Take this quiz to find out what 2025 may have in store (original) (raw)

It’s New Year’s, and foreign and domestic leaders are lining up to say nice things about Donald Trump from sea to lake — or “Mar-a-Lago,” as the Spanish say. But Mr. President-elect, before the roller coaster ride begins, a cautionary word from the late, great New York Times columnist William Safire: “The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.”

My friend Safire began a tradition 41 years ago of a year-end quiz about what’s ahead in the new year, and I’ve tried to keep the franchise going for the past decade. So here are eight questions about the year ahead that combine “humint,” “rumint” and just plain nonsense.

I invite you to try to figure out which is which below. (No “right” answers here; just best guesses.)

The big surprise in Ukraine in 2025 will be:

The Trump administration will be shocked in 2025 when:

The biggest Middle East news of 2025 will be:

The “China surprise” of 2025 will be:

The breakout bestseller of 2025 will be:

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will stun the world in 2025 by:

The world will move closer to nuclear war in 2025 when:

The big economic news of 2025 will be:

You need to answer every question to see your result.