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The Great Cramerica Challenge
Cramer Wants You!  Answer Mad Money Trivia Questions Everyday for Your Chance to Win!  -- Meet Jim Cramer -- Watch the Show Live on Set -- Kick Off the Lightning Round

QUESTION OF THE DAY

The Great Cramerican Challenge has ended. Keep watching Mad Money – we'll be announcing the winner soon!

GRAND PRIZE

Do you want to see Mad Money live, talk stocks with Cramer and be featured on the show? Then play The Great Cramerican Challenge sweepstakes! We’ll fly the winner and a guest to New York for a two-night stay, where they will visit CNBC's Global Headquarters, attend a show taping, meet Jim and kick off the Lightning Round.

HERE’S HOW YOU PLAY

Every weeknight a trivia question will appear during Mad Money (times may vary). We’ll host the question right here as well. Dig through MadMoney.CNBC.com and other Cramer-related materials (books, DVDs, etc.), and then come to this page to submit your answer (see link above). Each submission counts as an entry toward a final drawing after the Challenge is finished. Participants may enter as many times as they wish. Click here to read the official rules.

Remember, you can’t win if you don’t play. So bookmark this page, and check back every night for a new question. Good luck!

PREVIOUS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Thursday, October 1
Q:  Which of the following stocks is NOT a part of the Mad Money Mobile Internet Index?
A:  D. AT&T (T)

Friday, October 2
Q:  Cramer recently interviewed this Martha Stewart Omnimedia executive. Who is it? Hint: This person is responsible for making Tracy Chapman, Billy Joel and Bobby Darin into pop superstars.
A:  B. Charles Koppelman

Monday, October 5
Q:  Bull markets have four key enemies, Cramer says. They are inflation, extremely high valuations, high unemployment and ________ ?
A:  D. The market’s loss of leadership

Tuesday, October 6
Q:  The three market drivers, according to Cramer are: banks, oil and...?
A:  A. Technology

Wednesday, October 7
Q: Before you can build wealth, Cramer says you should pay down credit-card debt, get health insurance and ________ ?
A: B. Get disability insurance

Thursday, October 8
Q: Cramer recommends that homegamers never turn a trade into a what?
A: C. An Investment

Friday, October 9
Q: What does Cramer “always like to say”?
A: B. That there’s always a bull market somewhere

Monday, October 12
Q: In "Cramer's 15 Rules for Playing Defense," he urges investors to never use ________ to buy stocks.
A: D. Margin

Tuesday, October 13
Q: In his new book, "Getting Back to Even," Cramer calls this industry "the next big thing."
A: D. Regional Banking

Wednesday, October 14
Q: In his new book, "Getting Back to Even," Cramer recommends three groups of stocks for the typical IRA. Which of these is NOT in that group?
A: A. Utilities

Thursday, October 15
Q: In "Getting Back to Even," Cramer recommends that you "protect your portfolio" with this asset.
A: B. Gold

Friday, October 16
Q: In "Getting Back to Even," Cramer recommends buying this stock as a play on the housing recovery.
A: A. Home Depot (HD)

Monday, October 19
Q: In "Getting Back to Even," Cramer highlights 12 stocks to play the economic recovery. Which of the following is NOT in that group?
A: A. Nucor (NUE)

Tuesday, October 20
Q: As the economy recovers, consumers will have more money to spend. In "Getting Back to Even," Cramer recommends this retailer to play the increased shopping.
A: B. VF Corp. (VFC)

Wednesday, October 21
Q: In "Getting Back to Even," Cramer says that money managers view this stock as "the ideal proxy" for an economic rebound.
A: B. 3M (MMM)

Thursday, October 22
Q: More and more consumers are trading their paper money for plastic credit and debit cards. In "Getting Back to Even," Cramer recommended this company as a way to play the trend.
A: D. Visa (V)

Friday, October 23
Q: Expect oil and gas prices to recover as the economy does, Cramer says in "Getting Back to Even." In the book, he endorsed this stock as the way to play both commodities.
A: A. ConocoPhillips (COP)

Monday, October 26
Q: Peyton Patterson runs this regional bank, which Cramer recommends in his new book, "Getting Back to Even."
A: C. NewAlliance Bancshares (NAL)

Tuesday, October 27
Q: In "Getting Back to Even," Cramer describes how First Niagara Financial got a great deal on billions of dollars of assets from which of the following banks?
A: B. PNC Financial (PNC)

Wednesday, October 28
Q: Which of the following stocks is part of Cramer's Dividend Defensive Line, which he highlights in his new book, "Getting Back to Even"?
A: C. AT&T (T)

Thursday, October 29
Q: Cramer's bullish on natural gas, partly because of the untapped potential of Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale. He said this driller is the best play on the region.
A: A. Chesapeake Energy (CHK)

Friday, October 30
Q: If natural gas-fueled vehicles are to become a reality, the US will need filling stations to accommodate them. This is Cramer's top pick for the task.
A: D. Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE)

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