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"Designated Survivor" - The Pilot Quiz


Kiefer Sutherland plays newly sworn-in president Tom Kirkman in this story about what happens when almost all of the U.S. political leaders are taken out.

A multiple-choice quiz by Shadowmyst2004. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
383,740
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
458
Last 3 plays: parrotman2006 (10/10), Guest 86 (10/10), Guest 5 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What cabinet-level position did Tom Kirkman hold prior to the attacks on Washington? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Where was the attack on the U.S. officials? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Tom Kirkman was about to be fired before the attack on Washington made him the acting president.


Question 4 of 10
4. Where was Kirkman when he found out he was the new president? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. While being sworn in, Tom Kirkman wasn't wearing a suit and tie like most people. What was wearing? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which character, accidentally, told Tom Kirkman that he should step down? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of Tom Kirkman's children went missing the night of the attacks? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Before becoming president had Tom Kirkman ever been elected to office?


Question 9 of 10
9. Who was the first person Pres. Kirkman met with in the Oval Office? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What rank did the military official who wanted to force Kirkman out of office hold? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What cabinet-level position did Tom Kirkman hold prior to the attacks on Washington?

Answer: Housing and Urban Development Secretary

It was one of the lowest-level cabinet positions. He was the person chosen not to attend the State of the Union Address, and therefore became the president when the attack happened.
2. Where was the attack on the U.S. officials?

Answer: U.S. Capitol Building

Tom Kirkman and his wife were in an undisclosed location when it happened. Several secret service agents came into the room, then the TV announced an explosion. That's when Kirkman walked to the window to see the fires burning on the other side of town.
3. Tom Kirkman was about to be fired before the attack on Washington made him the acting president.

Answer: True

Kirkman found out the morning of the State of the Union that he was going to be offered the job as an ambassador in Canada. No one made the move official, and Kirkman was picked as the Designated Survivor. Later than night he was sworn in as acting president when everyone else was killed in the attack.
4. Where was Kirkman when he found out he was the new president?

Answer: In a car

He was being driven to a safer location when his bodyguard, Mike Ritter, got a phone call to route them to the White House. Ritter turned to Tom Kirkman and told him that they were enacting continuity of government. "You are the new president," Mike said to him as he turned around from the front seat of the car.
5. While being sworn in, Tom Kirkman wasn't wearing a suit and tie like most people. What was wearing?

Answer: A hooded sweatshirt and jeans

He was wearing a zip up hooded sweatshirt with "Cornell" emblazoned across it. As soon as he was sworn in, he was herded into a secret bunker.
6. Which character, accidentally, told Tom Kirkman that he should step down?

Answer: Seth Wright

Wright was a speechwriter. He and Kirkman were both in bathroom stalls getting sick when he started to tell Kirkman what he thought of the new president. Wright couldn't even remember the new president's name at first. He called Kirkman a follower, not a leader and said he should step down.
7. Which of Tom Kirkman's children went missing the night of the attacks?

Answer: Leo

The Kirkmans had two children. Leo and Penny. Leo told his parents he was going to a friend's house to help write a computer program to assist with a song. Instead Leo went to a club to sell drugs and have fun. He had no idea what had happened when the secret service arrived to pick him up.
8. Before becoming president had Tom Kirkman ever been elected to office?

Answer: No

He had three years experience as Housing and Urban Development Secretary, and before that he had been a college professor. The fact that he had never been elected was key fodder on the news within minutes of his appointment.
9. Who was the first person Pres. Kirkman met with in the Oval Office?

Answer: Ambassador from Iran

The man's name wasn't mentioned in the episode. He was only referred to as "Mr. Ambassador". Iran was moving war ships into the Strait of Hamoud. Pres. Kirkman met with the Iranian ambassador to make him move the ships before the U.S. took action to force the ships to move. Iran was not thought to have been responsible for the attacks, only to be trying to capitalize on the attack to benefit by stopping the flow of oil to the western hemisphere.
10. What rank did the military official who wanted to force Kirkman out of office hold?

Answer: General

Harris Cochrane was a U.S. Army General and one of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He secretly starting planning to force Tom Kirkman out of office during the pilot.

He felt that Kirkman wasn't capable of leading the country, and they needed a military leader who could respond with force.

He was played by Kevin McNally.
Source: Author Shadowmyst2004

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