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Quiz about 17 People
Quiz about 17 People

'17 People' Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz on the second season episode that aired on April 4, 2001.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
pennie1478
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
190,161
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
911
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which staff member was called into the Oval Office to talk to Leo and the President? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who said the speech for the White House Correspondence dinner wasn't funny? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. When counting the people that knew about the President's MS, who did they not count? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who said they never got tired of hearing their own voice? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. According to Sam, how many women oppose the Equal Rights Amendment? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. When did Donna actually begin working for Josh? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What kind of jokes was Donna writing for the speech? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Did Donna tell Ainsley about why Josh sent her flowers in April instead of February?


Question 9 of 10
9. How many times a year does the President have a physical? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Finish this quote by Sam: "In half an hour, I want to make ______ laugh."

Answer: (only first name needed)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which staff member was called into the Oval Office to talk to Leo and the President?

Answer: Toby

Leo told the President that Toby was asking questions, so they called him into the Oval Office and told him that President Bartlet had a relapsing-remitting course of Multiple Sclerosis.
2. Who said the speech for the White House Correspondence dinner wasn't funny?

Answer: Josh

Sam and Josh were reading the speech and after they were finished Sam said, "You know what the problem is?" and Josh said, "It's supposed to be funny."
3. When counting the people that knew about the President's MS, who did they not count?

Answer: President

Toby said he wasn't number sixteen so he told the President, "You knew. We weren't counting you. It's seventeen people."
The people that knew about the MS as of '17 People' were: Abbey, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Zoey, Dr. Herman Vickram and five other original doctors and radiologists, his brother John, Leo, Admiral Fitzwallace, Vice-President John Hoynes, Dr. David Lee, Toby, and the president.
4. Who said they never got tired of hearing their own voice?

Answer: Josh

When Donna asked Josh if he ever got tired of hearing his own voice, he said, "No, no, no, no."
5. According to Sam, how many women oppose the Equal Rights Amendment?

Answer: 40%

Sam told Ainsley, "About 40% of women oppose the ERA and I don't know any of them."
6. When did Donna actually begin working for Josh?

Answer: February

Josh sent her flowers in April because that's when he considers it to be the day they started working together. Donna actually started working for him in February, but April was when she came back after breaking up with her boyfriend.
7. What kind of jokes was Donna writing for the speech?

Answer: Dead jokes

She was jotting down dead jokes while the others were coming up with some funny things to say. Donna also had a good Knock Knock joke about Sam and Laurie.
8. Did Donna tell Ainsley about why Josh sent her flowers in April instead of February?

Answer: No

While they were in the Roosevelt room, Sam blurted out to Ainsley, "A few years ago, Donna's boyfriend broke up with her so she started working for Josh. But then, the boyfriend told her to come back, and she did. And then they broke up, and she came back to work." It was after this that Donna slapped Josh in the back of the head because Sam was being Josh.
9. How many times a year does the President have a physical?

Answer: Two times a year

Toby and the President were talking about what a physical would show.
10. Finish this quote by Sam: "In half an hour, I want to make ______ laugh."

Answer: Toby

Toby was the only one that wasn't working on the speech because he was talking to Leo and the President.
Source: Author pennie1478

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