A Small World of Asian Currencies

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. The former currency of Cyprus shares a name with Lebanon's currency. What is its name? franc riyal pound rupee

2. What five-letter currency is common in the Middle East? Answer: (begins with d)

3. The former Soviet republics of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan use currencies called the ________. manat dollar rouble dough

4. Two other former Soviet republics share a currency called the som. What are those two nations? Russia and Georgia Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Uzbekistan and Russia

5. The currencies of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal all share the same name, namely ______. rupee rouble riyal dollar

6. The currency of both North and South Korea is called the ______. Answer: (We didn't lose, we ___)

7. The Chinese "yuse" the ____ as their currency. Answer: (four letters)

8. Taiwan uses the same official currency as China. True False

9. At least one Asian country uses the American (United States) dollar as its currency. True False

10. What South American-sounding currency do the Philippine islands use? Answer: (one word, think Argentina)

11. The name of the currency of Indonesia is longer than that of Japan. True False

12. The shekel is used in which Middle Eastern country? Answer: (don't think East Asia)

13. Prior to the introduction of the Euro, the name of Turkey's currency matched that of which of the following European countries? Belgium France Italy Germany

14. The currency of Georgia is an anagram of what other Asian currency? rial dollar rupee dinar

15. What is the currency of Vietnam? Answer: (does "ding" ring a bell?)