CNBC Bonus Bucks Trivia Answers - Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge

CNBC's Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge is back. Trading started November 17th, 2008. Hours: Monday 6:00 a.m. to Friday 4:00 p.m. During the week, you can post your answers even after the market closes.

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Daily Answers for
12/30/08:

Squawk Box question: In Jon Najarian's Monday Stock Blog, which independent oil & gas company did he cite?

• Answer: Linn Energy
  
  

Squawk On The Street Question: In her introduction to "On the Money Thrival Guide for 2009", Carmen Wong Ulrich uses what euphemism for

• Answer: thrown a big monkey wrench
  
  

The Call Question: On Dec. 29, Marc "Dr. Doom" Faber recommended which trio of "hard assets" to investors?

• Answer: gold, silver, platinum

Power Lunch Question: According to our guide to international market holidays, whose markets were closed on Dec. 25?

• Power Lunch Answer: all of the above
  
  

Street Signs Question: In Bob Pisani's blog post from yesterday afternoon, what did he call the "real X-factor for stocks"?

• Best CD Rate: 5.00% at Washington Mutual - WaMu
  

• Street Signs Answer: the coming stimulus package
  

Closing Bell Question: According to the article "Best and Worst Ads: A Year the News Eclipsed..." whose ads reeked of "cultural imperialism"?

Closing Bell Answer : Burger King

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