CNBC Bonus Bucks Monday December 1, 2008

Question 1: CNBC Guest Blogger Tony Crescenzi knows the bond market inside and out. Who is his employer?
Pimco
Miller Tabak + Co. --> CORRECT ANSWER!
Soleil Securities Group
Soleil Moon Frye

Question 2: According to Jim Goldman, what is HP blaming for its Q1 revenue shortfall prediction?
sales slowdown
market softness
currency conditions --> CORRECT ANSWER!
all of the above

Question 3: How many Yahoo shares did billionaire investor Carl Icahn buy last week?
75.6 million shares
6.8 million shares --> CORRECT ANSWER!
all of them
5.5 percent of the company

Question 4: In his blog post, Obama’s Pro-Growth Economic Team, Larry Kudlow refers to which pagan notion?
midnight moon worship
dormant animal spirits --> CORRECT ANSWER!
gods of war
reading tea leaves

Question 5: What day did Berkshire Hathaway shares close below $100K for the 1st time in 2 years?
Monday, Nov 17 --> CORRECT ANSWER!
Friday Nov. 21
Monday Nov. 24
none of the above

Question 6: According to Jane Wells, Saddam Hussein's yacht, the Basra Breeze, was maligned as
typical tyrant schlock
a shrine to bad taste --> CORRECT ANSWER!
surprisingly comfortable
loaded with extras

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Bonus Bucks Answers Monday, November 24

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Question 1: When does Mike Duke effectively take the CEO post at Walmart?
Feb. 1, 2009 --> CORRECT ANSWER
Jan. 1, 2009
Jan. 30, 2009
Dec. 31, 2008

Question 2: Which central banker told CNBC Friday that his peers seek a "new world order"?
UAE's Sultan Bin Nasser al-Suwaidi
ECB's Jean-Claude Trichet
Brazil's Henrique De Campos Meirelles --> CORRECT ANSWER
None of the above

Question 3: Which super-investor told the Fast Money team Thursday that the dollar is going to drop "like a stone"?
George Soros
Sam Zell
Peter Schiff --> CORRECT ANSWER
Wilbur Ross

Question 4: What nightmarish phrase did Pimco's Mohammed El-Erian use to warn bank investors?
"the boogeyman"
"shareholder armageddon"
"the unthinkable" --> CORRECT ANSWER
"equity apocalypse"

Question 5: Which strategist told CNBC Friday, "All financials will be owned by the U.S. government in a year"?
Hugh Hendry --> CORRECT ANSWER
Jim Rogers
Peter Schiff
Marc Faber

Question 6: In Allen Wastler's Nov. 20 blog post, who is the first possible Treasury Secretary candidate he names?
Sheila Bair
Paul Volcker
Jon Corzine
Timothy Geithner --> CORRECT ANSWER

Bonus Bucks Answers Wednesday, November 19

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Question 1: On Nov. 17, which ag stock did Pete Najarian praise for its "phenomenal pipeline"?
Archer Daniels Midland
Monsanto -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Mosaic
All of the above

Question 2: In Tuesday's "CEOs Sound Off", which chief executives gave CNBC their outlooks?
Jim Owens of Caterpillar
Thomas Farrell of Dominion Resources
Sir Martin Sorrell of the WPP Group
All of the above -->CORRECT ANSWER!

Question 3: What does Click Capital Research's Colin Gillis fear about investing in Yahoo?
the wait for a new CEO -->CORRECT ANSWER!
tech sector uncertainty in general
its "moribund" search
layoffs won't be enough

Question 4: On Tuesday, analyst Tina Vital offered CNBC her oil stock picks. Which company is on her 4-star list?
Exxon Mobil
Chevron
Marathon Oil -->CORRECT ANSWER!
All of the above

Question 5: How much of ConocoPhillips did Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway hold, as of Sept. 30?
17.5 million shares
84 million shares -->CORRECT ANSWER!
59.7 million shares
none of the above

Question 6: According to Daryl Guppy, what sort of traders use a "pump and dump" strategy?
desperate individuals -->CORRECT ANSWER!
irresponsible scoundrels
slick operators
near suicidal

New CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge

Its on!! Today marks the beginning of a new competition, and the good news is that you can also trade ETFs as well as stocks and currencies. Trading ETFs will make it easier to establish bearish strategies, by buying Short and Ultrashort ETFs.

CNBC Bonus Bucks is also back, but this time it looks like you have until 6am the following day to answer the trivia questions. Last competition, you had to answer by 4pm ET, which was when the market closed. That made it much tougher to get the full value of the bonus bucks, as the last question was asked 1 hour before trading closed. So you had a very brief time window to get your answers in.

So tell me all you people out there...Do you want me to provide the answers as I did last time? It was a lot of work, but if the interest is there, I will do it. Simply post a comment and let me know.

