1. Which famous carol, composed by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr, debuted in a small Austrian town on this date in 1818?
2. Michelle Bachelet was elected as president of which South American country for the second time recently?
3. Who was the last Tudor monarch?
4. Who is Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2013?
5. Which famous detective’s final appearance was in “Curtain” in 1975?
6. Which god’s name is the first word of the first hymn of the Rig Veda?
7. Name the acclaimed British actor, known for the title role in “Lawrence of Arabia”, who passed away recently?
8. Name the three deserts in the African continent.
9. What is magma called after it is expelled from inside a volcano?
10. Which European country’s National Flag has a white-fimbriated blue Nordic cross on a red field?
11. Pakistan’s Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan were legends in which ball game?
12. Name the Chinese craft that became the first probe to soft-land on the Moon since Luna 24 in 1976.
13. Which world-famous prehistoric monument is located in Wiltshire county in England?
14. In the ‘Famous Five’ series, who is the youngest of the three siblings?
15. Which team has won more series in The Ashes rivalry?
Answers : 1. ‘Silent Night’; 2. Chile; 3. Queen Elizabeth I; 4. Pope Francis; 5. Hercule Poirot; 6. Agni; 7. Peter O’Toole; 8. Sahara, Kalahari and Namib; 9. Lava; 10. Norway; 11. Squash; 12. Yutu; 13. Stonehenge; 14. Anne; 15. Australia.
