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How much do you know about 'West Wing'? | Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by sparrow19. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
sparrow19

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
164,444

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1918

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 'Gone Quiet' what is the name of the ship that has gone quiet? Hint

U.S.S Portland

U.S.S Washington

U.S.S Kennedy

U.S.S Constellation

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the very first word spoken in 'The West Wing'? Hint

Two

Why

You

3. In the episode "Galileo" who says this; "Because it's next. Because we came out of the cave. And we looked over the hill, and we saw fire. And we crossed the ocean, and we pioneered the West, and we took to the sky. The history of man is hung on a timeline of exploration, and this is what's next." Hint

Toby

Jed

Sam

Josh

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which President had a two tonne block of cheese in the main foyer of the White House? Hint

Chester Arthur

Andrew Johnson

Andrew Jackson

John Adams

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Question 5 of 10

5. Toby's father is called Jules.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Just when we think we have reached our capacity, we look up and we are reminded that our capacity may well be ______." Hint

Limitless

Infinite

Endless

Boundless

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Question 7 of 10

7. On the wall in the communications bullpen there are clocks showing the different times from around the world. Which time zone is in the middle of POTUS and ZULU? Hint

New York

Paris

London

Washington DC

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 'Somebody's Going To Emergency; Somebody's Going To Jail' what time does Ginger open the communications office? Hint

5:35am

6:35am

7:25am

6:25am

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 'The Portland Trip' we learn that the President was planning on becoming a priest, before deciding to become a politician, what was his reason for not becoming a priest? Hint

He thought that it would bore him

He wasn't intelligent enough

Leo told him to be a politician

He met Abbey

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which members of the senior staff were best friends before they started working for Bartlet? Hint

Sam and Toby

CJ and Josh

Toby and CJ

Josh and Sam

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 'Gone Quiet' what is the name of the ship that has gone quiet?

Answer: U.S.S Portland

The ship had a crew of 137. In this episode the ship had 'gone quiet' in North Korea.

2. What is the very first word spoken in 'The West Wing'?

Answer: Two

This is said by the bartender in the 'pilot' episode, when he says "Two Absolute Martinis", when Sam Seaborn and a reporter are discussing Josh's job.

Answer: Sam

Mallory asks Sam, why we need to go to Mars when we have already been to the moon. Mallory then says she knows why, she just likes hearing him talk about it.

4. Which President had a two tonne block of cheese in the main foyer of the White House?

Answer: Andrew Jackson

Leo dedicates one day every month to the idea that the staff would meet people that they wouldn't normally give time to, his inspiration is Andrew Jackson's two tonne block of cheese being available for everyone. Josh nicknames the day "total crackpot day".

5. Toby's father is called Jules.

Answer: True

In this episode we also learn that Toby was born on the 23rd of December.

6. "Just when we think we have reached our capacity, we look up and we are reminded that our capacity may well be ______."

Answer: Limitless

This is from '20 hours in America Part Two'. Sam wrote this speech in the car on the way to the event, which led to Bruno calling him a freak, for being able to write such a good speech, in such a short space of time.

7. On the wall in the communications bullpen there are clocks showing the different times from around the world. Which time zone is in the middle of POTUS and ZULU?

Answer: Washington DC

The communications bullpen was formally the offices of the White House counsel. Another clock on the wall is 'HOT SPOT' this is set to the time zone of a military 'hot spot' in the world.

8. In 'Somebody's Going To Emergency; Somebody's Going To Jail' what time does Ginger open the communications office?

Answer: 6:35am

Just before Sam had been sleeping in Toby's office and 'In a New York Minute' was playing on the radio, hence the title of the episode.

9. In 'The Portland Trip' we learn that the President was planning on becoming a priest, before deciding to become a politician, what was his reason for not becoming a priest?

Answer: He met Abbey

CJ asks why he went to Notre Dame and not Harvard or Yale he replies by telling her he wanted to become a priest but then met Abbey. CJ then asks him, why he can't give the press answers like that.

10. Which members of the senior staff were best friends before they started working for Bartlet?

Answer: Josh and Sam

Josh went to recruit Sam for the administration, while Toby went to get CJ. All four are now very close. We do not know exactly how close Toby and CJ were, but are never given any indication they were best friends

Source: Author sparrow19

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