Office Social Challenge
Low-pressure workplace trivia covering technology, objects, wordplay, numbers, and world facts.
The board
Swipe the board sideways · 5 categories
| Tech Basics | Office Objects | Wordplay | Quick Numbers | Around the World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100The keyboard shortcut commonly used to copy on Windows | 100The tool used to fasten sheets with a bent metal wire | 100A word that reads the same forward and backward | 10015 percent of 200 | 100The capital of Japan |
| 200The letters in PDF stand for this | 200A board designed for erasable marker writing | 200The word formed by rearranging the letters of another word | 200The next prime number after 11 | 200The river that flows through Paris |
| 300A secret string used to confirm a user's identity | 300A small adhesive square used for temporary notes | 300A shortened form made from initial letters and pronounced as a word | 300The number of minutes in 2.5 hours | 300The capital city of Australia |
| 400A clickable reference that opens another location online | 400A device that turns digital documents into paper copies | 400A word that sounds like another but has a different meaning | 400The average of 4, 6, and 8 | 400The country containing the city of Reykjavík |
| 500The small picture used to represent an app or file | 500A clip with two wire handles used to hold a stack of paper | 500A familiar phrase whose meaning is not literal | 500The square root of 144 | 500The currency used by most European Union countries |
Adults · 25 of 25 clues written · final round · about 20 minutes
21 of 26 answers carry the sentence they were checked against · 5 make no factual claim
Play time assumes about 40 seconds a clue plus three minutes for the final round. Nothing is saved to a server and no account is needed. How answers are checked.
Player sheet
Office Social Challenge · Adults · answers are on the host key
Tech Basics
- 100 The keyboard shortcut commonly used to copy on Windows
- 200 The letters in PDF stand for this
- 300 A secret string used to confirm a user's identity
- 400 A clickable reference that opens another location online
- 500 The small picture used to represent an app or file
Office Objects
- 100 The tool used to fasten sheets with a bent metal wire
- 200 A board designed for erasable marker writing
- 300 A small adhesive square used for temporary notes
- 400 A device that turns digital documents into paper copies
- 500 A clip with two wire handles used to hold a stack of paper
Wordplay
- 100 A word that reads the same forward and backward
- 200 The word formed by rearranging the letters of another word
- 300 A shortened form made from initial letters and pronounced as a word
- 400 A word that sounds like another but has a different meaning
- 500 A familiar phrase whose meaning is not literal
Quick Numbers
- 100 15 percent of 200
- 200 The next prime number after 11
- 300 The number of minutes in 2.5 hours
- 400 The average of 4, 6, and 8
- 500 The square root of 144
Around the World
- 100 The capital of Japan
- 200 The river that flows through Paris
- 300 The capital city of Australia
- 400 The country containing the city of Reykjavík
- 500 The currency used by most European Union countries
Final round: Fast Facts
This planet is the largest in our solar system.
