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Stock Market Trivia
An SI Board Since July 2003
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Emcee:  Doug R Type:  Unmoderated
C'mon all you trivia buffs...stump the other guy.
Anything related to the markets is fair game but please try to stick with that. Legal and procedural mumbo-jumbo is ok but the focus should be to just have fun.
have at it...
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81So do I....a few as a result of the spinoff. Both SLB and RIG have not been doiAnn Corrigan-7/13/2003
80That would be Transocean, a.k.a. RIG. I happen to own some. :-)David Lawrence-7/13/2003
79o.k. More trivia: Which oil drilling company was spun off by SLB about 1999?Ann Corrigan-7/13/2003
78Oh... I was a little slow on the uptake there... I had put that exchange in the David Lawrence-7/13/2003
77I dunno either--was counting on you to know. You're Donald Trump answer is Ann Corrigan-7/13/2003
76Is that a trick question? Donald Trump? Steve Wynn? I Dunno?David Lawrence-7/12/2003
75That's right, David. Which CEO spends the most time in casinos? ;^)Ann Corrigan-7/12/2003
74Billy Boy.David Lawrence-7/12/2003
73Which American CEO had a pie thrown in his face in Europe a few yrs ago?Ann Corrigan-7/12/2003
72The big one I was remembering from a biographical sketch was American Express Wafreelyhovering-7/10/2003
71<i>I believe my answer is the correct one to "What investment got WarLPS5-7/10/2003
70I don;t know what the rule is regarding when the "right" answer shouldDavid Lawrence-7/9/2003
69David, As I recall reading about it, the investment occurred in his adult yearsfreelyhovering-7/9/2003
68Humm... he bought Cities Service at the age of 11... three shares resulting in aDavid Lawrence-7/9/2003
67Nopefreelyhovering-7/9/2003
66I think it was before Coca Cola although you could be right. Myronfreelyhovering-7/9/2003
65Cities Service?David Lawrence-7/9/2003
64Coca Cola. (I don't know how many shares, though.)LPS5-7/9/2003
63What investment got Warren Buffet's fortune started? Myronfreelyhovering-7/9/2003
621. Data General. Correct. 2. PDP-8. No, that was DEC. But, I accidently typed 8David Lawrence-7/6/2003
61phew...I thought I was gonna have to pour through an intensive internet search. Doug R-7/6/2003
601. Data General. 2. PDP-8 3. Don't know. 4. Bought by EMC, I think.LPS5-7/6/2003
59<i>Dear Mr. Equivocator...YOU are right!!!</i> Equivocation? MessaLPS5-7/6/2003
58Dear Mr. Equivocator...YOU are right!!! Do you remember what you were doing thatKaren Lawrence-7/6/2003
57Still no guesses to #reply-19084331?David Lawrence-7/6/2003
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