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The Live Debate Trivia Quiz

It's Santos vs. Vinick in the live East Coast debate on "The West Wing" which aired on November 13, 2005.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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pennie1478

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3 mins

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Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which TV host or hosts opened the episode? Hint

Regis and Kelly

Jay Leno and David Letterman

Montel

Ellen Degeneres

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who moderated the debate? Hint

Matt Lauer

Stone Phillips

Katie Couric

Forrest Sawyer

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Question 3 of 10

3. Whose podium microphone went bad? Hint

None of the microphones went bad

Both of them went out at the same time

Vinick

Santos

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Question 4 of 10

4. Someone burped on camera during the debate.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was Santos' answer to the moratorium on the federal death penalty? Hint

Yes

He didn't answer

Vinick answered for him

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was called a liar by one of the audience members during his rebuttal of the other candidate's answer? Hint

Santos

Vinick

There was no audience

Both of them were called liars

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Question 7 of 10

7. Santos asked for the debate rules to be disregarded so he and Vinick could have a real debate

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What word did Vinick say Democrats thought was bad?

Answer: (one word; seven letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. When discussing gun control, how many guns did Santos say he owned? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Santos won the coin toss to go first in the closing statements.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which TV host or hosts opened the episode?

Answer: Ellen Degeneres

Ellen talked about the new One card by American Express.

2. Who moderated the debate?

Answer: Forrest Sawyer

Forrest Sawyer was an award winning news anchor for NBC and MSNBC.

3. Whose podium microphone went bad?

Answer: None of the microphones went bad

During an answer to a question on Medicare, Santos left the podium microphone. In order for him to be able to move around and still speak so he could be heard, Santos was given a hand held microphone. Santos gave Vinick his microphone later when Vinick requested one.

4. Someone burped on camera during the debate.

Answer: False

What sounds like a burp is actually the moderator trying to interrupt Santos' speech.

5. What was Santos' answer to the moratorium on the federal death penalty?

Answer: Yes

When asked what he thought about a moratorium on the federal death penalty, Santos said yes. When Vinick was asked the same question, he said no. Neither one of them elaborated further on the subject.

6. Who was called a liar by one of the audience members during his rebuttal of the other candidate's answer?

Answer: Vinick

Santos had just completed answering the question about how HeadStart does help young children, but as they get older the school system lets them down. Vinick said that was a lie and a male audience member stood up and called Vinick a liar.

7. Santos asked for the debate rules to be disregarded so he and Vinick could have a real debate

Answer: False

Vinick asked for the debate rules to be disregarded after the moderator read them off. Santos agreed.

8. What word did Vinick say Democrats thought was bad?

Answer: liberal

Santos said that Republicans think liberal is a bad word, but liberals got women to vote, ended segregation, and put an end to slavery.

9. When discussing gun control, how many guns did Santos say he owned?

Answer: 3

Santos: "There are at least 200 million guns in this country and I own three of them." Santos went on to say don't control the guns, but the bullets.

10. Santos won the coin toss to go first in the closing statements.

Answer: True

Santos: "Ask yourself if your ready to give Matt Santos the Presidency of the United States."

Source: Author pennie1478

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