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

Ratings were modest at first; the Christmas specials were later moved to BBC One to chase a bigger audience.

Q 02/05

What is the name of the fictional paper company at the centre of the series?

A) Dunder Mifflin

B) Staples Slough

C) Paper Street Ltd

D) Wernham Hogg

Answer · why

D) Wernham Hogg

Its slogan is the pun "life is stationery"; Dunder Mifflin is the American remake's equivalent.

Q 03/05

In which town is the branch where the series is set?

A) Swindon

B) Reading

C) Watford

D) Slough

Answer · why

D) Slough

The office sits on the Slough Trading Estate; Swindon is the rival branch whose staff arrive in series two.

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

Tim points out it means more responsibility for the same pay; Gareth also calls himself Assistant Regional Manager, which Brent corrects.