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1. What is the name of the paper company at the center of The Office?
Answer: Dunder Mifflin. The Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin Paper Company is the show's central workplace.
2. What position does Dwight Schrute proudly claim to hold beyond his sales job?
Answer: Assistant to the Regional Manager. Dwight insists his title is Assistant Regional Manager, though Michael only grants him Assistant to the Regional Manager.
3. What instrument does Andy Bernard frequently play, having learned it at Cornell?
Answer: Banjo. Andy Bernard often plays the banjo and was a member of an a cappella group at Cornell.
4. What is the name of Michael Scott's failed screenplay that he works on throughout the series?
Answer: Threat Level Midnight. Michael writes and eventually films 'Threat Level Midnight,' starring his alter ego Michael Scarn.
5. Which actor plays Jim Halpert?
Answer: John Krasinski. John Krasinski portrays Jim Halpert across all nine seasons of the series.
6. What pet does Angela Martin famously own many of?
Answer: Cats. Angela Martin is a devoted cat owner, with Sprinkles being among her best-known cats.
7. In which city is the main branch of Dunder Mifflin featured in the show located?
Answer: Scranton. The series is set primarily at the Dunder Mifflin branch in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
8. What is the name of the bar Michael, Dwight, and others frequent for happy hour?
Answer: Poor Richard's Pub. Poor Richard's Pub is the local bar the Scranton employees regularly visit.
9. Who does Michael Scott end up with and move to Colorado to marry?
Answer: Holly Flax. Michael leaves Scranton to be with Holly Flax, moving to Colorado to start a life with her.
10. What is the name of Jim and Pam's first child?
Answer: Cecelia. Jim and Pam Halpert's first child is a daughter named Cecelia, or Cece.
11. What is the name of the coffee house where the friends regularly hang out?
Answer: Central Perk. The group's regular hangout is Central Perk, a Greenwich Village coffee house.
12. What is Joey Tribbiani's famous catchphrase used to greet women?
Answer: How you doin'?. Joey's signature pickup line is 'How you doin'?'
13. What is Monica's job for most of the series?
Answer: Chef. Monica Geller works as a professional chef throughout most of the series.
14. What is the name of Ross's second wife, whom he marries in London?
Answer: Emily. Ross marries Emily Waltham in London, though he says Rachel's name at the altar.
15. What instrument does Phoebe play, famous for the song 'Smelly Cat'?
Answer: Guitar. Phoebe plays guitar and performs her original song 'Smelly Cat' at Central Perk.
16. What is the name of Ross and Rachel's daughter?
Answer: Emma. Ross and Rachel have a daughter named Emma.
17. What was Chandler Bing's job that none of his friends could ever accurately describe?
Answer: Statistical analysis and data reconfiguration. Chandler works in 'statistical analysis and data reconfiguration,' a job his friends never understood.
18. What is the name of Phoebe's identical twin sister?
Answer: Ursula. Phoebe's identical twin sister is Ursula Buffay, also played by Lisa Kudrow.
19. At the end of the series, where do Monica and Chandler move with their children?
Answer: The suburbs. Monica and Chandler move to a house in the suburbs after adopting twins.
20. Who does Phoebe marry in the series?
Answer: Mike Hannigan. Phoebe marries Mike Hannigan, played by Paul Rudd, in the show's final season.
21. Which actor portrayed Tyrion Lannister in HBO's Game of Thrones?
Answer: Peter Dinklage. Peter Dinklage played Tyrion Lannister throughout the series, winning multiple Emmy Awards for the role.
22. What are the words (motto) of House Stark?
Answer: Winter Is Coming. Winter Is Coming is the motto of House Stark, reflecting their vigilance and home in the North.
23. Which three dragons did Daenerys Targaryen hatch from her eggs?
Answer: Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion. Daenerys hatched three dragons named Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion, named after men important in her life.
24. How is King Joffrey Baratheon killed at his own wedding?
Answer: He is poisoned. Joffrey is poisoned at his wedding in a plot orchestrated by Olenna Tyrell and Littlefinger, with Tyrion wrongly blamed.
25. What is the name of the Valyrian steel greatsword that Eddard Stark wields?
Answer: Ice. Ice is the ancestral Valyrian steel greatsword of House Stark, later melted into two new swords by Tywin Lannister.
26. Which character repeatedly says the phrase 'a girl has no name'?
Answer: Arya Stark. Arya Stark uses this phrase during her training with the Faceless Men in Braavos.
27. Who is known as the Mother of Dragons?
Answer: Daenerys Targaryen. Daenerys Targaryen earns the title Mother of Dragons after hatching and raising her three dragons.
28. At the Red Wedding, which two lords orchestrate the massacre of the Starks?
Answer: Walder Frey and Roose Bolton. Walder Frey hosts and Roose Bolton turns on Robb Stark at the Red Wedding, with backing from Tywin Lannister.
29. What is the nickname given to Sandor Clegane?
Answer: The Hound. Sandor Clegane is called the Hound, while his larger brother Gregor is known as the Mountain.
