Tag: CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge

1. Australians are expected to splurge A$7.88 billion on pet care services and products in the 2011-2012 financial year. How much are they spending on food per year, according to market research firm IBIS?
B. A$ 2.8 billion

2. London Metal Exchange is being courted as a possible acquisition target, according to its CEO, Martin Abbott. Which major financial institution now owns a 9.5 percent stake in the exchange?
A. Goldman Sachs

3. According to CNBC.com’s Best Places to Work on Wall Street, who is the “king” of Wall Street?
A. Jamie Dimon

1. A World War II-era British merchant vessel recently found wrecked off the coast of Ireland looks likely to contain the largest haul of shipwrecked precious metal in history. What is the metal?
C. Silver

2. Standard and Poor’s warned on CNBC on Tuesday (9/27/2011) that Chinese property firms could face a severe liquidity crunch if sales drop by what percentage?
D. 30%

3. What is the top office pet peeve for workers around the world?
B. People not taking ownership for their actions

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1. How much did Singapore spend to host the just concluded F1 grand prix?
D. None of the above

2. Switzerland recently set a limit for the Swiss franc’s appreciation against the euro. What was that limit, of francs to euros?
A. 1.20

3. According to the CNBC Explains video on hedge funds, most of them are set up as:
B. Limited partnership

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1. Singapore hopes to become a major cruise center in Asia. How many cruise passengers passed through the city-state last year:
D. 1 million

2. What nation’s finance minister warned on Sept. 16 that a collapse of the euro could lead to war?
D. Poland

3. On September 20’s “Mad Money,” why does Jim Cramer think it’s a good time to buy technology stocks?
C. “Positive seasonality”

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1. The F8 Facebook Developers Conference 2011, took place in:
B. San Francisco, CA

2. According to Daryl Guppy’s post on Tuesday gold prices are likely to retest what level?
C. 1,920

3. The top institutional holder of Apple Inc stock is:
D. Fidelity

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1. What is the 8th most popular city for business?
B. Madrid

2. What is the 31st most safest bank in the world in 2011
C. Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Turin, Italy

3. In CNBC.com’s “Top 10 Green Cars 2011,” how is the Lexus CT 200h described?
B. “Sporty, little premium hatchback”

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1. Which of the following is NOT true of the ‘Death Shirt’ that’s included in October’s John Wayne Auction?
C. It has a red stain from fake blood

2. What is the third most dangerous job of 2011?
D. Pilots and Flight Engineers

3. The world’s largest, second-largest and third-largest auto markets respectively for 2011 are:
A. China, US, Japan

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1. What is the fifth largest auto market of 2011?
D. Germany

2. What does CNBC’s Jim Cramer think Tim Geithner is counting on when he says there’s no chance of a Lehman-like collapse in Europe?
A. Crony Capitalism

3. China’s richest person is:
C. A construction machinery tycoon

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