Message-ID: <5508781.1075857658744.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 04:50:00 -0800 (PST) From: john.arnold@enron.com To: jennifer.fraser@enron.com Subject: Re: NG YEAR ENd Quiz Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: John Arnold X-To: Jennifer Fraser X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \John_Arnold_Jun2001\Notes Folders\'sent mail X-Origin: Arnold-J X-FileName: Jarnold.nsf what is this??? From: Jennifer Fraser 12/27/2000 12:19 PM To: Bill Berkeland/Corp/Enron@Enron, John Arnold/HOU/ECT@ECT, Jennifer Shipos/HOU/ECT@ECT cc: Subject: NG YEAR ENd Quiz ---------------------- Forwarded by Jennifer Fraser/HOU/ECT on 27/12/2000 18:21 --------------------------- RBrown5658@aol.com@wwwww.aescon.com on 27/12/2000 12:04:03 Supplemental Bonus question: See no 12---- Is Jeff Shankman's picture there Here is your year end NG quiz. Forgive pore spelling please! 1. On Jan 4, 2000, what was the settle price of the prompt month Nymex contract? 2. What caused numerous OTC energy brokerages to consolidate or go out of business in 2000? 3. Every 11 years, an astronomical event occurs that correlates with high energy prics. This is one of those years. What is the event? 4. What trading company's motto is "unrelenting thinking?" 5. What is intellectual capital? Where was the idea of it conceived? 6. If a supertrader is wearing a blue shirt with white collar and cuffs, what is the appropriate foot accesory: red socks, sandals or "spats"? 7. On March 31, 2000, what was the settle of the prompt month Nymex contract? 8. What is the name of a prominent national weather service that doesn't provide intra-day Canadian air temp graphics? 9. What is a "polar pig"? Who coined the phrase? 10. What do Nicholas Leeson and Value-at-Risk have in common? 11. What type of food is served at the restaurant in Houston which houses the famous bar - "Club No Minors"? 12. What is the name of the small town in Texas where the Natural Gas Traders Hall of Fame is allegedly located? 13. What is the name of the $1.59 grocery store tabloid that predicted our current weather on Sept. 12, 2000? 14. What are the names of the three northern hemisphere weather models used today? 15. In the year 2000, what astrological event had a 100% correlation with counter-trend price moves? 16. On Feb 3, 2001, what astrological event will occur that some floor traders say will affect price of NG? 17. In the year 2000, one Houston oil company paid $160 million to learn the hard way that OPEC can do what? 18. What was the highest IFGMR index posted to date? 19. What city issued warrants for the arrest of several of its gas utility's executives in 2000? 20. Who is the president of Enron Online? 21. During 2000's Shell Open golf tourney, within a 25 cent window what was the average price of the prompt month Nymex contract? 22. What weather event struck Ft. Worth, Texas on March 28, 2000? 23. How many Nobel laureates advised the supertraders at failed Long Term Capital Management? 24. What is a "deal cop"? 25. The AGA states upon its web page that portion of the gas business that it represents. Which of the following is that group? Traders, marketers, pipelines, utilities, home consumers, producers, industrials? 26. What type of meat product was used to verbally describe AGA's Chris McGill's reaction to the notion that there would be a shortage of gas supply this winter? 27. How many utilities have been rumored to be considering bankruptcy in California due to high energy prices? 28. The original design for Alliance pipeline was conceived where and drawn on what? 29. Which of the following is considered to be improper to put on a Philadelphia Gas Works expense account: business mileage, business meals, business lodging or artworks? 30. At a late night industry party during Gas Fair this year, two female brokers were mistakenly hassled by Houston Police as possibly being of what occupation?