Host key
Office Social Challenge · keep this sheet · it carries the answers
Tech Basics
- 100 The keyboard shortcut commonly used to copy on Windows Response: Ctrl+CChecked against:
Copy the result to the clipboard using the Windows shortcut Ctrl+C.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AutoIt&oldid=1319990336 - 200 The letters in PDF stand for this Response: Portable Document FormatChecked against:
Portable Document Format (PDF), standardized as ISO 32000, is a file format developed by Adobe in 1993 used to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PDF&oldid=1365626435 - 300 A secret string used to confirm a user's identity Response: A passwordChecked against:
A password, sometimes called a passcode, is secret data, typically a string of characters, usually used to confirm a user's identity.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Password&oldid=1365746520 - 400 A clickable reference that opens another location online Response: A hyperlinkChecked against:
Hyperlink is embedded into a text or an image and takes visitors to another part of a web page.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyperlink&oldid=1365129177 - 500 The small picture used to represent an app or file Response: An iconChecked against:
In computing, an icon is a graphic symbol displayed on a computer screen in order to help the user navigate a computer system.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Icon_(computing)&oldid=1365305902
Office Objects
- 100 The tool used to fasten sheets with a bent metal wire Response: A staplerChecked against:
A stapler is a mechanical device that joins pages of paper or similar material together by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and folding the ends.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stapler&oldid=1353185113 - 200 A board designed for erasable marker writing Response: A whiteboardChecked against:
A whiteboard (also known as marker board, dry-erase board, dry-wipe board, and pen-board) is a glossy, usually white surface for making non-permanent markings.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whiteboard&oldid=1365978582 - 300 A small adhesive square used for temporary notes Response: A sticky noteChecked against:
A Post-it note (or sticky note) is a small piece of paper with a re-adherable strip of glue on its back, made for temporarily attaching notes to documents and other surfaces.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Post-it_note&oldid=1365049622 - 400 A device that turns digital documents into paper copies Response: A printerChecked against:
A printer is a peripheral machine which makes a durable representation of graphics or text, usually on paper.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Printer_(computing)&oldid=1355276733 - 500 A clip with two wire handles used to hold a stack of paper Response: A binder clipChecked against:
A binder clip (also known as a foldback clip, paper clamp, banker's clip, foldover clip, bobby clip, or clasp) is a simple device for binding sheets of paper together.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Binder_clip&oldid=1362125805
Wordplay
- 100 A word that reads the same forward and backward Response: A palindromeChecked against:
A palindrome is a word, sentence, or number that reads the same from left to right as from right to left.
Source: https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palindrome&oldid=10788743 - 200 The word formed by rearranging the letters of another word Response: An anagramChecked against:
An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anagram&oldid=1365770035 - 300 A shortened form made from initial letters and pronounced as a word Response: An acronymChecked against:
In the narrow sense, an acronym is a sequence of letters (representing the initial letters of words in a phrase) when pronounced together as a single word, like NASA, NATO, or laser.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acronym&oldid=1364213132 - 400 A word that sounds like another but has a different meaning Response: A homophoneChecked against:
Homophones are words that sound the same as another word but have a different meaning, and often a different spelling.
Source: https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homophone&oldid=10754945 - 500 A familiar phrase whose meaning is not literal Response: An idiomChecked against:
An idiom is a phrase or expression that largely or exclusively carries a figurative or non-literal meaning, rather than making any literal sense.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Idiom&oldid=1360419721
Quick Numbers
- 100 15 percent of 200 Response: 30Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
- 200 The next prime number after 11 Response: 13Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
- 300 The number of minutes in 2.5 hours Response: 150Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
- 400 The average of 4, 6, and 8 Response: 6Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
- 500 The square root of 144 Response: 12Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
Around the World
- 100 The capital of Japan Response: TokyoChecked against:
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous city of Japan.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tokyo&oldid=1365982412 - 200 The river that flows through Paris Response: The SeineChecked against:
There are 37 bridges in Paris across the Seine (the most famous of which are the Pont Alexandre III and the Pont Neuf) and dozens more outside the city.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seine&oldid=1359219227 - 300 The capital city of Australia Response: CanberraChecked against:
Canberra, the capital city of Australia, is situated within the territory and is the territory's primate city.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Australian_Capital_Territory&oldid=1363602566 - 400 The country containing the city of Reykjavík Response: IcelandChecked against:
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reykjav%C3%ADk&oldid=1365143318 - 500 The currency used by most European Union countries Response: The euroChecked against:
The euro (symbol: €; currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 21 of the 27 member states of the European Union.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Euro&oldid=1365221754
Final round: Fast Facts
This planet is the largest in our solar system. Response: JupiterChecked against: Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and the largest in the Solar System.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jupiter&oldid=1364889806
Every clue, every answer, and what it was checked against
This is what prints on the host key.
Tech Basics
The keyboard shortcut commonly used to copy on Windows 100
Ctrl+CChecked against:
Copy the result to the clipboard using the Windows shortcut Ctrl+C.
