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1 Michael Scott tells the film crew that he has been at Dunder Mifflin for how many years during his introduction to the series?
Answer: 12 years

Michael Scott was played by Steve Carell. During the opening few minutes of the pilot Michael walks the documentary crew (who remain unseen) through the offices while he introduces himself and several of the key staff members of the Dunder Mifflin paper company.
  From Quiz: Who's in "The Office"? Season 1
2 In the first ever episode, "Pilot", Michael plays a prank on one of his staff when he pretends to fire them. Who is this?
Answer: Pam

Michael calls in Ryan (the 'temp'), who watches on in horror while Michael plays the prank that leaves Pam in tears. He suggests she has been stealing post-it notes and asks her to clear out her desk, before she realises it is a prank and responds by calling him a jerk and storming out.
  From Quiz: Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 1
3 At the beginning of the episode, Michael Scott says that he's worked at Dunder Mifflin for how many years?
Answer: 12

He says that he's been at Dunder Mifflin for 12 years and has been regional manager for the last four.
  From Quiz: "The Office" 1.1 "Pilot"
4 What is the boss's name?
Answer: Michael Scott

Michael Scott is the rude boss that has a crush on Jan, his boss. Dwight is Assistant (to the) Regional Manager. B.J. Novak is a writer of the show and plays Ryan. Steve Carell is the actor that plays Michael Scott.
  From Quiz: The Office - Season One
5 When meeting the temporary employee in the pilot, Michael Scott impersonates which of the Three Stooges?
Answer: Moe

Michael also impersonates Hitler during the scene.

The temp's last name is Howard, which causes Michael to mention the Stooges and break out into his impersonation.
    Your options: [ Shemp ] [ Curly ] [ Moe ] [ Larry ]
  From Quiz: Who's in "The Office"? Season 1
6 The second episode of "The Office" is named after the special 'day' that Michael gives a label when a trainer comes in. What is it called?
Answer: Diversity day

A trainer is brought in to deal with an incident involving Michael, where he does a comedy routine about black people. He tries to take over the session from the facilitator, and also finds it amusing that the man, who is African-American, is named Mr Brown.
  From Quiz: Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 1
7 Where did Michael get his "World's Best Boss" coffee mug?
Answer: He bought it for himself at Spencer Gifts.

At the end of the episode, Jim pranks Michael by putting the mug in Jell-O.
  From Quiz: "The Office" 1.1 "Pilot"
8 What is the receptionist, Pam's, last name?
Answer: Beesly

Pam Beesly is the receptionist at Dunder Mifflin.
  From Quiz: The Office - Season One
9 During the second episode, the Dunder Mifflin team was forced to go through what type of specialty training?
Answer: Diversity Training

The entire episode centered around a scheduled 1-hour diversity in the workplace training session.

The training was brought about because Michael had mimicked a Chris Rock routine in the office and several employees complained to corporate about it.
  From Quiz: Who's in "The Office"? Season 1
10 Dwight sings what song as he prepares his desk for the day, much to the chagrin of Jim?
Answer: "The Little Drummer Boy"

Dwight sang "What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor" while on the booze cruise in Season 2, Episode 11. Dwight sang "We Didn't Start the Fire" with modified lyrics in season 2, episode 4. Dwight and Michael sang "American Pie" in a graveyard in season 4, episode 10.
  From Quiz: "The Office" 1.1 "Pilot"
11 What day did the first episode, "Pilot", air on television?
Answer: March 24th

This show started as a "filler" show, but was liked so much came back for a second season.
  From Quiz: The Office - Season One
12 In the third episode, Michael was supposed to pick a new healthcare plan for the office. Instead he had a member of the sales team work on making the decision. Who sent the memo to the staff with a plan they all hate?
Answer: Dwight

The plan cut almost all of the health care offered. It had no dental, no vision and a $1,200 deductible.

While Dwight was upsetting the staff with the healthcare choices Michael was working hard to avoid the rest of the staff.

In the end the Dwight's initial plan was scrapped, and the employees ended up with a reduced, but acceptable healthcare plan.
  From Quiz: Who's in "The Office"? Season 1
13 In the third episode, "Health Care", Jan asks Michael to choose a new health plan for the office. He delegates the task to Jim, who then does what?
Answer: Convinces Dwight to do it

Dwight chooses a terrible plan and everyone complains. So he decides that the best way to proceed is to ask people to write down all the conditions they want covered; naturally Jim and Pam make the most of this and make up some very amusing conditions.
  From Quiz: Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 1
14 In "Diversity Day", what was the man's name that came in to talk to Michael about racial discrimination?
Answer: Mr. Brown

Michael thought it was a play on words when Mr. Brown introduced himself to the office workers.
  From Quiz: The Office - Season One
15 Michael spends much of the episode "Health Care" promising a surprise for the staff. What does he eventually give them at the end of the episode?
Answer: Nothing

In a very awkward scene, Michael can't come up with a surprise and just waits until everyone leaves the office.
  From Quiz: Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 1
16 Pam asks Jim if he's going where on Sunday?
Answer: Angela's cat party

He responds, "Stop. That is ridiculous." I have no idea what a "cat party" is.
  From Quiz: "The Office" 1.1 "Pilot"
17 Who was originally put in charge of picking a health care plan for the office?
Answer: Michael

Michael was put in charge by Jan, but then couldn't take the pressure of making the decision, so let Dwight be in charge. Dwight then went power crazy and got his own "work space" and tried to fire Jim.
  From Quiz: The Office - Season One
18 Despite it being more than a month away, which office worker did Michael throw a birthday party for in episode four?
Answer: Meredith

The downsizing bug once again spread through the office as the staff worried if each of them would be on the chopping block in the fourth episode of the season.

