"The Substitute" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Borneo

When Will comes into the school, Sue stops him in the hall and informs him that she is now Principal Sue. When Will asks why, she says that a strain of monkey flu from Borneo has made its way to McKinley High School and that Principal Figgins has contracted it from one of the students.

As it turns out, Sue actually had Lauren Zises sneeze on him in the halls. As a result, Sue has been able to take the Principal position no thanks to a series of strong legal clauses and blackmail. She decides that her first order of business will be to dissolve the Glee Club.

After she departs, Lauren sneezes on Mr. Schuester and he realizes that he's powerless to stop himself from getting sick.

Answer: Singin' in the Rain

Will struggles to fight the flu in Glee Club. Before he can start to talk about gearing up for Sectionals, he finds himself running a fever and picturing the kids as young children. He decides to see the school nurse and ends up at home in bed with a box of tissues...and Terri.

It turns out, Will's neighbour called Terri to help Will and now she's taking care of him. Terri says that she still loves Will and that she's still good at taking care of him. Will responds saying that she liked him when he was weak.

Then begins the baby talk. Will asks her to leave and she tosses a copy of "Singin' in the Rain" at him saying that after sixteen years, she knows what makes him feel better. In the cafeteria, Mercedes and Kurt discuss Rachel's taking over the club in Will's absence.

It turns out that she wants everyone's opinions on the solos she claims she'll be singing at Sectionals. This does not go well. Merecedes and Kurt also discuss Kurt and Blaine's prospective date before she makes a beeline for some fresh food. Kurt decides that they'll ask Mr. Schuester's substitute to fill in for him in the choir room.

Answer: "Forget You" by Cee-Lo Green

The substitute happens to be Holly Holliday, a laid-back sub who goes out of her way to relate to the kids. In Spanish, the kids have fun with her. Kurt speaks with her in the hall and she wonders why he decided to ask her. It turns out she subbed for his English class the previous week and performed "Conjunction Junction" for the students. Holly is thrilled to help out. When she arrives in the choir room, puck has buttered the floor to make the substitute slip, but she's too smart for that.

She slides along it and greets the students. Some of the kids try to use fake names, but it doesn't go too far; she knows their names having seen their Regionals video. She explains that they likely lost because their songs were too old. Holly suggests that they sing their favourite songs. Rachel suggest they not joke around and Holly realizes that they don't get asked for their opinion too often. Puck suggests Cee-Lo Green and she goes with it. Everybody but Rachel joins in.

Answer: Potato tots

Sue walks into the locker room in the middle of Beiste's talk with the football team and says that effective at 4:00pm, the football team will be disbanded. Beiste rebuts with the fact that the Cheerios will have no one to cheer for if the team is gone and Sue is forced to rethink her plan to take down the coach.

When she decides that she needs to find a new cause, she selects the school's problem with overeating. Her target: potato tots. She has Becky enact this immediately. Will heads to the auditorium and starts to perform "Make 'Em Laugh" with Mike in a song and dance.

This turns out to be a dream in Will's flu-altered state. He awakens to find himself on the couch.

Answer: False

Rachel visits Will at his apartment to speak to him about the substitute. Will's not concerned about being usurped, but Rachel is worried that sue may get her hands on the idea. She spotted the two of them watching "Animal Hoarders" in the principal's office.
In the cafeteria, all of the tater tots are tossed into the trash by the Cheerios. Mercedes is angry with this and goes to Sue to complain. Sue explains that nutrition is abysmal at the school. While Sue is declaring war against junk food, Mercedes will be declaring a war to get her tots back.
In the halls, Holly speaks to Rachel about her inability to relax a bit. Holly suggests that Rachel let go a bit and do a song she wants to do because she does have good ideas. Rachel keeps Holly's idea to branch out a bit in mind and asks for help with a glamorous song with a dance beat.

Answer: Kurt

Will asks Terri to return to help him out and the two of them discuss their lives. Terri says that she's happier, but Will still feels like he's searching for something. When Terri brings out some vapo-rub to help with his cold, she takes the time to seduce him and he gives in.
Mercedes talks to Kurt about the disgusting food that Principal Sue is serving up, most of which is fake and supposedly healthy. Kurt informs her that he's already helped her feel good about herself by setting her up on a date with a guy at the school. She gets frustrated that Kurt even considered it and begins her tot wars by starting a rally in the cafeteria.
In the auditorium, Rachel and Holly performed Rachel's choice song: "Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag" from "Chicago". She's thrilled that her idea was finally considered and put into action.

Answer: The walls being painted

Will returns to the school still ill and he runs into Sue who says he has no reason to be there- the kids now like the substitute more and she'd rather not have him back (mostly it's the hair, she claims). Will says that he can't wait for the day when Figgins is back, but Sue has that covered too. Since her nutritious lunches have been a hit with parents, Figgins has been fired and she's been offered the Principal job. In her first act in the role, she will be firing Will.
At Breadstix, Blaine, Kurt, and Mercedes talk about gay marriage (even though Mercedes acts more like a third wheel). No matter what she does, they keep talking about subjects she's not interested in.
In the choir room, Will meets Holly for the first time while she's painting the choir room a sunny yellow. Will talks about a bit of restraint, but Holly says that the kids need people to care about them and they need a voice. Will is confused with her teaching tactics but it's too late anyways. She needs a job, so she won't pass it up. Will is forced to leave.

Answer: Le Car

Holly is asked to talk with Sue and Mercedes in the office about something that Mercedes did. It turns out that she stuffed tots into the tailpipe of Sue's 1979 Le Car accumulating (according to Sue) $17,000-worth of damage. Holly doesn't take the discipline situation too seriously.

While Merecedes is informed that Sue and her lawyer, Gloria Allred, will be speaking to her about the charges against her, Holly is told by Sue that she's not doing her job to restrain the kids and that she has no idea what she's doing. Holly speaks to Will at his apartment about the kids and teaching. Holly breaks down because although the kids love her, she can't discipline and she's not mature when things get serious.

It all spurned from a girl named Cameo who punched her in the face. Since then, she's tried to take a more lax approach to teaching.

Answer: False

Will continues to talk with Holly who says that her mellow lifestyle isn't going to work for a permanent teaching job. She's decided to quit. When she says this, Terri comes into the apartment with soup for Will and, angrily, criticizes both Will and Holly. Will says that she has no business being angry because they're divorced.

He also says that the previous night was a mistake and that he apologizes. Terri apologizes as well and says she'll come back. Will tells her not to and she says he'll regret it. Mercedes shows Kurt that she sneaked a container of tots into the school. Kurt tells her to stop; she's substituting food for love and him for a boyfriend.

When she's ready she'll find someone who she likes, just like he did with Blaine.

When Mercedes leaves, Kurt is approached by Karofsky who asks if he told anybody about their kiss. Kurt says he didn't and Karofsky affirms to Kurt that he will kill him if anybody finds out.

Answer: Umbrellas

Will is told by Sue that he'll be getting his job back. Despite the fact that she loathes him, his kids love him. As a condition, the Glee kids have to restore the Le Car.
The kids welcome back Will with open arms and they decide to get right back to Sectionals planning. When Will tries to introduce the kids to "Singin' in the Rain", he realizes that they're not really into a song from the 1950s. He finds Holly, still substitute teaching at the school (dressed as Mary Todd Lincoln for a history class) and asks that she join in for their next song. Her idea is to make it a bit more modern.
In the school's auditorium, Will and Holly lead the kids through a water-soaked rendition of "Singin' in the Rain" mashed-up with Rihanna's "Umbrella" to close the episode and Holly is invited back as substitute teacher for the club when Will needs time off.