Answer: Drug smuggling
Piper, played by Taylor Schilling, is sent to prison for her involvement in a drug smuggling operation. In a scene where she tells her parents about her crime she says that she only smuggled money not actual drugs.
From Quiz: Characters in 'Orange is the New Black'
Answer: Smuggling drug money
When she was younger, Piper became involved in a relationship with a professional drug smuggler. Although Piper claims that she only ever carried one suitcase into the country, it's still enough for her to be indicted and convicted of smuggling.
From Quiz: Orange Is the New Black
Answer: Piper Chapman
Piper Chapman, who comes from an upper-middle class affluent family, finds herself convicted and sentenced to 15 months incarceration in a federal prison for the crimes of money laundering and the smuggling of illegal drugs across international borders.
The series follows Piper through her transition and acclimation to life in prison, which comes as quite an eye-opening "cultural shock" for her.
Taylor Schilling plays the lead role as Piper Chapman.
Taylor Schilling was born and raised in Massachusetts, and earned a Bachelor's Degree in acting in 2006 from Fordham University, Lincoln Center, New York.
Taylor Schilling made her acting debut in the 2007 film "Dark Matter".
Taylor, the daughter of a former prosecutor (her father) and an administration worker at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was born in Boston on July 27, 1984.
The series is based on the book, "Orange Is the New Black: My Year In a Women's Prison" by Piper Kerman, whose memoirs written during her 13 months in prison, are reflected by the Piper Chapman character.
The selection of Taylor Schilling for the role was due in part to her strong physical resemblance to Piper Kerman.
The series title is a reference to the color of the formal/dress prison uniforms worn by the inmates. Their normal "everyday" uniforms are a tan color.
From Quiz: "OITNB", The Basics - Life at Litchfield
Answer: food stamp fraud
Gloria's backstory revealed that she ran a convenience store in New York City, which allowed her aunt, Lourdes, to run a Santeria shop in the back room. Gloria was also involved in food stamp fraud, whereby she accepted food stamps, gave cash to the customer, and then charged the government for items that were never purchased.
From Quiz: What brought you to Litchfield?
Answer: Pornstache
Mendez is a corrupt Corrections Officer who supplies drugs to the women in the prison. The women nickname him 'Pornstache' because they think his moustache makes him look like a porn actor.
From Quiz: Characters in 'Orange is the New Black'
Answer: In the laundry
In one episode Piper, who works in the electrical shop, is sent to fix a malfunctioning dryer in the laundry. Alex tries to help her (Piper knows nothing about electronics and is working from a manual) and ends up getting locked in the dryer by another inmate with whom she is not on friendly terms.
Galina Reznikov ("Red") works in the kitchen and Tasha Jefferson ("Taystee") works in the library.
From Quiz: Orange Is the New Black
Answer: Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett
Pennsatucky was a methamphetamine user who had 5 abortions and 1 miscarriage before landing in Litchfield. The nurse at the abortion clinic told Tiffany with disdain that she should "get the fifth one for free" because she was there so frequently. By her own words, Pennsatucky's "feelings were hurt" so she grabbed a friend's shotgun out of his truck and killed the woman. The 'right to live' movement placed her on a pedestal as the savior of unborn babies; they paid for her legal representation and members of extremist churches continued to give money to her commissary fund.
From Quiz: What brought you to Litchfield?
Answer: Russia
Galina Reznikov is nearly always known by the nickname 'Red'. At the start of season one she is in charge of the prison kitchen. She is a mother figure within the prison and looks out for a number of the other women.
From Quiz: Characters in 'Orange is the New Black'
Answer: An ointment
Piper tries repeatedly to apologize to Red, but the kitchen matron will not be appeased by flattering words. Instead, Piper trades her meagre possessions (including a lock of her hair) with other inmates to collect the necessary ingredients to make a soothing lotion for Red's chronic back pain. One of the ingredients is jalapeño peppers, which Piper grinds with her teeth.
From Quiz: Orange Is the New Black
Answer: Joe Caputo
Despite his sometimes lecherous and questionable appearance, Joe Caputo was a decent man who kept the welfare and safety of the inmates and guards he supervised as his top priority.
Caputo was considered too soft on both the guards and inmates by some of the top prison officials. He is dedicated on seeing that the prison ran as efficiently as possible, even with the limitations placed on him, especially those of his immediate supervisor Natalie Figueroa.
Away from the job, Caputo plays bass guitar and sings in a rock band called "Side Boob", which was featured in episodes five and six during season two.
Near the end of season two, Caputo, with the assistance of Piper, found proof of Natalie's unethical prison mismanagement and embezzlement of prison funds, and forced her to "resign" from her job.