Michael thought the party would raise moral while employee's worried about the pending layoffs.
    Your options: [ Pam ] [ Dwight ] [ Meredith ] [ Jim ]
  From Quiz: Who's in "The Office"? Season 1
19 Season one's fourth episode is called "The Alliance". Which two characters form an unlikely alliance?
Answer: Jim and Dwight

Dwight decides that the best way to deal with the rumours about downsizing is to form this alliance with his nemesis. Jim immediately accepts his offer, seeing it as an opportunity to pull some more pranks on his office mate.
    Your options: [ Jim and Dwight ] [ Michael and Dwight ] [ Jim and Pam ] [ Michael and Jim ]
  From Quiz: Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 1
20 What is Meredith's job on "The Office"?
Answer: Supplier Relations

Before the surprise birthday party the office workers and Michael were planning for her, they all signed a card with a bird on the front saying "Happy Bird-day." Inside, Jim wrote a crack about fudging the numbers because she was an accountant. Michael read this and responded with the fact that he didn't like "condoning corporate fraud".
  From Quiz: The Office - Season One
21 Dwight and Jim form an alliance to work together during an episode. Which reality TV series, that also has alliances, were they mimicking?
Answer: Survivor

While alliances are also a big part of "Big Brother", Jim specifically mentions it's like "Survivor" when joking to Pam about how Dwight asked him to form an alliance.

Jim only played along with the alliance in order to make fun of Dwight.
    Your options: [ Family Fued ] [ The Amazing Race ] [ Survivor ] [ Big Brother ]
  From Quiz: Who's in "The Office"? Season 1
22 In "The Alliance", Michael decides that they should celebrate a birthday, despite the next one being a month away. Whose birthday do they end up choosing?
Answer: Meredith

It emerges that it is actually Ryan's birthday that day, but he doesn't want Michael to know. Meredith receives a card, and an ice cream cake, which she can't eat because she's lactose intolerant!
    Your options: [ Meredith ] [ Ryan ] [ Angela ] [ Michael ]
  From Quiz: Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 1
23 What did Jim say is Pam's favorite yogurt flavor?
Answer: Mixed berry

Pam seems quite flattered that Jim knew this factoid.
  From Quiz: "The Office" 1.1 "Pilot"
24 Who was the person who whacked a purse on the table to figure out if it was the right purse for them in the episode "Hot Girl"?
Answer: Dwight

Jim convinced Dwight that it is socially acceptable for a man to carry a purse. Then, Jim mocked Dwight, behind his back, with Pam.
  From Quiz: The Office - Season One
25 What sport was Michael trying to put together an office team to play in the fifth episode of the season?
Answer: Basketball

Michael saw courts down at the local park and decided that it would be "fun" to put together an office team.

The office staff played against the warehouse staff in a game.

Jim, Ryan, Dwight, Stan and Michael were the starting five for the office team.
  From Quiz: Who's in "The Office"? Season 1
26 What sport do the office staff play against the warehouse staff?
Answer: Basketball

Michael picks his team, consisting of himself, Jim, Ryan, Dwight and Stanley. He also lets Phyllis play as an alternate.
  From Quiz: Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 1
27 What does Michael accuse Pam of stealing?
Answer: Post-it Notes

Michael falsely accuses Pam of stealing in an attempt prank her into thinking she is being fired. Michael also pretends to fire Pam in season 5.
  From Quiz: "The Office" 1.1 "Pilot"
28 Who are the best basketball players in the office of Scranton Dunder Mifflin? (This does not include the people that work in the basement that were shown in the episode "Basketball".)
Answer: Kevin and Jim

Kevin, although he was not allowed to play in the game, was shown sinking 4 or 5 shots in a row. Jim scored many points in the game.
  From Quiz: The Office - Season One
29 What nickname is Darrell Philbin frequently called by Michael?
Answer: Mr. Rogers

Darrell (played by Craig Robinson) works in the warehouse during the first season.

Michael came up with the nickname by taking Philbin, relating it to Regis Philbin, and then mispronouncing Regis as Roge, and eventually landing on Mr. Rogers.

Darrell is annoyed by the nickname.
  From Quiz: Who's in "The Office"? Season 1
30 Who ends up having to work on Saturday as a result of losing their sporting match?
Answer: No one

Michael makes a bet on the basketball match that the losing team works Saturday. However, after finishing the match early and claiming his staff have won, he goes back on the deal and no one has to come in.
  From Quiz: Dunder Mifflin Antics: Season 1
31 How long have Pam and Roy been engaged?
Answer: 3 years

Pam says that they had planned to get married in September, but now she thinks they'll wait until spring.
  From Quiz: "The Office" 1.1 "Pilot"
32 How many episodes are in the first season?
Answer: six

This was, as I said above, it was originally a "filler" show, so it wasn't run for the whole year.
  From Quiz: The Office - Season One
33 In the season finale who won the prize as the top sales person?
Answer: No one

Michael was given the duty of picking both the winner and the prize. Corporate have him a $1,000 limit on the prize selection.

Instead of picking a winner for the sales competition, Michael spent the money on an espresso machine to try to impress Katy, a traveling purse saleswoman.

With no prize to give away, no winner of the contest was ever declared.
  From Quiz: Who's in "The Office"? Season 1
34 What object of Dwight's does Jim encase in Jell-O?
Answer: Stapler

This is the first of many, many pranks that Jim will pull on Dwight over the next nine seasons.
  From Quiz: "The Office" 1.1 "Pilot"
35 Jim's biggest customer pays about how much of Jim's commission with his one paper deal?
Answer: 25%

Every year he gets this call, but in the first season, Dwight took the call for him. Jim also missed the call because Michael demanded he come to the Diversity Day meeting.
  From Quiz: The Office - Season One
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