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'The Stormy Present' Trivia Quiz

This fifth season episode aired on January 7, 2004.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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pennie1478

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4 mins

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226,105

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Right before Mallory and Leo were leaving the White House, Mallory told Leo she was taking a job in what country? Hint

Tanzania

Chile

France

Germany

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Question 2 of 10

2. When Mrs. Lassiter took the President into her husband's Oval Office that he had built, what was in the jars on his bookshelf? Hint

Pennies

Dirt

Notes to President Bartlet

They were empty for a reason

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who answered a question about Lincoln's assassination right before they entered the limo? Hint

Donna

Josh

Toby

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Question 4 of 10

4. Was the President's eulogy heard during the funeral?

Yes

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Question 5 of 10

5. When CJ was talking to Toby and Josh about mind control, what movie did Josh and Toby bring up?

Answer: (three words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. President Bartlet attended the funeral of an ex-President. What was the man's name? Hint

Glen Walken

Maxwell Blake

D.W. Newman

Owen Lassiter

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Question 7 of 10

7. While on Air Force One, Toby was singing what theme song while trying to write the eulogy for the President to read at the funeral? Hint

9 to 5

Star Wars

Mission Impossible

MASH

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Question 8 of 10

8. Josh drew the short straw the year before and had to ride with the President to Ford's Theater?

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which one of the original thirteen colonies was Josh told had the Bill of Rights stolen after the Civil War? Hint

Connecticut

North Carolina

New Hampshire

Maine

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where did the dead President's letter say for President Bartlet to go when he returned to Washington? Hint

Oval Office

Vietnam Memorial

To see his children

Lincoln Memorial

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Right before Mallory and Leo were leaving the White House, Mallory told Leo she was taking a job in what country?

Answer: Tanzania

Mallory was Leo's date to the Ford's Theater and Leo was trying to convince Mallory to stay in the United States, but she said she was definitely going to Tanzania.

2. When Mrs. Lassiter took the President into her husband's Oval Office that he had built, what was in the jars on his bookshelf?

Answer: Dirt

Mrs. Lassiter told the President that her husband had taken a handful of dirt from every battlefield where an American soldier lost his life.

3. Who answered a question about Lincoln's assassination right before they entered the limo?

Answer: Josh

The President told them he was going to ask them what time the President died and Josh said he knew the answer to that question and said Lincoln died at 7:22. In return, everyone gave him disgusted looks and CJ hit him in the head with her purse.

4. Was the President's eulogy heard during the funeral?

Answer: No

Toby was writing it on the trip in Air Force One, but it was never heard. However, Libby Lassiter said that it was sad and had dry humor.

5. When CJ was talking to Toby and Josh about mind control, what movie did Josh and Toby bring up?

Answer: The Manchurian Candidate

After the press briefing, CJ was approached by a reporter from "Backslash" magazine who asked her about a report on mind control. CJ talked to Josh and Toby about it and, simultaneously, Josh and Toby said "The Manchurian Candidate".

6. President Bartlet attended the funeral of an ex-President. What was the man's name?

Answer: Owen Lassiter

John Goodman and James Cromwell portrayed ex-Presidents Glen Walken and D.W. Newman in this episode. Owen Lassiter was never seen on this episode. President Bartlet called President Lassiter a right-wing republican and Atilla the Hun conservative. He called President Lassiter's wife Lady Macbeth.

7. While on Air Force One, Toby was singing what theme song while trying to write the eulogy for the President to read at the funeral?

Answer: MASH

Toby had been drinking on the plane and by the time he got on the phone with Donna he was drunk. Charlie denied that Toby was drinking even while taking his alcohol away. Toby then began singing the words to the "MASH" theme song.

8. Josh drew the short straw the year before and had to ride with the President to Ford's Theater?

Answer: False

As they waited in the corridor of the west wing, Donna reminded Josh, CJ, and Josh that she drew the short straw last year and had to listen to the President's endless Lincoln assassination facts. The President invited Angela to ride in the limo with him after hearing the others complain.

9. Which one of the original thirteen colonies was Josh told had the Bill of Rights stolen after the Civil War?

Answer: North Carolina

Josh worked it out so North Carolina would pay Connecticut for the Bill of Rights that was stolen at the end of the Civil War.

10. Where did the dead President's letter say for President Bartlet to go when he returned to Washington?

Answer: Lincoln Memorial

Throughout the episode, a letter was seen being written to President Bartlet while a voice over said what was in the letter. The final scene was President Bartlet standing in front of the statue of Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial.

Source: Author pennie1478

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