Q 01/05

On which channel was The Office first broadcast on 9 July 2001?

A) BBC One

B) BBC Two

C) Channel 4

D) ITV

Answer · why

B) BBC Two

BBC Two drew modest ratings at first, yet the two Christmas specials that ended the story in 2003 went out on BBC One.

Q 02/05

What is the name of the paper merchants where David Brent is manager in The Office?

A) Inside Paper

B) Grayson Brook

C) Pemberton Cole

D) Wernham Hogg

Answer · why

D) Wernham Hogg

Wernham Hogg made Brent redundant, and he sued the firm and won an out-of-court settlement.

Q 03/05

In which town is David Brent's branch set in The Office?

A) Luton

B) Reading

C) Crawley

D) Slough

Answer · why

D) Slough

Slough gets defended by Brent: he reads John Betjeman's poem that begins 'Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough', then attacks it for giving the to...

Q 04/05

Which pun completes the paper company's motto, "life is ___"?

A) stationery

B) a paper chase

C) one big sheet

D) in the filing

Answer · why

A) stationery

The joke is the whole company in four words: a paper merchant whose life is going nowhere.

Q 05/05

What meaningless title does Gareth take far too seriously?

A) Fire Marshal

B) Senior Sales Clerk

C) Team Leader

D) Floor Warden

Answer · why

C) Team Leader

Team Leader brings Gareth no pay rise: once Tim is promoted, he retorts that his own new title came with more money while Gareth's means nothing.