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Quiz about In the Loop
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In the Loop Trivia Quiz

Questions on the satirical comedy film "In the Loop" directed by Armando Iannucci.

A multiple-choice quiz by yaybig. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
yaybig
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
366,385
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
97
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Question 1 of 10
1. 'In the Loop' is a spin-off from the TV series 'The Thick of It'. Which two characters from 'In the Loop', the Prime Minister's Director of Communications and Senior Press Officer respectively, are also characters in 'The Thick of It'? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. Liza Weld's paper, referred to as "PWIP-PIP", is titled "Post War Planning: Parameters, Implications and ________"? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. US Assistant Secretary of State for Policy and proponent of war Linton Barwick is known to use what as a paperweight? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Malcolm Tucker accuses Simon Foster of sounding like a "Nazi Mary Poppins" after a TV interview.


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Question 5 of 10
5. A young White House aide was sent to brief Malcolm Tucker on the war committee. Tucker ridiculed him due to his age and later told Linton Barwick that his briefing notes were written in what? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. In the wake of a story about a collapsing wall in his constituency, Simon Foster was depicted in a newspaper cartoon as what? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. What was the name originally given to the informant who was the main source of information suggesting the aggressive military intentions of the Middle-Eastern country about to be declared war upon? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. General Miller describes going to war as like which country, in that once you've been there you never want to go again unless you absolutely have to?
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Question 9 of 10
9. After "PWIP-PIP" is initially leaked to the BBC, Jamie McDonald angrily destroys what piece of equipment at the Foreign Office?
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Question 10 of 10
10. While preparing new pro-war intelligence at the UN, who does Malcolm Tucker assume will have a printer? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'In the Loop' is a spin-off from the TV series 'The Thick of It'. Which two characters from 'In the Loop', the Prime Minister's Director of Communications and Senior Press Officer respectively, are also characters in 'The Thick of It'?

Answer: Malcolm Tucker and Jamie McDonald

 There are several cast members from 'The Thick of It' who also appear in 'In the Loop', but the only major characters who appear in both the series and the film are Malcolm Tucker and Jamie McDonald.
2. Liza Weld's paper, referred to as "PWIP-PIP", is titled "Post War Planning: Parameters, Implications and ________"?

Answer: Possibilities

 Liza Weld was an assistant to US Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomacy Karen Clark, an opponent of proposed military intervention in the Middle East. The paper suggested there were stronger arguments against than in favour of going to war until it was later heavily edited.
3. US Assistant Secretary of State for Policy and proponent of war Linton Barwick is known to use what as a paperweight?

Answer: a live grenade

 Linton Barwick set up a secret war committee called the Future Planning Committee.
4. Malcolm Tucker accuses Simon Foster of sounding like a "Nazi Mary Poppins" after a TV interview.

Answer: False

He says he sounded like a "Nazi Julie Andrews" after Foster told reporters that we need to be ready to "climb the mountain of conflict".
5. A young White House aide was sent to brief Malcolm Tucker on the war committee. Tucker ridiculed him due to his age and later told Linton Barwick that his briefing notes were written in what?

Answer: alphabetti spaghetti

 The aide was actually 22 and was referred to by Barwick as "one of our brightest and best".
6. In the wake of a story about a collapsing wall in his constituency, Simon Foster was depicted in a newspaper cartoon as what?

Answer: a walrus

 The resident whose mother's garden was damaged by the wall was played by Steve Coogan.
7. What was the name originally given to the informant who was the main source of information suggesting the aggressive military intentions of the Middle-Eastern country about to be declared war upon?

Answer: Iceman

 In the edited version of "PWIP-PIP" he was renamed Debussy.
8. General Miller describes going to war as like which country, in that once you've been there you never want to go again unless you absolutely have to?

Answer: France

 General Miller was played by James Gandolfini. Alongside US Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomacy Karen Clark he was one of the major opponents of the proposed war in the Middle East.
9. After "PWIP-PIP" is initially leaked to the BBC, Jamie McDonald angrily destroys what piece of equipment at the Foreign Office?

Answer: a fax machine

 A fax machine he says the paper was leaked from. He later reveals the paper was actually leaked by e-mail.
10. While preparing new pro-war intelligence at the UN, who does Malcolm Tucker assume will have a printer?

Answer: the Japanese

 "The Japanese. They'll have a printer."

The document is later presented to Linton Barwick in a blue folder. After much fabrication of evidence and rearrangement of vote times, a resolution supporting the military intervention in the Middle East is passed by the UN.
Source: Author yaybig

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