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  "The Office" (US) Season 5 [2]   great trivia quiz  
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This quiz details what happened in the fifth season of "The Office" (US).
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  "The Office" (US) Season 5   great trivia quiz  
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This quiz details what happened in the fifth season of "The Office" (US).
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  The Duel at "The Office"   great trivia quiz  
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In season 5 episode 11, Andy finally finds out about Angela and Dwight's affair. Andy and Dwight duel over Angela! How much do you remember about this episode?
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  "The Office" -- Season 5, "Weight Loss"   great trivia quiz  
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Season five of "The Office" on NBC gave us some amazing plotlines and story arcs. Many great ones were in the season-opening episode, "Weight Loss". Relive those moments here and prove you're a true Dunder-Mifflinite by answering these trivia questions!
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  Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 5 Part 2    
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The series continues; let's see how much you remember about the middle of season 5.
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  Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 5 Part 3   popular trivia quiz  
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This is the final installment taking us to the end of season 5: one of the most eventful and entertaining seasons of them all.
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  Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 5 Part 1    
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Season 5 of the U.S. "Office" was one of its longest and eventful seasons. Let's jump in and see how much you remember about it.
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Who sneaks into Michael's new office and steals his rolodex (among other things)?

From Quiz "Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 5 Part 3"





The Office (US) - Season 5 Trivia Questions

1. What snack does Michael organise to welcome his new boss, Charles?

From Quiz
Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 5 Part 3

Answer: "C" shaped bagels

Michael is upset when no-one eats the bagels, and then Charles buys lunch for the entire office. Jim also turns up to work in a tuxedo to make a point to Dwight, not realising that the new boss is visiting. His attempt to explain his attire is not received well by Charles.

2. Who gets drunk at the Christmas party, causing Michael to try and undertake an intervention for them?

From Quiz Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 5 Part 2

Answer: Meredith

Meredith, who has a history of drinking throughout the show, gets particularly drunk during the 'Moroccan Christmas' themed party and accidentally sets her hair on fire. After the failed intervention, Michael tries to check her into rehab, only to find out he can't do that without her consent.

3. After Pam moves to New York for three months to study at art school, she is replaced briefly by an older woman, but then who returns to cover reception duties?

From Quiz Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 5 Part 1

Answer: Ryan

The older woman, Ronni, doesn't click with Michael so he organises Ryan's return. Meanwhile, Andy starts organising his wedding despite Angela continuing her affair with Dwight.

4. In the episode "Customer Survey" Jim and Dwight are the only Scranton branch employees to get bad customer reviews. During the episode a fellow office worker messed with the reviews out of spite. Which Scranton worker is mad at Jim and Dwight?

From Quiz "The Office" (US) Season 5 [2]

Answer: Kelly Kapoor

During the episode Jim and Dwight are dumbfounded at how they got bad reviews. Michael makes them go through a mock sales call, to show them how a call should go between the salesman and the customer. Jim turns it into a joke right away, and gets Dwight yelled at by Michael. As the day goes on Jim begins to see all of these mugs with a different employee's face on it. Jim stops Ryan and asks him where they got the mugs. Ryan tells Jim that everyone got them a Kelly Kapoor's "America's Got Talent" party she had over the summer, a party that Jim and Dwight did not attend. Jim figures that she did it out of spite. Eventually Kelly admits to Michael that she did write the bad reviews.

5. At the beginning of the episode, Michael is outside running. Why is he running?

From Quiz The Duel at "The Office"

Answer: He is trying to set a land speed record on the police radar

Ever since the police put the radar by their office, they have been causing increased traffic problems in that area because they take turns running to see who can get the reading the highest. Michael ended up getting the radar to read 31 mph, but that was only because he ran alongside a car! Michael Scott is played by Steve Carell.

6. What does Michael decide to name his rival paper company?

From Quiz Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 5 Part 3

Answer: Michael Scott Paper Company

Michael surprises everyone by suddenly quitting. After trying Prince Paper Company and finding out they are out of business (apparently through Michael's earlier sabotage) he decides the only course of action is to start his own company. Pam also surprises many people by deciding to join with him (after several others reject Michael's approach).

