Culture Of Money

Mad Money Culture Quiz By Lisa DenenmarkSan Francisco Deputy Bureau Chief3/16/2007 7:48 PM EDTClick here for more stories by Lisa Denenmark
if(rsistring == null) var rsistring = "";
document.write('');
if (document.cookie.indexOf("ad_cookie") == -1) {
document.write('');
} else {
var cookieKval = readCookie('ad_cookie');
document.write('');
}
function tradeCenterAd() {
var number_ads = 7; //number of adimage[] entries starting at 1 ending at number
var adimage = new Array();
var old = new Array();
adimage[1] = 'Charles Schwab';
adimage[2] = 'Zecco.com';
adimage[3] = 'CyberTrader';
adimage[4] = 'E*TRADE Financial';
adimage[5] = 'TD AMERITRADE';
adimage[6] = 'Fidelity Investments';
adimage[7] = 'Bank of America';
document.open();
number_ads = number_ads + 1;
document.write('');
for (u=0; u" + adimage[r] + "");
old[i] = r;
if (i == 1 i == 3) {document.write("");}}
document.write("");
document.close();}
tradeCenterAd();
Zecco.com
E*TRADE Financial
TD AMERITRADE
CyberTrader
Bank of America
Charles SchwabEvery night on "Mad Money," in addition to all the stock picks you can stomach, Jim Cramer serves up a feast of factoids and rapid-fire fun to help the medicine go down. Take our weekly "Mad Money" culture quiz to see how much of it you've caught or just to immerse yourself in Cramer's nonfinancial madness.
(You'll find the answers at the end of the quiz. When you've finished, don't forget to let us know what you think.)
1. As Cramer, fellow of infinite jest, said about a company that viewers should not own now, "Alas, poor ____, I knew him, Horatio."
Nabors (NBR - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr)
Yamana (AUY - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr)
Karmazin
New Century (NEWC - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr)
2. What song did Cramer refer to during a segment on subprime and cigarettes?
"Smoke on the Water"
"Smoke From a Distant Fire"
"Fire on the Mountain"
"Pass the Dutchie"
3. Which character from a Dostoyevsky novel did Cramer cite on Tuesday's show?
Raskolnikov
Oblomov
Liza
Stavrogin
4. In Thursday's "Lightning Round," Cramer said he was reading a biography of this Illinois resident:
Walter Payton
Gwendolyn Brooks
Abraham Lincoln
Milton Friedman
5. During his "Sell Block" segment, while trashing most tech stocks, Cramer described this company as "having an existential crisis":
Yahoo! (YHOO - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr)
Intel (INTC - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr)
Google (GOOG - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr)
Texas Instruments (TXN - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr)
Bonus: Cramer referred to himself, during one of his second-year anniversary segments, as "the _____ of stocks."
Emmett Kelly
Dhiagilev
Gallagher
Gypsy Rose Lee
var psrms = 1 + (Math.floor(Math.random()*1));
if (psrms==1) {
document.write('P.S. Imagine 36.95% YTD return in this up-and-down market...That’s what expert Steve Smith is getting in his Options Alerts model portfolio. Find out how Steve got this exceptional return — while the S&P 500 is "tanking" — by trying his Options Alerts service FREE for 30 days. Act now and we’ll also throw in Steve’s exclusive report, "Top 10 Trading Tips & More" — FREE!');
}
P.S. Imagine 36.95% YTD return in this up-and-down market...That’s what expert Steve Smith is getting in his Options Alerts model portfolio. Find out how Steve got this exceptional return — while the S&P 500 is "tanking" — by trying his Options Alerts service FREE for 30 days. Act now and we’ll also throw in Steve’s exclusive report, "Top 10 Trading Tips & More" — FREE!
var dash = partner.indexOf("-");
if(dash > -1) partner = partner.substring(0,dash);
//puc = "/_" + partner + "-rn";
puc = "/_" + partner;

RELATED NEWS TO THIS ARTICLE
var link = 'http://www.thestreet.com' + puc + '/markets/marketfeatures/10345030.html';
document.write('');
document.write('Treasuries Little Changed');
document.write('');
var link = 'http://www.thestreet.com' + puc + '/markets/marketfeatures/10344867.html';
document.write('');
document.write('CPI Increase Meets Estimates');
document.write('');
var link = 'http://www.thestreet.com' + puc + '/markets/marketfeatures/10344808.html';
document.write('');
document.write('Bulls Hack Out of a Thicket');
document.write('');
Treasuries Little ChangedCPI Increase Meets EstimatesBulls Hack Out of a ThicketMOST POPULAR STORIES
var loc = document.location.pathname;
var path = "";
var pucPath = "";
if(partner == null) {
var index = loc.indexOf("/_");
if(index > -1) {
start = path.substring(index+2);
partner = start.substring(start,start.indexOf("/"));
}
}
function createLink(path) {
if(partner != null) {
var index = path.indexOf("thestreet.com");
if(index > -1) {
start = path.substring(0,index+13);
end = path.substring(index+13);
pucPath = start + "/_" + partner + end;
return pucPath;
}
}
}

if(partner != null) {
pucPath = createLink('http://www.thestreet.com/s/why-apple-got-it-right/newsanalysis/techgames/10378503.html');
path = pucPath;
} else {
path = 'http://www.thestreet.com/s/why-apple-got-it-right/newsanalysis/techgames/10378503.html';
}
document.write('' + 1 + '. ');
document.write('Why Apple Got It Right');