30. Who ultimately rules the Six Kingdoms at the series' end?
Answer: Bran Stark. Bran Stark is chosen as king of the Six Kingdoms in the series finale, with Sansa ruling the independent North.
31. What subject does Walter White teach at high school before turning to making drugs?
Answer: Chemistry. Walter White is a high school chemistry teacher, a background that gives him the expertise for his criminal career.
32. In which U.S. city is Breaking Bad primarily set?
Answer: Albuquerque. Breaking Bad is set and filmed primarily in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
33. Which actor portrays Walter White?
Answer: Bryan Cranston. Bryan Cranston plays Walter White, winning multiple Emmy Awards for the role.
34. What is Walter White's criminal alias?
Answer: Heisenberg. Walter White uses the alias Heisenberg, a nod to physicist Werner Heisenberg.
35. What is the profession of Walter's brother-in-law Hank Schrader?
Answer: DEA agent. Hank Schrader is a DEA agent who investigates the Heisenberg case, unaware Walt is the target.
36. What fast-food chain does Gus Fring use as a front for his operation?
Answer: Los Pollos Hermanos. Gustavo Fring runs the fried-chicken chain Los Pollos Hermanos as a front for his criminal operation.
37. What is the real first name of the lawyer Saul Goodman?
Answer: Jimmy (James). Saul Goodman's real name is James (Jimmy) McGill, as explored in the spinoff Better Call Saul.
38. What signature color is Walter White's product known for?
Answer: Blue. Walter White's highly pure product has a distinctive blue color, becoming his trademark.
39. Which actor plays Walter's former student and partner Jesse Pinkman?
Answer: Aaron Paul. Aaron Paul portrays Jesse Pinkman, earning multiple Emmy Awards for the role.
40. What illness is Walter White diagnosed with at the start of the series?
Answer: Lung cancer. Walter White is diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, the catalyst that pushes him into crime.
41. What is the name of the nuclear power plant where Homer Simpson works?
Answer: Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Homer Simpson works as a safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, owned by Mr. Burns.
42. What is the name of the bartender who runs Moe's Tavern?
Answer: Moe Szyslak. Moe Szyslak is the surly bartender and proprietor of Moe's Tavern, a frequent target of Bart's prank calls.
43. What instrument does Lisa Simpson famously play?
Answer: Saxophone. Lisa Simpson plays the baritone saxophone, often performing jazz solos throughout the series.
44. What is Bart Simpson's catchphrase of surprise?
Answer: Ay, caramba!. Bart Simpson's signature exclamation of surprise is Ay, caramba!, distinct from Homer's D'oh!
45. Who is the wealthy owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant?
Answer: Mr. Burns. Charles Montgomery Burns is the elderly billionaire owner of the power plant and Homer's boss.
46. Which actor has voiced Homer Simpson throughout the series?
Answer: Dan Castellaneta. Dan Castellaneta has voiced Homer Simpson since the character's debut on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987.
47. Which voice actress provides the voice of Bart Simpson?
Answer: Nancy Cartwright. Nancy Cartwright has voiced the character Bart Simpson since the show's earliest shorts in 1987.
48. What is the name of the Simpsons' next-door neighbor known for his devout Christianity?
Answer: Ned Flanders. Ned Flanders is the Simpsons' friendly, religious neighbor known for greetings like Okily dokily!
49. What is the name of the rival town that Springfield frequently competes against?
Answer: Shelbyville. Shelbyville is Springfield's longtime rival town in the series.
50. What is the name of Krusty the Clown's sidekick who became his nemesis?
Answer: Sideshow Bob. Sideshow Bob, voiced by Kelsey Grammer, was framed for armed robbery and repeatedly seeks revenge on Bart.
51. What is the name of the fictional town in Indiana where Stranger Things is set?
Answer: Hawkins. Stranger Things takes place in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana.
52. Which actress plays the character Eleven?
Answer: Millie Bobby Brown. Millie Bobby Brown portrays Eleven in Stranger Things.
53. What name do the characters use for the alternate dimension in the show?
Answer: The Upside Down. The parallel dimension in Stranger Things is called the Upside Down.
54. Which boy goes missing at the start of Season 1, triggering the main plot?
Answer: Will Byers. Will Byers' disappearance sets off the events of Season 1.
55. Who plays Joyce Byers, Will's mother?
Answer: Winona Ryder. Winona Ryder plays Joyce Byers in Stranger Things.
56. What is the name of the secret government laboratory in Hawkins?
Answer: Hawkins National Laboratory. The government facility is the Hawkins National Laboratory.
57. Which arcade game does Dustin compare the underground tunnels to in Season 2?
Answer: Dig Dug. Dustin compares the underground tunnels to the arcade game Dig Dug.
58. What first name does Eleven use when posing as Hopper's daughter?
Answer: Jane. Eleven's birth name is Jane, daughter of Terry Ives.
59. Which character is revealed to be the human form of the villain Vecna in Season 4?
Answer: Henry Creel. Vecna is revealed to be Henry Creel, also known as One.
60. Which 1985 Kate Bush song becomes central to Max's storyline in Season 4?
Answer: Running Up That Hill. Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill is Max's favorite song and helps save her from Vecna.
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