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Braille Challenge

2014 Preliminary

Varsity

Charts and Graphs 1

Read the chart and graph below to answer the questions.

The Dow Jones Industrial, DJIA, is a stock market index and most widely used indicator of the overall condition of the stock market, a price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue chip stocks, primarily industrials. The 30 stocks are chosen by the editors of the Wall Street Journal (which is published by Dow Jones & Company), a practice that dates back to the beginning of the century. The Dow was officially started by Charles Dow in 1896, at which time it consisted of only 11 stocks. The Dow is computed using a price-weighted indexing system, rather than the more common market cap-weighted indexing system. Simply put, the editors at WSJ add up the prices of all the stocks and then divide by the number of stocks in the index. (In actuality, the divisor is much higher today in order to account for stock splits that have occurred in the past.)

The Stock Market

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Questions for “The Stock Market”

1. Based on the graph, what time does the stock market open?

a. 10:00 a.m.

b. 9:00 a.m.

c. 10:30 a.m.

d. 9:30 a.m.

e. None of the above

2. Overall, the Dow Jones Industrial Average went "up" by how much?

a. 23.53

b. 122.68

c. 10.5

d. 0.01

e. None of the above

3. The Dow Jones Industrial Average currently consists of how many blue chip stocks?

a. 100

b. 90

c. 60

d. 30

e. 11

4. Look at the Index chart. How many indexes went up?

a. 0

b. 1

c. 2

d. 3

e. 4

5. The Nasdaq composite went "up" by how much?

a. 122.68

b. 122.69

c. 10.5

d. 10,435

e. None of the above

6. The Dow Jones Industrial Average started in which year?

a. 1996

b. 2006

c. 1896

d. 1990

e. None of the above

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7. At approximately what time did the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit its daily lowest

price?

a. 11:45 a.m.

b. 12:00 p.m.

c. 12:30 p.m.

d. 2:45 p.m.

e. 3:00 p.m.

8. If the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 10,558 points, at approximately what

time did it reach 10,560 points?

a. 9:30 a.m.

b. 9:45 a.m.

c. 10:45 a.m.

d. 2:15 a.m.

e. None of the above

9. What did the Treasury note with a 10-year yield close at?

a. 6.01 %

b. 6.01

c. 122.68%

d. 5.68

e. 0.01

10. Which index had no change?

a. Dow Jones

b. Nasdaq composite

c. Standard & Poor's 500

d. Treasury note, 30-year yield

e. None of the above

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Braille Challenge

2014 Preliminary

Varsity

Charts and Graphs 2

United States

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Questions for “United States”

1. What state is located at 2C

a. Utah

b. Montana

c. Wyoming

d. Colorado

e. All of the above

2. What three states are located entirely at 3I?

a. Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut

b. New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut

c. Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut

d. Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York

e. All of the above

3. In which two coordinates would you find the state Maine?

a. 2H and 1H

b. 1H and 1I

c. 1I and 2H

d. 3H and 2I

e. None of the above

4. What state is almost completely at 3G?

a. Michigan

b. Wisconsin

c. Indiana

d. Ohio

e. None of the above

f. All of the above

5. California is located in which grid locations?

a. 2A and 3A

b. 2A, 3A and 4A

c. 3A and 4B

d. 3A, 4A, and 5A

e. 2A, 3A, 4A, and 5A

6. What state is located north from the state found in 6C?

a. Arizona

b. Colorado

c. Oklahoma

d. Texas

e. None of the above

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7. What are the three coordinates that are in Florida?

a. 7F, 7G, and 7H

b. 8G, 8H, and 8I

c. 6H, 7I, and 7G

d. 6G, 7H, and 8H

e. None of the above

8. Find the state at 3G. Which state is located southwest of it?

a. Ohio

b. Kentucky

c. Illinois

d. Georgia

e. None of the above

9. Arizona is located in __________ coordinates.

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

e. none of the above

10. Ohio is directly _______ of coordinate 5E.

a. South

b. East

c. Northwest

d. Southwest

e. Northeast

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| INDEX CLOSE CHANGE |CLOSE |

| Nasdaq composite 4013.36 25.53 |4013.36 |

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| Standard & Poor's 500 1475.95 10.5 |1475.95 |

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| Treasury bond, 30-year yield 5.89 unch. | 5.89 |

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| Treasury note, 10-year yield 6.01 0.01 | 6.01 |

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