In Honor of 50 Posts

This is the 50th post on the blog. I want to start off by thanking everyone for taking the time to read and comment. All of your suggestions and insight have been appreciated. In honor of this momentous occasion its quiz time:

Answer without the support of Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, AltaVista(I used to LOVE Altavista, Who Didn't???), or any other internet tool.

Use a number 2 pencil and work alone. Good luck. Answers to Come Tomorrow.

Post your guesses in the comments section and the person with the highest score will receive fame but unfortunately no fortune.

1) What company in the US spent the most on advertising in 2007?

a: Apple
b: Anheuser-Busch

c: Procter & Gamble

d: AT&T

2) The most expensive movie ever made was (in 2008 dollars)?

a: Titanic (1997)
b: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2006)
c: Quantum of Solace (2008)
d: Cleopatra (1963)

3) Wal- Mart is far and away the largest employer with over 2 million employees. Who is second with 425,000 employees?

a: McDonald's
b: UPS

c: General Electric

d: Starbucks

4) Which of these movies is not one of the 15 highest grossing movies of all time?

a: Forrest Gump
b: Finding Nemo
c: Passion of the Christ
d: Spider Man

5) The Dow Jones Industrial Average consists of 30 of the largest and most widely held public companies in the United States. Which company below is not included in the index?

a: Verizon
b: Home Depot
c: Goodyear
d: Bank of America

6) Which of these presidential elections resulted in the greatest margin of victory in the electoral college:

a: Nixon defeats McGovern (1972)
b: Obama defeats McCain (2008)
c: Reagan defeats Mondale (1984)
d: Clinton defeats Dole (1996)


7) The greatest selling album of all time is?

a: Back in Black - AC/DC
b: Michael Jackson - Thriller
c: The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
d: The Eagles - Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)

8) What fast food chain came first

a: Burger King
b: Pizza Hut
c: KFC
d: Wendy's

9) The winner for "word of the year" in 2008 as recognized by the Oxford American Dictionary was:

a: Moofer- A mobile out-of-office worker

b: Frugalista- Person who leads a frugal lifestyle but stays fashionable and healthy

c: Hypermiling- to maximizes gas mileage by making fuel-conserving adjustments to one's driving techniques

d: Topless meeting- A meeting in which the participants are barred from using their laptops, BlackBerries or cellphones.

10) What was the most watched television series finale ever?

a: Cheers 1993
b: M*A*S*H 1983
c: Friends 2004

d: Seinfeld 1998

Good Luck