Initiation Round:

1. Who wrote the poem entitled “The Man Who Thinks He Can”?
a. Walt Whitman
b. Walter Wintle
2. Where did Osama Bin Laden was killed?
a. Pakistan
b. Afghanistan
3. What is called to the mythical monsters in Greek mythology that had the form of a bird with a
human female face?
a. Echidna
b. Chimaera
Answer: Harpies
4. Who is the first Filipino Accountant?
a. Jose Diokno
b. Nicanor Reyes
Answer: Vicente Fabella
5. Who invented the Automated Teller Machine?
a. John Shephed Baron
b. Guglielmo Marconi
6. What is the original name of Google?
a. BackRub
b. Googol
7. What substance that causes fever?
a. Emetics
b. Pyrogen
8. When did Arthur Andersen convicted?
a. 2003
b. 2001
Ans: 2002
9. What is the breed of the world’s fastest dog?
a. Saluki
b. Persian Greyhound
10. Who was the first female CPA in the US in 1899?
a. Christine Ross
b. Julia Sweeney
11. What is the most malleable metal?
a. Copper
b. Gold
12. What was the first planet to be discovered using the telescope, in 1781?
a. Neptune
b. Uranus
13. Who is the Professional Regulatory Board of Accountancy Chairman?
a. Marko Romeo L. Fuentes
b. Samuel B. Padilla
Ans: Noe G. Quiñanola
14. What office did President Rodrigo Duterte ordered to be shut down until further notice?
a. Kapa
b. Forex
Ans: PCSO / Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
15. In latest list of Travel + Leisure magazine, Palawan ranked _____ as the Best Island in the
World?
 a. 2nd
b. 3rd
Clincher:
Which country extended Visa- Free Entry for Filipinos until 2020?
Ans: Taiwan
How many countries are members of the World Trade Organization?
Ans: 164
Who cut Van Gogh’s ear?
Ans: He did

Investment Round:
1. What is the first product to use barcodes?
Ans: Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Gum
2. Effective July 1,2019, BPI will charge _____ PHP for online and mobile transactions.
Ans: Php 10
3. On what year did Apple launch a clothing line?
Ans: 1986
4. What is the collective name of animals and plants that live on a lake bottom?
Ans: Benthos
5. What is the name of the Astronaut who is a son of an Auditor working for the Ohio State
Government?
Ans: Neil Armstrong
6. Recently, AboitizPower goes global after acquiring a wind facility abroad. From what country
does this facility located?
Ans: Vietnam
7. Which country’s people is seeking help to reduce their alcohol intake as per 8th edition of Global
Drug Survey 2019?
Ans: India
8. What mathematical symbol did math whiz Ferdinand von Lindemann determine to be a
transcendental number in 1882?
Ans: Pi.
9. The ancient Tagalogs revered him as the guardian of the mountains and often depicted as a strong
and skillful hunter.
Ans: Dumakulem
10. Who was considered as the first cost accountant?
Ans: Josiah Wedgwood
11. A group of jellyfish is called a ________.
Ans. Smack
12. NBA player with the most number of MVP awards achieving 6 of it in his career.
Ans. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
13. What is the poorest country in the world with a 2017 GDP per Capita of USD 439, 2019 GDP per
Capita (projected) of USD 475 and a 2023 GDP per Capita (projected) of USD 551.
Ans. Democratic Republic of Congo
14. In the 2016 hit movie “The Accountant”, who is the mathematics savant with more affinity for
numbers than people?
Ans: Christian Wolff
15. Which law first gave CPAs official recognition by the federal government as a class of
professionals?
Ans: Revenue Act of 1924
Clincher:
How many members did the AICPA have when it was formed in 1887?
 Ans: 22
In the year 1931, FBI accountants convicted infamous crime lord for income tax invasion. What
is the name of that notorious gangster and businessman?
Ans: Al Capone

