The Wall Street Journal Weekly Quiz s6

The Wall Street Journal Weekly Review & Quiz

Covering front-page articles from Oct 29 – Nov 4, 2005

Quiz Fall 2005 Issue #11

Developed by: Scott R. Homan Ph.D., Purdue University

1. I Lewis "Scooter" Libby is

a. a special prosecutor

b. A CIA operative

c. Vice President Cheney’s Chief of Staff

d. a newspaper reporter

2. I Lewis "Scooter" Libby is accused of

a. unauthorized travel to Africa

b. revealing the name of a CIA agent to reporters

c. carrying a concealed handgun in a restricted area

d. gossiping about Carl Rove

3. Kraft spends approximately this amount on advertising their products directly to children each year

a. 5 million dollars

b. 35 million dollars

c. 90 million dollars

d. 150 million dollars

4. Kraft decided to stop advertising some products to children under 12,

a. and concentrate on ads for sugary snacks for adults

b. but still market "healthier" food to kids between six and 12

c. and make sure that popular cartoon characters were featured on all cereals

d. but just until the child obesity rate drops significantly

5. In 15 years on the federal bench, Judge Samuel Alito has often sided with positions backed by

a. education leaders

b. state government leaders

c. business leaders

d. federal government leaders

6. Judge Alito's Third Circuit is one of the smaller federal jurisdictions, but it hears a disproportionate share of business-related cases because its three-state territory includes

a. Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland

b. Delaware, New York, and New Jersey

c. Delaware, New York, and Pennsylvania

d. Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

7. Part of Dell's problem in consumer electronics is that it is running into stiff competition from

a. large consumer-electronics retailers

b. small consumer-electronics retailers

c. other large computer online retailers

d. computer electronics retailers

8. Profit at Dell's U.S. consumer-PC operation ______in its fiscal second quarter.

a. rose 33%

b. fell 33%

c. rose 13%

d. fell 13%

9. World pension, insurance and mutual funds have ______at their disposal, up almost a third from 2000.

a. $46 million

b. $46 billion

c. $46 trillion

d. $460 trillion

10. China is expected to have about ______to invest abroad this year, much of which goes into U.S. bonds.

a. $116 million

b. $11 billion

c. $16 billion

d. $116 billion

11. Google Inc.'s two billionaire founders, both 32 years old, will soon be cruising the skies in a

a. Gulfstream V

b. Boeing 757

c. Boeing 767

d. Cessna Citation

12. The purchase of a jet for personal use might seem at odds with the Google founders' support for environmental causes. The company gives employees ______if they buy hybrid gas-electric cars, for example.

a. $50

b. $500

c. $5,000

d. $50,000

13. A 2005 survey by recruiters Spencer Stuart found that of 149 large U.S. businesses ______have at least one non-American director

a. only 35%

b. only 10%

c. close to 50%

d. nearly 60%

14. This Chinese fruit contains a chemical compound that is used to make the generic equivalent of Tamiflu

a. pineapple

b. star anise

c. mangoes

d. guava

15. A consortium of the country's largest cable operators announced it will sell ______service that runs over the wireless network of Sprint Nextel Corp.

a. High Definition TV

b. cable TV

c. broadband internet

d. cellphone

16. Pharmaceutical companies were told by Roch that their anti-viral drug Tamiflu would take approximately how long to replicate

a. 18 days

b. 3 years

c. 6 months

d. 25 years

17. In Beijing shoppers won't find fake versions of products bearing the

a. 2008 Beijing Olympic Games logo

b. Nike logo

c. Disney logo

d. Adidas logo

18. Real-estate inventories of homes for sale are ______in many parts of the country.

a. falling

b. rising

c. stabilizing

d. doubling

19. Many internet start-ups are telling venture capitalists

a. 'we need your technology'

b. 'we need you'

c. 'we don't need you'

d. 'we need your people’

20. Known as______these transactions typically are less than $2 and can ring up sizable industry profits even when they are less than a dollar.

a. “minipayments”

b. “macropayments”

c. "micropayments,"

d. “Margaritaville-ments”

21. A ______yen could boost Japan's economy by making its products more competitive at the expense of U.S. companies, particularly the struggling auto industry, which is shedding assets and workers to cut costs.

a. climbing

b. variable

c. strong

d. weak

22. The potential sale of Knight Ridder Inc. might be the first shoe to drop in the long-talked-about consolidation of the ______industry.

a. newspaper

b. mens shoes

c. mens golf club

d. golf ball

23. Since he was named chief executive of ______17 months ago, Sergio Marchionne has breathed life into a company many thought was headed to the junk heap.

a. ABC Group

b. Dias Group

c. Fiat Group

d. WM Group

24. A move by the Supreme Court means that many telecommuters could ultimately face ______income-tax bills

a. lower

b. higher

c. doubled

d. tripled

25. The Blackberry, that little wireless email gadget that seems to be lurking in pockets, brief cases and handbags of busy professionals everywhere is made by:

a. Nokia

b. Palm

c. Research In Motion Ltd.

d. Motorola

26. Last year, the federal Transportation Safety Administration confiscated more than______items at security gates

a. 100,000

b. 80 million

c. 7 million

d. 15 million