March 5 QoD -- "Stocking Up in London"

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NellyLunatic1980 · #1 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:02 am

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Here in America, one of the most prominent economic indicators is the Dow Jones Industrials Average. London’s version of the DJIA is the Financial Times 100 Index (or the FTSE 100). Below is a list of British companies that are either well-known or fairly known in America. Answer “Yes” or “No” if that company trades on the FTSE 100.

Answers are due by Thursday at 5 PM Eastern.

1. AstraZeneca
2. Reuters
3. Vodafone
4. BASF
5. Rolls-Royce
6. INVESCO
7. British Airways
8. Signet
9. Dyson
10. Unilever
11. Burberry
12. Carnival Cruises
13. Pearson
14. Weetabix
15. Virgin

BONUS
HSBC

#2 Post by **littlebeast13** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:25 am

Nothin' but guesses today.....

Spoiler

Here in America, one of the most prominent economic indicators is the Dow Jones Industrials Average. London’s version of the DJIA is the Financial Times 100 Index (or the FTSE 100). Below is a list of British companies that are either well-known or fairly known in America. Answer “Yes” or “No” if that company trades on the FTSE 100.

Answers are due by Thursday at 5 PM Eastern.

1. AstraZeneca - Y
2. Reuters - Y
3. Vodafone - N
4. BASF - N
5. Rolls-Royce - Y
6. INVESCO - N
7. British Airways - Y
8. Signet - Y
9. Dyson - N
10. Unilever - Y
11. Burberry - N
12. Carnival Cruises - N
13. Pearson - N
14. Weetabix - Y
15. Virgin - Y

BONUS
HSBC - Y

peacock2121 · #3 Post by **peacock2121** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:20 am

Spoiler

1. AstraZeneca - no
2. Reuters - yes
3. Vodafone - no
4. BASF - no
5. Rolls-Royce - yes
6. INVESCO - no
7. British Airways - yes
8. Signet - yes
9. Dyson - yes
10. Unilever - no
11. Burberry - yes
12. Carnival Cruises - yes
13. Pearson - yes
14. Weetabix - yes
15. Virgin - yes

BONUS
HSBC - yes

fantine33 · #4 Post by **fantine33** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:02 am

Spoiler

I don't know enough about the stock market to even understand the instructions. But I know enough to understand that's it's another 50/50 day, so WTF. Bold answers are YES

1. AstraZeneca
2. Reuters
3. Vodafone
4. BASF
5. Rolls-Royce
6. INVESCO
7. British Airways
8. Signet
9. Dyson - James Dyson, I love you!
10. Unilever
11. Burberry
12. Carnival Cruises
13. Pearson
14. Weetabix
15. Virgin

BONUS
HSBC

mikehardware · #5 Post by **mikehardware** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:05 am

Spoiler

1. AstraZeneca - Yes
2. Reuters - Yes
3. Vodafone - Yes
4. BASF - Yes
5. Rolls-Royce - Yes
6. INVESCO - Yes
7. British Airways - Yes
8. Signet - Yes
9. Dyson - Yes
10. Unilever - Yes
11. Burberry - Yes
12. Carnival Cruises - Yes
13. Pearson - Yes
14. Weetabix - Yes
15. Virgin - Yes

BONUS
HSBC - Yes

Can you tell I have no clue?

plasticene · #6 Post by **plasticene** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:31 am

Spoiler

1. AstraZeneca YES
2. Reuters NO
3. Vodafone NO
4. BASF NO
5. Rolls-Royce NO
6. INVESCO YES
7. British Airways NO
8. Signet YES
9. Dyson NO
10. Unilever NO
11. Burberry NO
12. Carnival Cruises NO
13. Pearson YES
14. Weetabix YES
15. Virgin NO

BONUS
HSBC NO

gsabc · #7 Post by **gsabc** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:31 am

Spoiler

1. AstraZeneca YES
2. Reuters NO
3. Vodafone NO
4. BASF YES
5. Rolls-Royce YES
6. INVESCO YES
7. British Airways NO
8. Signet NO
9. Dyson NO
10. Unilever YES
11. Burberry NO
12. Carnival Cruises NO
13. Pearson YES
14. Weetabix YES
15. Virgin YES

BONUS
HSBC YES

themanintheseersuckersuit · #8 Post by **themanintheseersuckersuit** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:51 am

Spoiler

1. AstraZeneca Yes
2. Reuters no
3. Vodafone yes
4. BASF no
5. Rolls-Royce no
6. INVESCO yes
7. British Airways yes
8. Signet yes
9. Dyson no
10. Unilever yes
11. Burberry no
12. Carnival Cruises no
13. Pearson yes
14. Weetabix no
15. Virgin yes

BONUS
HSBC no

ne1410s · #9 Post by **ne1410s** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:23 am

