

    Room for improvement. Maybe follow the Guardian’s expert TV recommendations more closely? Just saying.

14. 10 and above.

    Room for improvement. Maybe follow the Guardian’s expert TV recommendations more closely? Just saying.

15. 9 and above.

    Room for improvement. Maybe follow the Guardian’s expert TV recommendations more closely? Just saying.

16. 8 and above.

    Room for improvement. Maybe follow the Guardian’s expert TV recommendations more closely? Just saying.

17. 7 and above.

    Room for improvement. Maybe follow the Guardian’s expert TV recommendations more closely? Just saying.

18. 6 and above.

    Either you don’t watch much telly or you’re terrible at quizzes. Either way, please sort it out for 2026.

19. 5 and above.

    Either you don’t watch much telly or you’re terrible at quizzes. Either way, please sort it out for 2026.

20. 4 and above.

    Either you don’t watch much telly or you’re terrible at quizzes. Either way, please sort it out for 2026.

21. 3 and above.

    Either you don’t watch much telly or you’re terrible at quizzes. Either way, please sort it out for 2026.

22. 2 and above.

    Either you don’t watch much telly or you’re terrible at quizzes. Either way, please sort it out for 2026.

23. 0 and above.

    Either you don’t watch much telly or you’re terrible at quizzes. Either way, please sort it out for 2026.

24. 1 and above.

    Either you don’t watch much telly or you’re terrible at quizzes. Either way, please sort it out for 2026.