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1. Don Draper wows a prospective client with a pitch called "The Carousel." What product is he pitching?

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Don Draper's pitch for Kodak's slide projector is one of the best scenes of the series.

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Mad Men's fifth season ends Sunday June 10th. How much do you remember about earlier episodes of the critically-aclaimed show?

2. Who won the 1960 presidential election, which was one of the closest in American history?

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Democrat John F. Kennedy, a senator from Massachusetts, wins the election. Lyndon Johnson is his running mate.

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3. Who created Mad Men and is executive producer of the series?

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Matthew Weiner created the show and is the executive producer. He previously worked with David Chase as a writer for "The Sopranos."

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4. What brand of cigarettes does Don Draper smoke? 

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Lucky Strike has long been Sterling Cooper's biggest client.

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5. Why does Betty Draper fire Carla, the Draper family's longtime housekeeper and babysitter?

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Betty is jealous of Glen's friendship with Sally and forbids him to see her. She fires Carla when Carla allows Glen to say goodbye to Sally before they move.

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6. Which colleague at the advertising agency knows Don Draper's true identity?

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Pete Campbell discover's Don's true identity is Dick Whitman and tries to blackmail him. \

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7. During the heigh of the Cuban Missile Crisis, what do the characters on the show do? 

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The second season Mad Men concludes with the Cuban Missile Crisis at the forefront.

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8. Mad Men episodes often reference pop culture and news events of the 1960s. What high-profile murder occurs in 1966 and serves as the backdrop for one of the episodes?

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On July 14, 1966, 24-year-old Richard Speck broke into a Chicago townhouse and killed eight nursing students.

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9. What book do "the girls" who answer the phones at Sterling Cooper giggle over? 

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The secretaries at Sterling Cooper are sharing a worn paperback copy of D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterly's Lover.

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10. What book does Sally Draper read with Grandpa Gene? 

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Mad Men is filled with literary references; Sally Draper reads Edward Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire to Grandpa Gene in Season Three.

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Don Draper wows a prospective client with a pitch called "The...
Who won the 1960 presidential election, which was one of the closest...
Who created Mad Men and is executive producer of the series?
What brand of cigarettes does Don Draper smoke? 
Why does Betty Draper fire Carla, the Draper family's longtime...
Which colleague at the advertising agency knows Don Draper's true...
During the heigh of the Cuban Missile Crisis, what do the characters...
Mad Men episodes often reference pop culture and news events of the...
What book do "the girls" who answer the phones at Sterling...
What book does Sally Draper read with Grandpa Gene? 
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