7. What is the name of the dolls that Dwight buys, so that he can sell them with a huge mark up to desperate parents as Christmas presents?

From Quiz Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 5 Part 2

Answer: Princess Unicorn

Princess Unicorn is an interesting toy; it's basically a female doll with a unicorn horn. Despite the toy's strange appearance, it proves very popular, and Dwight sells out of them at $200 each.

8. In the episode "Baby Shower" Michael has two bowls of M&M's with a boys name on one bowl and a girl's name on the other. On the boy's bowl Michael had the name "Chevy" put on them. What name did Michael put on the girls bowl?

From Quiz "The Office" (US) Season 5

Answer: Astird

Jan Levinson, Michael's ex-girlfriend, became pregnant and Michael was throwing a baby shower for her. If the baby was a boy it was to be name "Chevy" if it was a girl then her name would be "Astrid." Michael incorrectly writes down the name as "Astird." When Jan shows up for the shower it turns out that she has already had the baby. It was a girl and called "Astrid." Michael tries to have the baby shower anyway, but none of the games can be played since the baby was already born. The Scranton branch ends up listening to Jan sing to her baby for most of the shower.

9. Pam is leaving for art school in New York. Michael almost misses her departure and tumbles down the stairs to catch her, but forgets to bring the poem he wrote in her honor. He can only remember the last word. What is it?

From Quiz "The Office" -- Season 5, "Weight Loss"

Answer: Seagulls

As Pam starts to drive off, Jim gives her a last kiss. Michael tries to get one too, but is firmly yet politely rebuffed. We may never get to hear the poem now.

10. Michael has a meeting in New York for the majority of this episode. Who does he have a meeting with?

From Quiz The Duel at "The Office"

Answer: David Wallace

Michael thought it was going to be a bad news meeting, but it turned out David wanted to know what Michael was doing right at his branch since the numbers are up! David Wallace is played by Andy Buckley.

11. What is the response from corporate when Holly reports Meredith's unethical business dealings?

From Quiz Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 5 Part 1

Answer: They let it go

Much to Holly's surprise, corporate think she's getting a good deal and are happy for her to effectively continue to sell herself for business deals. The office staff are also happy because they get free steaks.

12. During the episode "Frame Toby" Pam and unknown office workers got into an argument over a kitchen device being messy. A series of notes are left on the cabinets in the kitchen of the office. What kitchen appliance were the notes concerning?

From Quiz "The Office" (US) Season 5 [2]

Answer: Microwave

As Pam is going to put some food in the microwave she notices it is very messy. She types of a note and places it on the cabinet above the microwave. In the note she asks whomever made the mess to please clean it up. The next time she goes into the kitchen another note has been left beside the original. In this note it tells her to just clean it up and move on. Everyone dislikes the original note that Pam wrote, except for Angela who wishes she had written it. Later in the episode several notes were added to the cabinet. Finally Pam confronts the office and the culprit is revealed in an interview. While Meredith is talking to the cameras she says that she is a maid after work and that she cleans up her messes at home and she doesn't have time to do it at work.

13. In the episode "Crime Aid" the office's supplies are stolen overnight. Michael starts up an auction to gain money to buy the items that were stolen. What item does Michael claim he has to auction off?

From Quiz "The Office" (US) Season 5

Answer: Bruce Springsteen tickets

The title of the auction was "C.R.I.M.E. A.I.D." It stood for "Crime Reduces Innocence, Makes Everybody Angry, I Declare." Several items were auctioned off such as yoga lessons with Holly Flax, a weekend at Martha's Vineyard, and a hug from Phyllis. The one item that everyone wants is the Bruce Springsteen tickets. As it comes time for them to be auctioned of Michael claims that they were stolen in the robbery, but to Holly he tells her that he never had the tickets. The most successful item of the auction was Phyllis' hug, which went for $1,000.