I will look at providing today's answers later in the day. Have fun, and enjoy the competition.

If you have not registered yet, you can do so by clicking on Register for CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge.

CNBC Bonus Bucks Trivia Answers (July 7)

See end of this post for answer to WEEKLY question
Question 1: In the Energy Source blog, what did ex-CIA agent Robert Baer say about Exxon and Chevron vis-a-vis Iraqi oil?

it's a long road to hoe
spent too much time in Iraq
they won't get major fields -->CORRECT ANSWER!
vie for 2/3 of Iraq exports

Question 2: According to the feature, "Failed Merger Roundup," which would-be acquiror(s) pulled the plug on a deal with PHH Corp.?

GE Capital Solutions -->CORRECT ANSWER!
JC Flowers & Co.
Friedman Fleischer & Lowe
all of the above

Question 3: In Carmen Wong Ulrich's blog post on wages, what wildlife phrase does she use for wrangling with debt?

like a headless chicken
don't fuss with the eagles
a bunch of crazy salmon -->CORRECT ANSWER!
a drunk monkey says "what?"

Question 4: In the story "Earnings Season Kicks Off with Little Hope Ahead" who sees "panic selling...more likely than panic-buying"?

Randy Carver
Raymond James
Matthew Tuttle -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Jeff Cox

Question 5: In the Stop Trading! blog post "Big Money Makes Its Move" which sector/idea does Jim Cramer call "horrible"?

Retail -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Financials
Coal stocks
all of the above

Question 6: In the CNBC Stock Blog post "Top Food Stock Picks for Lean Times", what ingestible image is displayed on the page?

beer being poured -->CORRECT ANSWER!
peanut butter being spread
mound of soybeans
generic sack of "grain"

Weekly Question: Traders break patterns into two types; continuation and _______.

fluctuation
short-term
reversal -->CORRECT ANSWER!
fundamental

Come back during each trading day for answers to the CNBC Portfolio Challenge Trivia ( bonus bucks ) questions.

CNBC Bonus Bucks Trivia Answers (July 3)

Question 1: On July 2, strategist John Carter told CNBC he sees the Dow below 10,000. Where did he suggest putting your money?

gold
oil
both -->CORRECT ANSWER!
neither

Question 2: According to "Warren Buffett Watch," the bear market bit Berkshire Hathaway. What was its Tuesday closing price?

$149,200
$120,100 -->CORRECT ANSWER!
$118,665
$157,000

Question 3: In Darren Rovell's post on Nike's "Air McFlys," what Back to the Future "science" term did he quote?

density
flux capacitor
"jigawatts"
all of the above -->CORRECT ANSWER!

Question 4: According to the Fast Money Trade School article, "All Or Nothing Options", who is expected to trade binaries?

institutional investors
individuals
hedge funds
all of the above -->CORRECT ANSWER!

Weekly Question
In shorting, the difference between where you sell a stock and where you buy it back is called _____.

profit -->CORRECT ANSWER!
a loss
the trading range
the volatility scope

Come back during each trading day for answers to the CNBC Portfolio Challenge Trivia ( bonus bucks ) questions. There are no questions on July 4th. Next trivia day is July 7th.

CNBC June 24 Daily Trivia Answers (Tuesday)

Question 1: Cramer Flashback: On May 27, the Mad Money guru called SPX the ultimate New Tech stock. What does it leverage?

solving global problems
once-in-a-generation event
power-plant efficiency
all of the above -->CORRECT ANSWER!

Question 2: In her Monday blog post on foreclosures, what did Carmen Wong Ulrich say "matters most"?

home expense/salary ratio -->CORRECT ANSWER!
our own education
reading the fine print
making judicious decisions

Question 3: In the CNBC.com feature, "The Future of Oil: What the Experts Are Saying," who is Peter Beutel paired with?

Dan Yergin
John Kilduff
Addison Armstrong -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Kevin Kerr

Question 4: According to CNBC.com's video report "Foreclosure Tour Hits Manhattan" how many Q1 residential foreclosures were there?

23 -->CORRECT ANSWER!
"dozens"
"hundreds"
91

Question 5: In Diana Olick's post, "Harvard and Housing: A Silver Lining?" Eric Belsky cited a "significant amount" of this:

overbuilding
faulty mortgage products
divorce
immigration -->CORRECT ANSWER!

Question 6: In the CNBC Stock Blog, "Brokerage Stocks: Go Long," what did Ryan Lentell call "probably the best set-up firm"?

Goldman Sachs -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Morgan Stanley
Merrill Lynch
none of the above

Come back during each trading day for answers to the CNBC Portfolio Challenge Trivia ( bonus bucks ) questions.

