Trivia (The Office)

Meanwhile, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) journeys to Florida and meets with his boss, Robert California (James Spader), in order to explore other job opportunities.

After airing, the episode sparked a debate among fans, as well as critics, as to whether former leading actor Steve Carell had made an uncredited cameo as a member of an opposing trivia team.

According to Nielsen Media Research, "Trivia" drew 5.87 million viewers and received a 2.9 rating/7% share in the 18–49 demographic, staying relatively even with the previous three episodes, "Christmas Wishes", "Gettysburg" and "Mrs. California".

Andy Bernard, worried that he will not be able to meet the 8% quarterly sales growth figures that Robert California asked for by about $800, proposes that everyone in the office buy paper to alleviate some of the burden, but no one is willing.

Oscar tells Andy that he does not have time to make the mistake because he is leaving for a trivia contest with a $1,000 prize in a bar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Andy, encouraged by Darryl Philbin and Jim Halpert, decides to take the entire office to Philadelphia in an attempt to win the money and make up the sales growth difference.

Dwight Schrute heads down to Florida to meet with Robert California at the Sabre headquarters to discuss a possible manager position in the printers division.

While sitting in the waiting room, Dwight talks to Gabe Lewis, who describes himself as the essential "toilet of the company" who flushes all the unwanted items away.

Initially, Robert tries to spare Dwight's feelings, telling him that his drive and energy would be wasted in a manager's position and attempting to give him a medal as a sign of respect.

[5] After airing, the episode sparked a debate among fans, as well as critics, as to whether former leading actor Steve Carell had made an uncredited cameo as a member of an opposing trivia team, The Queerstein Bears.

After Ryan uses his smart phone, the trivia reader chides him for checking his Grindr account, a geosocial networking application for gay men.

The teams included: The Queerenstein Bears, Joey Triviani, Impish Impresarios, Two Broke Dorks, Jason So-Gay-Kiss, Ladies Gaga, Aesop's Foibles, and Lawrence O-Trivier.

The "Einsteins" erroneously guess "See-atle" when asked what the capital of the state that was on Ray Charles' mind when he wrote one of his most famous songs was.

"[11] Chris Plante from New York magazine explained that "If you plan to continue watching The Office, here’s my advice ... You need to forget the negative energy this show attracts.

[9] TV Fanatic reviewer Dan Forcella called the trivia conceit "quite fun" and awarded the episode 3.5 out of 5 stars.