On July 2017, scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Photon

conducted the world’s first extra-planetary teleportation. What did

the team transmit from Tibet into an orbiting satellite?

Which country was in a recent controversy on June 2017 after Turkey

officials of the said country ruled out not to teach evolution to
students until college level, with critics of the move claiming that
such is a religiously-motivated act that goes against the secular
principles of the State?

Which world-renowned sports icon’s Nike endorsement was Manny

dropped as the former was quoted to have commented on a TV Pacquiao
show that gay people are “worse than animals”?

Early in 2016, after thorough investigation of Shakespeare’s tomb Skull

at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford, it was concluded that the
Bard’s _________ probably has been stolen.

Which American company surpassed Apple as the world’s most Alphabet,

valuable company on the February of 2016, after releasing Google’s
income results. parent
company.

Last June 30, 2017, which European country voted on legalizing Germany
same-sex marriage, and is expecting the same to take full effect
before the end of 2017?

What is the name of the British Prime Minister who resigned after David
the UK voted to leave the EU? Cameron

Who wrote the play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” along with Jack
the Harry Potter series author, JK Rowling? Thorne

In 2017, which Japanese emperor recently took a massive break Emperor

from tradition by abdicating his throne to the heir apparent, an Akihito
occurrence that has not occurred for the past two centuries?
Who became the first footballer to top Forbes’ Highest-Paid Christian
Athletes list in 2016? Ronaldo

What animal was declared the oldest living vertebrate animal in A

the world at 392 years by an international team of scientists? Greenland
shark.

Dubbed as the “Philippine Tax Whiz”, what is the name of the Raymond
Filipino tax reform advocate that was nominated as one of the Top Abrea
Outstanding Young Persons of the World 2017?

What is the name of the real-world mobile game by Niantic that Pokemon
was released on July 6, 2016, which immediately made records Go
throughout the world?

Verizon, an American-based internet company purchased which Yahoo

former tech giant on the second quarter of 2016 for $4.83 billion?

Which American celebrity was robbed at gunpoint of $10 million Kim

worth of jewelry in her hotel in Paris? Kardashian

South Korean firm Samsung announced it will permanently stop Samsung

its production of which unit of smartphones after complaints of the Note 7
same devices catching fire?

Which American singer-songwriter is awarded the Nobel Prize for Bob Dylan
Literature in 2016?

US President Barack Obama posthumously awarded the Grace

Presidential Medal of Freedom to which world-renowned Hopper
pioneering computer scientist and Navy Admiral?

Which team won the Super Bowl LI in a historic match against the New
Atlanta Falcons last February 2017, overcoming a record- England
breaking 25-point deficit, the largest comeback in the history of Patriots
Super Bowl prior only being 10 points?

Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and UAE severed Qatar
ties and cut all trade connections from which Middle Eastern
country last June 2017, claiming that the latter’s government is
sponsoring terrorist groups, and effectively heightened tension
throughout the globe and oil trade?

Who was the first democratically elected President of Russia? Boris Yeltsin

Who was offered the role of Israel's second President in 1952? Albert
Einstein
What international body was established in 1945, immediately United
following World War II? Nations

What Archduchess of Austria became Queen of France when her Marie

husband ascended the throne as Louis XVI? Antoinette

Which Soviet satellite was the first to be launched into space in Sputnik 1
1957?

What charter did a group of English barons force King John to Magna Carta
sign in 1215 at Runnymede?

How many British colonies formed the United States of America? 13

Who was the first Catholic pope? St. Peter

The ___ was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty on Boston Tea
December 16, 1773. The demonstrators, some disguised as Party
Native Americans, in defiance of the Tea Act of May 10, 1773,
destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India
Company.

She was an American cultural icon, representing women who Rosie the
worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, many of Riveter
whom produced munitions and war supplies. These women took
many of the jobs formerly held by male workers who were serving
in the military.

What famous criminal started a soup kitchen? Al Capone

What happened on January 28, 1986? Space

Shuttle
Challenger
disaster
When (year) did the Great Depression begin? 1929
What hurricane struck the Gulf Coast of the United States in Hurricane
2005? Katrina

What year was the first Internet domain (Symbolics.com) 1985

registered?

The sinking of what ship in 1915 eventually led to the United RMS
States entering World War I? Lusitania

What German state preceded Nazi Germany? Weimar

Republic
The Nazi invasion of what country triggered World War II in Poland
Europe?

The Treaty of Versailles followed which war? World War I

What was the most popular drink in colonial America? Tea

What Republic Act No. approved by President Aquino is the SK Republic Act No.
Reforms Act of 2016 that will enable reforms in strengthening the 10742
Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) political system.

This satellite was launched to the International Space Station Diwata-1

(ISS) aboard the Cygnus spacecraft on a supply mission. Cygnus
itself will be launched using the Atlas V rocket. The satellite was
deployed into orbit from the ISS on April 27. What is the name of
the first micro-satellite and the first satellite to be built and
designed by Filipinos?

The superhero movie "Wonder Woman" starring Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins
Chris Pine premieres ib Los Angeles - the first superhero film
directed by a woman. Who is this director?

World's largest dinosaur footprint found in Kimberly, Western 1.7 metres

Australia has how many metres?

On January 9, President Duterte issued Proclamation No. 124 National Bible

declaring the month of January as? Month

On February 28 – What network became the first broadcaster to Light Network

switch off completely its analog transmission and Digital
transmission began the following day?
Name at least 3 founding schools of NFJPIA. The six (6) spokes
on the NFJPIA seal
represent the six (6)
founding schools of
NFJPIA, namely: De
La Salle University
(Manila), Philippine
Christian University
(Manila), Philippine
School of Business
Administration
(Manila), St.
Scholastica's
College (Manila),
College of the Holy
Spirit (Manila),
University of the
Philippines (Diliman,
Quezon City);

The National Federation of Junior Philippine Institute of 1983

Accountants was created under the auspices of the Philippine
Institute of Certified Public Accountants to serve as a link between
the accountancy students and their professional counterparts. In
what year NFJPIA was created?

Who is the current NFJPIA President? John Michael R.

Mujer, CFMP

What film is the highest grossing opening of all time? Fate of the Furious,
with an opening of
S541,937,249

In what date did the Marawi Siege or Battle of Marawi occured? May 23, 2017

TAROS is the official name of NFJPIA Region 10 and CARAGA Move forward
2017-2018. TAROS is a Maranao term which means?

Who is the current President of NFJPIA Region 10 and CARAGA Japhet Bonotan
2017-2018? Escrupolo

What is PICPA's current theme of the year? SHINE or Service,

Honesty, Innovation
 and Nation-building
through Education

As of their membership database this academic year, how many 66, 510 members
members are registered in NFJPIA?

How many commissioners are elected in Commission on Audit? 2

(1 Chairman and 2
Commissioners of
COA.)

The Bureau of Customs estimated how many kilograms of 604 kg

intercepted shabu at P6.4 billion?

In 2017, what province originated the avian influenza outbreak in San Luis,
the Philippines? Pampanga

Name of the deceased mayor in a police drug raid in Ozamis, Reynaldo Parojinog
Misamis Occidental. Sr.

First company with a market value of more than S800 Billion. Apple Company

Brazil and South Korea are the ninth and eleventh-largest Petrobras
economies in the world, respectively, and South Korea sits across
a major geopolitical fault line. Both countries impeached their
presidents in 2016. What was the state oil company once headed
by Brazil’s impeached president?