CNBC June 23 Daily Trivia Answers (Monday)

Question 1: In the June 20 Kudlow Caucus, which panelist called the $300 billion housing bailout bill a "boondoggle"?

Stefan Abrams -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Jerry Bowyer
Art Laffer
James Pethokoukis

Question 2: CNBC Stock Blog: on June 20, what did Jeffrey Frankel cite as an element in an investment brainstorming process?

Iron Man
Spider-Man
The Hulk -->CORRECT ANSWER!
none of the above

Question 3: How does Sharon Epperson's blog post, "Big Oil Heads Back To Iraq," describe the oil majors' Iraqi deals?

long-term service contracts
production sharing
unlikely to depress prices -->CORRECT ANSWER!
none of the above

Question 4: The article "Picks for Banking Bloodbath" praises Banca Transilvania. Where is the financial firm based?

Bucharest
Cluj -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Serbia
Hungary

Question 5: In the Web video report "Staubach's Real Estate Deal" what is the "biggest compliment" to ex-Dallas QB Roger Staubach?

the real estate guy -->CORRECT ANSWER!
gridiron great
American icon
inspiration to young people

Question 6: In the Fast Money blog, "Post-Washout Rally?" which indicator did Jon Najarian look to first for a pro-rally case?

XLF
VIX -->CORRECT ANSWER!
S&P
Dow

Come back during each trading day for answers to the CNBC Portfolio Challenge Trivia ( bonus bucks ) questions.

CNBC June 12 Daily Trivia Answers (Thursday)

Question 1:
Web Video Hunt: On Wednesday's "Squawk Box," Sequoia's Mark Kvamme discussed bringing a Web site to TV. Which one?

superdeluxe.com
Yahoo's OMG
perezhilton.com
funnyordie.com --> CORRECT ANSWER!!

Question 2:
In "Stocks Could Be Hostage To Oil Prices All Summer" which defensive play did Richard Sparks recommend?

Procter & Gamble
Coca-Cola
PetroQuest --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
ProFunds Bear Inverse ETF

Question 3:
In the Two-Way Street blog post, "Missing Ron Paul: Readers Respond", which CNBC.com reader used the phrase "corporate lapdog"?

Todd in Sacramento
Frosty --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
TJ
Earl

Question 4:
In "The Surest Sign It's Time to Sell" (Feb. 19) Cramer gave timeless stock advice. What was his "rock solid" sell sign?

too many 52-week highs
heavily shorted & hyped --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
insiders dumping shares
bottom vs topline disparity

Question 5:
In Bob Pisani's blog post, "Global Theme: Inflation Worries" how many nations does he specifically name?

five
six --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
seven
eight

Question 6:
In "Surging Crude Means Picking Shrewd" why did Christopher Zook praise Applied Materials?

solar growth opportunity --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
consistent performance
very reasonable valuation
defensive nature

CNBC June 10 Daily Trivia Answers (Tuesday)

Question 1:
In Fast Money's June 6 Web Extra segment, "The Week Ahead," what topics did the traders offer predictions for?

oil, infrastructure & Apple
oil, gasoline & Apple
oil, Apple & Lehman
oil, Apple & inflation --> CORRECT ANSWER!

Question 2:
In "Lehman to Raise $6 Billion, Expects $2.8 Billion Loss" (June 9), who offered insights to CNBC's Squawk Box?

Lehman CEO Richard Fuld
Bahl & Gaynor's McCormick
Greenlight's David Einhorn --> CORRECT ANSWER!
BlackRock's Bob Doll

Question 3:
In Cramer's May 15 Sell Block segment, "The Newest Mortgage Offenders," why did the Mad Money guru slam IndyMac?

exposure to the Southeast
diluting shareholders --> CORRECT ANSWER!
sales down "big"
"clueless" leadership

Question 4:
CNBC Stock Blog: In "Playing the Food Chain," what did stock picker Doug Cliggott warn investors to be wary of?

artificial price spikes
"speculators, not eaters"
"food health" fads
need for credit growth --> CORRECT ANSWER!

Question 5:
How much did Warren Buffett bet that Wall Street pros cannot beat the S&P?

$1
$320,000 --> CORRECT ANSWER!
lunch with Warren
one share of Berkshire

Question 6:
Yodel for profit: In "Great Dividend Plays from Switzerland" which company did David Costa recommend?

Adecco --> CORRECT ANSWER!
Nestle
Roche
Swissotel

CNBC June 9 Daily Trivia Answers (Monday)

Question 1:
According to the slideshow "Fallen Stars: Celebrity Foreclosures" how much did Aretha Franklin owe in back taxes?

$19,193 --> CORRECT ANSWER!
$667,980
$1.2 million
$2 million

Question 2:
In June 5's "Web Extra: Suspicious Stock" which Fast Money trader wanted to share his/her investment doubts?

