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Question 1:
According to Boone Pickens, how much is the U.S. sending overseas for oil?
4x the Iraq War's cost -->correct answer
$470 billion a year
Some emerging markets' GDP
Enough to bankrupt us
Question 2:
On Tuesday, Jim Cramer said it was "time to ring the register" and sell. But what railroad stock was he BULLISH on?
NSC
KSU
CSX -->correct answer
BNI
Question 3:
Short seller Doug Kass mentioned Warren Buffett and a famous tyrant in a CNBC interview. Which tyrant?
Julius Caesar
Napoleon Bonaparte -->correct answer
Josef Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Question 4:
Which "gloom & doom" figure told CNBC Monday "I think the economy really stinks"?
Jim Rogers
Marc Faber -->correct answer
Howard Davidowitz
Barry James
Question 5:
What "Web Extra" Internet stock did Darren Chervitz recommend exclusively for CNBC Stock Blog readers?
Google
Baidu.com
Whitehouse.com
Shutterfly -->correct answer
Question 6:
In "How To Prosper On Retiring Boomers" which stock did Jordan Kimmel link to the post-WWII generation?
Research in Motion -->correct answer
Apple
Motorola
Harley-Davidson
I hope that these CNBC bonus buck answers are helping you have fun in managing your fantasy CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio. Happy trading!
May 21 Daily Trivia Answers (1 to 6)
May 20 Daily Trivia Answers (1 to 6)
Question 1:
In March, Bernie McGinn was on the money with his Ford pick. Early this month, what pharma stock did he recommend?
PFE -->correct answer
BMY
MRK
GSK
Question 2:
Energy Source blog: What did John Kilduff say about Iran's possible market vulnerability?
Ideology vs. common sense
It's more self-inflicted -->correct answer
Betting heavily on nuclear
A tightrope walk
Question 3:
Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio Tracker: What was BRK's top holding by dollar value (as of March 31)?
AXP
KO -->correct answer
WFC
WMT
Question 4:
According to Paul Forward of Stifel Nicolaus, how much coal does America have?
about a 250-year supply -->correct answer
A century and a half
More than any 2 suppliers
centuries' worth
Question 5:
In "Short Stories," what did Fast Money trader Pete Najarian call "the most confident plays"?
Oil Services
Oil & RBOC
Coal & NatGas -->correct answer
Oil balanced by solar
Question 6:
"States with the Highest Foreclosure Rates" slideshow: How many Nevada households got notices as of April?
1 in every 303
Data unavailable
1 in every 121
1 in every 146 -->correct answer
