History or Hype
Napoleon Bonaparte was unusually short, standing only 5 feet tall.
hype
(He was about 5'6" or 5'7"—average for his time. The myth likely came from confusion between French and English units.)
This bumbling Rhode Islander once fought a giant chicken for over 6 minutes… just because.
Peter Griffin
This financial statement shows a company’s profitability over a specific period.
Income Statement
This paradox describes a scenario where a cat is simultaneously alive and dead, until observed.
Schrödinger’s Cat
This tree drops acorns and is known for its strong, hardwood lumber.
Oak
Vikings wore horned helmets into battle.
hype
(There’s no archaeological evidence they wore horned helmets—this image was popularized in opera and pop culture.)
This optimistic inventor, with a love for summer and geometry, is never short on ideas—or blueprints.
Phineas Flynn
This fundamental equation is the foundation of the balance sheet: Assets = Liabilities + ___
What is Owner’s Equity?
This is the only number that is both the sum and the product of three positive integers: 1, 2, and this.
3
This tree is famous for its bright fall foliage and its sugary sap.
Maple Tree
The Great Fire of London in 1666 was started by a bakery.
history
(It began in a bakery on Pudding Lane.)
This patriarch, known for donuts and bad decisions, somehow keeps his job in a radioactive environment.
Homer Simpson
This type of accounting records revenues and expenses only when cash is exchanged.
Cash-Basis Accounting
This is the name of the psychological phenomenon where people overestimate their own knowledge or ability.
The Dunning-Kruger effect
This towering tree species is native to California and can live for thousands of years.
Sequoia
The Salem Witch Trials resulted in hundreds of women being burned at the stake.
hype
(19 people were hanged, and one was pressed to death—none were burned.)
This quiet, mustached small business owner balances a dry sense of humor with pun-heavy daily specials.
Bob Belcher
A company buys a $20,000 machine. Over time, it reduces its book value using this non-cash expense.
Depreciation
This ancient Greek mathematician proved that the square root of 2 is irrational.
Hippasus
This conifer has needle-like leaves and produces cones
Pine Tree
This U.S. president was once challenged to a duel… with broadswords… on a small island in the Niagara River.
Abraham Lincoln
(He talked his way out of it before swords were drawn.)
Once a household name in the ‘90s, this anthropomorphic actor now stumbles through Hollywood’s darker side.
BoJack Horseman
This term refers to the assumption that a business will continue to operate and not liquidate in the foreseeable future.
Going Concern Principle
This theoretical limit represents the maximum amount of entropy (information) that can be contained in a finite region of space, like a black hole.
Bekenstein Bound
This flowering tree, common in Japan, is celebrated for its brief, beautiful spring blossoms.
Sakura