14. Kelly undergoes some drastic and dangerous dieting techniques. Finally, she buys something from Creed which might help her lose weight. What is it?

From Quiz "The Office" -- Season 5, "Weight Loss"

Answer: A tapeworm

Kelly says, "I swallowed a tapeworm last night. It's going to grow up to three feet inside of me, and then it eats all of my food so that I don't get fat. And then after three months, I take some medicine, and then I pass it. Creed sold it to me. It's from Mexico." Creed then reassures us what he sold her wasn't really a tapeworm.

15. Who tells Andy about Angela and Dwight's affair?

From Quiz The Duel at "The Office"

Answer: Michael & Scott & Michael Scott

No one else wants to be the one to tell Andy because of his rage problem. Michael tells Andy from his car as he is leaving so he does not have to deal with Andy's anger. Andy is played by Ed Helms.

16. When Pam approaches Charles to get her old job back, how does he respond?

From Quiz Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 5 Part 3

Answer: He says no

Charles has already replaced Pam with a new receptionist, Erin (whose real first name is Kelly, but she uses her middle name on Charles' urging). Meanwhile, Pam is refusing to do receptionist duties in the new company, as she doesn't want to be stuck with that old job again.

17. Which celebrity causes the office to hold a formal debate about whether or not she is 'hot'?

From Quiz Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 5 Part 2

Answer: Hilary Swank

The office is split down the middle, resulting in some very amusing discussions that go on for a long time. Michael eventually breaks the tie by accident when he walks in at the end and declares she is hot.

18. What is unorthodox about Jan's baby shower?

From Quiz Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 5 Part 1

Answer: She's already had the baby

Jan has had a girl that she names Astrid. The whole baby shower is an awkward event, given that the present of a stroller was now redundant, as Jan has a much better one.

19. In the episode "Employee Transfer" Dwight, to get back at Andy, attempts to apply to Andy's alma mater. Where did Dwight apply to?

From Quiz "The Office" (US) Season 5

Answer: Cornell University

Cornell was where Andy went to college. Dwight shows up at wearing various forms of Cornell merchandise, which angers Andy a lot. He ends up calling the Cornell Admissions to get permission to interview Dwight. In the interview Andy asks Dwight a few questions and Andy writes negative comments about him. Dwight and Andy start getting in a verbal argument, in which Dwight announces he is now deciding to apply to Dartmouth at the end of the interview.

20. Some employees sneak into the warehouse to share Stanley's forbidden birthday cake. What happens to that cake?

From Quiz "The Office" -- Season 5, "Weight Loss"

Answer: Dwight kicks it off the table

Never one to mind combining incongruous action and words, as Dwight kicks the cake he yells "Happy birthday, Stanley!"

21. Who sneaks into Michael's new office and steals his rolodex (among other things)?

From Quiz Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 5 Part 3

Answer: Dwight

Dwight tricks Michael, Pam, and Ryan into thinking he wants to have lunch with them, and sabotages them while they are away. He also leaves a dead fish in the air conditioning vent, which later falls and nearly hits Pam.

22. Who starts a fake fire to prove a point to the office staff?

From Quiz Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 5 Part 2

Answer: Dwight

Dwight, in fact, gets two warnings for starting a fire that causes Stanley to have a heart attack, as well as mutilating a CPR dummy. Meanwhile, Pam's parents are having marital problems and Jim can't help being involved.

23. In the episode "The Duel" Dwight and Andy get a fight over Angela. The agree to meet in the parking lot during their breaks to sort it out. Andy shows up driving a car very slowly. What model of car is Andy driving?

From Quiz "The Office" (US) Season 5 [2]

Answer: Toyota Prius

During the episode "The Duel" it is revealed, by Michael to Andy, that Angela has been having an affair with Dwight while they have been dating. Andy and Dwight are both angry at each other and both agree to meet in the parking lot during their breaks. Dwight appears first and sees a note on the bushes from Andy. The winner of the duel will get Angela, and Angela agrees to the circumstances. As Dwight is distracted by the note Andy shows up driving a Toyota Prius and closing in on Dwight. The rest of the office is watching from the conference room in the office. Oscar tells everyone that if driven under 5mph the Prius is silent. He hits Dwight. While being pinned between the bushes and the car Andy and Dwight start talking to each other. It is then revealed that Angela has slept with Andy and not only with Dwight, like she's been telling Dwight. The two then stop fighting and go back inside the office. They both go on with work, Andy cancels a few wedding related things and Dwight throws out his bobble head, a gift from Angela.