Who burst onto the political scene back in 2014 as Italy’s Matteo Renzi
youngest prime minister and resigned in December 2016 after
voters decisively rejected his plan to revamp Italy’s political
system?

On March 27, 2017 WHO launches the first podcast episode in a Zika Virus
series of 5, entitled “Evidence in action”. The podcast was Infection
focused on what?

Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist born into $20

slavery, will be the new face on what U.S paper money?

On May 10,2016 NASA researchers confirmed the discovery of 9

1,284 new planets. As analyzed by the Kepler telescope, how
many could support life?
Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint on September 19th
4,2016, a day before her ____ death anniversary.

On its 2016 release, ___ overtaken Tinder in terms of Android Pokemon Go

installations and was poised to eclipse Twitter in terms of active
users just days shy of its one-week anniversary.

Northern Syrian city which was a key battleground in a four-year Aleppo

conflict between rebels and government forces.

A gunman shoots dead at least 11 people, including his former Campinas

wife, and then himself in a murder–suicide at a New Year's Eve Massacre
party in the southeast Brazilian city of Campinas. This was also
known as ______

On February 2017, Mark Zuckerberg publishes a new mission Potential

statement for his website, Facebook, including the development tragic events/
of artificial intelligence to identify ____. suicide
attempts

Marawi Siege, an ongoing armed conflict in Marawi, Lanao del May 23, 2017
Sur, that started on ____.

On June 2017, Donald Trump has confirmed that he will withdraw Paris climate
the US from the _____in effect ensuring the world’s second agreement
largest emitter of greenhouse gases will quit the international
effort to address dangerous global warming.

Two women accused of killing the estranged half-brother of North February 13,
Korean leader Kim Jong Un were charged with murder. Kim Jong 2017
Nam died on ___.

According to the United Nations, _____has the largest increase Philippines

in HIV/AIDS in the Asia Pacific region with about a 140% increase
in cases from 2010 until 2016 possibly causing a 'national
emergency.'

On April 4, 2017, the once world's largest tunnel boring machine Bertha
completes its 9,270-foot-long (2,830 m) tunnel under Seattle,
Washington, after four years of digging and a lengthy delay near
the beginning of the project. What was its name?
On July 1, 2017 President Duterte threatens ___with an exposé. Philippine
The newspaper has been a long-time ally of the politically Daily Inquirer
prominent Aquino family (ever since the 1986 EDSA People
Power Revolution), as well as the minority opposition Liberal
Party (of which the Vice President of the Philippines Leni Robredo
is its prominent member); both have been consistent in their
criticisms of the Duterte presidency and its policies since its
inauguration in 2016.

On January 13, 2016 three winning Powerball lottery tickets are $1.6 billion
sold in the U.S. states of California, Florida, and Tennessee. Each
will share the estimated jackpot of US ____dollars, the largest
lottery jackpot in world history.

What is the name of the current (August 2017) tropical storm in Jolina
the Philippines?

When was Kian Loyd Delos Santos killed? August 16,

2017

What is the other name of the Maute Group who attacked Marawi Islamic State
City on May 2017. of Lanao

Ariana Grande had a concert at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Dangerous Woman
August 21, 2017. What is the name of her tour?

On August 24, 2017 Nickelodeon terminated its plan to build an Viacom International
underwater theme park in Coron, Palawan. What is the name of Media Network
Nickelodeon’s parent company?

What is the name of the Brazilian president who was impeached Dilma Rousseff
in August 2016 who was found guilty of moving funds between
government budgets, which is illegal under Brazilian law?

The first and only president of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, died 25 ears
from a stroke on September 2, 2016. He declared Uzbekistan as
an independent country. How many years did he lead the
country?

Who began her ‘25’ world tour in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on leap Adele
day?
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit which country on January 4th, India
2016?

Which country ceased trading for several days in January 2016 China
over plummeting share prices?

Who is Time Magazine’s person of the year for 2016? Donald Trump

Who won the Nobel Peace Prize 2016? Juan Manuel Santos
(President of
Colombia)
What company made its debut as a publicly traded company 2) Snap
valued at $30 billion? (Snapchat’s
owner)
Which film won "Best Picture - Musical or Comedy" at the 2016 The Martian
Golden Globes?

American musician Chris Cornell committed suicide by hanging Sound Garden

himself on May 17th, 2017. Chris was best known as the lead
vocalist of which band?

A nearly 500m (1,640ft) bridge for hikers billed as the longest Zermatt
hanging pedestrian bridge in the world has opened near which
town of Switzerland?

At the 68th Emmy awards, which epic series won Outstanding Game of Thrones
Drama Series?

Which Formula 1 World Champion has announced his retirement Nico Rosberg
in 2016?

India won how many medals at the Jordan Junior and Cadet Open 24
table tennis tournament?

According to Asian Cities & Regions Outlook 2016 by Oxford Delhi, India
Economics, which state is the fastest growth among all Asian
cities?

On August 10, 2017, Facebook launched Youtube competitor Watch

called ________.

Hassan Rouhani has been sworn in as the President of which Iran

country for a second term?
In which country did the 2017 Eurovision song contest take place? Ukraine

This mathematician just celebrated her 99th birthday last August Katherine
26, 2017. She was responsible for calculating the trajectory of Johnson
Freedom 7, which brought the first American (Alan Shepard) to
space, and that of Apollo 11 for its moon landing mission. Who is
she?

Who had the most nominations during the 59th Annual Grammy Beyoncé
Awards held last February 12, 2017?

Which film won Best Costume Design during the 89th Academy Fantastic Beasts
Awards? and Where to
Find Them
Whose tweet is now the most liked tweet as of August 2017 with Barack Obama
over 4.5 million likes?

This hurricane is an active tropical cyclone that is causing Hurricane

unprecedented and catastrophic flooding in southeastern Texas. Harvey
It is the strongest hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico since Hurricane
Rita in 2005 and the strongest to make landfall in the United
States since Hurricane Charley in 2004.

This 32-year old legal assistant from Virginia was killed when a Heather Heyer
car driven by a man from Ohio plowed into a crowd of counter-
protesters in Charlottesville. Who was she?

The Unite the Right rally (also known as the Charlottesville rally) Robert E. Lee
was a far-right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, from
August 11–12, 2017. The goal of the said rally was to oppose the
removal of a statue of which 1860s American general?

Who was Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2016? Donald Trump

What toy appeared on the February 8, 2016 cover of Time Barbie doll
Magazine?

Which country had the second most gold medals during 2016 Great Britain
Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?

Who topped Forbes’ list of The World's Most Powerful People in Vladimir Putin
2016?
Which female artist had her song become the first song in almost Dua Lipa
two years by a female solo artist to reach the top of the UK Singles
Chart, since "Hello" by Adele in 2015?

Which unmanned spacecraft will have its planned end of mission Cassini-Huygens
through disposal by a controlled fall into Saturn's atmosphere on / Cassini
September 15, 2017?

In 2016, Barack Obama named this chancellor as his "closest Angela Merkel
international partner" throughout his tenure as President. Who is
this chancellor?

Beyoncé’s twin pregnancy announcement post on February 1, Rumi & Sir

2017 became the most liked post in Instagram. She gave birth to
the twins on June 13, 2017. What are the names of her twins?

