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Take the Mad Men Superfan Quiz

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There are the Mad Men moments we’ll never forget — “Zou Bisou Bisou,” Bert Cooper’s dancing farewell, Sally walking in on Don and Sylvia — but how well do you know the details, the minor players, and the off-handed one-liners? Test how well you know your favorite show before it all comes to an end Sunday night.

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What does Sally name it?", "answer": "Polly", "options" :[ { "title": "Barbie" }, { "title": "Molly" }, { "title": "Howdy" }, { "title": "Polly" } ] }, { "question" : "Helen Bishop confronts Betty about her inappropriate relationship with Glen. Then what happens?", "answer": "Betty slaps Helen", "options" :[ { "title": "Helen slaps Betty" }, { "title": "Betty slaps Helen" } ] }, { "question" : "Don and Roger have an indulgent lunch in \"Red in the Face,\" and Don makes Roger run up so many flights of stairs that Roger barfs. What was their vomit-inducing meal?", "answer": "Martinis, oysters, and cheesecake", "options" :[ { "title": "Martinis, oysters, and cheesecake" }, { "title": "Old Fashioneds, clam chowder, and crème brûlée" }, { "title": "Whiskey sours, tuna melts, and milkshakes" }, { "title": "Bourbon, beef stroganoff, and banana splits" } ] }, { "question" : "Don has a flashback in \"The Hobo Code,\" in which he remembers a hobo leaving a mark at Archibald Whitman's house that means \"a dishonest man lives here.\" What did that mark look like?", "answer": "A scythe", "options" :[ { "title": "A circle with an X in it" }, { "title": "A sad face" }, { "title": "A scythe" }, { "title": "A dollar sign with two arrows" } ] }, { "question" : "Which of these is NOT an episode title?", "answer": "\"Tables and Chairs\"", "options" :[ { "title": "\"New Amsterdam\"" }, { "title": "\"The Color Blue\"" }, { "title": "\"Favors\"" }, { "title": "\"Tables and Chairs\"" } ] }, { "question" : "In \"Nixon vs. Kennedy,\" the Sterling Cooper employees perform a play that Paul has written. What is that play called?", "answer": "Death Is My Client", "options" :[ { "title": "American Absalom" }, { "title": "Death Is My Client" }, { "title": "In the Hall of the Mountain King" }, { "title": "The Farmer and the Cowman" } ] }, { "question" : "Why did Joan and Paul break up?", "answer": "Because Paul had a big mouth", "options" :[ { "title": "They were never together, actually" }, { "title": "Because Paul had a big mouth" }, { "title": "Because Joan wanted a bigger engagement ring" }, { "title": "Because Roger caught them together and frowned on it" } ] }, { "question" : "Betty's friend and neighbor Francine examines her telephone bill and catches her husband Carlton cheating on her. Betty's incredulous, and suggests Francine might be jumping to conclusions. What does Betty say could be happening instead?", "answer": "\"Maybe it's a caterer. Maybe he's throwing you a surprise party.\"", "options" :[ { "title": "\"Maybe it's a caterer. Maybe he's throwing you a surprise party.\"" }, { "title": "\"Maybe it's a realtor. Maybe he's buying you a new house.\"" }, { "title": "\"Maybe it's an analyst. Maybe he's seeing a doctor.\"" }, { "title": "\"Maybe it's a fund-raiser. Maybe he wants to run for office.\"" } ] }, { "question" : "Peggy comes up with the slogan \"What did you bring me, Daddy?