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Quiz about The West Wing Season 1 Part 1

"The West Wing," Season 1, Part 1 Quiz

One question each from the first ten episodes!

A multiple-choice quiz by jllamb1118. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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jllamb1118

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3 mins

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Quiz #
284,641

Updated
Dec 03 21

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8 / 10

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Last 3 plays: Guest 71 (9/10), Guest 73 (7/10), Guest 174 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the abbreviation that the staffers use for The President? Hint

FLOTUS

POTUS

PITA

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the English translation of the first season episode titled "Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc?" Hint

before it, therefore after it

after it, therefore because of it

before and after it

stick it to the Pawn Man

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which staff member is introduced for the first time in the season one episode "A Proportional Response?" Hint

Josh

Toby

Donna

Charlie

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who ends up saving the bill at the end of the season one episode "Five Votes Down?" Hint

Toby

Vice-President Hoynes

Congressman Wick

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Question 5 of 10

5. What song does Josh listen to that his sister used to love? Hint

Ave Maria

Ode to Joy

A Flat Polanaise

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

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Question 6 of 10

6. Why had Joe Willis become a congressman? Hint

He was tired of teaching 8th grade social studies

He respected President Bartlet

He wanted to change the census to allow sampling

He took over his wife's seat when she died

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who surprises Sam by attending the state dinner for Indonesia? Hint

Ginger

Laurie

Cathy

Mallory

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Question 8 of 10

8. How does Josh suggest that they save the Big Sky reserve from strip-mining? Hint

having the President declare it a national park

using it as a toxic waste dump

setting up a fence around the perimeter

vetoing the legislation

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the congressman who accuses White House staffers of doing drugs? Hint

Stark

Lillianfield

Claypool

Richardson

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Question 10 of 10

10. What branch of the service was the homeless veteran a member of in the first season episode "In Excelsis Deo?" Hint

Air Force

Navy

Army

Marines

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 20 2024 : Guest 71: 9/10
Apr 02 2024 : Guest 73: 7/10
Mar 26 2024 : Guest 174: 10/10
Mar 24 2024 : firemike1016: 10/10
Mar 21 2024 : Guest 176: 10/10
Mar 14 2024 : Guest 172: 8/10
Mar 02 2024 : Guest 203: 9/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the abbreviation that the staffers use for The President?

Answer: POTUS

Laurie, the girl that Sam spends the night with a the beginning of the pilot episode, says to "tell his friend POTUS that he has a funny name!"

2. What is the English translation of the first season episode titled "Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc?"

Answer: after it, therefore because of it

The phrase is in Latin, a language the President speaks fluently. He is upset that with all the lawyers in the room, no one can translate it for him when he asks!

3. Which staff member is introduced for the first time in the season one episode "A Proportional Response?"

Answer: Charlie

Charlie Young comes to the White House to apply for a messenger job... and gets sent to Josh for the job of Personal Aide to the President, also known as the President's "body man."

4. Who ends up saving the bill at the end of the season one episode "Five Votes Down?"

Answer: Vice-President Hoynes

The Vice-President makes a play by wielding his power on Capitol Hill. The staffers had talked Leo into going to Hoynes when all other avenues were exhausted, even though Leo was distrusting of the Vice-President in the first place.

5. What song does Josh listen to that his sister used to love?

Answer: Ave Maria

She had wanted to be a conductor and played it over and over in her room. She died in a house fire when she and Josh were kids.

6. Why had Joe Willis become a congressman?

Answer: He took over his wife's seat when she died

Janice Willis's seat in the House of Representatives became vacant upon her death. Her husband claimed he wasn't as smart as his wife had been and was sure she would have liked Toby.

7. Who surprises Sam by attending the state dinner for Indonesia?

Answer: Laurie

Laurie, the girl that Sam spends the night with in the pilot episode, turns out to be a high-priced call girl. She attends the state dinner with a high-profile fundraiser for the Democrats and goes by the name Brittany.

8. How does Josh suggest that they save the Big Sky reserve from strip-mining?

Answer: having the President declare it a national park

At the beginning of the episode, Josh had been made to listen to the President talk at length about his love for the National Parks...each and every one of them! At the end of the episode, he is reminded about the Antiquities Act which allows the President to declare areas of land as National Parks.

9. What is the name of the congressman who accuses White House staffers of doing drugs?

Answer: Lillianfield

Apparently, Congressman Lillianfield is famous for holding press conferences that amount to nothing, and so the staff lets it slide, until they hear what he is accusing them of. Toby makes Josh investigate the allegation.

10. What branch of the service was the homeless veteran a member of in the first season episode "In Excelsis Deo?"

Answer: Marines

Toby mentions to the DC cop at the scene that they need to call the VA because of a tattoo he spots on his forearm: "Tattoo on his forearm is Marine Battalion Second of the Seventh. This guy was in Korea."

Source: Author jllamb1118

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