Who was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2016? Bob Dylan

What is the international name of tropical storm Jolina? Pakhar

Who is the incumbent president of France who assumed office on Emmanuel

May 14, 2017? Macron

North Korea just released a video game that lets players kill US Hunting Yankee
marines. What is the name of this game?

What is the highest-grossing film of 2016? Captain America:

Civil War
Chester Charles Bennington (born March 20, 1976) was an July 20, 2017
American singer and songwriter known as the lead singer for the
rock band Linkin Park. He also served as the frontman for Dead
by Sunrise and Stone Temple Pilots. Bennington
committed suicide by hanging at his home in Palos Verdes
Estates, California; his housekeeper discovered his body around
9:00 a.m. Mike Shinoda confirmed his death on Twitter, writing,
"Shocked and heartbroken, but it's true. An official statement will
come out as soon as we have one". When was his death (date)?

In july 16, 2017, Roger Federer has won against Marin Cilic for 19
his record breaking 8th Wimbledon title.How many grand slam
singles titles does Roger Federer have?

He was an English actor and director known for playing a variety Alan Rickman
of roles on stage and on screen. He trained at the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and was a member of the
Royal Shakespeare Company, performing in modern and
classical theatre productions. His first big television part came in
1982, but his big break was as the Vicomte de Valmont in the
stage production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses in 1985, for which
he was nominated for a Tony Award. He gained wider notice for
his film performances as Hans Gruber in Die Hard. In August
2015, he suffered a minor stroke, which led to the diagnosis of
pancreatic cancer. He concealed the fact that he had terminal
cancer from all but his closest confidants.[58] On 14 January
2016, he died in London at the age of 69. Who is he?

The 2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the Japan
2016 FIFA Club World Cup on 18 December 2016. The final was
contested between Spanish club Real Madrid, representing UEFA
as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, and
Japanese club Kashima Antlers, representing as the reigning
champions of the J1 League. Real Madrid won the match 4–2
after extra time to claim their 2nd title. Which country hosted the
2016 FIFA Club World cup?

The NBA draft is an annual event dating back to 1947 in which Markelle Fultz
the (now thirty) teams from the National Basketball Association
(NBA) can draft players who are eligible and wish to join the
league. These are typically college basketball players, but
international players are also eligible to be drafted. College
players who have finished their four-year college eligibility are
automatically eligible for selection, while the underclassmen have
to declare their eligibility and give up their remaining college
eligibility. International players who are at least 23 years old are
automatically eligible for selection, while the players younger than
22 have to declare their eligibility. Who was the 1st overall pick in
the 2017 nba draft?

Hurricane ____has dumped record amounts of rain onto the Hurricane Harvey
Texas city of Houston, leaving at least eight dead and thousands
stranded and prompting an unprecedented rescue effort. As a
result of the rains, swollen bayous and releases of water from
reservoirs, large swaths of the fourth-largest city in the US is
under water.
The International 2017 (TI7) was the seventh iteration of The Team Liquid
International, an annual Dota 2 eSports championship
tournament. Hosted by Valve Corporation, the game's developer,
the tournament began with the qualifier phase in June 2017, and
ended after the main event at the KeyArena in Seattle in August.
It awarded the biggest prize pool in eSports history at over US$24
million, breaking the record set by the previous year's tournament.
The Grand Finals took place between the European-based team
and the Chinese-based team newbee, with champions sweeping
Newbee 3-0 in a best-of-five series, winning nearly US$11 million
in prize money. What is the team name of the champions?

amid a Maute Group-related escalation of conflicts in Mindanao Proclamation No.

as well as recent clashes in Marawi between the Armed Forces 216
of the Philippines and the Islamist group, Philippine President
Rodrigo Duterte placed the whole of Mindanao, including Basilan,
Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, under martial law. What is the proclamation
no. for proclamation of martial law and suspension of
the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in the whole
of Mindanao, issued by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on
May 23, 2017?

Who is the german chancellor who demanded the release of ANGELA MERKEL
detained germans in turkey?

The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy Leonardo DiCaprio
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best
films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016. Spotlight won
two awards including Best Picture, and Mad Max: Fury Road won
six awards, the most for the evening.[8] The Revenant earned
three awards including Best Director for Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Brie
Larson won Best Actress for Room, while Mark Rylance and Alicia
Vikander won supporting acting honors for Bridge of Spies and
The Danish Girl, respectively. The telecast garnered 34.42 million
viewers in the United States. Who won as Best Actor?

The 89th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy LA LA Land

of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best
films of 2016, and took place on February 26, 2017, at the Dolby
Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. In an event
unprecedented in the history of the Oscars, a film was incorrectly
announced as the Best Picture. After a few minutes the error was
corrected and Moonlight was declared the winner.[8][9] Moonlight
became the first film with an all-black cast and the first LGBT-
themed film to win Best Picture. What was the name of the film
that was incorrectly announced as the winner for Best Picture?

Floyd Mayweather has beaten Conor McGregor in Las Vegas, 10th Round
claiming his 50th victory and maintaining his unbeaten record. In
what round did the referee stop the fight thus proclaiming
Mayweather as winner by TKO?

Who is the dictator who recently had his third child? Kim Jong Un

The ACM A.M. Turing Award is an annual prize given by the World Wide Web
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to "an individual
selected for contributions of a technical nature made to the
computing community". It is stipulated that the contributions
"should be of lasting and major technical importance to the
computer field".[2] The Turing Award is generally recognized as
the highest distinction in computer science[3][4] and the "Nobel
Prize of computing. In 2016, this was awarded to English
computer scientist Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee for inventing the
____?

The seventh season of the fantasy drama television series Game A song of Ice and
of Thrones premiered on HBO on July 16, 2017, and concluded Fire
on August 27, 2017. Game of Thrones is an American fantasy
drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss.
It is an adaptation of George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy
novels, A Game of Thrones. A game of thrones is the first novel
in what series of George R. R. Martin’s fantasy novels?

In june 12 2016, he becomes 1st footballer to top Forbes' Highest- Cristiano Ronaldo
Paid Athletes List, earning $88 million. Who is he?

The 2017 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 29th 24

Southeast Asian Games (Abbreviation: 29th SEA Gamesand
commonly known as Kuala Lumpur 2017 is a Southeast Asian
multi-sport event that will took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
from 19 to 30 August 2017. The Philippines went home with 33
silver medals and 64 bronze medals. How many gold medals did
the Philippines win?
Brexit is the popular term for the United Kingdom's prospective David Cameron
withdrawal from the European Union (EU). Who was the british
prime minister that resigned after the UK votes to leave the EU?

In june 13, 2016, Verizon Communications, the wireless Yahoo

powerhouse closed its $4.48 billion purchase of a internet core
business Tuesday, finalizing a deal mired by two massive hacks
affecting more than 1 billion if the online business’ accounts and
marking the latest play by telecoms to challenge Silicon Valley's
dominance in online advertising. What company did Verizon buy?

In july 30, 2016, Harry Potter and the Cursed child was published Jack Thorne
worldwide. It is a two-part stage play with contributions by J.K.
Rowling. The story begins nineteen years after the events of
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and follows Harry Potter,
now a Ministry of Magic employee, and his younger son Albus
Severus Potter, who is about to attend Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry. Who wrote the play?

On July 4, 2017, North Korea tested its first _____________ Intercontinental

(Acronym or full name) Ballistic Missile

On July 7, 2017, UNESCO announced two new world heritage Tomb of the
sites. What is the name of the SECOND site? Patriatchs
_______________

Who was elected President of India on July 20, 2017?