Joe Caputo is played by Nick Sandow.
Sandow has appeared in recurring roles on several television series, including "Third Watch" (2000), "How To Make It In America" (2010), "Blue Bloods" (2010), and "Boardwalk Empire" (2011). Sandow's performing resume includes over 50 additional movie and television credits.
From Quiz: "OITNB", The Basics - Life at Litchfield
Answer: An infection after going in a dirty hot tub
John Bennett was in the Army before starting to work as a Corrections Officer. When it first becomes known that John Bennett has an artificial leg, the characters suppose that he lost it while serving in the military however it is later revealed that he had to have it amputated after contracting an infection from a dirty hot tub.
From Quiz: Characters in 'Orange is the New Black'
Answer: A screwdriver
The peg board in the tool supply room is adorned with the outlines for each tool, so it's easy to tell when one has not been returned at the end of the work day. Watson, also on her first day in the electrical shop and tasked with handling the distribution of tools, claims she wasn't told to record the name of the inmate taking each tool, so the responsible person isn't known and all of the women are frisked. Piper later discovers that she had the screwdriver in the pocket of her coat, which she had left outside when the workers were taking a break.
From Quiz: Orange Is the New Black
Answer: Piper and Pennsatucky
The season ended with a brutal fight between inmates Piper Chapman and Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett, in the snow outside of the prison recreation hall.
Earlier in the episode, Piper returned to her bed only to find a dead rat on it with a note threatening her life. She surmised that the note was from Pennsatucky.
In an earlier episode, Piper admonished Pennsatucly in front of other inmates for trying to hang an oversized makeshift cross in the prison chapel, which resulted in the cross falling and breaking a water pipe. Pennsatucky, who considered herself as "a messenger doing the Lord's work", felt disrespected by Piper's comment, and felt that the only solution for righting the wrong was to kill her.
Later while she was in the shower, Piper was confronted by Pennsatucky who verbally threatened her, cut her own hand with a homemade shiv, and smeared blood from her cut hand on Piper. The encounter was interrupted by a passing correctional officer who ordered Pennsatucky and her crew to "move on".
Frightened and feeling dejected because she was ignored by Alex, whom she turned to for support and by her boyfriend who broke up with her over the phone, Piper sadly went to the Christmas pageant put on by the inmates in the recreation hall. The joyful singing and Christmas spirit had no effect in changing her mood. Piper stepped outside to get some fresh air, only to be followed out by Pennsatucky, who was ironically in costume from the pageant dresses as an angel. She carried with her a sharpened cross to use as a knife. Pennsatucky confronted Piper, calling her the Devil, and telling her that no one would ever love her. She announced her intention to kill her.
Pennsatucky swung the sharpened weapon at Piper. Following the advice of her lunchtime friends (Black Cindy, Poussay, and Taystee) on how to fight, Piper kicked Pennsatucky, knocked her to the ground with an elbow drop, and jumped on top of her, straddling her body. Piper appearing to have "snapped" due to her pent-up anger and rage, started to viciously hit her opponent, pounding Pennsatucky in the face. The scene and episode ended with Piper pummeling her into a bloody pulp, knocking out her decayed teeth.
Taylor Shilling played the timid mouse that became the tiger, Piper Chapman.
Taryn Manning played the deranged religious fanatic Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett.
Taryn Manning is an actress, fashion designer, and singer-songwriter. Taryn is the vocalist for the electric and pop duo band "Boomkats",
which also includes her brother, Kellin. The group released their first album, "Boomkatalog.One" in 2003, followed in 2009 by their second album, "A Million Trillion Stars".
Since the beginning of her acting career in 1999, Taryn has added over 60 movie and television credits to her resume.
Taryn was born on November 6, 1978 in Tucson, Arizona.
From Quiz: "OITNB", The Basics - Life at Litchfield
Answer: credit card fraud
Before transitioning, Sophia went by her birth name of Marcus Burset and worked as a firefighter for the City of New York. In order to pay for the necessary treatments and surgeries to transition to being Sophia, he would steal credit card information from the homes of fires he fought and used them to pay his bills. After transitioning to Sophia, she was turned in by her son Michael, who was upset by the changes she was making, and she was sent to Litchfield.
From Quiz: What brought you to Litchfield?
Answer: Taystee
Taystee was orphaned and was a ward of the state when she was a child. She works in the prison library. In episode 8 of series 1 Taystee finds out that her appeal has been successful and she is going to be released. However, Taystee finds life outside the prison hard and in episode 12 she returns to the prison.
