The key facts

  • BBC News published its quiz of the week on 29 October 2026
  • The questions focus on John Healey's budget, Storm Boelo and elections in three countries
  • One question concerns an error in the Spotify description of Dolly Parton's track Jolene

BBC News weekly quiz

BBC News has published another edition of its weekly quiz, which tests how closely readers have followed the news over the past seven days. Its compilers, Grace Dean and Richard Frost, included questions about the week's main events: Chancellor John Healey presented his first budget, Storm Boelo swept across the UK, and Brazil, Israel and Serbia held elections.

What the quiz asks about

Less obvious news stories are also covered: one of the questions concerns what was wrong with the Spotify description of Dolly Parton's song Jolene. In addition to the main edition, the editorial team offers readers last week's quiz and materials from the archive, and also explains what data is collected when taking the test.

Limitations of the material

The publication is an entertainment format and does not reveal the substance of the events themselves: the quiz text provides no details about the budget, the consequences of Storm Boelo, or the results of the elections in the three countries. The available information is limited to a list of the topics covered in the questions.