\" for which client?", "answer": "Mohawk Airlines", "options" :[ { "title": "Hilton Hotels" }, { "title": "Mohawk Airlines" }, { "title": "American Airlines" }, { "title": "Israeli Tourism Bureau" } ] }, { "question" : "Who calls Peggy \"ballerina\"?", "answer": "Freddy", "options" :[ { "title": "Sal" }, { "title": "Freddy" }, { "title": "Duck" }, { "title": "Jim Hobart" } ] }, { "question" : "Which of the following Mad Men cast members have been named People's \"Sexiest Man Alive\"?", "answer": "Harry Hamlin", "options" :[ { "title": "Jon Hamm" }, { "title": "John Slattery" }, { "title": "Harry Hamlin" }, { "title": "James Wolk" } ] }, { "question" : "Jimmy Barrett shills for what brand?", "answer": "Utz Potato Chips", "options" :[ { "title": "Utz Potato Chips" }, { "title": "Lay's Potato Chips" }, { "title": "Wise Potato Chips" }, { "title": "Humpty Dumpty Potato Chips" } ] }, { "question" : "Don and Bobbi sneak away from a dinner for kinky foreplay in a restaurant bathroom. Which restaurant?", "answer": "Lutece", "options" :[ { "title": "La Grenouille" }, { "title": "Lutece" }, { "title": "Barbetta" }, { "title": "Minetta Tavern" } ] }, { "question" : "What church does Peggy attend with her family?", "answer": "Church of the Holy Innocents", "options" :[ { "title": "Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrows" }, { "title": "Church of the Holy Innocents" }, { "title": "Our Lady of Angels" }, { "title": "St. Mary Star of the Sea" } ] }, { "question" : "Every woman is either a \"Jackie\" or a \"Marilyn,\" according to a brainstorming meeting for what bra company?", "answer": "Playtex", "options" :[ { "title": "Topaz" }, { "title": "Warners" }, { "title": "Maidenform" }, { "title": "Playtex" } ] }, { "question" : "Peggy's not a Jackie or a Marilyn, though. She's compared to Gertrude Stein and who else?", "answer": "Irene Dunne", "options" :[ { "title": "Gigi Perreau" }, { "title": "Elizabeth Taylor" }, { "title": "Irene Dunne" }, { "title": "Leslie Caron" } ] }, { "question" : "What Peter, Paul and Mary song does Father Gill play at the end of \"A Night to Remember\"?", "answer": "\"Early in the Morning\"", "options" :[ { "title": "\"Early in the Morning\"" }, { "title": "\"If I Had a Hammer\"" }, { "title": "\"Puff the Magic Dragon\"" }, { "title": "\"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right\"" } ] }, { "question" : "Which of the following does NOT happen in \"Six Month Leave\"?", "answer": "Betty yells at Carla", "options" :[ { "title": "Marilyn Monroe dies" }, { "title": "Freddy Rumsen wets his pants" }, { "title": "There's an office blood drive" }, { "title": "Betty yells at Carla" } ] }, { "question" : "Who gives Peggy a more modern hairstyle?", "answer": "Kurt", "options" :[ { "title": "Kurt" }, { "title": "Smitty" }, { "title": "Ed" }, { "title": "Ellery" } ] }, { "question" : "Where is Don working when Anna Draper tracks him down?", "answer": "A car dealership", "options" :[ { "title": "A fur coat store" }, { "title": "A car dealership" }, { "title": "A bar" }, { "title": "A barbershop" } ] }, { "question" : "Why is Betty so sad?", "answer": "She's not sad; it's just that her people are Nordic.", "options" :[ { "title": "I mean ... look at her life." }, { "title": "She's not sad; it's just that her people are Nordic." }, { "title": "She's not sad, but sometimes Sally just knows how to push her buttons." }, { "title": "She's not sad; her mother taught her that smiling was vulgar." } ] }, { "question" : "Don mails Anna Draper a book in the season two premiere. They discuss it in the penultimate episode of the season, and it's the name of the season