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100

Before becoming Truman State University in 1996, the school was known by this longer name.

Northest Missouri State

100

This financial statement shows a company’s revenues and expenses

Income Statement 

100

This 2023 Christopher Nolan film about the “father of the atomic bomb” won multiple Academy Awards.

Oppenheimer

100

This inventory costing method assumes the most recently purchased goods are sold first, often lowering taxable income during periods of rising prices

LIFO
100

This NFL team, led by Patrick Mahomes, won Super Bowl LVIII in 2024

Kansas City Chiefs


200

This is the official school color (one of them) prominently associated with the Bulldogs.

Purple

200

Cash, accounts receivable, and equipment are examples of these.

Assets

200

Pedro Pascal stars as Joel in this HBO adaptation of a popular video game.

Last of Us


200

This financial ratio, calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities, measures a company’s short-term liquidity.

Current Ratio

200

This tennis player holds 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era for women.

Serena Williams 

300

This library on campus is named after a former university president and serves as the main academic library.

Pickler

300

This equation states that Assets = Liabilities + this.

Owner's Equity 

300

This award show, focused on music, gives out golden gramophone trophies each year.

The Grammys
300

Under this depreciation method, an asset’s expense is higher in the early years and decreases over time, often using a multiple of straight-line rate.

Double Declining Depreciation Method

300

After leaving Paris Saint-Germain in 2023, Lionel Messi joined this MLS team.

Inter Miami CF

400

This founder established the institution in 1867 as the North Missouri Normal School.

Joseph Baldwin

400

This term refers to money owed by a company to others.

Liability 


400

Zendaya won multiple Emmys for her role as Rue in this HBO drama series.

Euphoria

400

This measure represents a company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, and is often used to evaluate operating performance

What is EBIT?


400

This country has won the most total medals in the history of the Summer Olympic Games.

United States

500

Truman State competes in this NCAA Division II athletic conference.

Great Lakes Valley Conference


500

This term describes when a company receives cash before earning the revenue.

Matching Principle
500

This artist broke streaming records in 2024 with the album The Tortured Poets Department.

Taylor Swift


500

When a company writes off an uncollectible account using the allowance method, this account is reduced rather than recording bad debt expense again

Allowance for Doutbful accounts

500

This NBA player became the all-time leading scorer in league history in 2023.

Lebron James

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