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Quiz about Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Episode 2

"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" - Episode 2 Quiz

In "The Cold Open" Matt and Danny began the task of living up to the network's great expectations as Jordan faced tough questions from the press and pressure over a controversial sketch.

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

Author
rblayer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
241,695

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The episode opened with Jordan holding a press conference. Which of the following questions did she not ask herself when judging the sensibility of the show? Hint

Would her kids like it?

Would her parents like it?

Would the sponsors like it?

Does she like it?

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Question 2 of 10

2. Matt was recovering from recent back surgery. Which cast member did Danny send home with Matt on Friday to make sure that he was okay? Hint

Simon

Ron

Shelly

Jeannie

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of the controversial sketch that Danny planned for his first show as executive producer? Hint

Naughty Nazis

Crazy Christians

The God Squad

The Lunatic Fringe

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Question 4 of 10

4. What religious publication's reporter forced Danny to commit to airing the controversial comedy sketch? Hint

Southern Baptist Journal

The Christian Right

Rapture Magazine

Today's Catholic

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Question 5 of 10

5. Matt was reluctant to take over the legendary Wes Mendell's old office, but Danny was insistent. With which of the following comedians did Wes not work? Hint

The Smothers Brothers

Bill Cosby

Richard Pryor

Jackie Gleason

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was unusual about the clock in Matt's office? Hint

It had Chinese characters

It counted backwards

The Cuckoo barked

It was purposely set two hours and seventeen minutes slow

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the guest host for Danny and Matt's first show? Hint

Matthew Mc

Brittney Spears

Mark Wahlberg

Janet Jackson

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Question 8 of 10

8. In a meeting with his writing staff, to which famous critic did Matt refer? Hint

Rex Reed

Richard Blackwell

Roger Ebert

Andy Rooney

9. Harriet burst into a writers meeting and accused Matt of being an "adolescent, over-sexed whoremonger with the sensitivity of a head of cabbage". What did Matt promise Harriet if she ever spoke to him like that again in front of the staff? Hint

Immediate dismissal

Demotion from star to extra

Marriage proposal

Punch in the nose

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Question 10 of 10

10. According to Matt, how many strip clubs were there within a three- block radius of Studio 60? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The episode opened with Jordan holding a press conference. Which of the following questions did she not ask herself when judging the sensibility of the show?

Answer: Would the sponsors like it?

When a reporter questioned Jordan about Danny's admitted drug use, she responded that she "was too high to remember".

2. Matt was recovering from recent back surgery. Which cast member did Danny send home with Matt on Friday to make sure that he was okay?

Answer: Jeannie

Jeannie ended up spending the weekend with Matt. This, of course, enraged Matt's ex-girlfriend Harriet, who was livid that Matt would date another cast member and force her to listen to stories of Matt's weightlifting routine.

3. What was the name of the controversial sketch that Danny planned for his first show as executive producer?

Answer: Crazy Christians

Matt had actually written 'Crazy Christians' before he and Danny were fired by "Studio 60" four years earlier. It was the canceling of this controversial sketch by network executives that caused Wes' on-camera meltdown.

4. What religious publication's reporter forced Danny to commit to airing the controversial comedy sketch?

Answer: Rapture Magazine

Jordan wondered aloud about how many "whack jobs read 'Rapture Magazine'". Shelly advised her that it had four times the readers of 'Vanity Fair'.

5. Matt was reluctant to take over the legendary Wes Mendell's old office, but Danny was insistent. With which of the following comedians did Wes not work?

Answer: Jackie Gleason

Wes had also been the one who had given Matt his first job. Wes was fired for trying to air the 'Crazy Christians' sketch that Matt had written.

6. What was unusual about the clock in Matt's office?

Answer: It counted backwards

The large digital wall clock counted down one week in days, hours, minutes and seconds, and was used in the preparation of each week's live television broadcast. As the show opened, the clock restarted the countdown.

7. Who was the guest host for Danny and Matt's first show?

Answer: Mark Wahlberg

The scheduled musical guest was to be White Stripes, but they were forced to cancel at the last minute because Jack White was sick.

8. In a meeting with his writing staff, to which famous critic did Matt refer?

Answer: Richard Blackwell

While admitting that he was not fashion critic Mr. Blackwell, Matt advised his staff that it was no longer cool for grown men to dress like they were in junior high school.

Answer: Demotion from star to extra

In front of his staff of writers, Matt immediately replied, "And all that will begin in just a few minutes". He later privately warned Harriet that he would make her the "highest paid extra in Hollywood", or bench her until Christmas if similar behavior continued.

10. According to Matt, how many strip clubs were there within a three- block radius of Studio 60?

Answer: 5

As their bickering over Matt's dating of a cast member continued, Harriet asked why Matt didn't just go to one of the 17 strip bars within a three blocks area. Matt corrected Harriet's count with the apparent knowledge that he had been to them all.

Source: Author rblayer

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