finale. What is it?", "answer": "\"Meditations in an Emergency\"", "options" :[ { "title": "\"Meditations in an Emergency\"" }, { "title": "\"The Gold Violin\"" }, { "title": "\"Love Among the Ruins\"" }, { "title": "\"The Arrangements\"" } ] }, { "question" : "Why do Don and Sal give the flight attendant fake names in \"Out of Town\"?", "answer": "Because she gets Don's name wrong, and they decide to roll with it", "options" :[ { "title": "Because YOLO" }, { "title": "Because she gets Don's name wrong, and they decide to roll with it" }, { "title": "Because they both want to cheat and figure it's easier with an alias" }, { "title": "Because they're working on a top-secret project and don't want other agencies to find out" } ] }, { "question" : "Which of the following people was NOT one of Don's secretaries?", "answer": "Scarlett", "options" :[ { "title": "Peggy" }, { "title": "Jane" }, { "title": "Dawn" }, { "title": "Scarlett" } ] }, { "question" : "Finish this line: \"I'm Peggy Olson. _____ \"", "answer": "\"I want to smoke some marijuana.\"", "options" :[ { "title": "\"You're going to have to listen to me whether you like it or not.\"" }, { "title": "\"I want to smoke some marijuana.\"" }, { "title": "\"And I'm here to change the conversation.\"" }, { "title": "\"Let's get to work.\"" } ] }, { "question" : "Which of these is FALSE? (Or at least not proven.)", "answer": "Stan can do a backflip", "options" :[ { "title": "Pete knows the Charleston" }, { "title": "Joan plays the accordion" }, { "title": "Stan can do a backflip" }, { "title": "Roger plays the organ" } ] }, { "question" : "\"Bye, bye, sugar!\" _____", "answer": "\"Hello, Patio!\"", "options" :[ { "title": "\"Thank you, Patio!\"" }, { "title": "\"Now it's Patio!\"" }, { "title": "\"Let's go, Patio!\"" }, { "title": "\"Hello, Patio!\"" } ] }, { "question" : "What's Baby Gene's middle name?", "answer": "Scott", "options" :[ { "title": "John" }, { "title": "Adam" }, { "title": "Scott" }, { "title": "Kennedy" } ] }, { "question" : "Who's driving the lawn mower that cuts off Guy's foot?", "answer": "Lois", "options" :[ { "title": "Saint John Powell" }, { "title": "Hildie" }, { "title": "Lois" }, { "title": "Nannette" } ] }, { "question" : "When Conrad Hilton says he wants _____, you give him _____.", "answer": "The moon … the moon.", "options" :[ { "title": "The moon … the stars in the sky, too." }, { "title": "The moon … the moon." }, { "title": "Everything you've got … the moon." }, { "title": "Buzz Aldrin … Neil Armstrong." } ] }, { "question" : "Bob Benson : Spanish :: Betty :", "answer": "Italian", "options" :[ { "title": "Italian" }, { "title": "French" }, { "title": "Portuguese" }, { "title": "Latin" } ] }, { "question" : "Joan : Greg :: Margaret :", "answer": "Brooks", "options" :[ { "title": "Blair" }, { "title": "Brooks" }, { "title": "Blaise" }, { "title": "Bradley" } ] }, { "question" : "Joan : Holloway ::", "answer": "Betty : Hofstadt :: Megan : Calvet", "options" :[ { "title": "Jane : Siegel :: Trudy : Campbell" }, { "title": "Betty : Francis :: Jane : Sterling" }, { "title": "Betty : Hofstadt :: Megan : Calvet" }, { "title": "Cynthia : Cosgrove :: Faye : Miller" } ] }, { "question" : "How does Pete describe the Daily News?", "answer": "\"It's one big section.\"", "options" :[ { "title": "\"It's not a broadsheet.\"" }, { "title": "\"It's not the Times, but we'll take it.\"" }, { "title": "\"It's one big section.\"" }, { "title": "\"It's just headlines and pictures.