From Quiz: Characters in 'Orange is the New Black'
Answer: Lorna Morello
Lorna Morello gave the appearance of being a sweet and kind person, with a big heart and friendly disposition. She drove the prison van and was usually one of the first inmates that the new arrivals met. She was always seen wearing her trademark bright red lipstick. She was a very cheerful and optimistic person and immediately put the new inmates at ease, even though she at times displayed signs of racial prejudice for non-white inmates. She could be described as a "hopeless romantic", and spent hours (mostly during season one) discussing and planning her future wedding plans with her fellow inmates. She always spoke lovingly about her true love and fiancé Christopher MacLaren. The other inmates noted that for whatever reason Christopher never seem to come to visit her. It was generally believed by the other inmates that she was sent to prison for running a mail order scam.
During season two, the truth was revealed. She actually went on only one date with Christopher, who then decided to break off contact with her. Lorna became obsessed with Christopher, constantly stalking him, attempted on numerous occasions to contact him by phone and on social media, and violating a restraining order he obtained to keep her away. At one point, she attempted to kill him and his actual fiancée, Angela, by placing homemade bombs under their cars.
Lorna Morello is played by Australian actress Yael Stone. Yael, who was born in 1985, began her career in performing in the Australian theater, where she won the 2008 Sydney Theater Awards for "Best Newcomer" and "Best Supporting Actress" for her role as Desiree in the Griffin Theater production of "The Kid".
Playing a character from New Jersey on "OITNB", Yael was praised for the authentic "Jersey" accent she created for the role.
Yael is married to Australian actor Dan Spielman, who in 2005 was one of the youngest members of the Sydney Theater Ensemble.
From Quiz: "OITNB", The Basics - Life at Litchfield
Answer: She attacks a girl in a wheelchair
Pennsatucky has started a faith healing crusade in the prison, believing that she can cure other inmates' ailments. Piper, meanwhile, has been enlisted to help with the prison's Scared Straight program, in which juvenile delinquents spend time with the inmates at Litchfield in an attempt to deter them from their burgeoning lives of crime. One girl, Dina, is in a wheelchair. To get back at Pennsatucky for some previous transgressions (these girls really dislike each other!), Piper tells Pennsatucky that there's a girl in the bathroom whose soul needs saving. When the guards hear Dina screaming, they arrive in the bathroom to find that Pennatucky has knocked her out of her wheelchair and is sitting on top of her. When Pennsatucky refuses to stop trying to heal Dina, she is overpowered by the guards and remanded to the psychiatric ward.
From Quiz: Orange Is the New Black
Answer: Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett
Tiffany was sent to prison for shooting a worker at an abortion clinic. Although she shot the worker for making a sarcastic comment about the number of abortions she had undergone because there was a Christian protest outside the clinic at the time Tiffany's actions were believed to be part of the protest. On the back of this, she became a fundamentalist Christian.
From Quiz: Characters in 'Orange is the New Black'
Answer: prosthetic left leg
It was revealed during a brief romantic encounter with inmate Dayanara "Daya" Diaz (Dascha Polanco) in a prison utility closet that Correctional Officer John Bennett wore a prosthetic left leg.
In subsequent episodes while preparing for work, Bennett is seen putting on the prosthetic prior to putting on his uniform.
It was believed by many that Bennett lost his leg during his tour of military service in Afghanistan. It was only later that it was discovered that his injury was the result of an infection he received while in a dirty hot tub in Orlando, Florida.
While at times he has displayed a tough side (primarily for show purposes) Bennett is considered by both inmates and staff as one of the nicer and most easy going guards. John Bennett's love for Daya appears to be quite genuine.
John Bennett is played by Matt McGorry. McGorry's prosthetic leg is a special effect designed for his role in the show.
One of McGorry's first entertainment ventures was performing magic tricks as a teen street performer and at birthday parties.
McGorry has performed in over 150 improv shows with the group "Out of the Woods".
McGorry is also a former Personal Trainer and Fitness Expert. Matt competed as a powerlifter, and won the "overall championship in the men's division" and "overall title for the entire show" in his first competition in 2010.
Matt has been featured in guest star role on several television series including, "Elementary" (2013), "Person of Interest" (2011), and he was featured in a recurring uncredited role in 2011 on the daytime series "One Life to Live" (1968) as a masked superhero figure.
From Quiz: "OITNB", The Basics - Life at Litchfield
Answer: Alex
Alex Vause, played by Laura Prepon, is Piper's ex lover. It was Alex who got Piper involved in drug smuggling and she named Piper as being involved thus resulting in Piper going to prison.
From Quiz: Characters in 'Orange is the New Black'
Answer: Philip Morris
Taystee "wins" the interview with her professional demeanour and extensive research on the company, while Flaca blows what chances she had by making seductive comments to the interviewer and squeezing his knee suggestively. After the interview, Taystee approaches Figueroa, the assistant warden, to ask how she can contact Philip Morris for the job after she is paroled. Fig explains that it wasn't a real interview, and chastises Taystee for wanting a reward ("You do your best because that is what you're supposed to do. Why is that so hard for you people to understand?").
