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'Message Of The Week' Trivia Quiz

This seventh season episode of 'The West Wing' aired on October 9, 2005.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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pennie1478

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3 mins

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Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was Arnold Vinick's candidate for Vice President? Hint

John Hoynes

Eric Baker

Bob Russell

Ray Sullivan

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who quit the Vinick campaign at the end of the show? Hint

Sheila

Leon

Bruno

Anne

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Question 3 of 10

3. On what news program did Vinick appear? Hint

Dateline

Larry King Live

20/20

Hardball

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Vinick's secret service name? Hint

Big Sur

Mount Rushmore

Hawkeye

Martini

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Question 5 of 10

5. Bruno called Santos' Marine Corp Reserve Training the 'big stunt'.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many weeks into the Santos-Vinick Presidential campaign were they? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the sound byte that Vinick gave the press during an interview? Hint

"I hope he (Santos) will keep doing it after I'm Commander-In-Chief."

"Can we really afford to have Leo McGarry as Vice President?"

"Maybe Josh Lyman should be running for President."

"When the President finds the leak, he should turn off the faucet permanently."

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did Dan call the vigilantes that guarded the U.S./Mexican border? Hint

Terminators

Vinick's way to the White House

He didn't call them anything

Minutemen

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Question 9 of 10

9. Vinick agreed to have pro-life judges on the bench when he became President.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Before Vinick changed his message of the week, what was it originally? Hint

More patrol officers on the border

Security leak in the White House

Homeland Security

Longer maternity leave for mothers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was Arnold Vinick's candidate for Vice President?

Answer: Ray Sullivan

Ray Sullivan, Governor of West Virginia, was played by Brett Cullen. Brett played Ray in two season six episodes of "The West Wing."

2. Who quit the Vinick campaign at the end of the show?

Answer: Leon

Leon explained to Vinick at the end of the show that he had to quit because he wasn't doing what he thought he would be doing when the campaign started.

3. On what news program did Vinick appear?

Answer: Hardball

Chris Matthews from "Hardball" appeared as himself when interviewing Vinick on television.

4. What is Vinick's secret service name?

Answer: Big Sur

The Secret Service say Vinick's code name after a speech he made.

5. Bruno called Santos' Marine Corp Reserve Training the 'big stunt'.

Answer: True

Bruno had everyone else referring to Santos' Marine Corp Reserve Training as 'the big stunt'.

6. How many weeks into the Santos-Vinick Presidential campaign were they?

Answer: 3

It was said several different times throughout the show how many weeks they were into the campaign.

7. What was the sound byte that Vinick gave the press during an interview?

Answer: "I hope he (Santos) will keep doing it after I'm Commander-In-Chief."

Vinick had come out of a building after doing approval ads for his television spots and was asked about Santos' Army "stunt". His campaign staff thought what he did was the wrong thing to do because it would shine more light on Santos.

8. What did Dan call the vigilantes that guarded the U.S./Mexican border?

Answer: Minutemen

When it was suggested that Vinick meet with the minutemen, Bruno asked if there was a local chapter of the Klan there so they could drop by and see them.

9. Vinick agreed to have pro-life judges on the bench when he became President.

Answer: True

Vinick was pressured into agreeing to George Rohr's terms on having pro-life judges on the bench when he's President. He later told Sheila, his campaign manager, that he lied and he never wanted George Rohr in the White House when he became President.

10. Before Vinick changed his message of the week, what was it originally?

Answer: Homeland Security

The Vinick campaign changed its message of the week to immigration issues after realizing that they could shake the Santos campaign by going for the Latino vote.

Source: Author pennie1478

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