Oracles
These tasty Chinese treats impart joyful news, ominous omens, and the lucky numbers to navigate both
Fortune cookies
Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and water vapor trapping atmospheric heat causes this widely known effect, a critical part of global warming
Greenhouse Gas Effect
This phrase refers to a deluded fantasy one might experience about an entirely unrealistic goal, such as providing customer service superior to that of PwC’s EPM practice
Pipe dream
This simple one-topping combination is the most classic yet delicious pizza order around
Pepperoni with Cheese
Billiards players have been soothsaying for years thanks to this prophetic interpreter
Magic 8 Ball
A place of euphoric elation
Cloud 9
This university's football team, the best in Indiana, has a guaranteed pipeline to the second round of the college football playoffs after they inevitably win their first round matchup in South Bend Friday, December 20
Notre Dame
This highly diverse United States region features lush woodlands, steep mountains, and sun-kissed skin so hot it'll melt your popsicles
Pacific West Coast
This television show, the long-running animated series of all time, famously predicted a multitude of events such as Nobel Prize recipients, Super Bowl victories, and even presidential elections
The Simpsons
Perhaps upon spotting dense cloud formations threatening exceptionally serious rainfall, Waka Flaka Flame famously issued this plea of weatherly forbearance
Rain, rain, go away
This type of plastic pipe is renowned for its strength, durability, and resistance to corrosion and chemicals. They are often used instead of metal pipes given their advantages as being lighter, cheaper, and easier to install.
PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)
Each letter in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ abbreviation represents an element. What are these three elements?
Phosphorous, Tungsten, Carbon
These three partially blind Greek women unsuccessfully attempted to sever Hercules’ life chord prior to his heroic sacrifice in saving the women he loved
The Fates
Name the four stages of the water cycle
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection
This wind instrument, traditionally made from bamboo, sugar cane, or reeds, is named after the Greek god of the wild
Panflute/panpipes
These words of warning advise adventurers to tread carefully should they choose to continue
Proceed with Caution
Greek heroes famously heard Oracles recite their fate at this notorious location
Delphi
Categorized by factors like height, color, shape, and weather, there are ten primary cloud classifications. Name two of them
Altocumulus, altostratus, cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, cumulonimbus, cumulus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus and stratus
This 1,200 mile pipeline, carrying oil all the way from Alberta to Nebraska, has caused significant consternation amongst environmentalists over concerns for spills, drinking water contamination, and other potential hazards
Keystone XL
Four presidents in US history have first and last names that start with the same letter. Two of those names are contained within our company’s acronym. Name both of those presidents.
Bonus: +100 extra points per additional president not contained within PwC
A: Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Ronald Reagan
This famous 1997 song was a BIG hit and laments the high correlation between financial success and life’s tribulations that the EPM practice is routinely faced with
Mo Money Mo Problems