The Wall Street Journal Weekly Quiz
Covering front-page articles from May 2 – 6, 2005
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Developed by: Scott R. Homan Ph.D., Purdue University
Issue #17
Questions 1 – 12 from The First Section, Section A
Newspaper Circulation Continues Decline, Forcing Tough Decisions
By JULIA ANGWIN and JOSEPH T. HALLINAN
May2,2005;PageA1
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111499919608621875,00.html
For Big Vendor of Personal Data, A Theft Lays Bare the Downside
By EVAN PEREZ and RICK BROOKS
May3,2005;PageA1
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111507095616722555,00.html
By Accident or Design, Selling T-Shirts Is Big Business on Web
By PUI-WING TAM
May4,2005;PageA1
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111515644807923708,00.html
As Boomers Retire, a Debate: Will Stock Prices Get Crushed?
By E.S. BROWNING
May5,2005;PageA1
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111525281216325319,00.html
To Preserve Forests, Supporters Suggest Cutting Some Trees
By JAMES P. STERBA
May5,2005;PageA1
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111525422066025351,00.html
Environmentalists Hope a New Movie Will Help Lemurs
By MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS
May6,2005;PageA1
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111533904631326408,00.html
Questions 13 – 17 from Marketplace, Section B
Web Sites That Exist Only to Sell Advertising Proliferate on Internet
May2,2005;PageB1
By LEE GOMES
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111498546961221622,00.html
Nuts-and-Bolts Savings
Airlines Make More of Their Own Parts; Jettisoning a $719 Toilet Seat
By MELANIE TROTTMAN May3,2005
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111507641662222686,00.html
Companies Try Keeping Ice Cream Frozen, Emissions Down
By JEFFREY BALL
May4,2005;PageB1
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111517293488824142,00.html
Tech-Savvy Blackmailers Hone A New Form of Extortion
By CASSELL BRYAN-LOW
May5,2005;PageB1
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111525378869925341,00.html
Cartridges for a Cause
Schools Collect Empty Inkjets And Sell Them to Brokers, Who Resell to Be Refilled
By PUI-WING TAM
May6,2005;PageB1
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111533674004326330,00.html
Questions 18 – 22 from Money & Investing, Section C
Old Mother Hubbard
May2,2005;PageC1
By JUSTIN LAHART
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111499418779121756,00.html
Islamic Banking Grows, With All Sorts of Rules
By HUGH POPE
May3,2005;PageC1
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111508280589322878,00.html
Next Text Take This Job and ... File It
By DIYA GULLAPALLI
May4,2005;PageC1
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111517138376224101,00.html
Maybe the Rich Really Are Like Us -- in Debt
By ROBERT FRANK
May5,2005;PageC1
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111525812602125418,00.html
It Pays to Run a Mutual Fund
By IAN MCDONALD
May6,2005;PageC1
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111534555605626576,00.html
Questions 23 – 25 from Personal Journal, Section D
Survival Odds Improve in Car-SUV Crashes
By KAREN LUNDEGAARD
May3,2005;PageD1
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111508156948422837,00.html
Funeral Industry Is Hit With Casket-Pricing Suit
By JOHN R. WILKE
May4,2005;PageD1
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111516202679123838,00.html
Beyond Stainless: The New Kitchen Appliances
By CHERYL LU-LIEN TAN
May5,2005;PageD1
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111524762218125133,00.html
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