Benefit Applications
Entertainment Trivia
SSA Specifics
General Trivia
100
What is the first level of appeals called for an SSI/SSDI application?
Reconsideration
100
What is the name of the coffee shop frequented by the characters in Friends?
Central Perk
100
Can you receive benefits if you don't have a bank account?
Yes!
SSA can mail you a Direct Express debit card if you don't have a bank account. Your benefits will be automatically deposited to this card each month!
100
Which artist painted this famous painting?
Vincent van Gogh
200
Which agency reviews your medical records: SSA (Social Security Administration) or DDS (Disability Determination Services)?
DDS
200
Which former NBA player starred alongside Bugs Bunny in the 1996 film Space Jam?
Michael Jordan
200
How long do you have to appeal a decision made by SSA?
60 days
200
What is the largest mammal in the world?
Blue Whale
300
What is a Consultative Exam?
An exam requested by DDS if they cannot make a decision based on the medical records they have
300
Premiering in 2009, what is the highest grossing film of all time?
Avatar
300
What is the full retirement age?
67 (or 66, if you were born from 1943 - 1959)
300
Which country gave the United States the Statue of Liberty?
France
400
What are Compassionate Allowances?
A list of specific severe conditions that inherently meet SSA disability requirements. Conditions on this list are often approved very quickly after an application is submitted!
400
Rocky famously ran up the stairs of which building in the 1976 film Rocky?
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
400
What is the SSI maximum benefit rate for an individual in 2025?
$967/month
400
Where are the smallest bones in the human body located?
The ear (inner ear, to be exact!)
500
For the average SOAR case, how many Social Security forms are submitted when the application is initiated?
(100 bonus points for each form you can name!)
Five:
SSA-827: Authorization to Disclose Information
SSA-1696: Appointment of Representative
SSA-16: Application for SSDI
SSA-3368: Adult Disability Report
SSA-8000: Application for SSI
500
In the 1994 film Forrest Gump, Forrest runs across the entire United States - which North Carolina location was featured in his running montage?
Grandfather Mountain (they even have a little sign!)
500
How does SSA define "disability"?
"The inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity (SGA) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment(s) which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months"
500
Approximately how many Texases can fit inside Alaska?
Two (approximately 2.47 if you want to be specific)