\"" } ] }, { "question" : "It's New Year's Eve 1964, counting down to midnight. Where's Don?", "answer": "On a plane", "options" :[ { "title": "In Cos Cob" }, { "title": "At a brothel" }, { "title": "On a plane" }, { "title": "In the drunk tank" } ] }, { "question" : "What's the deal with Greg?", "answer": "He's a rapist", "options" :[ { "title": "He's a rapist" }, { "title": "He's chief resident" }, { "title": "He was drafted" }, { "title": "He's Kevin's father" } ] }, { "question" : "\"Darling, I've been an ass. Kisses, Lane.\" For whom was that note intended?", "answer": "Lane's wife", "options" :[ { "title": "Lane's Playboy bunny girlfriend" }, { "title": "Lane's wife" }, { "title": "Lane's secretary" }, { "title": "Joan" } ] }, { "question" : "Which of the following is true:", "answer": "They're both true", "options" :[ { "title": "Ida Blankenship was the \"queen of perversions\"" }, { "title": "Burt Cooper lost both his testicles" }, { "title": "Neither is true" }, { "title": "They're both true" } ] }, { "question" : "Sally gets in trouble for _______ while ______, and for ________ while _______.", "answer": "Masturbating at a sleepover … watching The Man From U.N.C.L.E. … cutting her own hair … at Don’s apartment, under babysitter supervision", "options" :[ { "title": "Masturbating at a sleepover … watching The Man From U.N.C.L.E. … cutting her own hair … at Don’s apartment, under babysitter supervision" }, { "title": "Kissing Glen … shopping for Christmas trees … throwing up … at a campaign event for Henry Francis" }, { "title": "Making breakfast … she was supposed to be in bed … leaving Bobby and Gene unattended … they were under her care" }, { "title": "Buying go-go boots with her allowance money … shopping with a friend … wearing makeup … Betty forbade it" } ] }, { "question" : "Danny Siegel : Jonathan Levinson :: Mathis :", "answer": "Frederick Crane", "options" :[ { "title": "Frederick Crane" }, { "title": "Doyle McMaster" }, { "title": "Bill Kelley" }, { "title": "Richard Wayne Gary Wayne" } ] }, { "question" : "Have Don and Joan ever kissed?", "answer": "Once briefly at the Clios", "options" :[ { "title": "Yeah, they had a fling long ago" }, { "title": "Not even close" }, { "title": "Once briefly at the Clios" }, { "title": "Only in my fanfic" } ] }, { "question" : "Which episode takes place on Peggy's birthday?", "answer": "“The Suitcase”", "options" :[ { "title": "“The New Girl”" }, { "title": "“Christmas Comes But Once a Year”" }, { "title": "“The Summer Man”" }, { "title": "“The Suitcase”" } ] }, { "question" : "How many times have Peggy and Stan kissed?", "answer": "Twice!", "options" :[ { "title": "Twice!" }, { "title": "Once!" }, { "title": "A bunch!" }, { "title": "Never, and I'm dying." } ] }, { "question" : "Whom does Harry identify as his \"key demographic\"?", "answer": "\"A negro homosexual, Canadian sexpot, and an unaccompanied redhead.\"", "options" :[ { "title": "\"A French homosexual, a Mexican fortune teller, and a blonde with a joint.\"" }, { "title": "\"A negro homosexual, Canadian sexpot, and an unaccompanied redhead.\"" }, { "title": "\"A German homosexual, a drunk media buyer, and a secretary with a death wish.\"" }, { "title": "\"Two drunks and whore.