The Fredonia State Accounting Society celebrated its First International Accounting Day by hosting an Accounting “Jeopardy” Tournament in the Williams Center in November.
International Accounting Day, which is celebrated worldwide on Nov. 10 each year, recognizes the publication of a mathematics textbook by Franciscan monk Luca Pacioli on that day in 1494. A chapter in the book described the double-entry bookkeeping system, still used today by accountants, for the first time.
Students and campus community members watched as 22 competitors buzzed in and answered (in the form of a question) the Accounting “Jeopardy” answers.” The categories included “Debit or Credit,” “Financial Statements,” “Name the Account,” “Acronyms” and “General Questions.”
The winners of the four Single “Jeopardy” games advanced to the Double and Final “Jeopardy” rounds. Brothers Christopher and Michael Querrieo were the Final “Jeopardy” winners and took home the grand prize of $25 each. All competitors received a participation prize at the end of the tournament.
Accounting Associate Professor Kenneth Plucinski and Dr. Linda Hall also joined the fun by participating as the judge and scorekeeper, respectively.
The event was coordinated by Special Projects Chair Elizabeth Locke, Special Events Chair Charlotte Passero and the club’s faculty advisor, Assistant Professor John Olsavsky. Accounting Society President Lyndsey Townsend served as the emcee for the event.
