Pop Culture
Technology
Tax Technical
MTS Marketplace, Talent & Operations
Famous Women in History
100

What popular tv show had a huge scandal in 2023, dubbed "Scandoval"? 

Vanderpump Rules


100

What is the name of the outlook organization system that uses your inbox as a running "To-Do" list?

Zero-Inbox system

100

What is the selection and evaluation of less than 100 percent of the population of audit relevance such that the auditor expects the items selected to be representative of the population and, thus, likely to provide a reasonable basis for conclusions about the population?

Sampling

100

What is the annual client service hour goal of a staff?

1,800 CSH

100

What country was Catherine the Great born in?

Prussia

200

Who has largest number of Master's tournament wins in history?

A. Arnold Palmer

B. Jack Nicklaus

C. Tiger Woods

D. Bubba Watson

B. Jack Nicklaus - has 6 Master's wins: 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986

200

What application or system does this best describe?

•Line level review

•Link invoices

•Input decisions/comments easier

•Track auditor comments/decisions

•Data Limit

•2GB – Usually starts to crash around 1.25GB

Access Database

200

What is an agreement between the Comptroller and a TX taxpayer that allows the taxpayer to perform some, or all, of the audit functions within an established timeframe?

Managed Audit

200

What is the name of the new BDMs?

*Hint: there are 2 acceptable answers

Angela Hernandez & Victor Sanchez

200

Which of King Henry VIII's 6 wives is he buried next to?

Jane Seymour - wife #3

300

What year did the final season of "The Office" air on NBC?

2013

300

What does this keyboard combination in excel do?

Alt+W+V+G

Removes Gridlines

300

What is the hierarchy of local taxing jurisdictions in Texas?

A. County, City, Special Purpose District, Metropolitan Transit Authority

B. Special Purpose District, Metropolitan Transit Authority, City, County

C. City, County, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Special Purpose District

D. City, County, Special Purpose District, Metropolitan Transit Authority

D. City, County, Special Purpose District, Metropolitan Transit Authority

300

What is the name of the new senior manager committee run tool to review new opportunities?

Indirect Whitespace Report Tool

300

Who was the first First Lady of the United States to win an Emmy Award?

A. Nancy Reagan

B. Rosalynn Carter

C. Lady Bird Johnson

D. Jacqueline Kennedy

D. Jacqueline Kennedy won an Emmy in 1962 after she filed a tv special of a tour of the White House for CBS news.

400

What pop artist sang a duet on both Beyonce's new album (Cowboy Carter) and Taylor Swift's new album (Tortured Poet's Department)?

Post Malone 

Cowboy Carter - song: Levii's Jeans

Tortured Poet's Department - song: Fortnight

400

What is the Deloitte time period policy which directs that emails and calendar invites be automatically removed from Outlook for document retention purposes?

One Year

400

What is the Texas severance tax oil tax rate?

4.6%

400

What is the date that the new (FY25) base pay will be reflected in U.S. employee paychecks?

June 14th

400

Who was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?

A. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

B. Sandra Day O'Connor

C. Sonia Sotomayor

D. Elena Kagan

B. Sandra Day O'Connor was announced for nomination on August 19,1981 by President Ronald Reagan. 

500

What was the highest grossing single film of the 1980's?

A. Back to the Future

B. The Breakfast Club

C. E.T.

D. Dirty Dancing

C. E.T.

500

What is the single tax engine managing both tax determination and transaction management functions which uses robust technology to improve tax accuracy and consistency on sales and purchase transactions?

Vertex

500

Texas Exemption Sec. 11.36 was signed on 11/21/2023 and went into effect on 01/01/2024, it describes what new type of tangible business property?

Medical or Biomedical Property

500

FINAL JEOPARDY!!!!!!!!

In 60 seconds, ANY team can write down 3 topics that haven't already been covered this year that they would like included in this upcoming year's TAAP meetings. First team done wins DOUBLE POINTS.

No wrong answers

500

Who was the first female Governor of Texas?

Miriam "Ma" Ferguson elected in November 1924.