\"" } ] }, { "question" : "How many Twin Peaks regulars have appeared on Mad Men?", "answer": "Two", "options" :[ { "title": "One" }, { "title": "Four" }, { "title": "Six" }, { "title": "Two" } ] }, { "question" : "Where was that guy caught with chewing gum?", "answer": "On his pubis", "options" :[ { "title": "On his wristwatch" }, { "title": "On his briefcase" }, { "title": "On his bedpost" }, { "title": "On his pubis" } ] }, { "question" : "What movie is Peggy watching when she gives a stranger a hand job?", "answer": "Born Free", "options" :[ { "title": "Born Free" }, { "title": "Rosemary's Baby" }, { "title": "Planet of the Apes" }, { "title": "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" } ] }, { "question" : "What does orange sherbet taste like?", "answer": "Perfume", "options" :[ { "title": "Childhood" }, { "title": "Perfume" }, { "title": "My grandma's clementine tree" }, { "title": "Canadian summers" } ] }, { "question" : "Megan's parents are ___ and ____.", "answer": "Marie and Emile", "options" :[ { "title": "Vivienne and Jean" }, { "title": "Colette and Pierre" }, { "title": "Marie and Emile" }, { "title": "Brienne and Louis" } ] }, { "question" : "What show does Paul Kinsey write a spec script for?", "answer": "Star Trek", "options" :[ { "title": "Get Smart" }, { "title": "The Twilight Zone" }, { "title": "The Prisoner" }, { "title": "Star Trek" } ] }, { "question" : "Joan's mother raised her to:", "answer": "Be admired", "options" :[ { "title": "Be glamorous" }, { "title": "Be admired" }, { "title": "Be demure" }, { "title": "Be degraded" } ] }, { "question" : "Who is Sally with when she gets her first period?", "answer": "Glen", "options" :[ { "title": "Glen" }, { "title": "Megan" }, { "title": "Betty" }, { "title": "Bobby" } ] }, { "question" : "Which of the following is NOT a season finale episode:", "answer": "“Commissions and Fees”", "options" :[ { "title": "“Commissions and Fees”" }, { "title": "“The Phantom”" }, { "title": "“Tomorrowland”" }, { "title": "“In Care Of”" } ] }, { "question" : "Don and Megan live on the ____ floor, and _____ live ______.", "answer": "17th; Arnold and Sylvia Rosen; downstairs.", "options" :[ { "title": "17th; Arnold and Sylvia Rosen; downstairs." }, { "title": "16th; Mel and Arlene Katz; upstairs." }, { "title": "18th; Alan and Diana Silver; downstairs." }, { "title": "28th; Mitch and Lois Sadler; upstairs." } ] }, { "question" : "What is Project K?", "answer": "Don and Stan's code for the Heinz ketchup account", "options" :[ { "title": "A Dow Chemical product to be deployed in Vietnam" }, { "title": "Don and Stan's code for the Heinz ketchup account" }, { "title": "Ken Cosgrove's short story about an ambitious, creative engineer" }, { "title": "A conspiracy Abe wants to write about in his underground newspaper" } ] }, { "question" : "What prompts Don's first visit to the set of Megan's TV show?", "answer": "Her first love scene", "options" :[ { "title": "Her first love scene" }, { "title": "Her first death scene" }, { "title": "Her first fight scene" }, { "title": "Her first birth scene" } ] }, { "question" : "In \"To Have and to Hold,\" Ted orders a made-up cocktail invented for an episode of 30 Rock. What is it?", "answer": "Old Spanish", "options" :[ { "title": "Old Man" }, { "title": "Old Mexican" }, { "title": "Old French" }, { "title": "Old Spanish" } ] }, { "question" : "What do \"The Grown-Ups\" and \"Man With a Plan\" have in common?", "answer": "Assassinations", "options" :[ { "title": "Assassinations" }, { "title": "Weddings" }, { "title": "The Clios" }, { "title": "Trips to the hospital" } ] }, { "question" : "Whose funeral have we NOT seen?", "answer": "Lane Pryce", "options" :[ { "title": "Frank Gleason" }, { "title": "Roger's mother" }, { "title": "Lane Pryce" }, { "title": "David Montgomery" } ] }, { "question" : "Ted has a theory