Spoiler

1. AstraZeneca --no
2. Reuters --yes
3. Vodafone --no
4. BASF --yes
5. Rolls-Royce --no
6. INVESCO --no
7. British Airways --yes
8. Signet--yes
9. Dyson --no
10. Unilever--no
11. Burberry --no
12. Carnival Cruises --no
13. Pearson --yes
14. Weetabix --no
15. Virgin --yes

BONUS
HSBC--yes

andrewjackson · #10 Post by **andrewjackson** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:26 am

Spoiler

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. No
4. No
5. No
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. Yes
9. No
10. Yes
11. No
12. No
13. Yes
14. No
15. Yes

BONUS
Yes

megaaddict · #11 Post by **megaaddict** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:48 am

Spoiler

1. AstraZeneca --N
2. Reuters --Y
3. Vodafone --N
4. BASF --Y
5. Rolls-Royce --N
6. INVESCO --N
7. British Airways --Y
8. Signet --Y
9. Dyson --N
10. Unilever --Y
11. Burberry --Y
12. Carnival Cruises --N
13. Pearson --N
14. Weetabix --Y
15. Virgin --Y

BONUS
HSBC --N

Catfish · #12 Post by **Catfish** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:15 am

Spoiler

Basically, I have no clue, but what the hell?

1. AstraZeneca Yes
2. Reuters No
3. Vodafone Yes
4. BASF Yes
5. Rolls-Royce No
6. INVESCO Yes
7. British Airways Yes
8. Signet Yes
9. Dyson No
10. Unilever Yes
11. Burberry No
12. Carnival Cruises No
13. Pearson Yes
14. Weetabix No
15. Virgin Yes

BONUS
HSBC Yes

MarleysGh0st · #13 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:43 am

Spoiler

In other game show venues, I would either stay clam or run through my lifelines in an instant. Here, it's WAG time.

1. AstraZeneca - Yes
2. Reuters - Yes
3. Vodafone - Yes
4. BASF - Yes
5. Rolls-Royce - Yes
6. INVESCO - Yes
7. British Airways - Yes
8. Signet - Yes
9. Dyson - No
10. Unilever - Yes
11. Burberry - No
12. Carnival Cruises - Yes
13. Pearson - No
14. Weetabix - No
15. Virgin - Yes

BONUS
HSBC - No

tlynn78 · #14 Post by **tlynn78** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:59 am

Riiiiiighht....

Spoiler

WAG's, one and all:

1. Y
2. N
3. Y
4. Y
5. N
6. N
7. Y
8. Y
9. N
10. Y
11. Y
12. Y
13. N
14. N
15. Y

bonus

Y

t.

tanstaafl2 · #15 Post by **tanstaafl2** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:20 am

Umm, yuk. Time for a SWAG or two.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Rules: viewtopic.php?p=40443#40443

Here in America, one of the most prominent economic indicators is the Dow Jones Industrials Average. London’s version of the DJIA is the Financial Times 100 Index (or the FTSE 100). Below is a list of British companies that are either well-known or fairly known in America. Answer “Yes” or “No” if that company trades on the FTSE 100.

Answers are due by Thursday at 5 PM Eastern.

Spoiler

1. AstraZeneca YES
2. Reuters YES
3. Vodafone YES
4. BASF YES
5. Rolls-Royce YES
6. INVESCO NO
7. British Airways YES
8. Signet NO
9. Dyson NO
10. Unilever NO
11. Burberry YES
12. Carnival Cruises NO
13. Pearson YES
14. Weetabix NO I don't even know what the heck it is...
15. Virgin YES

BONUS
HSBC YES

Sadly, no opportuntiy for humor points which has accounted for a good portion of my scoring lately...

ladysoleil · #16 Post by **ladysoleil** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:27 am

Spoiler

Might as well start the WAG fest.

Answers are due by Thursday at 5 PM Eastern.

1. AstraZeneca- no
2. Reuters- yes
3. Vodafone- no
4. BASF- yes
5. Rolls-Royce- yes
6. INVESCO- yes
7. British Airways- yes
8. Signet- no
9. Dyson- yes
10. Unilever- no
11. Burberry- yes
12. Carnival Cruises- no
13. Pearson- yes
14. Weetabix- yes
15. Virgin- yes

BONUS
HSBC- yes

Greyhound Dude · #17 Post by **Greyhound Dude** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:17 pm

Spoiler

HMMMMMM - gotta luv these 50/50's.

1. AstraZeneca YES
2. Reuters YES
3. Vodafone YES
4. BASF NO
5. Rolls-Royce YES
6. INVESCO YES
7. British Airways YES
8. Signet NO
9. Dyson NO
10. Unilever NO
11. Burberry NO
12. Carnival Cruises YES
13. Pearson YES
14. Weetabix NO
15. Virgin NO

BONUS
HSBC YES

christie1111 · #18 Post by **christie1111** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:16 pm

10. Unilever - Yes

I think I know this one!

DadofTwins · #19 Post by **DadofTwins** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:49 pm

Blind guessing . . .

