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Quiz about The West Wing Season 3 Part 1

"The West Wing," Season 3, Part 1 Quiz

Questions from the first half of season three!

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

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Updated
Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the special episode "Issac and Ishmael" made in response to? Hint

reactions to the President's pro-Palestine agenda

bombings in Israel

the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks

riots in Gaza

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which state is Manchester located? Hint

Vermont

Maine

Virginia

New Hampshire

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Question 3 of 10

3. CJ gives her resignation to The President after a gaffe with the press. Does he ultimately accept it?

Yes

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who sets Donna up with Cliff Calley? Hint

Ainsley

Margaret

Cathy

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is everyone urging Charlie to do in the third season episode "On the Day Before?" Hint

go to college

get a good lawyer

take legal immunity in the MS hearings

quit his job

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Question 6 of 10

6. What does Donna lie about during her testimony to the committee investigating the MS scandal? Hint

keeping a diary

having a college degree

the nature of her relationship with Josh

having prior knowledge of the President's illness

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who guest stars as an Assistant Secretary of State in the third season episode "Gone Quiet?" Hint

John Amos

George C. Scott

Hal Holbrook

Robert Duvall

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which hotline does the President use an alias to call about a Thanksgiving problem? Hint

the DC Transit hotline

the suicide prevention hotline

the Butterball hotline

the Poison Control Center hotline

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which country, that the US decides to renew its air base lease with, is CJ furious at over the treatment of its women? Hint

Qumar

Kuwait

Saudi Arabia

Afghanistan

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is the lawyer that helps broker an agreement to censure the President before Leo's alcholoism can become the focus of the House hearing? Hint

Oliver Babish

Joe Quincy

Ainsley Hayes

Cliff Calley

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the special episode "Issac and Ishmael" made in response to?

Answer: the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks

"Issac and Ismael" was a special episode made to air after the 9-11 attacks which doesn't fall in the timeline of the rest of the series. A group of school students are stuck at the White House during a lock-down and a Muslim American is interrogated by Leo and the Secret Service.

2. In which state is Manchester located?

Answer: New Hampshire

Manchester, New Hampshire, is the home of President Bartlet and where the staff decamps to in order to get ready for the campaign at the beginning of the third season.

3. CJ gives her resignation to The President after a gaffe with the press. Does he ultimately accept it?

Answer: No

The President tells her he still needs her.

4. Who sets Donna up with Cliff Calley?

Answer: Ainsley

Cliff Calley is a republican that works for the House Oversight committee and later in the third season, he is on the panel that interrogates Donna about the MS scandal.

5. What is everyone urging Charlie to do in the third season episode "On the Day Before?"

Answer: take legal immunity in the MS hearings

The President told him at the end of season two, to never lie about the MS to anyone. Everyone is concerned that he doesn't have the money for a good lawyer.

6. What does Donna lie about during her testimony to the committee investigating the MS scandal?

Answer: keeping a diary

Cliff Calley, who previously had a relationship Donna, knows that she has a diary because he saw it at her apartment when they were dating.

7. Who guest stars as an Assistant Secretary of State in the third season episode "Gone Quiet?"

Answer: Hal Holbrook

John Amos played the recurring role of Admiral Percy Fitzwallace, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. George C. Scott and Robert Duvall never guest starred on "The West Wing."

8. Which hotline does the President use an alias to call about a Thanksgiving problem?

Answer: the Butterball hotline

He questions whether he should cook the stuffing inside or outside of the turkey!

9. Which country, that the US decides to renew its air base lease with, is CJ furious at over the treatment of its women?

Answer: Qumar

In the end, CJ gives her press conference and tosses off a joke about it, but throughout the episode she confronts several members of the staff about it. In a touching scene, Toby puts his hands over his heart while standing at the back of the room during the press conference.

10. Who is the lawyer that helps broker an agreement to censure the President before Leo's alcholoism can become the focus of the House hearing?

Answer: Cliff Calley

Cliff Calley calls Donna to set the plan into motion and in the end the President accepts a censure from Congress.

Source: Author jllamb1118

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