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Quiz about Pennies From Heaven Canadian Style

'Pennies' From Heaven Canadian Style Quiz

An historical examination of Canadian coinage.

A multiple-choice quiz by rockdoktor. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
rockdoktor

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
278,991

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
375

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. On Canadian coinage, the portraits of Kings always face to the left and the portraits of Queens always face to the right.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. In what year did the Dominion of Canada stop making five cent coins from silver?
Hint

1922

1927

1937

They were never made of silver.

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Question 3 of 10

3. During WWII Canadian five cent coins bore a message written in Morse or International code. What was this message?
Hint

We win when we work willingly.

Victory through labor.

Support the war effort.

There was never any such thing.

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Canadian five cent coin has always been round in shape.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the original designer of the familiar beaver design on Canadian five cent coins? Hint

W.H.J. Blakemore

T.H. Paget

G.E. Kruger-Gray

Thomas Shingles

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was notable about the $20 coin issued by the Canadian Government to commemorate the Canadian Centennial in 1967? Hint

The 'heads' & 'tails' are upside down with respect to one another.

It was made of 95% gold.

It did not bear the dates 1867-1967 like the rest of the series.

It bore a portrait of Canada's first prime minister rather than the British monarch.

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Question 7 of 10

7. By what 'popular' name (used by the general public), was the 1958 issue of the Canadian one dollar coin known? Hint

Death dollars.

Indian dollars.

Silver dollars.

None of these.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following is not a commonly accepted variety of Canadian five cent coins? Hint

1953 Shoulder Fold

1998 Weeping Queen

1947 Dot

1957 Bug Tail

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following pairings of coin denominations and reverse (tails) designs for the 1967 issue of Canadian coins commemorating the Canadian Centennial is correct? Hint

5 - rabbit, 25 - fish, 50 - bobcat, 1.00 - wolf

5 - rabbit, 25 - bobcat, 50 - wolf, 1.00 - goose

5 - dove, 25 - bobcat, 50 - wolf, 1.00 - goose

5 - fish, 25 - bobcat, 50 - caribou, 1.00 - goose

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Question 10 of 10

10. During WWII nickel was a strategic metal used in the war effort. This caused the Canadian government to suspend the use of nickel in coinage. Did the same thing occur during the Korean War?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On Canadian coinage, the portraits of Kings always face to the left and the portraits of Queens always face to the right.

Answer: False

The following matches the monarchs with the direction in which their portrait faces on Canadian coins: left facing: Victoria, George V and George VI; right facing: Edward VII and Elizabeth II.

2. In what year did the Dominion of Canada stop making five cent coins from silver?

Answer: 1922

Until 1922, Canadian five cent coins were made of 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper. In 1922, a larger Canadian five cent coin was issued which was made of 100% nickel.

3. During WWII Canadian five cent coins bore a message written in Morse or International code. What was this message?

Answer: We win when we work willingly.

The phrase 'We win when we work willingly' written in Morse or International Code, appeared along the rim on the reverse (tails) side of the five cent coins in the years 1943, 1944 and 1945.

4. The Canadian five cent coin has always been round in shape.

Answer: False

From 1942 until 1962, the Canadian five cent coin was 12-sided. It was found that round coins were cheaper to produce because the dies used to strike the round blanks lasted longer than the twelve sided dies.

5. Who was the original designer of the familiar beaver design on Canadian five cent coins?

Answer: G.E. Kruger-Gray

Canadian artist GE Kruger-Gray designed the obverse (tails) sides of the Canadian one cent and five cent coins. His initials KG appear on these coins.

6. What was notable about the $20 coin issued by the Canadian Government to commemorate the Canadian Centennial in 1967?

Answer: It did not bear the dates 1867-1967 like the rest of the series.

The $20 coin commemorating the Canadian Centennial was made of 90% gold and 10% copper. The coin bears only the date 1967, not 1867-1967 like the rest of the Centennial issue of coins. This coin contains 16.44 grams or 0.58 oz of gold.

7. By what 'popular' name (used by the general public), was the 1958 issue of the Canadian one dollar coin known?

Answer: Death dollars.

The 1958 Canadian silver dollar commemorated the Cariboo gold rush and the centennial of the founding of British Colombia as a crown colony. The reverse (tails) side design included a mountainous background with a totem pole in the foreground. The totem pole's design included a stylized raven, a symbol of death amongst some Canadian first nation's peoples.

It was widely believed that the aboriginal peoples shunned these coins because of this association with death which caused them to be dubbed 'Death Dollars.'

8. Which of the following is not a commonly accepted variety of Canadian five cent coins?

Answer: 1998 Weeping Queen

There is no such variety as the 1998 Weeping Queen although there is a 1998 variety known as 'Bug On Nose.' All the rest of these are commonly accepted names for varieties of Canadian five cent coins.

9. Which of the following pairings of coin denominations and reverse (tails) designs for the 1967 issue of Canadian coins commemorating the Canadian Centennial is correct?

Answer: 5 - rabbit, 25 - bobcat, 50 - wolf, 1.00 - goose

The designs which appeared on the 1967 Centennial issue of Canadian coins was as follows: one cent - rock dove, five cent - jack rabbit, ten cent - fish (makeral), twenty five cent - bobcat or wildcat, fifty cent - wolf, one dollar - flying goose, twenty dollar - Canadian coat of arms.

10. During WWII nickel was a strategic metal used in the war effort. This caused the Canadian government to suspend the use of nickel in coinage. Did the same thing occur during the Korean War?

Answer: Yes

During the years 1951 to 1954, the use of nickel in coinage was once again suspended. Steel plated with nickel and chromium were used in its place. A number of 1951 five cent coins were, however, minted using this metal before its use was suspended.

Source: Author rockdoktor

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