_______________

On April 10, 2017, members of the Australian Research Council Coral Bleaching
issued a report on the declining health of the Great Barrier Reef.
A full two thirds of the reef is affected by
severe________________.

What is the name of China’s first cargo spacecraft, which was

launched last April 20, 2017?

On April 24, 2017, Peggy Whitson set the American record for 534 days
most time spent in space. How long did she spend time in space?
___________
On June 24, 2017, a massive cholera outbreak occurred in 200,000
Yemen, causing over 1,300 deaths amidst an ongoing civil war in
the country. On this date, how many CONFIRMED cases did it
pass?

On June 14, 2017, a West London apartment complex suffered a

fire which caused 80 deaths, with the number expected to rise
later in the year. What was the name of the apartment complex?

On May 9, 2017, former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja C. Blasphemy

Purnama was convicted on the charges of what crime? (encircle
the letter)

A. Graft and corruption

B. The raping of an East Timorese national

C. Blasphemy

D. Possession of narcotics and concealed weapons

On May 20, 2017, the incumbent president of Iran, Hassan 8,000,000

Rouhani, won re-election by a large margin of how many votes?
______________

On May 22, 2017, a bomb was detonated at an Ariana Grande

concert held in Manchester Arena. The primary suspect was a
Manchester citizen born to Libyan immigrant parents. Who was
the primary suspect? _____________

Who was the first African Director General elected by the World
Health Organization?

On May 30, 2017 former Panamanian president Manuel Noriega 83

died at what age?_________________

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked Pope Francis on First Nations
May 29, 2017 to issue a papal apology to which community? Community
__________________

On May 24, 2017, Taiwan was set to become the first ASIAN Same sex marriage
country to legalize what? _____________

On February 4, 2017, a very rare species of frog that had been

feared extinct was located and captured by researchers. This
critically endangered species was called arthroleptis troglodytes,
or ______________

On February 15, 2017, a rocket is launched by the Indian Space 104

Research Organization which carried a record number of
nanosatellites. How many nanosatellites were carried by the
rocket?____________

On March 8, 2017, members of the U.S. Congress passed a bill, 2033

ordering NASA to direct their efforts to send human beings to
Mars by what year? __________

On Mar. 27, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gives
the green light for pharmaceutical company Tesaro to test a new
drug for the treatment of ovarian cancer. What is the name of the
drug? _______________

On Mar. 1, a team of scientists announce that they have found 4.3 billion years old
exceptionally old microfossils in Hudson Bay, in Quebec, Canada.
These microfossils are identifiable as filaments within layers of
jasper and hematite. According to the scientists, these are almost
how many years old?
1. How long did the Hundred Years' War last?
2. What was the first city to reach a population of one million?
3. Who was the first U.S. President to be impeached?
4. The world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black which featured a portrait of Queen
Victoria, was introduced in what year?
5. What was the name of the English ship that famously transported the first English
Puritans, known today as the Pilgrims, from Plymouth, England to the New World in
1620?
6. Arabic numerals originated in what country?
7. What international body was established in 1945, immediately following World War II?
8. Who was a primary force behind the Reign of Terror?
9. What was the name of the military nobility of medieval and early-modern Japan?
10. Which historical event started in October 24, 1929, also known as Black Thursday?
11. Who is considered as the first cost accountant?
12. Which accountant is credited with typing the list of names known as Schindler's list, a
list of Jews who survived the Holocaust because of Oskar Schindler's efforts?
13. In what year was the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) established?
14. The state of New York gave its first certified public accountant (CPA) exam in what
year?
15. Who was the Chicago crime boss that was finally brought down in 1931 by FBI
accountants? Although believed responsible for crimes ranging from bootlegging to
murder, he was ultimately arrested and convicted for income tax evasion.
16. What organization is the mother organization of NFJPIA?
17. In what federation year did NFJPIA receive a Diamond Year Award from PICPA, for
its support in the fulfillment of its objectives to strengthen the bond between JPIA and
PICPA?
18. How many founding schools did NFJPIA have?
19. How many accredited local chapters does NFJPIA have?
20. Who is NFJPIA’s National Vice President for Academics?
 Answers
1. 116 years
2. Rome
3. Andrew Johnson
4. 1840
5. Mayflower
6. India
7. United Nations
8. Maximilien Robespierre
9. Samurai
10. Great Depression
11. Josiah Wedgwood
12. Itzhak Stern
13. 2001
14. 1896
15. Al Capone
16. PICPA
17. 1998-1999
18. 6
19. 275
20. Reynaldo Lamorena Jr.
1. Alexander the Great became King of Macedonia on what year?

2. Napoleon was born on which French island?

3. At the end of the First Crusade, what city as captured by the Crusaders?

4. In 1453, the fall of what city signalled the end of the Byzantine Empire?

5. How many civilians were killed in the Battle of Iwo Jima?

6. What phrase was used to describe the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq?

7. The Sumerians were the first to migrate to what area?

8. The Boston Tea Party was associated with what Revolution?

9. This was the codename for the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II. It was
also the largest amphibious operation in human history.

10. He was the founder of the Yuan Dynasty in China.

11. In this type of costing system, production costs are accumulated for each separate
job.

12. These are alterations or modifications on the leased property made by the lessee.

13. It is the power of the entity to obtain the future economic benefits flowing from the
intangible asset and restrict the access of others to those benefits.

14. Before aggregating operating segments, they must share a __________ of the 5
aggregation criteria.

15. This is also known as “Statement of Financial Performance.”

16. On Federation year 2010-2011, many accredited local chapters did NFJPIA have?

17. Who was the first president of NFJPIA?

18. NFJPIA was created in_________

19. On the federation seal, the 6 spokes represent__________

20. On the federation seal, the color green, which is for the laurel leaves,
signifies__________
ANSWERS:

1. 336 BC

2. Corsica

3. Jerusalem

4. Constantinople

5. None

6. Shock and awe

7. Mesopotamia

8. American Revolution

9. Operation Overlord

10. Kublai Khan

11. Job-order costing

12. Leasehold improvement

13. Control

14. majority

15. Income Statement

16. 226

17. W.W. Larkin

18. 1983

19. the 6 founding schools of NFJPIA

20. excellence
1. Who invented the thermometer in 1593?

2. The Wars of the Roses (1455-85) were fought between which two houses of
England?

3. What 19th-century president erroneously noted: “The ballot is stronger than the
bullet”?

4. Which killer was also known as ‘The Whitechapel Murderer’?

5. What disease killed thousands of people in Glasgow in 1832?

6. Portuguese-born navigator was the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean?

7. What was discovered in 1799 by Pierre-François Bouchard, a Napoleonic soldier?

8. In which year did the demolition of the Berlin Wall begin?

9. The first bank established in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia was?

10. Where did Florence Nightingale establish a hospital to treat casualties of the
Crimean War?

11. Who is the First Filipino Accountant?

12. First Filipina Accountant?

13. Who is considered the first cost accountant?

14. Italian mathematician Luca Pacioli published the first book about double-entry
bookkeeping on 10 November 1494 – and it is in his honour that International
Accountants Day was started. What is the name of his book?

