CPA Requirements
CPA Exam
General Knowledge #1
General Knowledge #2
100

What is the study material that you are required to use to study for the CPA exam?

None. You may use any form of study material to prepare you for the exams.

100

True or False: You can easily pass the CPA Exam without breaking a sweat because accounting is a piece of cake.

False. Who wrote that statement? 

100

What’s the capital of Canada?

Ottawa

100

How many inches are in a foot?

12 inches

200

True or False. Regardless of your major, as long as you have 120 credit hours, you can sit for the CPA exam.

False. You must have a certain amount of business/Accounting-related credits to sit for the CPA exam.

200

On average, how many hours do students spend studying in total for the CPA exam?

450 hours.

200

What does a thermometer measure?

Temperature

200

What is the most populated country in the world?

India

300

How many months are required of Practical experience to earn your CPA designation?

30 months

300

How many weeks do most CPA study sites suggest that you spend studying for each part of the exam?

8 weeks on average.

300

What is the largest planet in the solar system? What does a thermometer measure?

Jupiter

300

How many stars are on the American flag?

50

400

True or False. You must have completed your 120 credit hours before you apply for the CPA PEP?

False. As long as you are enrolled in 120 hours, and you will be able to provide your completed transcript 60 days after applying. However, you will not be accepted till you have completed your credits. 

400

True or False. Average test takers spend around the same amount of time studying for each exam.

False.

400

What is the only food that doesn’t expire?

Honey

400

How many keys does a classic piano have?

88.

500

What other requirements other than passing all modules of the CPA exam do you need to complete before becoming a CPA?

30 months of full-time work experience. 

500

What does PEP and CFE stands for?

PEP: Professional Education Program

CFE: Common Final Examination

500

What is the largest organ on the human body?

The skin

500

What is the only land animal that cannot jump?

Elephant

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