Spoiler

1. AstraZeneca -- N
2. Reuters -- Y
3. Vodafone -- Y
4. BASF -- Y
5. Rolls-Royce -- Y
6. INVESCO -- N
7. British Airways -- Y
8. Signet -- N
9. Dyson -- Y
10. Unilever -- N
11. Burberry -- Y
12. Carnival Cruises -- N
13. Pearson -- Y
14. Weetabix -- Y
15. Virgin -- Y

BONUS
HSBC -- Y

T_Bone0806 · #20 Post by **T_Bone0806** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:57 pm

Spoiler

1. AstraZeneca NO
2. Reuters YES
3. Vodafone NO
4. BASF YES
5. Rolls-Royce YES
6. INVESCO YES
7. British Airways YES
8. Signet NO
9. Dyson NO
10. Unilever YES
11. Burberry YES
12. Carnival Cruises YES
13. Pearson NO
14. Weetabix YES
15. Virgin YES

BONUS
HSBC YES

TheConfessor · #21 Post by **TheConfessor** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:20 am

Spoiler

NellyLunatic1980 wrote: 1. AstraZeneca YES
2. Reuters NO
3. Vodafone YES
4. BASF YES
5. Rolls-Royce NO
6. INVESCO NO
7. British Airways NO
8. Signet NO
9. Dyson NO
10. Unilever YES
11. Burberry NO
12. Carnival Cruises NO
13. Pearson YES
14. Weetabix NO
15. Virgin YES

BONUS
HSBC YES

nitrah55 · #22 Post by **nitrah55** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:47 am

Spoiler

1. AstraZeneca NO
2. Reuters YES
3. Vodafone YES
4. BASF YES
5. Rolls-Royce NO
6. INVESCO NO
7. British Airways YES
8. Signet NO
9. Dyson NO
10. Unilever YES
11. Burberry NO
12. Carnival Cruises YES
13. Pearson YES
14. Weetabix NO
15. Virgin YES

BONUS
HSBC YES

AnnieCamaro · #23 Post by **AnnieCamaro** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:20 am

Spoiler

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
Answer “Yes” or “No” if that company trades on the FTSE 100.

1. AstraZeneca -- Yes
2. Reuters -- No
3. Vodafone -- Yes
4. BASF -- No
5. Rolls-Royce -- Yes
6. INVESCO -- Yes
7. British Airways --
8. Signet -- Yes
9. Dyson -- Yes
10. Unilever -- Yes
11. Burberry -- Yes
12. Carnival Cruises -- No
13. Pearson -- Yes
14. Weetabix -- Yes
15. Virgin -- No

BONUS
HSBC -- No

I'm glad it's okay to guess.

mrkelley23 · #24 Post by **mrkelley23** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:22 am

Spoiler

Without even looking at your list, since that might prejudice my answers, here are my blind guesses for today:

1. Yes
2. No
3. No
4. No
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. No
8. Yes
9. No
10. No
11. No
12. Yes
13. Yes
14. No
15. No

Bonus: Yes

NellyLunatic1980 · #25 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 4:47 am

Here in America, one of the most prominent economic indicators is the Dow Jones Industrials Average. London’s version of the DJIA is the Financial Times 100 Index (or the FTSE 100). Below is a list of British companies that are either well-known or fairly known in America. Answer “Yes” or “No” if that company trades on the FTSE 100.

1. AstraZeneca - Yes
2. Reuters - Yes
3. Vodafone - Yes
4. BASF - No
5. Rolls-Royce - Yes
6. INVESCO - Yes
7. British Airways - Yes
8. Signet - No
9. Dyson - No
10. Unilever - Yes
11. Burberry - No
12. Carnival Cruises - Yes
13. Pearson - Yes
14. Weetabix - No
15. Virgin - No

BONUS
HSBC - Yes

On this total WAG® day, Greyhound still gets a 19 to make it four consecutive days with the best daily score. He now tops the century mark and leads by 27.

Wow, Mr. K went totally blind and still scored 15.

March 5 Scores / Scores after Day 6
Greyhound - 19 / 105
tansta - 14 / 78
aj - 18 / 77
fanny - 14 / 74
tlynn - 12 / 68
Confessor - 13 / 67.5
pea - 11 / 67
T_Bone - 13 / 61
Annie - 8 / 58.5
lb13 - 13 / 58.5
mrkelley - 15 / 58
nitrah - 15 / 56
ne - 11 / 55.5
Catfish - 14 / 54
gsabc - 13 / 53.5
mikehardware - 14 / 51.5
mega - 4 / 47
Marley - 11 / 46
plasticene - 7 / 45.5
TMITSSS - 10 / 45
Dad - 11 / 42
minty - X / 42
jarnon - X / 30
ladysoleil - 11 / 28
krox - X / 27
winter - X / 25
Sprots - X / 23
Bob#s - X / 18.5
Rexer - X / 18
trevor - X / 18
starfish - X / 17
hermillion - X / 12
SirG - X / 11
jsuchard - X / 5
LFHP - X / 5
etaoin - X / 3
christie - 1 / 1

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