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Daily Quiz #1467

General Knowledge Quiz for Wednesday, 23 January 2013

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Q1. In Greek mythology, what was the name for the deepest part of hell, for those who had committed really bad crimes?

A
Lethe
B
Ixion
C
Charon
D
Tartarus
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Q2. In the acronym NTSC, used in the television industry, what does the "N" stand for?

A
Natural
B
New
C
Notional
D
National
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Q3. Where is the Sonoran desert?

A
Central Australia
B
North Africa
C
Near Tibet
D
On the US - Mexican border
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Q4. Who married Taylor Hackford (the director of "White Nights", in which she appeared), her partner since 1986, on 31 December 1997?

A
Helen Mirren
B
Judi Dench
C
Maggie Smith
D
Wendy Richard
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Q5. The exterior of which real Boston pub was used in the TV programme "Cheers" in the 1980s?

A
Welcome Stranger
B
Cheers
C
Bull & Finch
D
Sam Malone's
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Q6. What sport is sometimes played by two teams of players in a space 60 feet by 40 feet?

Note: This question was updated in January 2023
A
American Football
B
Ice hockey
C
Baseball
D
Basketball
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Q7. What does IQ mean?

A
Index of quirkiness
B
Incredible quizzwise!
C
Impatiently quick
D
Intelligence quotient
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