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Quiz about 114 Take This Sabbath Day
Quiz about 114 Take This Sabbath Day

1.14 "Take This Sabbath Day" Trivia Quiz


All of these questions pertain to the episode titled, "Take This Sabbath Day", which was the fourteenth episode of season one. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by CAGuy0206. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
CAGuy0206
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
311,768
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
353
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Question 1 of 10
1. The opening scene took place in which Washington, D.C. building? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In their first few scenes, in this episode, Donna and Josh were talking and Donna commented that Josh's body was what? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Sam told Josh, near the beginning of the episode, that he needed Josh to do him a favor involving which person? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Right before the opening credits, Sam left his office and heard his phone ringing. Did he go back to answer his phone?


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of these people did NOT write the story for the episode, "Take This Sabbath Day"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Sam told which person that an execution was scheduled, in Indiana, on the following Monday morning? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. When Donna went to work, on Saturday, she saw Josh passed out on the floor in his office.


Question 8 of 10
8. When we first saw C.J., in this episode, she was arguing with whom? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Whose cell phone rang off while he/she was at a synagogue to take part in a Sabbath service? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The actress that portrayed the campaign manager, in this episode, is not deaf in real life but her character on "The West Wing" was.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The opening scene took place in which Washington, D.C. building?

Answer: United States Supreme Court

This episode of "The West Wing" opened up in the United States Supreme Court. The court was hearing a case involving the eighth amendment, which prohibits the use of cruel and unusual punishment as well as imposing excessive bail. The issue that the court decided upon was whether to grant a stay on an execution, meaning to delay one's execution.

The court denied the applicant's stay of execution.
2. In their first few scenes, in this episode, Donna and Josh were talking and Donna commented that Josh's body was what?

Answer: Sensitive

Donna and Josh's first few scenes saw them talking about Josh wishing to go to a bachelor party. Donna warned Josh not to go since she was afraid he would drink too much and his body was sensitive to drinking. Josh told Donna he could drink just fine since he was in politics.
3. Sam told Josh, near the beginning of the episode, that he needed Josh to do him a favor involving which person?

Answer: Joey Lucas

When Josh was done talking to Donna, he asked Sam if he needed anything. Sam replied that he wanted Josh to help him with a campaign manager named Joey Lucas. Josh asked Sam what Joey was like but Sam did not know since he had not met Lucas yet. Sam informed Josh that he scheduled a meeting between himself and Joey for the next day.
4. Right before the opening credits, Sam left his office and heard his phone ringing. Did he go back to answer his phone?

Answer: Yes

Sam was in a hurry to leave, for the night, and told some of his colleagues what he would be discussing in tomorrow's meeting with a campaign manager. As he turned the lights off, he heard his phone ringing but he closed the door and planned to leave. Sam changed his mind, opened the door, and answered the phone.
5. Which of these people did NOT write the story for the episode, "Take This Sabbath Day"?

Answer: Thomas Schlamme

All of the above people were credited for writing the story for this episode except for Thomas Schlamme. Schlamme was actually the director for this showing of "The West Wing." Schlamme produced episodes for the TV series', "Invasion", "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip", and "Tracey Takes On..." O'Donnell, Jr. wrote some episodes for the TV series', "Mister Sterling" and "First Monday." Redford produced some episodes for the TV shows', "Dirty Sexy Money", "The Unit", and "LAX." Sorkin created "The West Wing" and also wrote the screenplays to the films, "A Few Good Men" and "Charlie Wilson's War."
6. Sam told which person that an execution was scheduled, in Indiana, on the following Monday morning?

Answer: Leo McGarry

Sam spoke to Leo about the case the United States Supreme Court heard about someone's appeal to stay his execution and how the court denied it. Sam talked to Leo about whom they should recommend the President appoint to the U.S. Supreme Court. This was when Sam told Leo that the execution was scheduled for the following Monday morning at a prison in Indiana.
7. When Donna went to work, on Saturday, she saw Josh passed out on the floor in his office.

Answer: True

Donna did not like that she had to go to work, on the weekend, but she decided to go in and work some hours. When she went to go check on her boss, Josh Lyman, she saw him passed out on the floor. She asked Josh if he had spent the night, in his office, but he replied that he was only on the floor for a few hours.
8. When we first saw C.J., in this episode, she was arguing with whom?

Answer: Jed Bartlet

In C.J.'s first scene, in this episode of "The West Wing", she was exiting Air Force One with President Bartlet right at her side. They argued because C.J. did not like that the President had her sit next to what she called the "passenger from hell." Leo was there and asked both C.J. and President Bartlet how the flight was, to which C.J. replied, "gruesome."
9. Whose cell phone rang off while he/she was at a synagogue to take part in a Sabbath service?

Answer: Toby Ziegler

Toby was seen, in a synagogue, to honor the Sabbath. In the middle of the service, in which the rabbi discussed violence and its connections to the death penalty, Toby's cell phone rang off. He immediately left the synangogue since he saw it was Sam Seaborn that was calling him.
10. The actress that portrayed the campaign manager, in this episode, is not deaf in real life but her character on "The West Wing" was.

Answer: False

Marlee Matlin guest starred, for several episodes, as Joey Lucas, the campaign manager that clashed with Josh Lyman. Joey was deaf and had a sign language interpreter, with her, to inform Josh she was not happy about The White House screwing around with her attempts to get a man elected to Congress.

In real life, Marlee Matlin became deaf at the age of 18 months after she had Roseola Infantum.
Source: Author CAGuy0206

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