Thursday, December 4, 2008 CNBC Bonus Bucks Trivia Questions & Answers

Squawk Box

Question: In his CNBC interview Wednesday, who did Carl Icahn say he'd like for Yahoo's next CEO?

Answer: none of the above

Squawk on the Street

Question: According to The Christmas Tree Indicator, which item's sales grew 8.5% in the first holiday-shopping week?

Answer: all of the above

The Call

Question: What slang word for liquor appears in Darren Rovell's blog post on the invention of Gatorade?

Answer: firewater

Power Lunch

Question: Dennis Kneale predicted the possible 2009 downfall of which bank's CEO?

Answer: Bank of America

Street Signs

Question: According to former Fed governor Frederic Mishkin, what tool can fight this market's "severe recession"?

Answer: aggressive monetary policy

Closing Bell

Question: What does managing editor Allen Wastler call a "bad term" but a "good news story" for the economy?

Answer: yield curve

Weekly Quiz

Question: Calls give you the right to?

Answer: Buy the stock at the strike price