15. The world's first accountants originated in?

16. What is PICPA's current theme of the year?

17. When was NFJPIA founded?

18. Who is the current National Vice President for Communications - Mindanao?

19. As of this academic year, how many accredited local chapters are registered in
NFJPIA?

20. As of their membership database this academic year, how many members are
registered in NFJPIA?

Melton
Answers:

1. Galileo

2. York and Lancaster

3. Abraham Lincoln

4. Jack the Ripper

5. Cholera

6. Ferdinand Magellan

7. The Rosetta Stone

8. 1989

9. El Banco Español Filipino de Isabel 2. It was founded in August 1, 1851. Its first office
was located in Intendencia, now called Intramuros. In January 1, 1912, the bank was
officially renamed into Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI).

10. Scutari

11. Vicente F. Fabella

12. Dr. Belen Enrique Gutierrez

13. Josiah Wedgwood

14. Summa de Arithmetica, Geometria, Proportioni et Proportionalita, described keeping

accounts for assets, liabilities, capital, income, and expenses, much like the systems we
use today in balance sheets and income statements.

15. Ancient Mesopotamia

16. SHINE or Service, Honesty, Innovation and Nation-building through Education

17. 1983

18. Jennifer D. Fementira

19. 358

20. 66, 510 members

Han Dynasty 1. What dynasty did peasant leader Liu Bang
after he defeated the Qin at the battle of
Gaixia?
Plane Crash 2. What caused the death of Pres. Ramon
Magsaysay?
Raja Sulayman 3. He was the ruler of pre-colonial Manila.

PICPA 4. The mother organization of NFJPIA.

1896 5. Year when the first CPA exam was taken.

358 6. Number of accredited NFJPIA local chapters

nationwide
Sultan Kudarat 7. The Sultan of Maguindanao who successfully
defeated Mindanao against the Spaniards.
Bookkeeping, Bookkeeper 8. Only words in the English language with three
consecutive double letters.
1914 9. World War I began in which year?

Hugyaw: Celebrating Diversity, 10. What is NFJPIA’s batch theme this year?
Roaring as One: 35 years of
Upholding the JPIAn Passion
and Excellence.

France and England 11. The Hundred Years War was fought between
what two countries?
Luca Pacioli 12. Advocated the use of ledgers and is known
for saying a person should not go to sleep at
night until their debits and credits are equal.
Lakan Dula 13. Last king of pre-colonial Tondo.

Marco Polo 14. Who was the first Western explorer to reach
China?
Tax Evasion 15. Chicago crime boss Al Capone was finally
brought down in 1931 by FBI accountants.
Although believed responsible for crimes
ranging from bootlegging to murder, Capone
was ultimately arrested and convicted
for what?
Yemen 16. The Sa’dah insurgency was a civil war that
took place from 2004-2010 in which country?
Austria 17. Adolf Hitler was born in which country?

ICAS 18. The oldest professional body of chartered

accountants in the world
 19. What famous 5th century A.D conqueror was
Attila the Hun known as 'The Scourge of God'?
1983 20. When was NFJPIA founded?
Michelle

Monique

History

1) The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for which Egyptian ruler?
2) Adolf Hitler was born in which country?
3) The Peloponnesian War was fought between which cities?
4) When were ancient Olympic games held first?
5) When was Constantinople captured by Ottomans?
6) When was Nineveh destructed?
7) According to Herdotous, coins were first minted by the _________________.
8) Who defeated Darius III in the Battle of Gaugamela?
9) Who murdered Julius Caesar?
10) Who invented eyeglasses?

Accounting trivia

1) The word ‘debit’ means _______________ in Latin.

2) Land, Buildings, and Equipment are what type of asset?
3) Who is the first Filipino certified Public Accountant?
4) What principle directs a company to report an expense on its income statement
in the same period as the related revenues?
5) Who wrote the first book on double-entry accounting in 1494?

RFJPIA/ NFJPIA

1) Who is the national vice president for academics?

2) Who is NFJPIA’s national adviser?
3) How many local chapters are accredited by NFJPIA?
4) When was the NFJPIA created?
 5) When did NFJPIA receive a Diamond Year Award from PICPA?

Answers

1) Cheops
2) Austria
3) Sparta and Athens (The Peloponnesian War began in 431 BC. Sparta defeated
Athens in 404 BC.)
4) 776 BC (Olympic games were first held in 776 BC by the Greeks in honour of
God Zeus at Mount Olympus in Greece.)
5) 1453 (The Ottomans were commanded by Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II.)
6) 612 BC (Nineveh is an ancient Mesopotamian city on the eastern bank of the
Tigris River)
7) Lydians
8) Alexander the Great (He conquered the entirety of the First Persian Empire)
9) Marcus Brutus (In 44 BC, he assassinated Julius Caesar which marked the end
of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire)
10) Benjamin Franklin

Accounting trivia

1) ‘he owes’
2) Fixed
3) Vicente F. Fabella
4) Matching Principle
5) Luca Pacioli

RFJPIA/ NFJPIA

1) Arvince Dylan Tabamo

2) Francis J. Ricamora
3) 275
4) 1983
5) In the Federation Year 1998-1999
SPORTS

1) LeBron James has recently been named for the second time as the Sportsman
of the Year by the celebrated sports magazine Sports Illustrated. He is the
second athlete to have been named twice with such award ever since. Who
was the first?
2) Though Wimbledon is one of the biggest sports event in the world, the very first
tournament was scheduled in 1877 as a fundraiser for England’s preferred
sport as of the time. Name that sport.
3) Which Los Angeles Lakers coach trademarked the term “three-peat” but did not
see any profit until the Bulls made the term popular?
4) The first athlete to fail an Olympic drug test was Swedish pentathlete Hans-
Gunnar Liljenwall in 1968. What “drug” did he test positive for?
5) Which NBA player scored 50.4 points and grabbed 22.9 rebounds per game
but was not named as the MVP?
6) Which country has competed in the most Summer Olympics without winning a
gold medal?
7) Which NBA player was the only player in history to have went for 25 points,
grabbed 22 rebounds, and dealt out 21 assists, recording the only recorded
“double” triple-double in history?
8) Despite not playing basketball since high school, which famous American
celebrity was drafted No. 139 by the NBA’s Kansas City Kings after winning the
men’s decathlon at the 1976 Olympics?
9) In cross-country bike racing, what do the initials BMX represent?
10) What do athletes wear to compete in the ancient Olympics?
LEISURE

11) What is the name of the actress who played the Unsinkable Molly Brown in the
1997 movie Titanic?
12) What did the famous Hollywood sign, located in Los Angeles, originally say?
13) In movies, a clue or piece of information which is intended to be misleading, is
known as what?
14) What is the longest-running Broadway Shows, with 10951 recorded
performances as of September 1 2014?
15) The first fashion magazine was published in 1586 in which country?
16) Which individual was awarded the most number of Oscars, with 26 academy
awards over his lifetime? (22 regular Oscars, four honorary ones.)
17) What are Oscar statuettes officially called?
18) With half a billion copies sold worldwide, what is the number one best-selling
video game of all time?
19) Adam Richard Wiles is the real name of which American artist?
20) What pseudonym did Taylor Swift use when she co-wrote Calvin Harris’ This is
what you came for?
ANSWER

