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CNBC Bonus Bucks Answers - Wed. Dec. 17

Apology! Yesterday's Question 2 inadvertently had the incorrect answer. This was commented on by one of the blog readers (thank you!) and the correct answer was then replaced. To ensure this error does not occur again, only the correct answer will be published in future, rather than all 4 options with the correct one highlighted.

Question 1: In Carmen Wong Ulrich's article on what the rate cut means for consumers, what piece of advice does she give? lock in high-interest CDs now

Question 2: According to Bob Pisani's blog, "Goldman Sachs: A Sigh Of Relief On Street" what company did Credit Suisse criticize? Potash

Question 3: What geographic reference appears in the Holiday Central blog post "Airline Baggage Fees Deliver Boost to UPS"? over the river and through the woods

Question 4: In the CNBC Web video, "Kitty Caskets," what species of deceased pet does casket maker Jeanne Hoegh mention? all of the above

Question 5: In the Pros Say feature, "H1 Will be Horrific", which "pro" talked about corporate bonds? Sean Egan

Question 6: In his Tuesday Stock Blog, Jon Najarian said options traders seemed bullish on which aerospace company? Boeing

CNBC Bonus Bucks Answers - Tue. Dec. 16

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Question 1: What verb phrase does Carmen Wong Ulrich use in her Monday article on Ponzi scheme protection?
go fly a kite
take a hike --> CORRECT ANSWER!
tell greed to get lost
all of the above

Question 2: According to a Dec. 15 CNBC Stock Blog post, what firm is rumored to be wooing AK Steel?
ArcelorMittal
Nucor
Commercial Metals
Sumitomo Metals --> CORRECT ANSWER!

Question 3: CNBC.com video quiz: On Dec. 15, Jim Glickenhaus' energy picks included:
Peabody Energy
Boardwalk Pipeline
Devon Energy
all of the above --> CORRECT ANSWER!

Question 4: In the "Stupid or Cool?" feature on gift ideas, what horror-movie staple is mentioned in the robot lawnmower review?
dripping title letters
slasher music --> CORRECT ANSWER!
chainsaws being started
car won't start

Question 5: In Monday's "Stop Trading" segment, Jim Cramer dealt with Goldman Sachs' downgrade of which company?
Schering-Plough
Bristol-Myers Squibb
AT&T --> CORRECT ANSWER!
none of the above

Question 6: According to the article, "Faith, Doubt, and Warren Buffett," how much did Berkshire Hathaway's Q3 net earnings fall?
77% --> CORRECT ANSWER!
By one-third
55%
$1 billion

CNBC Bonus Bucks Answers - Fri. Dec. 12

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Question 1: According to the article "YouTube Videos Pull In Real Money," what is Web producer Michael Buckley earning from ads?
$100 per view
$1,000 flat fee
over $100,000 --> correct answer!!
1,000 hours of free broadband

Question 2: In his energy and health stock recommendations, Dan Genter of RNC Genter used what war metaphor?
tiptoeing through the mine field --> correct answer!!
keeping your powder dry
time to lock and load
don't go three on a match

Question 3: On Thursday, John Bogle of The Vanguard Group said who would "pay more than Washington" for capital in troubled banks?
other banks
Warren Buffett
Dubai --> correct answer!!
private investors

Question 4: In Thursday's edition of CEOs Sound Off, "Doing Business In Recession," Jeff Ettinger touts which processed meat product?
Underwood Deviled Ham
Hormel Spam --> correct answer!!
Armour Hot Dogs
Oscar Meyer Wieners

Question 5: According to Darren Rovell's blog on the Kobe Zoom Cut Shoe, how big a business is "fashion basketball"?
$500 million
$2 billion --> correct answer!!
equal to performance basketball
twice that of performance basketball

Question 6: In Thursday's edition of Fast Money Pops & Drops, which trader suggested Sprint Nextel "could be in a race to zero"?
Guy Adami --> correct answer!!
Jeff Macke
Karen Finerman
Drake Maltese

CNBC Bonus Bucks Answers - Thur. Dec. 11

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Question 1: On Wednesday, Michael Yoshikami told CNBC he was "keeping his eye on" which tech stock?
Advanced Micro Devices
Expedia -->CORRECT ANSWER
Nvidia
Apple

Question 2: As of Wednesday night, what was Berkshire Hathaway's stake in Burlington Northern Santa Fe?
more than 20%
3.3 million shares
18.9%
19.83% -->CORRECT ANSWER

Question 3: In her article, Turn a Pink Slip Into Your Golden Ticket, what is Carmen Wong Ulrich's 1st piece of advice?
file for unemployment -->CORRECT ANSWER
examine your health coverage
take stock in yourself
ask for a recommendation

