HELP ME STUDY FOR THE CPA EXAMS!
Help! I forgot whether these 2 types of financial transaction entries are positive or negative. Oh wait, I guess it depends what type of accounts they are...
What are debits and credits?
Jonathan haas thoroughly enjoyed the murder mystery novels featuring detective Hercule Poirot, by this classic author
Who is Agatha Christie?
Using this word is the chess version of a mic drop; it means escape for your opponent's king has become impossible
What is checkmate?
In 1865 this monk presented the results of his breeding experiments with pea plants to the Natural Science Society in Brünn
Who is Gregor Mendel?
According to tradition, this religion was introduced to Japan in 552 A.D.
What is Buddhism?
At least I remembered that the basic accounting equation tells us that assets equal this plus equity...they also mean what you owe.
What are liabilities?
Before it was a movie featuring Brad Pitt, this Michael Lewis book helped pave the way for the use of analytics in sports.
What is Moneyball?
This chess piece often looks like a horse but it's named after the chivalrous guy who might ride one
What is a rook?
In 1800, Alessandro Volta announced his invention, the voltaic pile, a predecessor to the modern this
What is a battery?
This man led the country both prior to, and coming out of, WWII, ultimately playing a huge part in their modernization and development.
Who is Emperor Hirohito?
DAILY DOUBLE
A customer just made a purchase from my company on credit, so instead of cash, I recorded an increase in this “account”, to be collected later. I think I understand that one pretty easily.
Jonathan read the Kurt Vonnegut novel, Sirens of this largest moon of Saturn.
What is Titan?
Often shortened to "GM", it's the highest title conferred on players by the International Chess Federation
What is a Grand Master?
CHCl3, also known as this, was administered as an anesthetic to Queen Victoria when she gave birth to Prince Leopold
What is chloroform?
In 1603 Tokugawa Ieyasu was formally appointed to this position by the emperor
What is shogun?
The government agency has ensured greater transparency regarding companies’ financial statements after the Great Depression...but I keep getting them confused with that one college football conference.
What is the SEC? (Securities & Exchanges Commission)
DAILY DOUBLE
Despite being less than 200 pages, this Jules Verne novel admittedly took Jonathan a while to finish, but not quite as long as the title states!
This Emmy-winning series about a chess prodigy took its name from one of the game's oldest & best-known openings
What is The Queen's Gambit?
A brilliant mathematician, she wrote the program for Charles Babbage's early computer prototype
Who is Ada Lovelace?
While this American Naval officer wasn't the first Westerner in modern Japan, he played a role in opening the country to the West after they rolled back their isolationist policies—and don’t confuse him with the “Friends” star!
Who is Matthew Perry?
I know that this term means a potential gain or loss based on a future event--and it's my job to disclose it in the footnotes of the Income Statement based on the likelihood of it occurring--but...how am I supposed to know if it'll happen or not??
What is a contingency?
Better known for her poetry, The Bell Jar by this author was one of Jonathan’s favorite reads of 2025.
Who is Sylvia Plath?
Feeling bouncy? Try this special strategic move; it's the only time a player can move two pieces at once
What is castle? (castling)
The metal cage named for this 19th century English physicist can shield a device from outside electrical field
Who is Michael Faraday? (Faraday cage)
What exactly is the Yonaguni Monument, discovered in the 1980s & known as the Japanese this underwater place of legend? We at least know that it isn't fictitious.
What is Atlantis?