CNBC June 2 Daily Trivia Answers (Monday)

Question 1:
On Friday, Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris said Dow uses how much of the U.S.' electricity to make its products?

sizable fraction
1% --> CORRECT ANSWER!
within a good margin
all of the above

Question 2:
Energy strategist John Kilduff used which social-psychology term in his oil blog "The End of Daze"?

madness of crowds
herd mentality --> CORRECT ANSWER!
tulip-omania
group psychosis

Question 3:
On May 28, homeland security analyst Brian Ruttenbur praised which firm for its fingerprint-verification tech?

FLIR Systems
L-1 Identity Solutions
AuthenTec --> CORRECT ANSWER!
ICX Technologies

Question 4:
On Friday, Rebecca Darst said options traders are looking at chips. What reason(s) did she cite?

Infineon's guidance cut
recent Barron's article
TI's lukewarm share price
All of the above --> CORRECT ANSWER!

Question 5:
Fast Money's Karen Finerman loves "bargain real estate." But what conclusion did she reach on Maguire Properties?

She likes "the dynamic" --> CORRECT ANSWER!
"Run like [blank]"
"Test the waters"
"buy the REIT soon"

Question 6:
CNBC Stock Blog: For 2008, Manny Weintraub scoffs at the "Sell in May, Stay Away" adage. Why?

rebounding optimism
more pessimism
lots of bargains --> CORRECT ANSWER!
watch the herd; do opposite

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