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"The Pilot" Trivia Quiz

This quiz tests your knowledge of the pilot episode of the TV show "Sports Night." Let's hope you paid attention, because the little things count. Let's get started!

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

Author
geistigermann

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
205,528

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
465

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Question 1 of 10

1. The first time we see Casey and Dan they are behind the anchor desk, preparing to go on the air. Dan's first words are a bit of advice to Casey. Dan says to Casey, "When you get right down to it, what I'm saying is this." Finish this quote. Hint

Case, you need to get over yourself and ask Dana out.

Case, you have to start dating again. You've been divorced for six months now.

Case, I think you should start getting out of your house.

Case, you really need to get a new haircut. You've lost your cool.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Dan is supposed to quote high-level sources inside the ____ Olympic committee on Helsinki's bid for the 2010 Olympics. Helsinki is in Finland, but it is listed on the teleprompter as being in what country? Hint

Denmark

Germany

Switzerland

Canada

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who is the famous runner who ends up winning the World Pacific Games and what country are they from? Hint

Ntozake Nelson, South Africa

Lornah Kiplagat, Kenya

Ntozake Nelson, Kenya

Lornah Kiplagat, Ethiopia

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who does Dan suggest that J.J. wants him to do the show with if Casey is fired from "Sports Night?" Hint

His driving instructor

Howard Cosell

Bobbi Bernstein

Natalie, the associate producer

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Question 5 of 10

5. Jeremy is nervous in his interview, so Natalie offers him water, or a soft drink (they have Fresca). Dana is irritated by her lack of professionalism and says: "If you're taking orders, I'll have ____." Hint

the lobster and a glass of white wine

a gin and tonic and a bowl of peanuts

the angel-hair pasta and a nice Merlot

a steak, medium-rare, and a baked potato

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Question 6 of 10

6. According to Jeremy, how long has "Sports Night" been on the air? Hint

three years, and two days

one year and two months from yesterday

one year, two months, and 3 days

two years, two months and a week ago today

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Question 7 of 10

7. After Casey storms out of the meeting with J.J., which characters are allowed to stay in the room for the last minutes of the meeting? Hint

J.J., Isaac, Dana and Dan

J.J., Dana, Dan and Natalie

J.J., Isaac, Dana and Natalie

J.J., Isaac, Dana and Kim

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Question 8 of 10

8. Dan sits at the anchor desk writing his script for the evening's newscast. The line he is working on when Casey enters the room is "Dale Ernhardt, Jeff Gordon and Rusty Wallace were just a few of the big name drivers NASCAR had on hand yesterday at the ____?" Hint

Bristol Motor Speedway

Lowe's Motor Speedway

Silicon Motor Speedway

Darlington Motor Speedway

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Question 9 of 10

9. There's something wrong with Casey's clothes during the broadcast, and the wardrobe department has nine minutes to get him fixed up. What's wrong with Casey's clothes? Hint

Dana doesn't think that his tie matches his shirt.

He has some mustard on his tie.

He has Dana's mascara on his collar.

The jacket is missing a button.

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the last seconds of the episode, there is a discussion about rugby. Who says that they supposedly played co-ed rugby in college? Hint

Dan

Natalie

Isaac

Casey

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Case, I think you should start getting out of your house.

Casey's response: "I am out of my house. I've been out of my house for six months. I don't live in my house."

Answer: Switzerland

"Yeah. Finland. The national bird is the whooping swan." - Thanks Elliot!

3. Who is the famous runner who ends up winning the World Pacific Games and what country are they from?

Answer: Ntozake Nelson, South Africa

Natalie: "Ntozake Nelson's a South African distance runner, 15,000 meters. As a school teacher in Jamestown, he led protests against the white majority. He was beaten up and thrown in jail. His legs were broken and the doctors said he'd never walk without a cane..." "He's forty-one years old, and guess what he's doing tonight?" ...
Dana: "He's running in the World Pacific Games, an event this network is carrying live tonight at nine."

4. Who does Dan suggest that J.J. wants him to do the show with if Casey is fired from "Sports Night?"

Answer: His driving instructor

Dan says that he will only do the show with Casey.

Answer: the angel-hair pasta and a nice Merlot

Natalie is so helpful because according to her, "He is so totally cute and intense, with a dark mystery about him that says: this is not a technician, this is an artist."

6. According to Jeremy, how long has "Sports Night" been on the air?

Answer: two years, two months and a week ago today

Jeremy's rant: "Ms. Whitaker, I would be great at this job. You've got to believe me when I tell you I've been training my whole life for it. I've crunched stats, I've broken down film, and there wasn't a team at my high school that didn't have me for an equipment manager. I've read every box score in every newspaper that's printed in English and has a sports section, and I've seen 'Sports Night' every night since your first broadcast two years, two months and a week ago today. Now yes, sure, indeed, I can tell you what Ewing and Oakley are shooting from the field, and that you're not going to stop John Starkes if he squares up to the basket, and put any defensive pressure on Charlie Ward, he's gonna fold like a cheap card table.

But if you're asking me for genuinely sophisticated analyses, and I sense that you are, then you've gotta give me some time.

At least twenty minutes. Did that make any sense?"

7. After Casey storms out of the meeting with J.J., which characters are allowed to stay in the room for the last minutes of the meeting?

Answer: J.J., Isaac, Dana and Dan

J.J. expresses the network's concerns over Casey's performance on the air to Isaac, Dana and Dan.

Answer: Darlington Motor Speedway

Casey says that Dan should put "yesterday" in the second sentence because "you don't want the rhyme."

9. There's something wrong with Casey's clothes during the broadcast, and the wardrobe department has nine minutes to get him fixed up. What's wrong with Casey's clothes?

Answer: He has Dana's mascara on his collar.

After Dana and Casey have a personal moment, she cries a little on his shoulder.

10. In the last seconds of the episode, there is a discussion about rugby. Who says that they supposedly played co-ed rugby in college?

Answer: Casey

Casey: "You know what? Here's something I don't understand about rugby."
Dan: "Whoa, whoah, you do understand something about rugby?"

Source: Author geistigermann

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