Question 4: Oppenheimer's Meredith Whitney says the credit-card industry may cut how much in credit lines over the next 18 months?
70 percent
90 percent
$50 billion
$2 trillion -->CORRECT ANSWER

Question 5: In Tuesday's Lightning Round OT segment, Jim Cramer said he likes which stock(s) for "short-term trade only" now?
Green Mountain Coffee -->CORRECT ANSWER
Valley National Bancorp
Applied Industrial Tech
all of the above

Question 6: According to Bob Pisani's blog post, Get Used To The Layoffs, which company is sacking 14,000 globally?
Kodak
Praxair
Rio Tinto -->CORRECT ANSWER
none of the above

CNBC Bonus Bucks Answers - Wed. Dec. 10

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Question 1: As of Tuesday, which financial stock(s) did Jeffery Harte give a "buy" rating?
JPMorgan Chase
Morgan Stanley
Bank of America --> correct answer!
all of the above

Question 2: Which Treasury bills' rates fell below zero on Tuesday?
four-week bills
three-month bills --> correct answer!
10-year notes
the U.S. long bond

Question 3: In our slideshow, "10 States with the Highest Unemployment Rates," what state tied with Rhode Island?
Michigan --> correct answer!
Oregon
New York
Wisconsin

Question 4: In Today's Top Videos for Tuesday, Andrew Ross Sorkin referred to what as a "conspiracy theory"?
Repeal of the uptick rule
Illinois governor scandal --> correct answer!
Advice to short oil
none of the above

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Question 5: According to Jon Najarian, what was driving Monday's options activity in Seagate?
Options backdating "fears"
Seagate-SanDisk "merger buzz"
Insider activity
Reasons "unclear" --> correct answer!

Question 6: In Tuesday's "Stop Trading" segment, Jim Cramer calls which firm's management "disingenuous"?
Knight Capital
Deutsche Bank
UBS
all of the above --> correct answer!

CNBC Bonus Bucks Answers - Tuesday December 9, 2008

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Question 1: Which auto supplier's April options did Jon Najarian write about on Monday?
AutoZone
Advance Auto Parts
Goodyear --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
Pep Boys

Question 2: According to the story, Obama's Stimulus Proposal Lifts Infrastructure Stocks, which company does Tom Busby like?
Caterpillar
Granite Construction
Sterling Construction
Microsoft --> CORRECT ANSWER!!

Question 3: Jim Goldman reported Monday that Wal-Mart will be selling Apple's iPhone for how much?
$99
$149.99
$199
no price set yet --> CORRECT ANSWER!!

Question 4: In the blog post "3 Ways To Kill Your Dream Retirement" what is Mistake Number 3?
Not paying attention to investments --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
Spending your money too quickly
Retiring instead of taking a break
none of the above

Question 5: John Harwood's article about President-elect Obama, "Leaning Left, Persuading Right" mentions which iconic president?
JFK
Ronald Reagan
FDR
Theodore Roosevelt --> CORRECT ANSWER!!

Question 6: On Dec. 8, how many jobs did 3M say it would cut in the fourth quarter?
1,400
1,800 --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
5,000
53,000

Weekly Bonus Bucks Answer

Standard expirations for US options occur on the _______ of the month?

First day
Last day
Second Tuesday of month
Third Friday of month --> CORRECT ANSWER

CNBC Bonus Bucks Answers - Monday December 8, 2008

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Question 1: According to Mark Tinker of Axa Framlington Gemini, what do Walmart and McDonalds have in common?
fair companies at great prices
bear-market rally leaders
leaders in a new bull market -->CORRECT!
all of the above

Question 2: On Dec. 5, which analyst likened the slide in oil prices to a "huge tax cut"?
Cambridge Energy's Daniel Yergin
Jefferies' Art Hogan
Alaron's Phil Flynn
Cameron Hanover's Peter Beutel -->CORRECT!

Question 3: In his blog post, Mustard Seeds of Hope, which mega-investor did Larry Kudlow quote?
Boone Pickens
Warren Buffett -->CORRECT!
Wilbur Ross
Carl Icahn

Question 4: How much is real-estate mogul Donald Trump suing Deutsche Bank for?
$130 million
$334 million
$640 million
$3 billion -->CORRECT!

Question 5: On Friday, what "top-down economist" warned of a "terrible situation" without more innovation like Yahoo and Google?
Michael Woolfolk -->CORRECT!
Arthur Laffer
Jeffrey Saut
Dirk Chisholm

Question 6: On Dec. 5, Guest Blogger Tony Crescenzi said which economic approach "should" work for U.S. recovery?
Friedmanesque
Smithian
Lafferesque
Keynesian -->CORRECT!