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The Actors of 'The West Wing' Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the fabulous actors who appear on 'The West Wing.' Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by ltc717. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ltc717

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
52,174

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following is not the name of a character Allison Janney has portrayed in a movie? Hint

Constance Miller

Barbara Fitts

Loretta Walsh

Lyla Branch

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which actor appeared in the New York premiere of the play 'Glimmer, Glimmer and Shine' - the follow up to the Tony-award winning play 'Side Man'? Hint

Bradley Whitford

Richard Schiff

Stockard Channing

John Spencer

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the regular cast members was originally supposed to be only a recurring character on the show? Hint

Rob Lowe

Martin Sheen

John Spencer

Allison Janney

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following actors appeared in the movie 'Young Guns II' with co-star Martin Sheen's son Emilio Estevez? Hint

Rob Lowe

Richard Schiff

Dule Hill

Janel Moloney

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following actors who have appeared on 'The West Wing' did not appear in Aaron Sorkin's previous television show 'Sports Night'? Hint

Janel Maloney

Lisa Edelstein

Felicity Huffman

Anna Deavere Smith

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Question 6 of 10

6. Stockard Channing appeared in the noir movie 'Twilight' with which co-star from 'The West Wing'? Hint

John Spencer

Rob Lowe

Martin Sheen

Allison Janney

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following actors from 'The West Wing' did not appear in the stage version of 'A Few Good Men'. which was written by Aaron Sorkin, writer and creator of 'The West Wing'? Hint

Bradley Whitford

Victor Love

Timothy Busfield

Richard Schiff

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which actor appeared in the classic movie from the 1970s' 'Animal House'? Hint

John Spencer

Stockard Channing

Tim Matheson

Martin Sheen

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which recurring character is played by an Oscar-winning actor? Hint

Danny Concannon

Nancy McNally

Joey Lucas

Percy Fitzwallace

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Question 10 of 10

10. An easy one to end the quiz: Which actor was part of the 'Brat Pack'? Hint

Bradley Whitford

Dule Hill

Martin Sheen

Rob Lowe

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following is not the name of a character Allison Janney has portrayed in a movie?

Answer: Loretta Walsh

Allison played Lyla Branch in 'Nurse Betty', Barbara Fitts in 'American Beauty,' and Constance Miller in 'The Object of My Affection'. She played a character named Loretta in 'Drop Dead Gorgeous' and a character named Miss Walsh in 'Primary Colors'.

2. Which actor appeared in the New York premiere of the play 'Glimmer, Glimmer and Shine' - the follow up to the Tony-award winning play 'Side Man'?

Answer: John Spencer

Channing, Whitford, and Schiff have all also done stage work.

3. Which of the regular cast members was originally supposed to be only a recurring character on the show?

Answer: Martin Sheen

Can you imagine the show without Martin appearing every week?!?

4. Which of the following actors appeared in the movie 'Young Guns II' with co-star Martin Sheen's son Emilio Estevez?

Answer: Richard Schiff

Schiff's character in 'Young Guns II' was named 'Rat Bag' - eeeewwww. Bradley Whitford also appeared in 'Young Guns II'.

5. Which of the following actors who have appeared on 'The West Wing' did not appear in Aaron Sorkin's previous television show 'Sports Night'?

Answer: Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith appeared in the Sorkin-penned movie 'The American President' but never on 'Sports Night'. Sorkin is known for using the same actors in many different projects. In fact, 'Sports Night' regular, Josh Malina, has appeared in everything Sorkin was done, except for 'The West Wing'. Maybe he'll show up on the show soon.

6. Stockard Channing appeared in the noir movie 'Twilight' with which co-star from 'The West Wing'?

Answer: John Spencer

Stockard co-starred with Allison Janney in the mini-series 'A Girl Thing'.

7. Which of the following actors from 'The West Wing' did not appear in the stage version of 'A Few Good Men'. which was written by Aaron Sorkin, writer and creator of 'The West Wing'?

Answer: Richard Schiff

At least two other actors who appeared in the stage version of 'A Few Good Men' have appeared on 'The West Wing' - Clark Gregg and Ted Marcoux. They've each appeared on the show once (through the end of the second season).

8. Which actor appeared in the classic movie from the 1970s' 'Animal House'?

Answer: Tim Matheson

Channing appeared in the 70s classic, 'Grease', and Sheen appeared in the 70s' classic 'Apocalypse Now'.

9. Which recurring character is played by an Oscar-winning actor?

Answer: Joey Lucas

Marlee Matlin won the Best Actress Oscar in 1986 for her role in 'Children of a Lesser God'.

10. An easy one to end the quiz: Which actor was part of the 'Brat Pack'?

Answer: Rob Lowe

Martin Sheen's son Emilio Estevez was also a Brat Packer.

Source: Author ltc717

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