The Big Putney Quiz 2025: How much do you know about what happened this year?

From the Boat Race to borough politics, junction chaos to historic achievements – test your knowledge of the stories that shaped Putney this year.

The Big Putney Quiz 2025 features 15 questions drawn from stories throughout the year. Some are easy, some will test even the most dedicated news readers, and a few might surprise you.

What’s covered:

• The Boat Race and the state of the Thames
• The Putney Bridge junction saga
• Transport changes affecting local routes
• Council decisions and local politics
• Sport, culture and the occasional quirky story

Each answer links back to our original reporting, so you can catch up on anything you missed.

How it works:

Enter your name and email, answer 15 multiple choice questions, and get your score immediately along with all the answers and story links.

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1. What was the result of this year's Boat Race? *

• Cambridge won both
• Oxford won both
• The victory was shared
• One team was disqualified

2. The traditional tossing of the winning cox into the Thames was discouraged this year. Why? *

• Health and safety rules
• The cox couldn't swim
• E. coli contamination in the water
• It was too cold

3. In August, what was swallowed up by the tidal Thames? *

• 138 Lime bikes parked on the Thames path
• A raft of championship rowing boats
• Fresco, an award-winning Bergamasco Sheepdog
• An SUV

4. Putney is home to which unusual underwater sport? *

• Pool padel tennis
• Underwater rugby
• Subaquatic polo
• Deep diving darts

5. What record transfer fee did Fulham pay for Brazilian player Kevin? *

• £28 million
• £35 million
• £42 million
• £56 million

6. How much has the Putney Bridge junction redesign cost so far, including emergency measures to try to make it work? *

• £500,000
• £750,000
• £1 million
• £1.25 million

7. The redesigned junction reduced green light time for traffic on Putney Bridge Road by how many seconds per cycle? *

• 5 seconds
• 9 seconds
• 14 seconds
• 21 seconds

8. After walking through Putney's gridlocked junction, which former Prime Minister did Cllr Jenny Yates blame for the traffic problems? *

• Margaret Thatcher
• Tony Blair
• David Cameron
• Boris Johnson

9. TfL announced the removal of which bus route, citing Putney congestion? *

• 74
• 220
• 424
• 485

10. A woman was killed at a crossing near East Putney station. How many months later were new safety signals finally installed? *

• Three months
• Five months
• Seven months
• They still haven't been installed

11. The Chief Inspector of Prisons called Wandsworth Prison "a pit of deaths, drugs and..." what? *

• Disorder
• Despair
• Debauchery
• Disco

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12. Nnena Kalu made history in 2025. What did she become? *

• First Black woman to become Mayor of Wandsworth
• First local resident to get a blue plaque
• First learning-disabled artist to win the Turner Prize
• First Wandsworth local to swim the Channel

13. Wandsworth was named London Borough of Culture 2025. Which part of the borough was left out of the celebration events list? *

• Putney
• Battersea
• Tooting
• Balham

14. How many new deputy cabinet member positions were unexpectedly created in May, each with a £9,314 additional salary? *

• 1
• 3
• 5
• 7

15. Council leader Simon Hogg won an internal Labour leadership election in late April after how many votes shifted in his favour? *

• 1
• 3
• 5
• 7

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