Eide Bailly at a Glance
Name that Accounting Term
Minnesota Trivia
Accountants you say?
100

Location (city, state) of Eide Bailly's headquarters 

Fargo, ND

100

GAAP stands for

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

100

This University is the oldest in Minnesota, founded in 1851, 7 years before Minnesota became a state

The University of Minnesota

100

Accountants are in charge of counting the ballots for this prestigious golden award

The Oscars/Academy Awards

200

Eide Bailly was founded in this decade

1910's (1917)

200

Three parts included on a balance sheet

Assets, liabilities, and shareholder's equity

200

One of Hollywood's most famous Chris's, this Chris was born in Virginia, MN, a suburb of Duluth

Chris Pratt

200

FBI Accountants were the only ones who could finally bring down this mob boss through tax evasion charges in 1936

Al Capone

300

Approximate number of employees in the Minneapolis office 

a) 75  b) 100 c)  125  d) 175

d) 175

300

Term that accounts for the loss of value in an asset over time

Depreciation

300

Minnesota's state bird

Loon

300

An accountant is credited as inventing this sticky, poppable candy in 1928

Bubble gum. Walter Diemer was an accountant at a chewing gum company and was testing recipes for chewing gums that were less sticky and more-stretchy. This gum was named Double Bubble.

400

Number of states Eide Bailly has offices in 

15

400

Financial statement that shows the revenues, expenses, and profits over a given time period

Income statement

400

Minnesota has one recreational boat per every ___ people

6 - that's 909,528 boats, more than the population of South Dakota

400

This lead singer of The Rolling Stones was pursuing his accounting degree before his music career took off

Mick Jagger

500

Name one of the four Employee Resources Groups

Veteran's group

Women's group

MyEide Pride (LGBTQIA+ group) 

Diversified (staff of color group)

500

PCAOB stands for

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

500

What does Minnesota have more than any other state? 

a) bike trails b) tennis courts c) malls d) lakes

a) bike trails

500

This Catholic Saint is known to be the Patron Saint of accountants, tax collectors, and bankers

St. Matthew