1) Tiger Woods
2) Croquet
3) Pat Riley
4) Beer
5) Wilt Chamberlain
6) Philippines
7) Wilt Chamberlain
8) Bruce Jenner
9) Bicycle moto x (cross)
10) Nothing
11) Kathy Bates
12) Hollywoodland
13) Red Herring
14) Phantom of the Opera
15) Germany
16) Walt Disney
17) Academy Awards of Merit
18) Tetris
19) Vin Diesel
20) Nils Sjoberg
 1. Because of her 101-decibel grunts, what was nicknamed the Siberian Siren?
2. Who became the first set of sisters to ever win Olympic gold medals in tennis?
3. When was the last time golf was played in the Olympics excluding 2016 Summer
Olympics?
4. First Filipino woman to win a medal in the Olympics
5. How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win at the Beijing Olympics?
6. In which year were the summer Olympic games held in Moscow?
7. Total all time gold medals in the Olympics won by the PH
8. Total number of Filipino athletes sent to Rio Olympics
9. The first World Cup for Soccer (Football) was held in which country in 1930?
10. In what year were the first Wimbledon Tennis Championships held in England?
11. "People are always asking me if I know Tyler Durden". Name the film?
12. What film can you find the name Andrew Laeddis?
13. Aladdin is based on what Arabian folktale
14. What was the last name of Michael, John and Wendy in "Peter Pan"?
15. Name of Rapunzel’s pet chameleon and a supporting character in Disney's 2010
animated feature film, Tangled.
16. Main antagonist of the film Tangled (she is Rapunzel's wicked adopted mother and
an immortality-seeking sorceress)
17. Who are the three fairy godmothers of Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty? Name
their gifts.
18. An American multinational toy manufacturing company founded in 1945 whose
popular products include Barbie dolls.
19. How many fairies were there in the film "Snow White"?
20. The famous expression "Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn" is associated with
which movie?
Answers
1. Maria Sharapova
2. Venus and Serena Williams
3. 1904
4. Hidilyn Diaz
5. 8
6. 1980
7. 0
8. 13
9. Uruguay
10. 1877
11. Fight Club
12. Shutter Island
13. One Thousand and One Nights
14. Darling
15. Pascal
16. Mother Gothel
17. Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather ( gift of beauty, gift of song, and last gift is to
weaken the curse so that instead of death, Aurora will fall into a deep sleep
until she is awakened by true love's kiss)
18. Mattel
19. 0
20. Gone with the Wind
1. Who has won the 2016 Miami Open Men’s singles title?
2. “Hopman cup” is related to which sports?
3. What city of Asia hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008?
4. In cricket, how many matches generally make up an Ashes Test series?

5. The American basketball team “The Bulls”, represents which city?

6. In what sport are the terms “stale fish” and “mulekick” used?
7. In feet, how high is a basketball hoop?
8. What was banned from 1967 to 1976?
9. What teams played the “El Clasico”
10. Which country won the first World cup held in 1930?
11. How much was the budget for the movie the Titanic?
12. What was the name of the dog in the 'Tom and Jerry' cartoons?

13. Which song by Madonna featured in 'Moulin Rouge'?

14. Completes this Leonardo DiCaprio quote from 'Titanic': "I'm ____ the world!"

15. In which dance do you 'Put your left leg in, your left leg out' and 'shake it all
about'?

16. What band sang the OST for Kimi no Nawa entitled Sparkle?
17. In Death Note, who killed L?
18. In Swords Art Online, of the 10000 players how many were able to log out?

19. In Pokemon, Pikachu was based on what animal?

20. Who is the mangaka(artist) behind Detective Conan?
1. Novak Djokovic

2. Lawn Tennis

3. Beijing

4. Five

5. Chicago

6. Snowboarding

7. 10 feet

8. Slam Dunk

9. Real Madrid and

Barcelona

10. Uruguay

11. $200 million

12. Spike

13. Like A Virgin

14. King of

15. Hokey Cokey

16. Radwimps

17. Rem

18. 6147

19. Pika

20. Gosho Aoyama

1. What year was the first Super Bowl played?
2. What basketball move was banned from 1967 to 1976?
3. Which is the only country to have played in every World Cup?
4. In what year were women first allowed to participate in the modern Olympic games?
5. Who was Muhammad Ali's opponent at Rumble in the Jungle?
6. Whose ear did Mike Tyson bite off in 1997?
7. Who founded the game of basketball?
8. What is the sport that Alan Shepard played on the moon on February 1971?
9. What is the national sport of Bhutan?
10. When was the last time the Olympics awarded gold medals that were solid gold?
Ever since, gold medals have been silver with gold plating.
11. Who holds the record for the most number of Oscar awards won by an individual?
12. Who is the most portrayed literary human character in TV and film?
13. What is the 1st feature-length animated film released by Disney Studios in 1937?
14. Which film was the first summer blockbuster?
15. Who was the first actor to appear on the cover of TIME Magazine?
16. What movie is generally considered to be the first talking picture?
17. Who directed Schindler's List?
18. What was the first movie by Pixar to receive a rating higher than G in the United
States? It received a PG rating for action violence.
19. Who is the first black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?
20. Who is the first black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
1. 1967
2. The slam dunk
3. Brazil
4. 1900 in Paris
5. Mike Tyson
6. Evander Holyfields
7. James Naismith
8. Golf
9. Archery
10. 1912
11. Walt Disney
12. Sherlock Holmes
13. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
14. Jaws
15. Charlie Chaplin
16. The Jazz Singer
17. Schindler’s List
18. The Incredibles
19. Sidney Poitier
20. Halle Berry

GAVIN

1. Which 1964 Stanley Kubrick film starring Peter Sellers had the alternative title, How I
Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb?______________________

2. Which Swedish actress and former model was at one time married to Peter
Sellers?___________

3. In which town in England was Michael Caine's 1971 cult movie Get Carter
filmed?______________

4. In the 1985 movie Fletch, who plays investigative reporter I. M. Fletcher in the title
role?_________________

5. In which 1969 anti-war musical did Sir Richard Attenborough make his directing
debut?_________________________

6. In the 1978 Superman movie, which cinema icon plays Superman's father Jor-
El?______________________
7. Known as "Mr. Hockey", what famous hockey player died in June of 2016 at the age
of 88?
a. Bobby Orr
b. Bobby Hull
c. Jean Beliveau
d. Gordie Howe

8. Taking place in Montreal on June 12th, who won the 2016 Canadian Grand Prix?
a. Lewis Hamilton
b. Nico Rosberg
c. Valtteri Bottas
d. Sebastian Vettel

9. Which horse won the 2016 Kentucky Derby on May 7th, 2016?
a. Exaggerator
b. Trojan Nation
c. Gun Runner
d. Nyquist

10. Who was severely injured after snapping his neck against the ropes at WWE
Payback 2016?
a. Enzo Amore
b. Sami Zayn
c. Big Cass
d. Kevin Owens

11. Taking place from April 16 to May 2, who won the 2016 World Snooker
Championship?
a. Mark Selby
b. Ronnie O'Sullivan
c. Peter Ebdon
d. Ding Junhui

12. Bobby Carroll, who died in May 2016, was a famous footballer for which club?
a. Celtics
b. West Ham United
c. Liverpool
d. Rangers

13. In which nation did the 2016 Invictus Games take place?
a. UK
b. Italy
c. USA
d. France

14. Which team won the 2016 Rugby Union European Cup?
a. Bath
b. Sale
c. Wasps
d. Saracens
15. Who scored the winning goal in the 2016 FA Cup Final?
a. Jesse Lingard
b. Michael Carrick
c. Wayne Rooney
d. Juan Mata

16. Which sport announced, in May 2016, that it would allow "professionals" to compete
at the 2016 Olympics for the first time?
a. Athletics
b. Rugby Sevens
c. Tennis
d. Boxing

17. Which NHL team won the 2016 Stanley Cup finals?
a. Washington Capitals
b. Pittsburgh Penguins
c. St. Louis Blues
d. San Jose Sharks

18. This American baseball legend, one of the first five players elected to the Baseball
Hall of Fame, once played in the baseball field of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in
the Philippines. _____________

19. This player of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), nicknamed the
"Triggerman", broke several Filipino and PBA all-time records, including the most points
scored in a single game by a Filipino.

