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Quiz about The Women of Mad Men
Quiz about The Women of Mad Men

The Women of "Mad Men" Trivia Quiz


How can you not love to watch a group of ladies who smoke and drink while they're pregnant, have liaisons on the office couch and have lit up their first cigarette by the 4th grade? These are the women of the Emmy-winning "Mad Men."

A multiple-choice quiz by brewster76. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
brewster76
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
318,850
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
817
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 70 (10/10), Guest 131 (9/10), Guest 24 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In season 3, Sterling Cooper's savvy office manager Joan Holloway Harris (Christina Hendricks) showed that in addition to being brainy and beautiful she was also musically inclined. During the party she hosted with her husband Dr. Greg, which musical instrument did Joan play while she sang? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. When "Mad Men" premiered in 2007, actress Talia Balsam was married in real-life to the man who also played her onscreen husband. Which actor fulfilled both of these roles in Ms. Balsam's life? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In the second season, Don had an affair with Bobbie Barrett (portrayed by Melinda McGraw), the wife of caustic comedian Jimmy Barrett. The Barretts invited the Drapers to a party celebrating Jimmy's new television show, during which he informed Betty of her husband's liaison with his wife. At what famous New York nightspot did this take place? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Actress Kiernan Shipka played the Draper's oldest child who, over the first three seasons, was shown getting drunk at her dad's office, smoking, kissing and driving a car - all by the age of 10! What was this precocious girl's name? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In season 2, newly promoted copy writer Peggy Olson (Elizabeth Moss) said to the character played by Colin Hanks "Let me tell you, the ________ really knows how to sell things." Fill in the blank. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Don entered into yet another affair in season 3, this time with brunette beauty Suzanne Farrell, played by actress Abigail Spencer. How did she and Don meet? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. When Sterling Cooper was purchased by the British firm in the second season, which woman was introduced as a principal owner of the advertising agency? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Prior to marrying Don, what was the career of Betty Hofstadt Draper, portrayed by the icy blond January Jones? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In the third season, Sterling Cooper secretary Lois (Christa Flanagan) had a bit too much of the bubbly at a company celebration and caused grave bodily harm to her new British boss, Guy Mackendrick. How did she injure him? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which actress portrayed the 20-something secretary who married one of the Sterling Cooper partners in season 2 and in subsequent episodes was seen to become inebriated on a regular basis? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In season 3, Sterling Cooper's savvy office manager Joan Holloway Harris (Christina Hendricks) showed that in addition to being brainy and beautiful she was also musically inclined. During the party she hosted with her husband Dr. Greg, which musical instrument did Joan play while she sang?

Answer: Accordion

Christina Hendricks was quoted in an interview as saying she prepared for the role of Joan by reading the books of author/"Cosmopolitan" editor Helen Gurley Brown, which featured characters familiar to "Mad Men" viewers. She also watched Alfred Hitchcock's films from the 1960s like "The Birds" which were "helpful with the hair, the make-up, the clothes, and also how those women carried themselves. Very different from today."
2. When "Mad Men" premiered in 2007, actress Talia Balsam was married in real-life to the man who also played her onscreen husband. Which actor fulfilled both of these roles in Ms. Balsam's life?

Answer: John Slattery (Roger Sterling)

Talia Balsam, daughter of actors Martin Balsam and Joyce Van Patten, originated the role of Mona Sterling. She is also the niece of "Eight is Enough" star Dick Van Patten and the first wife of George Clooney, to whom she was married from 1989-1993.
3. In the second season, Don had an affair with Bobbie Barrett (portrayed by Melinda McGraw), the wife of caustic comedian Jimmy Barrett. The Barretts invited the Drapers to a party celebrating Jimmy's new television show, during which he informed Betty of her husband's liaison with his wife. At what famous New York nightspot did this take place?

Answer: The Stork Club

The Stork Club was a legendary night club in New York from the 1930s to the mid-60s founded by Oklahoma bootlegger Sherman Billingsley. His alleged mistress of many years was Broadway star Ethel Merman. After it closed in 1966, the Stork Club was torn down and a small neighborhood park was built in the space.
4. Actress Kiernan Shipka played the Draper's oldest child who, over the first three seasons, was shown getting drunk at her dad's office, smoking, kissing and driving a car - all by the age of 10! What was this precocious girl's name?

Answer: Sally

The other Draper children were Bobby and Eugene, who was named for Betty's recently deceased father.
5. In season 2, newly promoted copy writer Peggy Olson (Elizabeth Moss) said to the character played by Colin Hanks "Let me tell you, the ________ really knows how to sell things." Fill in the blank.

Answer: Catholic Church

Colin Hanks played Father Gill, the hip new priest at the Brooklyn parish of Peggy's family. They had many discussions about the role of the Church in modern American life. Peggy was raised in a strict Catholic home and she spent several seasons reconciling her faith with the "single girl in the city" lifestyle that the 1960s (and the advent of the birth control pill!) offered.
6. Don entered into yet another affair in season 3, this time with brunette beauty Suzanne Farrell, played by actress Abigail Spencer. How did she and Don meet?

Answer: She was his daughter's teacher

Don first became entranced by the beautiful Suzanne while she was leading Sally and her classmates in a maypole dance in season 3. He broke it off with her after he was forced to spill the beans to Betty about the secret of his former life.
7. When Sterling Cooper was purchased by the British firm in the second season, which woman was introduced as a principal owner of the advertising agency?

Answer: Bert Cooper's sister, Alice

Alice Cooper (actress Mary Anne McGarry) gave her brother Bert the money to start his advertising agency in the 1920s. It was revealed at the time of the buy-out by the British ad agency that Alice was in a long-term relationship with a woman.
8. Prior to marrying Don, what was the career of Betty Hofstadt Draper, portrayed by the icy blond January Jones?

Answer: Model

Betty Hofstadt met Don Draper when she was modeling furs and he swept her off of her feet by purchasing the coat she was wearing for her. In later episodes Betty attempted to re-enter the modeling profession but her demure 1950s style was horribly out of date as the US was on the brink of the Swinging 60s.
9. In the third season, Sterling Cooper secretary Lois (Christa Flanagan) had a bit too much of the bubbly at a company celebration and caused grave bodily harm to her new British boss, Guy Mackendrick. How did she injure him?

Answer: Cut his foot with a riding lawnmower

In the episode, Accounts Manager Ken Cosgrove had just landed John Deere as a client and was shown early in the episode driving one of their riding lawnmowers around the office. Cementing her reputation as cool under pressure, Office Manager Joan was the only one at the party with the presence of mind to apply a tourniquet and get her soon-to-be ex-boss to the ER.
10. Which actress portrayed the 20-something secretary who married one of the Sterling Cooper partners in season 2 and in subsequent episodes was seen to become inebriated on a regular basis?

Answer: Peyton List (Jane Siegel Sterling)

Prior to "Mad Men", Peyton List studied at the School of American Ballet in New York. Her other credits include the television series "Flash Forward" and "Monk."
Source: Author brewster76

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