Penny For Your Thoughts

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Who suggested the design for the first penny? Benjamin Franklin James Buchanon Abraham Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln

2. What year was the first penny minted? 1789 1787 1776 1790

3. Who supplied most of the copper when the penny was first made? Answer: (Two words, he had a famous midnight ride)

4. During which war did Indian pennies go to pay soldiers? Civil War Spanish-American War War of 1812 World War I

5. What year was the penny made legal tender by the Coinage Act? 1866 1865 1864 1863

6. When was Abraham Lincoln's face engraved on the penny? 1907 1909 1910 1908

7. What is on the back of the penny? Answer: (Two or Three Words)

8. What fraction of coins produced by the U.S. Mint are pennies? 1/4 1/2 2/3 3/5

9. How many years does an average penny last? 15 years 75 years 56 years 25 years

10. What are the only states that accept the penny in toll booths? Virginia and South Carolina Illinois and New Jersey Massachusetts and Rhode Island Kentucky and Tennessee