Source, pinned revisionThe letters in PDF stand for this 200
Portable Document FormatChecked against:
Portable Document Format (PDF), standardized as ISO 32000, is a file format developed by Adobe in 1993 used to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.
Source, pinned revisionA secret string used to confirm a user's identity 300
A passwordChecked against:
A password, sometimes called a passcode, is secret data, typically a string of characters, usually used to confirm a user's identity.
Source, pinned revisionA clickable reference that opens another location online 400
A hyperlinkChecked against:
Hyperlink is embedded into a text or an image and takes visitors to another part of a web page.
Source, pinned revisionThe small picture used to represent an app or file 500
An iconChecked against:
In computing, an icon is a graphic symbol displayed on a computer screen in order to help the user navigate a computer system.
Source, pinned revision
Office Objects
The tool used to fasten sheets with a bent metal wire 100
A staplerChecked against:
A stapler is a mechanical device that joins pages of paper or similar material together by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and folding the ends.
Source, pinned revisionA board designed for erasable marker writing 200
A whiteboardChecked against:
A whiteboard (also known as marker board, dry-erase board, dry-wipe board, and pen-board) is a glossy, usually white surface for making non-permanent markings.
Source, pinned revisionA small adhesive square used for temporary notes 300
A sticky noteChecked against:
A Post-it note (or sticky note) is a small piece of paper with a re-adherable strip of glue on its back, made for temporarily attaching notes to documents and other surfaces.
Source, pinned revisionA device that turns digital documents into paper copies 400
A printerChecked against:
A printer is a peripheral machine which makes a durable representation of graphics or text, usually on paper.
Source, pinned revisionA clip with two wire handles used to hold a stack of paper 500
A binder clipChecked against:
A binder clip (also known as a foldback clip, paper clamp, banker's clip, foldover clip, bobby clip, or clasp) is a simple device for binding sheets of paper together.
Source, pinned revision
Wordplay
A word that reads the same forward and backward 100
A palindromeChecked against:
A palindrome is a word, sentence, or number that reads the same from left to right as from right to left.
Source, pinned revisionThe word formed by rearranging the letters of another word 200
An anagramChecked against:
An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once.
Source, pinned revisionA shortened form made from initial letters and pronounced as a word 300
An acronymChecked against:
In the narrow sense, an acronym is a sequence of letters (representing the initial letters of words in a phrase) when pronounced together as a single word, like NASA, NATO, or laser.
Source, pinned revisionA word that sounds like another but has a different meaning 400
A homophoneChecked against:
Homophones are words that sound the same as another word but have a different meaning, and often a different spelling.
Source, pinned revisionA familiar phrase whose meaning is not literal 500
An idiomChecked against:
An idiom is a phrase or expression that largely or exclusively carries a figurative or non-literal meaning, rather than making any literal sense.
Source, pinned revision
Quick Numbers
15 percent of 200 100
30Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
The next prime number after 11 200
13Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
The number of minutes in 2.5 hours 300
150Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
The average of 4, 6, and 8 400
6Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
The square root of 144 500
12Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
Around the World
The capital of Japan 100
TokyoChecked against:
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous city of Japan.
Source, pinned revisionThe river that flows through Paris 200
The SeineChecked against:
There are 37 bridges in Paris across the Seine (the most famous of which are the Pont Alexandre III and the Pont Neuf) and dozens more outside the city.
Source, pinned revisionThe capital city of Australia 300
CanberraChecked against:
Canberra, the capital city of Australia, is situated within the territory and is the territory's primate city.
Source, pinned revisionThe country containing the city of Reykjavík 400
IcelandChecked against:
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland.
Source, pinned revisionThe currency used by most European Union countries 500
The euroChecked against:
The euro (symbol: €; currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 21 of the 27 member states of the European Union.
Source, pinned revision
Final round
This planet is the largest in our solar system.
JupiterChecked against:
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and the largest in the Solar System.
Source, pinned revision
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