Guy Adami --> CORRECT ANSWER!
Karen Finerman
Jeff Macke
Dylan Ratigan

Question 3:
In the June 6 edition of CNBC.com's Kudlow Caucus, which panelist(s) predicted a recession?

Art Laffer
Steve Moore
Robert Reich
all of the above --> CORRECT ANSWER!

Question 4:
On Friday, Cramer warned that "safety stocks aren't safe" now. But he did say one stock was "about to rip." Which?

PepsiCo
Nabors
Halliburton
Intrepid Potash --> CORRECT ANSWER!

Question 5:
In "Riding the Energy Stock Elevator" why did Jerry Castellini say he likes Southwestern Energy?

shale development --> CORRECT ANSWER!
trades at low multiples
moves to efficiency
cost controls

Question 6:
Find the CNBC.com Web video, "Farmer Meets Fast Money." Now: what state does farmer Roger Neshem hail from?

Iowa
Nebraska
North Dakota --> CORRECT ANSWER!
New Mexico

Please come back later for the answer to the weekly trivia question.

CNBC June 3 Daily Trivia Answers (Tuesday)

Question 1:
In "Hotel, Restaurant CEOs Worry About Slowing Demand," what factor gives Starwood's Barry Sternlicht hope?

Brazil's huge middle class
Middle East prosperity -->CORRECT ANSWER!
signs of a stronger dollar
pleasure seekers

Question 2:
Web Video hunt: On Monday, what did Holland & Co. chairman Mike Holland blame for high oil prices?

supply & demand -->CORRECT ANSWER!
refinery costs
speculation
weak dollar

Question 3:
On May 22, 5-star manager Neil Hennessy gave CNBC.com his Web Exclusive stock picks. But which stock did he slam?

AK Steel
Airgas
Tupperware
None of the above -->CORRECT ANSWER!

Question 4:
On The Money blogger Carmen Wong Ulrich says how many U.S. young adults pay their bills late?

49%
10%
29%
41% -->CORRECT ANSWER!

Question 5:
In his Friday "Game Plan," Cramer said banks may bottom soon. But he warned of possible "catches," including:

dollar weakness
global slowdown
weak Toll Bros. earns -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Democrat victory

Question 6:
CNBC Stock Blog: Jason Votruba likes small-cap energy. What Web Extra stock(s) did he recommend to CNBC.com?

Swift Energy
Woodward Governor -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Pacific Ethanol
All of the above

CNBC Weekly Trivia Answer Week 4

This is the CNBC Portfolio Challenge Trivia Question for week starting Monday June 2.


A growth stock investor is primarily concerned with capital appreciation as opposed to:

dividend payouts --> CORRECT ANSWER!
a rise in price
above average earnings grow
strong growth rates

We aim to provide answers to the CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Question during each trading day. Please bookmark this blog, and come back during the trading day for the answers.

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

Weekly Trivia Answer Week 3 (starting Tuesday May 27)

QUESTION
An investor's _________ is the dollar value being invested into a particular security.

account
growth
stock
position --> CORRECT ANSWER !

By the way, this is too weird. This is the SAME question that was asked last week. If anyone else got a different question, please leave a comment.

May 23 Daily Trivia Answers

Question 1:
Fast Money talked oil plays in the article, "At $133 Who Wins?" What was Guy Adami's trade?

get long oil services ---> CORRECT ANSWER!
steer clear of integrateds
crude can't lose -- yet
prep for Obama AND McCain

Question 2:
Market Insider: How did Birinyi's Jeff Rubin rate Boone Pickens' forecasting?

take with a grain of salt
insight most investors lack ---> CORRECT ANSWER!
his abilities are uncanny
one of the true masters

Question 3:
According to "SUVs And What They're Worth," first-quarter new SUV sales:

slipped 2%
plunged 23% ---> CORRECT ANSWER!
edged up 0.1%
were nearly flat

Question 4:
CNBC Stock Blog: In "Restaurant Stocks: Feast and Famine" which firm was praised for sales "actually doing the best"?

Darden Restaurants
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers ---> CORRECT ANSWER!
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Papa John's

Question 5:
The Best Premium Liquor Brands slideshow praises Moet & Hennessey's 10 Cane rum. What gives it its essence?

Trinidadian sugar cane ---> CORRECT ANSWER!
Brazilian cane syrup
Brazilian cachaca
Extract of caparihna

Question 6: On May 21, why did Jim Cramer suggest buying Freeport McMoRan?

Brazil commodity explosion
Chinese demand ---> CORRECT ANSWER!
Middle East construction
Global electronic copperuse

Have a great Holiday Weekend, and Happy Trading next week. Good luck with the CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge.