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Talk Isn't Cheap
Speech might be free, but speeches have a price tag. You may experience sticker shock after taking this quiz, which challenges you to identify the price ranges for a live talk by some of the most in-demand speakers. By Charles Pappas
 
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1. Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay will probably have you eating out out of his hand – if he doesn't yell at you.
a. $200,000 and up
b. $300,000 and up
c. $400,000 and up

 
2. Nonverbal until the age of four, scientist Temple Grandin now travels the world speaking on the workings of animals' minds.
a. $10,000 - $20,000
b. $20,000 - $30,000
c. $30,000 - $40,000

 
3. Adele and Billie Eilish have wildly different singing styles, but their individual speaking fees hit the same falsetto-high note.
a. $200,000 and up
b. $400,000 and up
c. $600,000 and up

 
4. You'll take a deep dive with a talk by ocean explorer Robert Ballard, who rediscovered the Titanic in 1985.
a. $10,000 - $30,000
b. $20,000 - $40,000
c. $30,000 - $50,000

 
5. People fight like the Civil War to get documentarian Ken Burns to speak at their event, even if his fee can reach four times President Lincoln's salary.
a. $50,000 - $100,000
b. $150,000 - $200,000
c. $250,000 - $300,000

 
6. Two-time Olympian Tonya Harding charges up to twice what her former nemesis Nancy Kerrigan does for a presentation.
a. $10,000 - $30,000
b. $30,000 - $50,000
c. $50,000 - $70,000

 
7. Now when Arnold Schwarzenegger says, "I'll be back," it's about earning more speaking fees.
a. $100,000 and up
b. $200,000 and up
c. $300,000 and up

 
8. The star of "Silver Linings Playbook," Bradley Cooper has a diamond-studded speaking fee.
a. $50,000 and up
b. $100,000 and up
c. $200,000 and up

 
9. Known for his bestselling "The 4-Hour Workweek," Tim Ferriss doesn't even have to work that much, considering what he pulls in for a speech.
a. $10,000 - $20,000
b. $25,000 - $50,000
c. $100,000 - $200,000

 
10. Crime didn't pay as much for Kevin Mitnick, aka the world's most famous hacker, as his public presentations do.
a. $10,000 - $20,000
b. $20,000 - $30,000
c. $30,000 - $50,000
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