CNBC June 11 Daily Trivia Answers (Wednesday)

Question 1:
Web video hunt: On Tuesday, Toll Bros. CEO Robert Toll told Power Lunch home prices may be stabilizing. Who interviewed him?

Sue Herera --> CORRECT ANSWER!
Diana Olick
Bill Griffeth
Melissa Lee

Question 2:
CNBC Stock Blog: According to Dan Eggers, what is the key to picking energy utility stocks?

dense market population
cheaper raw materials
deregulated environment --> CORRECT ANSWER!
smart commodity hedges

Question 3:
In John McCain's June 10 CNBC interview, whom did the presidential candidate say he'd enlist to strengthen trade?

BRIC nations
Russia & Eastern Europe
Our traditional allies --> CORRECT ANSWER!
Coalition of the willing

Question 4:
In "Congress to Summer Workers: Drop Dead," Jerry Bowyer refers to which "universal laws of science"?

Einsteinian relativity
Newtonian gravitation
Supply-and-demand model
all of the above --> CORRECT ANSWER!

Question 5:
In "Oil Services Stocks Are Price-Proof" Federated Investors' Phil Orlando says oil prices may sink as low as:

$120
$125
$100 to $90 range
$110 to $100 range --> CORRECT ANSWER!

Question 6:
In "Answering Your Credit Questions" blogger Carmen Wong Ulrich says the "big secret" of the credit industry is that it's:

"very unregulated" --> CORRECT ANSWER!
rife with "loopholes"
teetering on "collapse"
surprisingly "reasonable"

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 Weekly Trivia Answer Week 5

This is the CNBC Portfolio Challenge Trivia Question for week starting Monday June 9.

Weekly question
Investors looking for stocks priced less than intrinsic value are referred to as ______ investors.

growth
momentum
value --> CORRECT ANSWER (this one was too easy!)
extrinsic

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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 6 Daily Trivia Answers (Friday)

Question 1:
In the blog entitled "Lousy Volume?" Bob Pisani reported that total volume in all NYSE-listed stocks is

down 23%
down 10%
up 23% -->CORRECT ANSWER (please ensure you choose up 23% not down 23%)
up 5.2%

Question 2:
In "Eaton's On Fire" which steel stock did Jim Cramer suggest buying on a pullback?

Cleveland-Cliffs -->CORRECT ANSWER
Nucor
Both
Neither

Question 3:
In "Top Videos: Hottest-Selling Funds, Lehman & More" what type of meat does Cramer reference?

taco beef
pizza sausage
fried chicken -->CORRECT ANSWER
olive loaf

Question 4:
CNBC Stock Blog: Bernie McGinn says forget subprime -- buy bank stocks. Which one did he call a "tremendous franchise"?

Citigroup
HSBC
American International Grp.
Bank of America -->CORRECT ANSWER

Question 5:
In "What Options are Saying about Lehman" Rebecca Darst said "the question...on everyone's lips" is whether there is a

plot for Lehman's "demise"
"Bear Stearns-like setup" -->CORRECT ANSWER
"paradigm shift"
"stigma" to put positions

Question 6:
Web Extra: In "Go Off The Rails" the Fast Money traders take on a newspaper's analysis of rail stocks. Which newspaper?

Barron's
The New York Times -->CORRECT ANSWER
Financial Times
The Wall Street Journal

Come back next week for the answers to the CNBC Portfolio Challenge daily and weekly trivia questions. Happy trading!

CNBC June 5 Daily Trivia Answers (Thursday)

Question 1:
In his June 4 blog, what did Jim Goldman call "the only real issue" in the Yahoo-Microsoft drama?

"bizarre" compensation plan
Yahoo's "poison pills"
fiduciary accountability --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
"ego-blinded" leadership

Question 2:
On June 3, George Soros said oil prices will not "crash" any time soon. What reason(s) did the billionaire cite?

prices' strong foundation --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
global growth
higher margin requirements
all of the above

Question 3:
In the slideshow, "States with the Biggest Declines and Increases in Home Prices," where does Wyoming stand?

up 6.34% --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
down 6.34%
down 24.1%
down 0.63%

Question 4:
What comparison site did "On The Money" blogger Carmen Wong Ulrich recommend to help avoid hidden bank fees?

InterestRate.com
Bankrate.com --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
Investopedia.com
Creditcarddebt.com


Question 5:
Doug Kass shorted Berkshire Hathaway again this week. What was his "artistic" characterization of Warren Buffett?

Beethoven of boasting
Shakespeare of salesmanship
Da Vinci of deviousness
Mozart of marketing --> CORRECT ANSWER!!

Question 6:
In April's "Living With Volatility" Edward Egilinsky said "historically" a risk reduction strategy might include:

oil with "green" energy
alternative investments --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
stocks with bonds
varied commodities

CNBC June 4 Daily Trivia Answers (Wednesday)

Question 1:
In "Cap-and-Trade Craziness" what energy resource does Larry Kudlow NOT mention?

nukes
liquid coal/LNG
geothermal --> CORRECT ANSWER!
cellulose-based

Question 2:
CNBC Stock Blog: Thomas Winmill likes miner Freeport McMoRan for a "special reason." What special reason?

biggest copper producer
a great portfolio
primarily gold producer
molybdenum production --> CORRECT ANSWER!

Question 3:
In "The Right Way to Watch Mad Money" (May 28), what proverb does the CNBC.com editor paraphrase?

"Throw the baby out..."
"Give a man a fish..." --> CORRECT ANSWER!
"Neither a borrower..."
"The tree of liberty..."

Question 4:
In "Is The Oil Rally Over?" (May 29) Joe Terranova told the Fast Money traders he's playing oil by:

staying short Hess --> CORRECT ANSWER!
staying long Hess
short Southwest Airlines
short several airlines

Question 5:
Web Video hunt: On May 27, CNBC interviewed "The Buffett of Brazil." Name him.

Jorge Paulo Lemann
Arminio Fraga --> CORRECT ANSWER!
Joseph Safra
Marcel Herrmann Telles

Question 6:
In "Ethanolics Anonymous" what does guest blogger Jerry Bowyer cite as a driver of the ethanol trend?

God and guns politics
the "apocalyptic" Left
a policy of "madness"
all of the above --> CORRECT ANSWER!

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

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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