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Quiz about The West Wing Season 1 Part 1
Quiz about The West Wing Season 1 Part 1

"The West Wing," Season 1, Part 1 Quiz


One question each from the first ten episodes!

A multiple-choice quiz by jllamb1118. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
jllamb1118
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
284,641
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1745
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (10/10), Guest 174 (10/10), Guest 110 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the abbreviation that the staffers use for The President? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the English translation of the first season episode titled "Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc?" Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which staff member is introduced for the first time in the season one episode "A Proportional Response?" Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who ends up saving the bill at the end of the season one episode "Five Votes Down?" Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What song does Josh listen to that his sister used to love? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Why had Joe Willis become a congressman? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who surprises Sam by attending the state dinner for Indonesia? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. How does Josh suggest that they save the Big Sky reserve from strip-mining? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What is the name of the congressman who accuses White House staffers of doing drugs? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What branch of the service was the homeless veteran a member of in the first season episode "In Excelsis Deo?" Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the abbreviation that the staffers use for The President?

Answer: POTUS

Laurie, the girl that Sam spends the night with a the beginning of the pilot episode, says to "tell his friend POTUS that he has a funny name!"
2. What is the English translation of the first season episode titled "Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc?"

Answer: after it, therefore because of it

The phrase is in Latin, a language the President speaks fluently. He is upset that with all the lawyers in the room, no one can translate it for him when he asks!
3. Which staff member is introduced for the first time in the season one episode "A Proportional Response?"

Answer: Charlie

Charlie Young comes to the White House to apply for a messenger job... and gets sent to Josh for the job of Personal Aide to the President, also known as the President's "body man."
4. Who ends up saving the bill at the end of the season one episode "Five Votes Down?"

Answer: Vice-President Hoynes

The Vice-President makes a play by wielding his power on Capitol Hill. The staffers had talked Leo into going to Hoynes when all other avenues were exhausted, even though Leo was distrusting of the Vice-President in the first place.
5. What song does Josh listen to that his sister used to love?

Answer: Ave Maria

She had wanted to be a conductor and played it over and over in her room. She died in a house fire when she and Josh were kids.
6. Why had Joe Willis become a congressman?

Answer: He took over his wife's seat when she died

Janice Willis's seat in the House of Representatives became vacant upon her death. Her husband claimed he wasn't as smart as his wife had been and was sure she would have liked Toby.
7. Who surprises Sam by attending the state dinner for Indonesia?

Answer: Laurie

Laurie, the girl that Sam spends the night with in the pilot episode, turns out to be a high-priced call girl. She attends the state dinner with a high-profile fundraiser for the Democrats and goes by the name Brittany.
8. How does Josh suggest that they save the Big Sky reserve from strip-mining?

Answer: having the President declare it a national park

At the beginning of the episode, Josh had been made to listen to the President talk at length about his love for the National Parks...each and every one of them! At the end of the episode, he is reminded about the Antiquities Act which allows the President to declare areas of land as National Parks.
9. What is the name of the congressman who accuses White House staffers of doing drugs?

Answer: Lillianfield

Apparently, Congressman Lillianfield is famous for holding press conferences that amount to nothing, and so the staff lets it slide, until they hear what he is accusing them of. Toby makes Josh investigate the allegation.
10. What branch of the service was the homeless veteran a member of in the first season episode "In Excelsis Deo?"

Answer: Marines

Toby mentions to the DC cop at the scene that they need to call the VA because of a tattoo he spots on his forearm: "Tattoo on his forearm is Marine Battalion Second of the Seventh. This guy was in Korea."
Source: Author jllamb1118

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