_________________

20. The "Thrilla in Manila", a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier,
was held in which city? _______________
1. What number lies between 5 and 9 on a British Dart Board?
2. In which year did the first Wimbledon tournament held?
3. How many players including the goal tender make up an ice hockey team?
4. What is the only major team sport in the USA with no game clock?
5. What is the maximum time limit allowed to look for a lost ball in golf?
6. Who has the longest undefeated streak in boxing (Mexico) with 87 wins in a row?
7. In 1936, what was the world's first televised sporting event?
8. The Olympic Games were not held during which three years and for what reason?
9. The game of basketball was created by James Naismith in what year?
10. What is a NBA player deemed to be if he has received the Maurice Podoloff Trophy?
11. In South Dakota, what is illegal to show in movies?
12. In Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty, what was the name of the Queen witch?
13. In the original film, who steals the Pink Panther?
14. The method school of acting was developed by who?
15. Who is the patron saint for dancers and actors?
16. Short actors stand on what wooden object to appear bigger?
17. He was an American film actor and military officer, often referred to as "The King of
Hollywood" or just simply as "The King". Who is he?
18. Who wrote Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?
19. Who was the first actor to appear in Time magazine?
20. Who was the first actress to endorse a product commercially?
21. Which actress said that "It's better to be nude than being unemployed?"
22. Who is the leading actress starred in the original King Kong in 1933?
Answers:
1. 12
2. 1877
3. 6
4. Baseball
5. 5 minutes
6. Julio Chavez
7. Jess Owens Olympics
8. 1916, 1940, 1944 (World War I and II)
9. 1891
10. The Most Valuable Player - MVP.
11. Police getting beaten
12. Maleficent
13. The Phantom
14. Konstantin Stanislavsky
15. St. Vitas
16. Pancake
17. William Clark Gable
18. Roald Dahl
19. Charlie Chaplin
20. Lillie Langtry
21. Angie Dickinson
22. Fay Wray
1. Capuchin is what kind of animal? - Monkey

2. What scale is used to measure the spicy heat of chili peppers? Scroville Scale

3. When was Pluto demoted to a dwarf planet (year) ? 2006

4. Which country hosted the 2007 SEA Games? Thailand

5. What color appears in the flags of most Muslim countries? Green

6. Christianity, Islam, and __ makes up the 3 Abrahamic religions. - Judaism

7. __ dogs were originally bred to retrieve fishing nets. – Labrador retriever

8. Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 led to the _ war. – Persian Gulf War

9. __ has the largest area of any country in the world. – Russia

10. The first man on space. -Yuri Gagarin

11. The first US president to die in office. William Henry Harrison

12. The “White House” was first called ____. -President's Palace

13. The side of the moon that never faces the Earth. - far side

14. Coffee originated in _____. – Ethiopia

15. (True or False) Tug of war was once an Olympic game. True

1. Members of Chapecoense Atletico de Brazil have gathered at the club’s training

base to pay their respects after they discovered that the majority of their
teammates had been killed in the tragic Colombian plane crash. The crash is the
worst tragedy to involve a football team since the 1958 Munich Air Disaster. How
many people died in the said tragedy?- 75 people had died, 6 survived
2. The Sandugo was a blood compact, performed in the island of Bohol in the
Philippines on March 16, 1565, to seal their friendship as part of the tribal
tradition. This is considered as the first treaty of friendship between the
Spaniards and Filipinos. "Sandugo" is a Visayan word which means "one blood".
Who performed the blood compact? - Miguel López de Legazpi and Datu
Sikatuna
3. Who is the most streamed female artist in Spotify last 2016? - Rihanna
4. Women in sports: Which female was the first Olympic gymnast to receive a
perfect "10" rating from the judges - in the 1976 Olympics? –Nadia Comeneci
5. One of the most controversial superbowl halftime show happened on Super
Bowl XXXVIII in 2004 when Janet Jackson's right breast was accidentally
exposed. For the next two years, "Janet Jackson" was the most searched
term, event, and image on the Internet. Who accidentally exposed Janet
Jackson's right breast? -Justin Timberlake
6. The Metro Manila Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Metro Manila, the
Philippines. The festival, which runs from December 25 through New Years Day
and into first weekend of January in the following year, focuses on Filipino films.
What is the first full length Philippine animated film presented in 3D which was an
official entry in 2010 MMFF? – RPG Metanoia
7. Taiwan is to become the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, after
the island’s constitutional court ruled current laws defining unions as between a
man and a woman are invalid. Taiwan’s highest court, the council of grand
justices, said barring gay couples from marrying violated “the people’s freedom of
marriage” and “the people’s right to equality”. What is the first country in the
world to legalize same-sex marriage? - Netherlands
8. What is the top grossing movie of all time which had a worldwide gross of
$2,787,965,087? - Avatar
9. As of August 08, 2017, "Kita Kita" has reached over ₱300 million in box office
gross, making it the most successful independently produced film in Philippine
cinema. Who is the director of the said film? - Sigrid Andrea Bernardo
10. A 2016 American biographical drama film directed by Theodore Melfi and
written by Melfi and Allison Schroeder, based on the non-fiction book of the same
name by Margot Lee Shetterly about African American female mathematicians
who worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
during the Space Race. What film is this? – Hidden Figures
11. On 22 May 2017, a shrapnel-laden homemade bomb was detonated at
the exit of Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, following a concert by
American singer Ariana Grande, killing twenty-three adults and children. On 4
June 2017, what concert was organized in response to the bombing after her
concert at Manchester Arena? – One Love Manchester
12. What 2017 computer-animated comedy film is loosely based on a 2010
picture book by Marla Frazee? – The Boss Baby
13. When was NFJPIA founded? - April 30, 1983
14. Although it didn’t win the award, this film was the first animated movie to
receive a nomination for Best Picture. Since then, Pixar’s Up (2009) and Toy
Story 3 (2010) have also received Best Picture nominations. What is the title of
the film? – Beauty and the Beast
 15. What is an honor awarded to recognize outstanding achievement in music
industry in which ONLY THE SINGER RECEIVES AN ACTUAL TROPHY; any
producer or songwriter involved instead receives a customised participation
certificate which are “printed on heavy, ivory stock with a gold foil embossed
shield”? – Grammy Award

Gavin
1. What is the name of highest grossing film ADJUSTED for inflation?

