1.21 "Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics" Quiz

Answer: Don Scardino

Scardino, born on February 17th, 1949 in New York City, was credited, per the opening credits, with directing this episode of "The West Wing." He directed just this episode for the series. He has also been credited with directing episodes for the TV series', "Law and Order: Criminal Intent", "Lipstick Jungle", and "30 Rock."

Answer: Sam Seaborn

The staff was hoping that certain activist measures they had undertaken, over the past couple of weeks, would bode well with the American people and increase their approval ratings. However, the news of Sam sleeping with a call girl started to become more known, to the public, and The White House was afraid this would affect the overall ratings.

It turned out that they got a boost in the polls.

Answer: False

The call girl that Sam slept with, Laurie, was graduating from law school and he was afraid that showing up to her graduation would stir up controversy so he decided not to go. After the graduation ceremony, Sam went to see Laurie and he gave her a present and the two hugged.

A photographer caught the hug on film and it was revealed that Laurie's friend was paid off, by the photographer, to get Sam and Laurie in a position where they could be photographed together.

Answer: Toby Ziegler

Sam had found out that the moment he shared, with Laurie, was caught on camera and this earned him a scolding from C.J. and Toby. President Bartlet was also not pleased with Sam's behavior to easily get caught with Laurie. However, Toby defended Sam, to President Bartlet, and they all agreed to help Laurie start a legal career.

Answer: Lisa Edelstein

Edelstein, born on May 21st, 1966 in Boston, Massachusetts continued to play Laurie in this episode of "The West Wing", first appearing in the show's pilot episode. Edelstein appeared in a total of five episodes for the series. She also guest starred on the TV series', "Ally McBeal", "Felicity", and "Without a Trace."

Answer: Bulgaria

President Bartlet continued to push for campaign finance reform and he also wished to push for more measures that would help his approval ratings. One of the measures he pushed for was to fire the ambassador to Bulgaria, which he did eventually do. It was revealed that the ambassador had a sleazy affair with the daughter of the Prime Minister of Bulgaria.

Answer: Charlie Young

Charlie got a good look at the Ambassador from Bulgaria and he recognized his face from a whites-only country club. Charlie recalled the Ambassador from that club since he used to work for the club. In the episode, Charlie went up to the Ambassador and was pleased himself to tell the Ambassador that his career in politics was over and done.

Answer: C.J. Cregg

There were many members, amongst Bartlet's staff, that predicted his approval ratings would either remain the same or decrease slightly but C.J. was not one of those staffers. In this episode, C.J. showed she was anxious to see the results of the polls since she predicted they would go up. It turned out that the poll results increased beyond C.J.'s expectations.

Answer: Allison Janney (C.J. Cregg)

Allison Janney, who played C.J. Cregg on the show, submitted this episode for consideration for the 2000 Primetime Emmys and it earned her an Emmy win (her first) in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. At the 2000 Primetime Emmys, the other nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series were Tyne Daly for "Judging Amy", Holland Taylor for "The Practice", Nancy Marchand for "The Sopranos", and Stockard Channing for "The West Wing." Janney won another Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 2001 Primetime Emmys.

In 2002 and 2004, she won a Primetime Emmy in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category.

Answer: David Huddelston

Huddleston, born on September 17th, 1930 in Vinton, Virginia guest starred as Senator Max Lobell, a Republican, in this episode of "The West Wing." Huddleston guest starred in a total of two episodes for the series. Huddleston also guest starred on the TV series', "Gilmore Girls", "The Practice", and "Walker, Texas Ranger."