1.
Why Apple Got It Right
if(partner != null) {
pucPath = createLink('http://www.thestreet.com/s/huckabee-takes-unfair-shots-at-ron-paul/markets/marketfeatures/10378481.html');
path = pucPath;
} else {
path = 'http://www.thestreet.com/s/huckabee-takes-unfair-shots-at-ron-paul/markets/marketfeatures/10378481.html';
}
document.write('' + 2 + '. ');
document.write('Huckabee Takes Unfair Shots at Ron Paul');

2.
Huckabee Takes Unfair Shots at Ron Paul
if(partner != null) {
pucPath = createLink('http://www.thestreet.com/s/the-five-dumbest-things-on-wall-street-this-week/newsanalysis/dumbest/10378252.html');
path = pucPath;
} else {
path = 'http://www.thestreet.com/s/the-five-dumbest-things-on-wall-street-this-week/newsanalysis/dumbest/10378252.html';
}
document.write('' + 3 + '. ');
document.write('The Five Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week');

3.
The Five Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week
if(partner != null) {
pucPath = createLink('http://www.thestreet.com/s/cramerusc-steve-jobs-has-egg-on-his-face/video/cramermarketupdates/10378444.html');
path = pucPath;
} else {
path = 'http://www.thestreet.com/s/cramerusc-steve-jobs-has-egg-on-his-face/video/cramermarketupdates/10378444.html';
}
document.write('' + 4 + '. ');
document.write('http://www.blogger.com/');

4.
http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoopi/s/cramerusc-steve-jobs-has-egg-on-his-face/video/cramermarketupdates/10378444.html
if(partner != null) {
pucPath = createLink('http://www.thestreet.com/s/jim-cramers-best-blogs/markets/activetraderupdate/10378554.html');
path = pucPath;
} else {
path = 'http://www.thestreet.com/s/jim-cramers-best-blogs/markets/activetraderupdate/10378554.html';
}
document.write('' + 5 + '. ');
document.write('Jim Cramer\'s Best Blogs');

5.
Jim Cramer's Best Blogs
if(partner != null) {
pucPath = createLink('http://www.thestreet.com/s/vmware-ready-to-spike/newsanalysis/tech-update/10378530.html');
path = pucPath;
} else {
path = 'http://www.thestreet.com/s/vmware-ready-to-spike/newsanalysis/tech-update/10378530.html';
}
document.write('' + 6 + '. ');
document.write('VMware Ready to Spike');

6.
VMware Ready to Spike
if(partner != null) {
pucPath = createLink('http://www.thestreet.com/s/you-ask-cramer-answers/newsanalysis/stockpickr/10378209.html');
path = pucPath;
} else {
path = 'http://www.thestreet.com/s/you-ask-cramer-answers/newsanalysis/stockpickr/10378209.html';
}
document.write('' + 7 + '. ');
document.write('You Ask, Cramer Answers');

7.
You Ask, Cramer Answers
if(partner != null) {
pucPath = createLink('http://www.thestreet.com/s/jim-cramers-portfolios-of-the-week/newsanalysis/stockpickr/10378198.html');
path = pucPath;
} else {
path = 'http://www.thestreet.com/s/jim-cramers-portfolios-of-the-week/newsanalysis/stockpickr/10378198.html';
}
document.write('' + 8 + '. ');
document.write('Jim Cramer\'s Portfolios of the Week');

8.
Jim Cramer's Portfolios of the Week
if(partner != null) {
pucPath = createLink('http://www.thestreet.com/s/get-aboard-the-mortgage-bailout-plan/newsanalysis/investing/10378291.html');
path = pucPath;
} else {
path = 'http://www.thestreet.com/s/get-aboard-the-mortgage-bailout-plan/newsanalysis/investing/10378291.html';
}
document.write('' + 9 + '. ');
document.write('Get Aboard the Mortgage Bailout Plan');

9.
Get Aboard the Mortgage Bailout Plan
if(partner != null) {
pucPath = createLink('http://www.thestreet.com/s/coming-week-fed-watch/markets/marketfeatures/10378580.html');
path = pucPath;
} else {
path = 'http://www.thestreet.com/s/coming-week-fed-watch/markets/marketfeatures/10378580.html';
}
document.write('' + 10 + '. ');
document.write('Coming Week: Fed Watch');

10.
Coming Week: Fed Watch