Memorable Lines from "The Office" (U.S.) Quiz

Answer: career

This quote is by Jim Halpert from the "Pilot" episode of "The Office," well before he decided that he had to have at least a modest amount of ambition. The character of Jim has been used by business writers as an example of under-motivated college-educated youths in their first job, lacking direction and thus ambition.

Answer: entertainer

Michael Scott, on his philosophy of management. This is from the first episode, the "Pilot," and helped establish the character of Michael Scott.

Answer: loyalty

This is Dwight Schrute, speaking to the camera, after finding out that another paper company was perhaps interested in hiring him. However, Jim and Pam had sent a fake resume, exaggerating Dwight's accomplishments, to that company without Dwight's knowledge. This is from Season 2, the "Halloween" episode.

Answer: United Nations

This is Michael Scott, referring to himself on the "Diversity Day" episode, the second of season 1. This is the episode where cluelessly insensitive Michael tries to teach sensitivity to the office staff by having them each attach an index card (labeled with a racial category) to their forehead, and the other staff are supposed to treat the person like the stereotype of that race.

Answer: Dundies

This quote is from Pam, from the only episode that focused on the Scranton branch's often-mentioned informal awards, the Dundies. "The Dundies" was the first episode of the second season. The cheap statues awarded as Dundies reappear from time to time of course, and the opening of each episode shows Michael adjusting the position of one of his on his desk. Jan also throws one at Michael's wall-mounted "plasma TV" in the "Dinner Party" episode in season 4.

Answer: shunned

Dwight is shunning (not speaking to or acknowledging the presence of) Andy and using Jim as a go-between, leading to exchanges such as: Jim: "Dwight says that he actually doesn't know one single fact about bear attacks." Dwight: "Okay, no, Jim, tell him bears can climb faster than they can run!"

The question's quote from Dwight is spoken to the camera, and is from episode 19 of the third season.

Answer: Springsteen

Warehouse foreman Darryl alternates between finding Michael Scott amusing and finding him frustrating and, sometimes, dangerously inept. This quote has Darryl dryly mocking Michael's usual obliviousness about popular culture. It's from episode 4 of season 5, "Crime Aid."

Answer: chair

Creed may be in a secondary role, but he is a fascinating and bizarre character. What he means by "Only one [chair] to go" is a mystery, but somehow it fits in with Creed's personality. This quote is from episode 10, season 4, "Chair Model."

Answer: Vietnam

Once again clueless, Michael assumes the rival paper company's owner means he went on vacation to Vietnam, whereas of course he actually was there during the Vietnam War. "Prince Family Paper" is episode 13 of the fifth season.

Answer: rabies

In the first show of season 4, "Fun Run," which was a double program combining episodes 1 and 2, Michael decides to hold "Michael Scott's Dunder Mifflin Scranton Meredith Palmer Memorial Celebrity Rabies Awareness Pro-Am Fun Run Race For The Cure," after he runs Meredith over with his car.

His employees are upset with him, but because Meredith is in the hospital, blood tests reveal that she had been exposed to rabies. Michael then felt that he saved her life by running her over.