2. What is the name of the Aztec God of sun and war? (encircle the letter)

A. Huitzilopochtli B. Jesus Christ C. Ahsonnutli

3. How many books are in the New Testament?

4. In the film 28 Days Later, a surviving group of 8 British soldiers, led by Major Henry
West, fortified a mansion in Manchester and broadcasted a radio message to convince
other survivors to come to them for protection and “salvation.” The soldiers also kept
captive an infected soldier for observation purposes. What was the infected soldier’s
name? (Ignore the soldier’s rank)

5. Which band sang a song with the lyrics: “Underneath the bridge
Tarp has sprung a leak”

6. Pine, fir, cedar, larch and cypress all belong to:

7. Where do plants mainly receive their nutrients? (encircle the letter)

A. Chlorophyll B. Sun C. Dihydrogen monoxide D. Soil

8. For Catholic Christians, the sacraments of initiation are Baptism and what other
sacrament?

9. The assets of a business can be classified as: (encircle the letter)

A. Fixed and current assets B. Current assets C. Net Working Capital

10. What series of wars was provoked by the French Revolution of 1789?

11. The State of the Vatican City is a contemporary incarnation of the:

12. It is the smallest sovereign state in the world

13. The world population is currently(as of August 22, 2017) and approximately at:

A. 6.9 billion. B. 7.5 billion C. 7.1 billion D. 7.47 billion

14. Who wrote ‘Mein Kamp?”

15. Who created Tetris?

Satoshi Tajiri loved to explore the outdoors and was especially fascinated with insects.
He loved to collect insects, hunting for them in ponds, fields and forests, constantly
looking for new insects and coming up with new ways to catch insects such as beetles.
He had such an interest in collecting and studying insects that he earned the nickname
"Dr. Bug" among his peers. He is known for what creation?

Answer: pokemon

a Colombian drug trafficker who eventually controlled over 80 percent of the cocaine
shipped to the U.S., earning him the rank of one of Forbes Magazine’s 10 wealthiest
people in the world. He was often called "The King of Cocaine" and was the wealthiest
criminal in history. Who is he?

Answer:Pablo Escobar

In October 15, 1996, President Fidel V. Ramos in his proclamation No. 905 declared
_____ as the national gem of the Philippines

What is the national gem of the Philippines?

Answer: Philippine pearl

is an American video game developer and digital distribution company headquartered

in Bellevue, Washington. The company is known for the Half-Life, Counter-
Strike, Portal, Day of Defeat, Team Fortress, Left 4 Dead, and Dota 2 games, and
its software distribution platform Steam. founded in 1996 as a limited liability
company by former Microsoft employees Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington. What is
this corporation?

Answer: valve

Founded in 1866, this group extended into almost every southern state by 1870 and
became a vehicle for white southern resistance to the Republican Party’s
Reconstruction-era policies aimed at establishing political and economic equality for
blacks. Its members waged an underground campaign of intimidation and violence
directed at white and black Republican leaders. the organization saw its primary goal–
the reestablishment of white supremacy–fulfilled through Democratic victories in state
legislatures across the South in the 1870s. After a period of decline, white Protestant
nativist groups revived the organization in the early 20th century, burning crosses and
staging rallies, parades and marches denouncing immigrants, Catholics, Jews, blacks
and organized labor. What is the name of this organization?
Answer: Ku Klux Klan or KKK

a toy that consists of a ball-bearing in the center of a multi-lobed flat structure made
from metal or plastic designed to spin along its axis with little effort.

Answer: fidget spinner

She was born on October 21, 1956, in Los Angeles, California. Her role as Princess
Leia in Star Wars and its sequels made her famous. She struggled with alcohol and
drug abuse in the 1980s, but came back in 1987 with her hit book Postcards from the
Edge, which she adapted into a movie starring Meryl Streep. She went on to play
supporting roles in films, and was a prolific author and screenwriter. She reprised
her role playing Leia for the Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens in 2015.
Fisher died on December 27, 2016, just days after suffering a major heart attack. She
was 60 years old.

Who is she?

Answer: Carrie Fisher

Which country has the nickname “Land of Smiles”

Answer: Thailand

Which is the biggest dessert of the world?

Answer: Antarctica

It is the highest mountain and volcano in the solar system. It is 16 miles (24 kilometers)
high which makes it about three times higher than Mt. Everest. In addition to being very
tall, it is also very wide (340 miles or 550 kilometers) and covers an area larger than the
entire chain of Hawaiian islands. It is a very flat mountain which slopes by only 2 to 5
degrees. It is a shield volcano built up by eruptions of lava. What is the mountain
called?

Answer: Olympus mons

It is a small sheath, often made of plastic or metal, used on each end of a shoelace, a
cord, or a drawstring. What is it called?

Answe: Aglet

Held on May 2006, City of Manila in partnership with Nurturers of the Earth Inc.,
UNICEF and the Department of Health of the Republic of the Philippines at the San
Andres Sports Complex and Cultural Center, Malate, Manila held the Guinness book of
world record for most women(3,541) doing what simultaneously?
Answer: breastfeeding

Malolos Constitution, the first Philippine Constitution—the first republican constitution in

Asia—was drafted and adopted by the First Philippine Republic, which lasted from 1899
to 1901. since the Proclamation of Independence on June 12, 1898. In 1899 the
Philippines has had a total of how many constitutions?

Answer: 6

Carlo Lorenzini, better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi (Italian pronunciation:
[ˈkarlo kolˈlɔːdi]; 24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), was a children's writer born in
the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. He is known for writing what?

Answer: Pinocchio

The toblerone logo contains the image of a ___ hidden in the Matterhorn mountain
which is where toblerone originally came from. What is the hidden image?

Answer: bear
Damascus 1. What is the world's oldest city?

Mercury 2. What is the planet with the longest day?

Katherine Hepburn,4 Oscars, 12 3. Name of the actress who won the most
Nominations Oscars.

China 4. Which country is first recorded in using of

toilet paper?

None. All intangible assets are 5. What intangible asset is not amortized?
amortized.

Gregoria de Jesus 6. Who is the wife of Andres Bonifacio?

Tongue 7. What body part is operated by the surgery

called Glossectomy?

Kathlyn Diaz 8. Who is the 2 time Olympian Filipina?

9.8 meters/ second 9. What is the standard meters/ second of

acceleration due to gravity in a freely falling
object? (Indicate the number)

The Diamond Sutra (Dated at 868 10. What is the oldest surviving printed book
A.D.) in the world?

Lilly Langtree 11. First actress to endorse a product

commercially

A Second Chance 12. What is the highest grossing Filipino film

in the Philippines?

1877 13. In what year did the first Wimbledon

tournament held?

Walter E. Deimer 14. Name the accountant who invented the

bubble gum.

Tonton 15. In the manga Naruto, what is the name of

Anko's pet pig?
1. New Amsterdam is now known as what?
2. Who was the first American woman in space?
3. Who was England’s “virgin Queen”?
4. Who did Anne Hathaway marry in 1852?
5. In what year was McDonald’s founded?
6. Who was husband to Marie Antoinette?
7. Who was the third member aboard the Apollo 11 aside from Neil Armstrong and Buzz
Aldrin?
8. Who is the only person whose birthday is a legal holiday all across the U.S.?
9. What was the first product to have a bar code?
10. In what year was the name of Britain's present royal family changed from Saxe-Coburg
and Gotha to Windsor?
11. Which organ did Aristotle believe to be the seat of wisdom?
12. Who painted The School of Athens?
13. In which American state did the Massacre of Wounded Knee take place?
14. Who was the first American to orbit Earth?
15. Whose American dictionary was first published in 1828?

Answers
1. New York
2. Sally Ride
3. Queen Elizabeth I
4. William Shakespeare
5. 1995
6. Louis XVI
7. Michael Collins
8. George Washington
9. Wrigley’s gum
10. 1917
11. Heart
12. Raphael
13. South Dakota
14. John Glenn
15. Noah Webster