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"Mad Men" - Episode 13 Trivia Quiz

Season 1 of "Mad Men" ends with the episode "The Wheel" and a big surprise for Peggy and a brilliant ad idea by Don.

A multiple-choice quiz by rblayer. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
rblayer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
326,808

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
371

Last 3 plays: stephedm (10/10), Guest 2 (8/10), Guest 71 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The episode begins with Pete Campbell sitting with his father-in-law, Tom. What does Tom suggest that Pete make his primary focus? Hint

Making money

Making partner

Having a child

His wife's happiness

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Question 2 of 10

2. What evidence does Betty Draper's friend Francine have to make her believe that her husband is having an affair? Hint

Credit card bill

Lipstick stains

Phone bill

Hair strands

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Question 3 of 10

3. What does Francine mention as a means of dealing with a cheating husband? Hint

Nasty divorce

Poison

Have an affair herself

Hire a hit man

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Question 4 of 10

4. At his first meeting with the Ad Men, Duck Phillips criticizes the agency's lack of big accounts. Which industry does he not mention as an example of Sterling Cooper's shortcomings? Hint

Soap

Airline

Automobile

Pharmaceutical

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Question 5 of 10

5. What company's new product does Duck Phillips put down on top of Don Draper's desk? Hint

Kodak

Revlon

Timex

Westinghouse

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Question 6 of 10

6. What does Don do after looking through some of the photos and slides in Adam Whitman's shoe box? Hint

Throws the box in a wastepaper basket

Wipes away a tear

Locks the box in a safe

Calls Adam

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Question 7 of 10

7. Betty notices eight calls to Manhattan on the Draper telephone bill and dials the number. Who answers? Hint

Rachel Menken

Arnold Wayne

A Manhattan hotel

An escort service

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Question 8 of 10

8. What new account does Pete Campbell bring in from his father-in-law's company? Hint

Clearasil

John Deere

Playtex

Mr. Clean

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Question 9 of 10

9. What name does Don come up with for Kodak's new slide projector? Hint

Magic Moments

The Carousel

Capture Forever

Life's Wheel

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Question 10 of 10

10. Peggy goes to the doctor with severe stomach pains. What is the diagnosis? Hint

Bleeding ulcer

Stress

Cancer

Pregnancy

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Dec 13 2024 : stephedm: 10/10
Oct 25 2024 : Guest 2: 8/10
Oct 24 2024 : Guest 71: 6/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The episode begins with Pete Campbell sitting with his father-in-law, Tom. What does Tom suggest that Pete make his primary focus?

Answer: Having a child

Tom realizes that Pete did not get the promotion that he so badly wanted, and suggests to his son-in-law that he take his focus off of work. "The only family and business you should be mixing is the production of a child," Tom advises Pete.

2. What evidence does Betty Draper's friend Francine have to make her believe that her husband is having an affair?

Answer: Phone bill

Francine's husband Carlton also sleeps two nights a week in the city at the Waldorf. When Francine calls a strange Manhattan telephone number that repeatedly appears on her phone bill, a woman answers, and her suspicions about her unfaithful husband are confirmed.

3. What does Francine mention as a means of dealing with a cheating husband?

Answer: Poison

Of course, Betty Draper cannot wait to get home and review her and Don's telephone bill.

4. At his first meeting with the Ad Men, Duck Phillips criticizes the agency's lack of big accounts. Which industry does he not mention as an example of Sterling Cooper's shortcomings?

Answer: Soap

Duck tells the staff, "People want cars, they want to fly." He then makes suggestions as to who the Mad Men should be wining and dining to lure their advertising business.

5. What company's new product does Duck Phillips put down on top of Don Draper's desk?

Answer: Kodak

Duck explains Kodak's new slide projector as a delightfully mechanical gadget that doesn't jam and is continuous like a wheel. "Kodak reinvented The Wheel" Don replies.

6. What does Don do after looking through some of the photos and slides in Adam Whitman's shoe box?

Answer: Calls Adam

After looking at a photo of Adam and himself riding horses, Don calls Adam's hotel. The clerk sadly tells him, "Jesus, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but he hung himself. He left the building a bunch of money. The city took it."

7. Betty notices eight calls to Manhattan on the Draper telephone bill and dials the number. Who answers?

Answer: Arnold Wayne

After asking the person that answered the telephone to identify himself, Betty hangs up, shocked and ashamed to learn that Don was merely consulting with her. psychiatrist.

8. What new account does Pete Campbell bring in from his father-in-law's company?

Answer: Clearasil

At Duck's urging for new business, Pete brings his father-in-law's company, Vicks Chemical to Sterling Cooper. Pete gets a raise from Bertram Cooper and an admission by Don that he is impressed with Pete's initiative.

9. What name does Don come up with for Kodak's new slide projector?

Answer: The Carousel

Don tells the Kodak people, "This is not a spaceship, it's a time machine. It goes backwards and forwards, and it takes us to a place where we ache to go again." He continues his presentation with, "It's not called 'The Wheel'. It's called 'The Carousel.' It lets us travel around and around and back home again." Don ends with a slide of him and Betty kissing on New Year's.

The Kodak people are overwhelmed and Don wins their business.

10. Peggy goes to the doctor with severe stomach pains. What is the diagnosis?

Answer: Pregnancy

By the time the naive Peggy decides to seek medical attention, her contractions are only two minutes apart. When a nurse brings her a healthy baby boy to feed, Peggy turns her head away.

Source: Author rblayer

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