The Office Quiz

Michael Scott says his branch is the best in the business. What does Dunder Mifflin actually sell?

• Paper
• Staplers
• Printers
• Office furniture

Answer: Paper. Paper. The whole show is one branch of a paper company.

Stamford, Nashua and Utica are sister branches of the office in which Pennsylvania city?

• Pittsburgh
• Scranton
• Allentown
• Harrisburg

Answer: Scranton. Scranton, Pennsylvania, home of the Dunder Mifflin branch the show follows.

Assistant (to the) regional manager, part-time farmer. What grows at Schrute Farms?

• Potatoes
• Beets
• Corn
• Pumpkins

Answer: Beets. Beets. Dwight runs Schrute Farms, a beet farm that also takes paying guests as a bed and breakfast.

Michael's yearly awards night, held at Chili's, hands out trophies called what?

• The Dundies
• The Scrantys
• The Mifflins
• The Scotties

Answer: The Dundies. The Dundies, with prizes like "Hottest in the Office".

In the very first episode, Jim sets Dwight's stapler inside what?

• The microwave
• The vending machine
• Jell-O
• A fish tank

Answer: Jell-O. A stapler in Jell-O, the prank that kicks off the whole series.

Jim turns up dressed as Dwight and mocks him with 'Bears. Beets. ___.' Which TV show completes the line?

• Star Trek
• Babylon 5
• Battlestar Galactica
• Doctor Who

Answer: Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica. The line, from the cold open of 'Product Recall' (season 3), is how Dwight realises Jim is copying him.

Kevin brings in a family recipe he makes every year, then drops the whole pot on the office carpet. What was in it?

• Lasagna
• Mac and cheese
• His famous chili
• Clam chowder

Answer: His famous chili. Kevin's chili, in the cold open of 'Casual Friday' (season 5). His attempts to clean it up only make things worse.

Stanley calls it the best day of the year: a vendor in the business park lobby hands out something free, and the queue is long. What?

• Doughnuts
• Bagels
• Soft pretzels
• Pizza slices

Answer: Soft pretzels. Soft pretzels. Pretzel Day comes from the season 3 episode 'Initiation', where Michael and Stanley wait in line together.

Dwight says he ended her suffering. Whose cat was the late Sprinkles?

• Meredith
• Phyllis
• Pam
• Angela

Answer: Angela. Angela's, and her death nearly ends Angela's secret romance with Dwight.

Before Scranton came Slough. Ricky Gervais made the British original with whom?

• Stephen Merchant
• Simon Pegg
• Richard Curtis
• Karl Pilkington

Answer: Stephen Merchant. Stephen Merchant, co-creator of the BBC series that Greg Daniels adapted for NBC.

Andy Bernard, the Nard Dog, never stops name-dropping which Ivy League school?

• Cornell
• Yale
• Harvard
• Princeton

Answer: Cornell. Cornell. He even ends the series working in its admissions office.

Agent Michael Scarn stars in the action film Michael wrote for years. Title?

• Code Red Scranton
• Midnight Protocol
• Agent Down
• Threat Level Midnight

Answer: Threat Level Midnight. Threat Level Midnight, finally screened for the office in season 7.

'Stress Relief', which opens with Dwight's fake fire drill, was the show's most-watched episode, with about 22.9 million US viewers. Which broadcast did it follow?

• The Oscars
• The World Series
• The Olympics opening ceremony
• The Super Bowl

Answer: The Super Bowl. The Super Bowl, on 1 February 2009.

When Michael leaves for Colorado with Holly, which comedy star plays his short-lived replacement, Deangelo Vickers?

• Jim Carrey
• Will Ferrell
• Will Arnett
• Ricky Gervais

Answer: Will Ferrell. Will Ferrell, for a short arc at the end of season 7, Steve Carell's last as Michael.

Jim meets Pam halfway between Scranton and New York to propose. Where does he do it?

• At a highway rest stop in the rain
• At Poor Richard's pub
• On the office roof
• At a Niagara Falls hotel

Answer: At a highway rest stop in the rain. At a highway rest stop, in pouring rain, with no plan beyond not waiting a second longer.