that every product can be compared to what television show?", "answer": "Gilligan's Island", "options" :[ { "title": "That Girl" }, { "title": "Gilligan's Island" }, { "title": "Scooby Doo" }, { "title": "I Love Lucy" } ] }, { "question" : "According to Betty, what's Diplomacy Club?", "answer": "Just another excuse to make out", "options" :[ { "title": "A reason to go to Madrid" }, { "title": "A club where Sally will probably meet boys" }, { "title": "A way for Sally and Henry to bond" }, { "title": "Just another excuse to make out" } ] }, { "question" : "The SC&P partners call an emergency meeting over what holiday in \"In Care Of\"?", "answer": "Thanksgiving", "options" :[ { "title": "Thanksgiving" }, { "title": "Christmas" }, { "title": "Fourth of July" }, { "title": "Easter" } ] }, { "question" : "\"This isn't a timepiece. _____\"", "answer": "\"It's a conversation piece.\"", "options" :[ { "title": "\"THIS is a timepiece.\"" }, { "title": "\"It's a conversation piece.\"" }, { "title": "\"It's an all-time piece.\"" }, { "title": "\"It's a lifestyle piece.\"" } ] }, { "question" : "What does Ginsberg suggest is on Peggy's calendar for Valentine's Day?", "answer": "\"Masturbate gloomily\"", "options" :[ { "title": "\"Give hand job at the movies\"" }, { "title": "\"Coast off underlings' hard work\"" }, { "title": "\"Masturbate gloomily\"" }, { "title": "\"Hassle copywriters\"" } ] }, { "question" : "Don sits in the SC&P offices waiting for Roger in \"Field Trip.\" Who's on the cover of the Time magazine he's reading?", "answer": "Dwight Eisenhower", "options" :[ { "title": "Richard Nixon" }, { "title": "Mia Farrow" }, { "title": "Ted Kennedy" }, { "title": "Golda Meir" }, { "title": "Dwight Eisenhower" } ] }, { "question" : "Why does Ginsberg want a new couch?", "answer": "The other one is \"full of farts\"", "options" :[ { "title": "The other one is \"full of farts\"" }, { "title": "The old one was Lane's and it has \"bad vibes\"" }, { "title": "He caught Stan having sex on the last one and considers it \"soiled\"" }, { "title": "He keeps having nightmares when he naps on it and thinks it's \"haunted\"" } ] }, { "question" : "What is Lou Avery's cartoon called?", "answer": "\"Scout's Honor\"", "options" :[ { "title": "\"Duty Calls\"" }, { "title": "\"Americana Llama\"" }, { "title": "\"Uncle Sam\"" }, { "title": "\"Scout's Honor\"" } ] }, { "question" : "Pete's father-in-law is named ____ and he works for _____; Ken's father-in-law is named ____ and he works for _______.", "answer": "Tom Vogel, Vick Chemical; Ed Baxter, Dow Chemical", "options" :[ { "title": "Tom Vogel, Vick Chemical; Ed Baxter, Dow Chemical" }, { "title": "Jim Hobart, Clearasil; Doug Hofstadt, Topaz panyhose" }, { "title": "Bob Denver, Butler Footwear; Alan Hale, North American Aviation" }, { "title": "John Cutler, Secor Laxatives; Chip Beckett, Jantzen sportswear" } ] } ], "comments": { "bad": "Yikes.", "good": "Well Done!" }, "promos": [ { "title": "How Well Do You Know This Season’s Mad Men Offices?", "link": "http://www.vulture.com/2014/05/mad-men-guess-the-office-quiz-season-7.html", "img": "http://img1.nymag.com/imgs/daily/vulture/2014/05/22/22-mad-men-office-quiz-3.w190.h190.jpg" }, { "title": "It's Toasted: Match the Mad Men Pitch to Its Product", "link": "http://www.vulture.com/2014/04/can-you-match-the-mad-men-pitch-to-its-product.html", "img": "http://img1.nymag.com/imgs/daily/vulture/2014/04/29/29-mad-men-pitches-quiz.w190.h190.jpg" } ] })
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