It’s been a busy 2024 for news up and down the country, and Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire has been no different.
The year was dominated by politics, music and sports, with the UK and the US elections leaving readers gripped as Sir Keir Starmer bagged the top job and Donald Trump secured his White House return.
Scotland reached Euro 2024 and the Tartan Army invaded Germany, while the eyes of the world fell on the Paris Olympics as Team GB picked up an impressive medal haul.
A shock Oasis reunion and the swarm for tickets hit the headlines in the summer, as did Taylor Swift’s stadium tour of the UK that left swifties belting out her hits for weeks on end.
In Scotland the sudden passing of Aberdeenshire politician Alex Salmond dominated political headlines, while the Dons have been nothing short of a story full of dramatic twists and turns in 2024.
Major upgrades to the city centre have also captured the attention of Aberdonians, while the traffic measures and bus gate fury has also been among the most discussed topics of the year.
And of course, the change in First Minister too had Scots glued to the news to see who would replace Humza Yousaf, while the Willy Wonka experience left readers in stitches after the calamitous event began trending worldwide.
But before you open the bubbly and celebrate the start of 2025, we wanted to put your knowledge of local news and some of the bigger stories of the year to the test.
You can take our quiz below and see how much of 2024 you remember, and even put the questions to your friends and family before the bells.