Instant Trivia

Episode 703 - The Son Also Rises - Retailers' Home States - The University Of... - "O" No! - The Civil War Years

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 703, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: The Son Also Rises

  • 1: In 2000, after completing his studies at Eton, this heir headed for the jungles of Central America.
  • Prince William.
  • 2: He directed his dad Walter in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre".
  • John Huston.
  • 3: Her son Christopher set his first novel, "A Density of Souls", where else but New Orleans.
  • Anne Rice.
  • 4: This president's son Charles Francis was the third generation of his family serve as minister to Great Britain.
  • John Quincy Adams.
  • 5: His namesake became mayor of Chicago; another son, William, was Commerce Secretary in the '90s.
  • Richard Daley.

    • Round 2. Category: Retailers' Home States

    • 1: CompUSA,Tandy,Southland.
    • Texas.
    • 2: Walgreen,Spiegel,Sears.
    • Illinois.
    • 3: Woolworth,Barnes and Noble,Saks.
    • New York.
    • 4: Safeway,Ralphs,Vons.
    • California.
    • 5: A and P,Toys "R" Us,Pathmark.
    • New Jersey.

      • Round 3. Category: The University Of...

      • 1: Its logo shows the same tree as on the state flag.
      • South Carolina.
      • 2: Aside from this school's main campus, it has branches in Southhaven and Tupelo.
      • the University of Mississippi.
      • 3: The incoming freshmen of 2001 at this Philadelphia university had averaged 1,412 on their SATs.
      • the University of Pennsylvania.
      • 4: Pope Boniface VIII founded it in 1303.
      • the University of Rome.
      • 5: It has an Eastern Shore campus in the town of Princess Anne.
      • the University of Maryland.

        • Round 4. Category: "O" No!

        • 1: The word that opens the Lord's Prayer.
        • our.
        • 2: From Chinese for "black dragon", it's tea that's partly fermented before drying.
        • oolong.
        • 3: This London theatre was once known as the Royal Victoria.
        • the Old Vic.
        • 4: An overstuffed, armless sofa, whether or not you bought it in Turkey.
        • an ottoman.
        • 5: Last name of Ambrosio and Bernardo, father and son politicians of Chile.
        • O'Higgins.

          • Round 5. Category: The Civil War Years

          • 1: This 4-word motto was first stamped on U.S. coins during the war, in 1864.
          • In God We Trust.
          • 2: U.S. diplomat Charles Francis Adams. this president's son, sought to keep the British neutral.
          • John Quincy Adams.
          • 3: "Little Women" author who became famous when letters she wrote as a Civil War nurse were published in 1863.
          • Alcott.
          • 4: In 1861 the war ended his career as a steamboat pilot; he adopted his famous pseudonym 2 years later.
          • Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens).
          • 5: This county with a famous Court House hosted the main event of April 9, 1865 and is reenacting it in April 2015.
          • Appomattox.

            • Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

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