From Quiz: Orange Is the New Black
Answer: Brook Soso
Episode three of season two marked the first appearance of new inmate Brook Soso. Brook could be described as a naïve, wide-eyed Asian girl who was terrified about going to prison. Brook was convicted and sentenced for her participation in a political protest. She quickly befriended Piper because she reminded her of her best friend named Meadow. Brook is extremely talkative, often to the annoyance of Piper and the other inmates. Brook does not use deodorant as she feels that "people should live with their natural odors", which soon becomes an issue with the other inmates. Sister Ingalls is the inmate who described Brook as a "dirty hippie who has no idea what peaceful protest really means".
Brook Soso is played by Kimiko Glenn.
Kimiko Glenn, who is half Asian, was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. Her interest in performing started at the age of 10, when she appeared in a number of productions at the Valley Youth Theater in Phoenix.
During her first year of college at the Boston Conservatory, she was cast in the first national tour of the rock musical "Spring Awakening".
Kimiko's first movie role came in 2012 with a small part in the film "Nous York" (2012). She also won a role in 2014 on an episode of the popular television series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999). Her biggest role came when she was cast for the second season of "Orange Is the New Black" (2013) in 2014.
From Quiz: "OITNB", The Basics - Life at Litchfield
Answer: manslaughter
Yoga Jones told fellow inmate, Janae Watson, that she grew a marijuana hybrid called 'AK 47' which she sold to dispensaries to sustain herself financially. Deer were destroying her plants, so after trying a variety of alternatives she armed herself with a rifle. One night, while intoxicated and sitting watch for the deer, she shot what she believed to be a deer, but what ended up being a neighboring 8-year-old boy who ran away from his parents in anger for taking away his Nintendo. Yoga is noticeably horrified and tormented by what she has done but she tries daily to make herself a better and more peaceful person.
From Quiz: What brought you to Litchfield?
Answer: Daya
Dayanara Diaz, normally known as Daya, has a relationship with CO Bennett. At first they flirt and leave message for each other but things get more complicated when Daya becomes pregnant with Bennett's baby.
From Quiz: Characters in 'Orange is the New Black'
Answer: Morello was stalking him
It turns out that Morello and Christopher had gone on one coffee date after bumping into each other at the post office, and Morello had been stalking him since then, despite his disinterest in pursuing a relationship. A flashback is shown to Morello's trial, in which Christopher testifies that he'd moved, twice, to try and get away from her and had gotten a restraining order after she threatened to strangle his fiancée, Angela. Christopher also testifies that he found a homemade explosive device under Angela's car.
From Quiz: Orange Is the New Black
Answer: Runs a salon
Sophia Burset runs a hair and beauty salon. The character has undergone gender realignment treatment and was previously a firefighter called Marcus. She is in prison because she stole credit cards to pay for the operations she needed as part of the gender realignment treatment.
From Quiz: Characters in 'Orange is the New Black'
Answer: Joe Caputo
Jimmy suffers from dementia, and so prison officials are unable to learn how it was that she escaped from Litchfield. In the end she is released from prison on compassionate grounds; however, with no family or friends to go to for help, it is suggested that Jimmy will be left homeless to die in the streets.
There were several guards present for Caputo's band's concert when Jimmy was discovered. Caputo had invited Susan Fischer to attend, and it's obvious that he's sweet on her. Fischer, however, is oblivious to Caputo's interest, and invites other guards from the prison to join her, including Luschek, whom she flirts with throughout the evening.
From Quiz: Orange Is the New Black
Answer: she was granted a 48-hour furlough from prison
The rules of Litchfield Federal Correctional Institute did have a provision that allowed inmates to be granted a temporary furlough for good cause, but no inmate could remember one ever being granted.
Upon hearing that her grandmother was terminally ill, Piper requested a furlough to allow her to visit her. In an unexpected change of heart by Correctional Officer/Counselor Sam Healy, he agreed to help Piper get the furlough to see her dying grandmother.
To the surprise of Piper and the shock of the other inmates, the furlough was approved, which would allow Piper 48-hours out of the prison without an escort.
A number of inmates had in the past requested furloughs for their urgent family matters, but they were routinely declined.
Many of the inmates felt that Piper's success in being granted a furlough was due the Mr. Healy and the other prison officials showing favoritism for the young blonde haired, "white" inmate. For a brief time, Piper was despised by the other inmates, but this soon passed.
From Quiz: "OITNB", The Basics - Life at Litchfield