24. In the tenth episode of season 5, "The Surplus", the Scranton branch has discovered a surplus. The workers either want a new copier or new chairs, and Michael wants to turn the surplus in for a bonus. Which do they end up choosing?

From Quiz "The Office" (US) Season 5

Answer: New Chairs

For the whole day Michael tries to decide which one to choose. He even brings in the security guard to choose, but eventually kicks him out for taking too long. Near the end of the day Michael finds out that he can turn the surplus into corporate and get a bonus. He then tells the branch that they don't need anything, then Oscar notices that he found out about the bonus. The office is in disarray and Michael gives them an ultimatum, the day is about over and they have to come to a decision before 5 o' clock. Michael leaves the room thinking, they won't decide what to get, when Oscar comes in saying they chose to get new chairs instead of nothing.

25. Ryan returns as a temp, sporting a new goatee. Which other characters grow goatees in this episode?

From Quiz "The Office" -- Season 5, "Weight Loss"

Answer: Michael and Dwight

Michael copies Ryan's new look. Ryan shaves because he doesn't want Michael copying him. By the time Michael shaves too, Dwight has started his own goatee to copy Michael.

26. Dwight and Andy decide they will duel for Angela. Angela will honor the results of the duel. Who says they will take the loser?

From Quiz The Duel at "The Office"

Answer: Meredith & Meredith Palmer & Palmer

Meredith said, "I call loser!" I am not sure I would want either of them! Meredith is played by Kate Flannery.

27. When Michael takes Holly to her new home in Nashua, which song do they play numerous times during the trip?

From Quiz Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 5 Part 1

Answer: "Life is a Highway"

David Wallace transfers Holly to Nashua after finding out she and Michael are dating. The 7 hour road trip starts out with excitement, but soon becomes tedious and awkward when Michael and Holly realise just how far away from each other they will be.

28. In the beginning of the episode "Stress Relief" Dwight starts a fire to see how the office workers react. When Dwight reveals that the fire was a drill, a worker has a heart attack. Which member of the Scranton branch has the heart attack?

From Quiz "The Office" (US) Season 5 [2]

Answer: Stanley Hudson

At the start of the episode Dwight tells the cameras that he is annoyed that no one paid attention to his fire safety seminar. He then decides to start a fire to see if anyone would really do what he taught. The office workers go into an instant panic as soon as the alarms go off. The break windows, break office materials, and even try to climb through the ceiling. During it all Dwight is yelling instructions, but no one is listening. Soon the fire is controlled and Dwight reveals that it was actually a drill. Stanley then has a heart attack. The next day Michael tries various remedies to cure the stress in the office. When standing near Stanley, while he has his stress monitor on, the monitor beeps. The beep denounces that Stanley's heart rate is rising. Michael steps away and it stops and then steps forward. This reveals to himself that he is the one that causes the stress.

29. While Michael and Dwight are gone during the episode "Prince Family Paper", the office is debating whether a celebrity is hot or not. Which celebrity are they arguing over?

From Quiz "The Office" (US) Season 5

Answer: Hillary Swank

After Michael and Dwight have left on a mission from corporate, the rest of the office breaks out into an argument about whether Hillary Swank is hot. Jim led the "she is hot" team, while Oscar led the "she is not hot" team. The office was in a dead tie for the whole day, with some workers swayed back and forth between sides, but ending up staying where they originally were. As Michael is returning they go back to their seats. As Michael is going into his office, he sees the picture of Hillary Swank on the wall, and comments to himself that she is hot. Jim celebrates quietly in the background.

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