The 5 Dumbest Things on Wall Street April Fools' Quiz
Happy April Fools' Day! We here at The Five Dumbest Lab love April Fools' Day. In fact, it's our favorite holiday because nobody likes to celebrate foolish behavior more than we do.
But before we run off to pull a prank on one of our friends on Wall Street, we leave you with The Five Dumbest Things April Fools Quiz, recapping the silly shenanigans of the first quarter of 2010. Answering correctly could win you an autographed copy of Jim Cramer's latest book, Getting Back to Even.
Enter by midnight Thursday, April 1, by e-mailing your answers here with the words "Contest Entry" in the subject line. We'll rerun the column Friday, April 2, with the answers and the name of the winner. If there is more than one correct entry, we'll have a drawing.
Good luck!
1. After Dubai ran into financial troubles and was unable to service its multibillion debt load, it was bailed out by neighboring emirate Abu Dhabi. To show its appreciation, Dubai's ruler changed the name of the world's largest skycraper from "Burj Dubai" to what?
A. Dubai State Building
B. Mega Burj
C. Burj Khalifa
D. Burjer King
2. For what reason did Michael Skarzynski resign from his job as CEO of radio ratings provider Arbitron (ARB) in January?
A. sleeping on the job
(ARB) B. lying to Congress
C. payola
(ARB) D. Crayola
(ARB) 3. What did Cadbury chairman Roger Carr call Kraft (KFT) (Stock Quote: KFT) (ARB) (KFT) in January a week before accepting its $19.5 billion buyout bid?
A. "low growth" and with a "long history of underperformance"
(ARB) (KFT) B. "fast growing" and with a "fantastic pipeline of new products"
C. "speedy as a rabbit" and with a "real wild side like Lady Gaga"
(ARB) (KFT) D. "quick as a wink" and with a "side of fries"
(ARB) (KFT) 4. How much did NBC parents GE (GE) - Get Report (Stock Quote: GE) and Comcast (CMCSA) - Get Report (Stock Quote: CMCSA) pay late night host Conan O'Brien to walk away after just eight months of work?
A. $32.5 million
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get ReportB. $20 million
C. $10 million
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get ReportD. $100 million
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report 5. How did Microsoft (MSFT) - Get Report (Stock Quote: MSFT) founder Bill Gates describe Chinese restrictions when asked in January about Google's (GOOG) - Get Report (Stock Quote: GOOG) battle with Beijing over censorship?
A. "Very limited"
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get ReportB. "Easy to go around it"
C. All of the above
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get ReportD. None of the above
6. How did former Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz announce his resignation in February?
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get ReportA. with a sonnet on a cocktail napkin
B. with a limerick on parchment
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get ReportC. with a haiku on Twitter
D. with a song on YouTube.com
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get Report 7. In what country were three Google executives found guilty for not removing quickly enough an online video of teen bullies beating up an autistic boy?
A. Greece
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get ReportB. Portugal
C. Ireland
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get ReportD. Italy
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get Report 8. Which controversial college basketball coach did Fortune Brands (FO) (Stock Quote: FO) enshrine on a commemorative bourbon bottle, despite his long-running problems with the NCAA?
A. Dean Smith
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get Report (FO) B. Adolph Rupp
C. Mike Krzyzewski
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get Report (FO) D. John Calipari
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get Report (FO) 9. What new Cisco (CSCO) - Get Report (Stock Quote: CSCO) product did CEO John Chambers say would "forever change the Internet" when he introduced it in March?
A. the Flux Capacitor
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get Report (FO) (CSCO) - Get ReportB. the iPad
C. the c3po
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get Report (FO) (CSCO) - Get ReportD. the CRS-3 Router
10. Actress Lindsay Lohan announced in March she is suing which of the following brokers for defaming her in its Super Bowl commercial?
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get Report (FO) (CSCO) - Get ReportA. E*Trade Financial (Stock Quote: ETFC) (ETFC) - Get Report
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get Report (FO) (CSCO) - Get Report (ETFC) - Get ReportB. TD Ameritrade (AMTD) - Get Report
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get Report (FO) (CSCO) - Get Report (ETFC) - Get Report (AMTD) - Get ReportC. Charles Schwab (SCHW) - Get Report
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get Report (FO) (CSCO) - Get Report (ETFC) - Get Report (AMTD) - Get Report (SCHW) - Get ReportD. Goldman Sachs (GS) - Get Report
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get Report (FO) (CSCO) - Get Report (ETFC) - Get Report (AMTD) - Get Report (SCHW) - Get Report (GS) - Get Report BONUS: According to a report released in March, what was the name of the accounting trick that enabled Lehman Brothers to hide more than $50 billion worth of toxic assets before it filed for bankruptcy in September 2008?
A. Enron 101
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get Report (FO) (CSCO) - Get Report (ETFC) - Get Report (AMTD) - Get Report (SCHW) - Get Report (GS) - Get ReportB. Repo 105
C. E&Y OK
(ARB) (KFT) (GE) - Get Report (CMCSA) - Get Report (MSFT) - Get Report (GOOG) - Get Report (FO) (CSCO) - Get Report (ETFC) - Get Report (AMTD) - Get Report (SCHW) - Get Report (GS) - Get ReportD. SEC OH-NO
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