End Game:
1. He is an Egyptian god of magic who waited for the moment of world’s creation.
Ans: Heka
2. What is the first organisms to grow back after fire?
Ans: Moss
3. He was a son of the god Poseidon and Eurynome, wife of King Glaukos of Korinthos.
Ans: Bellerophontes
4. What are the only words in English Language with three consecutive double letters?
Ans: Bookkeeping and Bookkeeper
5. What’s the capital of Honduras?
Ans: Tegucigarpa
6. In what year did the first CPA Licensure exam happened?
Ans: 1896
7. What is the name of the accountant who invented bubblegum in the year 1928?
Ans: Walter Diemer
8. What’s short for “binary digit”?
Ans: Bit
9. Who is the moon goddess of Bicolano mythology who periodically comes down to earth to bathe
in its waters?
Ans: Haliya
10. What is the Ph of urine?
Ans: 6
11. The only birds that could see the color blue.
Ans: Owls
12. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history. Spades for King David,
Clubs for Alexander the Great, Hearts for Charlemagne and Diamonds for whom?
Ans: Julius Caesar
13. The only country in the world named after a woman.
Ans: Saint Lucia
14. Name the two body parts that never stop growing.
Ans: Nose and ears
15. What is the dub name of the asteroid who almost hit the earth traveling at a speed of 15 miles a
second?
Ans: 2019 OK
16. Longest living person mentioned in the Bible. Said to have died at the age of 969 and was the son
of Enoch, the father of Lamech, and the grandfather of Noah.
Ans: Methuselah
17. How many times has it snowed in the Sahara desert?
Ans: Once, in February 18, 1979 for 30 minutes
18. How many paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell in his lifetime?
Ans: One, "The Red Vineyard"
19. How many bones are there in a skeleton of a horse?
Ans: 205
20. Also known as the fear of thunder.
Ans: Brontophobia/Astraphobia
21. The smallest bone in the body is found in the ear. What's it called?
Ans: Stapes
22. Closest living relatives to the Tyrannosaurus rex (T-rex).
Ans: Chickens or Ostriches
23. The world’s roundest country which sits not too far from Egypt, which is the world’s squarest
country.
Ans: Sierra Leone
24. The second-largest buyer of explosives in the U.S next to the U.S Department of Defense.
Ans: Walt Disney World
25. On August 4, 2019, PBB hailed the Ultim8 Big Winner. What is the real name of Yamyam?
Ans: William Gucong
26. The only planet that rotates clockwise.
Ans: Venus
27. Known as the “Christmas Capital of the Philippines” and is most famous for its parols (giant
Christmas lanterns), which symbolize the star of Bethlehem and can rise 20 feet (6 m) in the air.
Ans: San Fernando, Pampanga
28. Erythromycin, a well-known antibiotic in the global medical community, was invented by a
Filipino back in 1949. Who was this Filipino doctor?
Ans: Dr. Abelardo Aguilar
29. On what year did Ms. Gloria Diaz won the first Ms. Universe title for the Philippines?
Ans: 1969
30. The first Filipino and Asian to be a President of the United Nation's General Assembly from
1949-1950.
Ans: Carlos P. Romulo
31. What bill is intended to prevent various economic and public accommodation-related acts of
discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression?
Ans: Sogie Bill
32. What is the international name of Bagyong Hanna?
Ans: Lekima
33. The first Southeast Asian country which became independent after the World War II.
Ans: Philippines
34. The youngest MVP in the history of NBA.
Ans: Derrick Rose
35. What is the program launched by the DOH that focus on the destruction of mosquito breeding
sites?
Ans: Sabayang 4-o’clock Habit para Deng-Get Out
36. Who is the wealthiest man in the world as of 2019?
Ans: Jeff Bezos
37. Which country has decided to eliminate three zeros from its currency to counter the economic
crisis?
Ans: Venezuela
38. What year did the PICPA was accredited by the PRC as the bona fide professional organization
of CPAs?
Ans: 1973
39. The release of this movie broke the all-time highest grossing film Avatar since 2009 with a
difference of approximately 500 dollars. What is this movie?
Ans: Avatar: End Game
40. Famous oil company reported significant decline about 72% from the same period last year in
their net income due to implementation of the second tranche of TRAIN Law. What is the name
of this company?
Ans: Petron
41. In the year 2001, a company which known for providing energy, commodities and services for
US was discovered to have been using accounting loopholes to hide billions of dollars of bad
debt, while increasing company’s earnings. What is the name of this company?
Ans: Enron
42. When was the first CPA board exam given in the Philippines?
Ans: May 1932
43. It was permitted by Pres. Duterte as 3rd Telco player and formerly known as Mislatel.
Ans: Dito Telecommunity
44. Who is the first nominee of Duterte Youth party-list and was cancelled by the Comelec?
Ans: Ronald Gian Carlo L Cardema
45. Who is the transportation secretary who condoled with the family of one of the fatalities of the
maritime incident of Iloilo-Guimaras sea mishap?
Ans: Arthur P. Tugade
46. When was the accounting profession was formally recognized by the Philippine government?
Ans: March 17, 1923
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