1.14 "Take This Sabbath Day" Trivia Quiz

Answer: United States Supreme Court

This episode of "The West Wing" opened up in the United States Supreme Court. The court was hearing a case involving the eighth amendment, which prohibits the use of cruel and unusual punishment as well as imposing excessive bail. The issue that the court decided upon was whether to grant a stay on an execution, meaning to delay one's execution.

The court denied the applicant's stay of execution.

Answer: Sensitive

Donna and Josh's first few scenes saw them talking about Josh wishing to go to a bachelor party. Donna warned Josh not to go since she was afraid he would drink too much and his body was sensitive to drinking. Josh told Donna he could drink just fine since he was in politics.

Answer: Joey Lucas

When Josh was done talking to Donna, he asked Sam if he needed anything. Sam replied that he wanted Josh to help him with a campaign manager named Joey Lucas. Josh asked Sam what Joey was like but Sam did not know since he had not met Lucas yet. Sam informed Josh that he scheduled a meeting between himself and Joey for the next day.

Answer: Yes

Sam was in a hurry to leave, for the night, and told some of his colleagues what he would be discussing in tomorrow's meeting with a campaign manager. As he turned the lights off, he heard his phone ringing but he closed the door and planned to leave. Sam changed his mind, opened the door, and answered the phone.

Answer: Thomas Schlamme

All of the above people were credited for writing the story for this episode except for Thomas Schlamme. Schlamme was actually the director for this showing of "The West Wing." Schlamme produced episodes for the TV series', "Invasion", "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip", and "Tracey Takes On..." O'Donnell, Jr. wrote some episodes for the TV series', "Mister Sterling" and "First Monday." Redford produced some episodes for the TV shows', "Dirty Sexy Money", "The Unit", and "LAX." Sorkin created "The West Wing" and also wrote the screenplays to the films, "A Few Good Men" and "Charlie Wilson's War."

Answer: Leo McGarry

Sam spoke to Leo about the case the United States Supreme Court heard about someone's appeal to stay his execution and how the court denied it. Sam talked to Leo about whom they should recommend the President appoint to the U.S. Supreme Court. This was when Sam told Leo that the execution was scheduled for the following Monday morning at a prison in Indiana.

Answer: True

Donna did not like that she had to go to work, on the weekend, but she decided to go in and work some hours. When she went to go check on her boss, Josh Lyman, she saw him passed out on the floor. She asked Josh if he had spent the night, in his office, but he replied that he was only on the floor for a few hours.

Answer: Jed Bartlet

In C.J.'s first scene, in this episode of "The West Wing", she was exiting Air Force One with President Bartlet right at her side. They argued because C.J. did not like that the President had her sit next to what she called the "passenger from hell." Leo was there and asked both C.J. and President Bartlet how the flight was, to which C.J. replied, "gruesome."

Answer: Toby Ziegler

Toby was seen, in a synagogue, to honor the Sabbath. In the middle of the service, in which the rabbi discussed violence and its connections to the death penalty, Toby's cell phone rang off. He immediately left the synangogue since he saw it was Sam Seaborn that was calling him.

Answer: False

Marlee Matlin guest starred, for several episodes, as Joey Lucas, the campaign manager that clashed with Josh Lyman. Joey was deaf and had a sign language interpreter, with her, to inform Josh she was not happy about The White House screwing around with her attempts to get a man elected to Congress.

In real life, Marlee Matlin became deaf at the age of 18 months after she had Roseola Infantum.