Admin Day Quiz

The first National Secretaries' Day which later turned into Administrative Professionals Day took place in United States in:

• 1946

• 1952

• 1989

• 2000

Answer explanation

The official period of celebration was first proclaimed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Charles W. Sawyer as "National Secretaries Week", which was held June 1–7 in 1952 with Wednesday, June 4 designated as National Secretaries' Day.

The Office is a mockumentary sitcom about day-to-day lives of office employees in the branch of the fictional paper company. It has its origins in United Kingdom, however a lot of countries prepared own adaptions of the show. Which of the following countries has its own version of The Office?

• United States

• Chile

• Germany

• all the answers are correct

Answer explanation

Other countries with their own version of The Office include Poland, Greece, Saudi Arabia and India.

How many AMS offices are there across the world?

• 12

• 26

• 31

• 40

Answer explanation

Locations include London, Kraków, Toronto, Budapest, Hong Kong, Tokyo and many more.

Paper was the main office supply especially for first Admin Professionals. Currently it’s replaced by more eco-friendly solutions to stop deforestation and reduce the influence of paper industry on environment. How many trees are cut down each day in the world?

• around 12 million

• around 20 million

• around 42 million

• around 63 million

The first email (using the ARPANET) was sent by Ray Tomlinson in:

• 1971

• 1988

• 1997

• 2001

Answer explanation

In 1969, the US Department of Defense implemented ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), a network connecting numerous computers across the department for the purpose of communication within the organization.

On October 29th 1969, the first message was sent from computer to computer on ARPANET. It was 1971 when Ray Tomlinson invented and developed electronic mail, as we know it today, by creating ARPANET’s networked email system.

If somebody advises us in the email ‘PFA’ it most probably means that we should:

• forward the message to All

• expect there is an attachment in the message

• flag the risks to account manager

• ignore the previous message

Answer explanation

PFA mans 'please find attached' :)

Barbara Blackburn was an American typist and writer who achieved Guinness World Record for the world's fastest typist. Her peak speed was:

• 60 words/minute

• 113 words/per minute

• 212 words/minute

• 237 words/minute

Answer explanation

Barbara achieved the result on Dvorak keyboard. Dvorak is a keyboard layout patented in 1936 by August Dvorak and his brother-in-law, William Dealey, as a faster and more ergonomic alternative to the QWERTY layout.

Coffee is a well-known life saver of many Administrative Professionals. Which of the countries is a world’s top coffee producing country?

• India

• Peru

• Columbia

• Brazil

Answer explanation

Brazil produces more than 55 million bags of coffee each year.

AMS Admin Day is celebrated with pizza lunch. First Hawaiian pizza was created in:

• Hawaii

• Greece

•  Italy

• Canada

Answer explanation

The pizza was created in Canada in 1962 by a Greek immigrant called Sam Panopoulos.

Panopoulos said he and his brothers enjoyed the contrast between the pineapple's sweetness and the savory flavor of the ham also added to the pizza. They named it Hawaiian pizza after the brand of canned pineapple used on the pie.

A Japanese study provided that by one click on the mouse we burn (on average):

• 0.6 calories

• 1.42 calories

• 2.34 calories

• 3.5 calories