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That’s What She Said: Take Our ‘Office’ Quiz

See how well you remember Michael, Dwight, Jim, Pam and the rest of the Dunder Mifflin crew

Jayme Deerwester,

AARP

Published March 02, 2023

10 Questions

Fact: For nine seasons, Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. employees — including Michael Scott (Steve Carell), Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson), Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) and Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) — reported to work and delivered the laughs in their mockumentary-style sitcom. It’s time for you to clock in and take our quiz to see how well you remember The Office.

That’s What She Said: Take Our ‘Office’ Quiz

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 "question" : "“The Office” was set in this Pennsylvania city:\n",
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 "answer" : "Harrisburg",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Pittsburgh",
 "correctAnswer" : false
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 "answer" : "Lancaster",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Scranton",
 "correctAnswer" : true
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 "explanation" : "If you didn’t recognize Scranton based on the footage in the opening credits, the “Scranton Welcomes You” sign appeared within the first few seconds to clue you in.\n",
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 "question" : "“The Office” was based on a British series. Steve Carell played the role originated by this actor:\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Martin Freeman",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Ricky Gervais",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "Rob Brydon",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Steve Coogan",
 "correctAnswer" : false
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 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "Ricky Gervais set a high — or was it low? — bar by playing David Brent, the clueless and cringeworthy manager of British paper supply company Wernham Hogg. Gervais would later reprise his character as an interview candidate to replace Michael Scott. He also went on to host the Golden Globes and star in series such as “Extras” and “After Life.”\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "What prank did Jim not pull on Dwight?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Gave him quotes from infamous dictators to use in a company-wide speech.",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Encased his stapler in Jell-O.",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Sent him faxes from “Future Dwight.”",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Hid his cellphone in the ceiling tiles.",
 "correctAnswer" : true
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 "explanation" : "Jim established his prankster role right from the pilot episode, putting Dwight’s stapler in Jell-O. He also stole a box of Dwight’s personal stationery and used it to send faxes signed by “Future Dwight,” warning him he had to take immediate action to prevent something bad from happening. Jim also knew Dwight was nervous about public speaking and volunteered to help him prepare his acceptance speech for Dunder Mifflin salesperson of the year. He gave him snippets of other famous victory speeches, but didn’t tell him they were from Vladimir Lenin and Benito Mussolini. But Jim actually pulled the phone-in-the-ceiling prank on Andy (Ed Helms).\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "What did Dwight and his cousin grow at Schrute Farms?\n",
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 "answer" : "Potatoes",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Parsnips",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Beets",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "Turnips",
 "correctAnswer" : false
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 "explanation" : "After long days at Dunder Mifflin, Dwight went home to Schrute Farms, where he and his cousin Mose grew beets.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "Michael always had it in for this character:\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Darryl",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Toby",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "Stanley",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Ryan",
 "correctAnswer" : false
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 "explanation" : "Michael hated Toby (Paul Lieberstein) because as he saw it, Michael’s job as manager was to make the office fun, and as the human resources guy, Toby wanted to make it lame. Actually, Michael should have appreciated the fact that Toby stopped him from following his impulses and getting himself fired. But no good deed goes unpunished, and Toby himself was fired in the series finale.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "At which Dunder Mifflin event did Jim and Pam have their first “real” kiss?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "The Dundies",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Fun Run",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Casino Night",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "The Booze Cruise",
 "correctAnswer" : false
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 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "Jim and Pam’s first kiss is a hotly debated topic among “Office” fandom, but Jenna Fischer set the record straight on “Office Ladies,” her podcast with fellow castmate Angela Kinsey. Though a drunken Pam gave Jim a peck on the lips at the restaurant during the Dundies, Fischer maintains that their first real kiss happened on Casino Night at the end of Season 2.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "Which employee made a big to-do about making a pot of chili for the office and then proceeded to spill it all over the floor?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Angela",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Creed",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Kevin",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "Oscar",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "Kevin (Brian Baumgartner) was serious about chili — more serious than he was about his job, anyway. He’d stay up late making “Kevin’s Famous Chili” for the office, dicing tomatoes and pressing garlic. But in Season 5, it was all for naught. He spilled the chili while trying to carry it into the office with oven mitts.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "True or false: Creed Bratton was in charge of quality assurance at Dunder Mifflin.\n",
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 "answer" : "True",
 "correctAnswer" : true
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 "answer" : "False",
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 "explanation" : "True. Creed, played by the actor of the same name, was indeed in charge of quality assurance. However, it was hard to tell because he went out of his way to avoid doing any actual work.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "Which of these dumb things did Michael not do?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Followed his GPS so blindly that he drove into a lake.",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Declared bankruptcy by yelling, “I declare bankruptcy!”",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Responded to a lawyer’s question with, “That’s what she said” during a deposition.",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "Oh, he actually did all of those things.",
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 "explanation" : "Yes, Michael really was that dumb. He followed his GPS directions so literally that he drove his PT Cruiser into a lake. When he was deposed in girlfriend/boss Jan’s (Melora Hardin) wrongful dismissal lawsuit over her firing, he answered one question with his catchphrase, “That’s what she said.” And when he was having money problems, he misinterpreted Creed’s tip about declaring bankruptcy and literally yelled, “I declare bankruptcy!”\n",
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 "question" : "Which characters were not romantically linked?\n",
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 "answer" : "Angela and Dwight",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "Angela and Andy",
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 "answer" : "Kelly and Ryan",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "Phyllis and Stanley",
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 "explanation" : "Angela and Dwight’s relationship was … complicated. Their original courtship ended because he euthanized one of her cats. But they continued to hook up while she was engaged to Andy and married to a state senator who was still in the closet. Kelly (Mindy Kaling) and Ryan (B.J. Novak) hooked up throughout the series and ran away together, as viewers found out in the series finale. But Phyllis (Phyllis Smith) and Stanley (Leslie David Baker) were never a thing. She dated and married Vance Refrigeration owner Bob Vance, and Stanley was a complete misanthrope who only brightened up for Pretzel Day.\n",
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Jayme Deerwester is an editor and writer with two decades of experience at USA TODAY, where she covered entertainment, travel, personal finance and technology. When not in front of a computer, she can be found rowing, kayaking or playing with her dog.

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