Monday, April 10, 2006

Today's Answer to the CNBC Squawk Box Maserati Gransport Giveaway/Competition

Question: The CEO of which company told Becky he's working WITH cable companies in the battle for your living room

Answer: Sprint-Nextel

This is my first question attempted. So far i'm 1 for 1

Details on competition can be obtained here.

I'll start posting answers to all the questions I answer. Answers will likely be posted to the discussion thread for this entry.

33 comments:

  1. For Tuesday, 4/11:

    Q: Which CEO discussed his company's new biofuels unit?
    A: IT'S NOT CARGILL. I GOT THIS WRONG. UNABLE TO FIND ANSWER EVEN THOUGH I CYCYLED THROUGH DVR RECORDING TWICE.

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  2. For Wednesday, 4/12

    Q:Which car did Phil Lebeau unveil?
    A:It's not the Saturn Sky

    I just realized that i'm watching the 830-900 CST squawk on the street...Switching to the 830-900 EST segment.

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  3. For Thur, 4/13

    Q: Which of the following could be the next oil powerhouse
    A: Africa

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  4. For Monday, 4/17

    Q: Which group did our guest say is underappreciated by investors?
    A: Baby-boomers

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  5. For Tue, 4/18

    Q: What tech company is creating home-monitoring systems helping baby boomers live on their own for longer?
    A: Intel

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  6. For Wed, 4/19

    Q: What % of baby boomers with adult children help those children financially?

    A: 68%

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  7. For Thurs, 4/20:

    Q: Which biotech CEO discussed earnings with Joe?

    A: Serono

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  8. For Friday, 4/21:

    Q: Which game did Carl & Joe play?

    A: Pool

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  9. For Mon, 4/24:

    Q: With whom did Charlie speak today about the Grasso case?

    A: Ken Langone

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  10. For Tue, 4/25:

    Q: Which state has the highest average price for a gallon of gasoline?

    A: California

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  11. For Wednesday, 4/26:

    Q: The CEO of which railroad ompany discussed energy surcharges with Becky?

    A: Norfolk Southern

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  12. For Thur, 4/27:

    Q: Who is Business Ethics Magazines top corporate citizen of 2006?

    A: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters

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  13. Shifting answer posting schedule to 530-830pm CST time frame due to new job.

    Please check back later.

    Good Luck!

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  14. For Friday, 4/28:

    Q: Who shared her financial wisdom with Jane Wells?

    A: Charo

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  15. For Monday, 5/1:

    Q: Which state's CFO discussed hurricane insurance?

    A: Florida

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  16. For Monday, 5/2:

    Q: Helio is a joint venture between SK Telecom and which of the following:

    A: Earthlink

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  17. For Wednesday, 5/3:

    Q: Which Senator keeps tabs on how much money oil companies make per second?

    A: Sen Dorgan

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  18. For Thur, 5/4:

    Q: Which pending financial crisis did Charlie discuss?

    A: Puerto Rico

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  19. For Friday, 5/5:

    Q: Which industry did we profile?

    A: Lodging

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  20. For Tuesday, 5/9:

    Q: With whom did David Faber have an exclusive interview?

    A: Richard Notebaert

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  21. For today's answer look above... Don't know what happened to Monday's answer... Made a post, apparently lost in the ether/net.

    Good Luck!

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  22. For Wednesday, 5/10:

    Q: Which industry did Alan Murray defend?

    A: Oil

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  23. For Thursday, 5/11:

    Q: According to Click Forensics, what is the industry-wide click fraud rate?

    A: 13.7

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  24. For Friday, 5/12:

    Q: What was the paper in Jane's addiction made of?

    A: Elephant Poop

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  25. For Monday, 5/15:

    Q: Which issue was the heart of Steve Liesman's roundtable?

    A: Inflation

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  26. For Tuesday, 5/16:

    Q: Which company launched a new PDA?

    A: Palm

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  27. For Wednesday, 4/17:

    Q: What type of VC investing did Becky discuss w/ her guest?

    A: Nanotech

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  28. For Thursday, 4/18:

    Q: Which company takes its HPV and cervical cancer vaccine before the FDA today?

    A: Merck

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  29. Friday, 5/19:

    Q: Which of President Bush's cabinet secretaries was our guest host today?

    A: John Snow

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  30. For Monday, 5/22:

    Q: According to Rick Santelli, what will not work at the NYSE?

    A: Hybrid trading

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  31. For Tuesday, 5/23:

    Q: Which oil company justified high gas prices

    A: Shell

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  32. For Wednesday, 5/24:

    Q: According to the list we showed, what is the fastest growing tech company?

    A: Celgene

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  33. For Thursday, 5/25:

    Q: Final bonus bucks question - What did Rep. Barney Frank discuss?

    A: Executive Compensation

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