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World Coins & Currency Trivia Quiz

Try to answer these questions about coins and money from around the world.

A multiple-choice quiz by debodun. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
debodun

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
334,980

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
873

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these coins does not depict some kind of animal on it? Hint

United States of America, 25 cents (regular issue)

Korea, 5 won

Bermuda, 5 cents

Ireland, half crown

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Question 2 of 10

2. Some countries put holes (square or round) in the centers of their coins. Which of these coins has this feature? Hint

Japan, 5 yen

Botswana, 10 thebe

Angola, 1 kwanza

Indonesia, 50 rupiah

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Question 3 of 10

3. One hundred groszy equals 1 zloty in which country? Hint

Albania

Bulgaria

Poland

Latvia

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these European countries was still NOT using the Euro as currency in 2011? Hint

Finland

Luxembourg

Greece

Lithuania

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Question 5 of 10

5. Of the countries listed, the "cash" was an ancient denomination of money in which country? Hint

Pakistan

Iran

China

Sudan

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Question 6 of 10

6. The tughra, a butterfly-shaped emblem, is found on older coinage from what region? Hint

Western Africa

Northern Asia

The Far East

The Middle East

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Question 7 of 10

7. The heller, kreuzer, florin and thaler were all types of former currency in which country? Hint

South Africa

Switzerland

Belgium

Austria

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Question 8 of 10

8. In what year did Australia change its currency from the pound to the dollar? It was the same year actor Patrick Dempsey was born. Hint

1972

1981

1977

1966

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Question 9 of 10

9. You find an American 1 cent coin that has a small letter S under the date. What does this signify? Hint

it was part of a second issue of coins in that year

it's the initial of the last name of the coin's designer

it was made from recycled metals

it was minted in San Francisco

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Question 10 of 10

10. If you found a dong in your pocket, in what country would you likely be? Hint

Laos

Myanmar

Cambodia

Vietnam

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these coins does not depict some kind of animal on it?

Answer: Korea, 5 won

The regular issue U.S. 25 cent piece depicts an eagle on the reverse, The Bermuda 5 cent features a fish and the Irish half crown, minted from 1928-67, has a horse on it. The Korean 5 won's theme is a sheaf of rice.

2. Some countries put holes (square or round) in the centers of their coins. Which of these coins has this feature?

Answer: Japan, 5 yen

Many ancient coins, especially from Asia, have holes in them. It is thought this was to enable them to be carried around on a string before pockets were added to clothing. However, some modern coins still have this feature.

3. One hundred groszy equals 1 zloty in which country?

Answer: Poland

It is thought that Poland may convert to the Euro in the near future, possibly around 2015.

4. Which of these European countries was still NOT using the Euro as currency in 2011?

Answer: Lithuania

Lithuania adopted the Euro on January 1, 2015.

5. Of the countries listed, the "cash" was an ancient denomination of money in which country?

Answer: China

The cash was a denomination used mainly in the 1800s through the early 1900s in provincial China, Hong Kong and Dutch provinces of India.

6. The tughra, a butterfly-shaped emblem, is found on older coinage from what region?

Answer: The Middle East

The tughra (or toughra) was used during the Ottoman Empire as a designation of the current sultan. Each ruler had his own individual motif, but all had the same basic design elements.

7. The heller, kreuzer, florin and thaler were all types of former currency in which country?

Answer: Austria

In Austria in the 1800s, 8 hellers equaled 1 kreuzer, 60 kreuzers equaled 1 florin and 2 florins equaled 1 thaler. A heller of a question!

8. In what year did Australia change its currency from the pound to the dollar? It was the same year actor Patrick Dempsey was born.

Answer: 1966

The dollar replaced the pound on February 14, 1966 when Australia opted for a decimal based currency.

9. You find an American 1 cent coin that has a small letter S under the date. What does this signify?

Answer: it was minted in San Francisco

This small letter is called a "mint mark." On U.S. coins, no mark under the date or a P means it was minted in Philadelphia, D is Denver and S means San Francisco. On very old coins, sometimes the mint mark was an O for New Orleans, but this mint was only operational from 1838 to 1861 and from 1879 to 1909 and only minted coin denominations that are no longer in use.

10. If you found a dong in your pocket, in what country would you likely be?

Answer: Vietnam

In Vietnam, 10 Xu equals 1 Hao and 10 Hao is 1 dong - still not worth very much since it would take over 19,500 dongs to equal a U.S. dollar, over 26,000 dongs in a Euro and over 31,000 to equal a British pound.

Source: Author debodun

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