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American Currency Trivia Quiz

This quiz covers some tough questions about money (it only works if you're not looking at money while doing this). Watch out for trick questions.

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

Author
bojangles

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
68,905

Updated
Dec 21 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
1484

Last 3 plays: Guest 162 (3/15), Guest 206 (4/15), Guest 38 (8/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who was on the front of the once circulated US $10,000 bill? Hint

James Madison

Woodrow Wilson

Salmon P Chase

Grover Cleveland

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Question 2 of 15

2. In a newly printed US $20 bill, to what side is which president offset? Hint

Adams; left

Grant; right

Hamilton; bottom

Jackson; left

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which president is displayed on the front of a US $10 bill? Hint

Washington

Wilson

Jackson

None

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which structure is displayed on the back of a US nickel? Hint

Monticello

The Jefferson Memorial

Mt Vernon

The US Treasury

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Question 5 of 15

5. What was the largest note ever printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing? Hint

$100 bill

$10,000 bill

$100,000 bill

$1,000,000 bill

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which president is on the US $100 bill? Hint

None

Van Buren

Grant

Roosevelt

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which building is on the back of the US $50 bill? Hint

The US Treasury

The J Edgar Hoover Building

The White House

The US Capitol

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which president is on the front of a US $50 bill? Hint

Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Franklin

Andrew Jackson

Ulysses S. Grant

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Question 9 of 15

9. At the beginning of 2002, how many types (dollar amounts) of US paper money bills were in circulation and still being printed? Hint

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Question 10 of 15

10. As of July 31, 2000, how much US money was in circulation? Hint

$1,978,890,223,079

$101,890,223,079

$766,890,223,079

$539,890,223,079

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Question 11 of 15

11. Judging by the total dollar amount that was in circulation in July 31 2000, what percentage of US wealth was owned by Bill Gates alone? Hint

1.5 percent

12.6 percent

.075 percent

34 percent

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Question 12 of 15

12. The third president is on the front of the US nickel. Who was he? Hint

Adams

J Q Adams

none

Jefferson

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Question 13 of 15

13. When was the first paper money issued in the colonies? Hint

1590

1776

1690

1842

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which organization designs US paper money? Hint

The CIA

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

The Bureau of Standard Currency

The Department of The US Mint

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which agency was created originally to prevent money from being counterfeited? Hint

The Department of the US Treasury

The FBI

The Secret Service

The CIA

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was on the front of the once circulated US $10,000 bill?

Answer: Salmon P Chase

This bill has not been printed since 1946 and is currently not in circulation. Salmon P Chase was the 25th US Secretary of the Treasury. He served under Abe Lincoln.

2. In a newly printed US $20 bill, to what side is which president offset?

Answer: Jackson; left

The president was also enlarged. The purpose for these alterations was to complicate counterfeiting.

3. Which president is displayed on the front of a US $10 bill?

Answer: None

The bill shows Alexander Hamilton, he was never president.

4. Which structure is displayed on the back of a US nickel?

Answer: Monticello

Monticello was Jefferson's estate. Its most famous attribute is its dome. Jefferson, who designed the home himself, had a profound love of domes. His liking rubbed off on the architecture of the US Capitol Building as well.

5. What was the largest note ever printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing?

Answer: $100,000 bill

It featured Woodrow Wilson (28th U.S. president) on the front. It was printed from December 18, 1934 through to January 9, 1935. It was used for transactions between Federal Reserve Banks and not circulated among the general public.

6. Which president is on the US $100 bill?

Answer: None

It shows Benjamin Franklin, who has never been president.

7. Which building is on the back of the US $50 bill?

Answer: The US Capitol

The Capitol is one of the most widely recognized buildings in the world. It is a symbol of the American people and their government, the meeting place of the nation's legislature, an art and history museum, and a tourist attraction visited by millions every year.

8. Which president is on the front of a US $50 bill?

Answer: Ulysses S. Grant

He was, as the symbol of Union victory during the Civil War, a candidate for president in 1868.

9. At the beginning of 2002, how many types (dollar amounts) of US paper money bills were in circulation and still being printed?

Answer: 7

At one time there was 11 different types, including the $500, $1000, $5000, and $10,000 bills. The minting of these bills was discontinued in 1946, but they are still legal tender.

10. As of July 31, 2000, how much US money was in circulation?

Answer: $539,890,223,079

Of that, $364,724,397,100 is in $100 bills.

11. Judging by the total dollar amount that was in circulation in July 31 2000, what percentage of US wealth was owned by Bill Gates alone?

Answer: 12.6 percent

Bill Gates' net worth is {$68,265,000,000.} 12 percent! Do the math if you don't believe me.

12. The third president is on the front of the US nickel. Who was he?

Answer: Jefferson

He was third president (1801-1809) who married Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson.

13. When was the first paper money issued in the colonies?

Answer: 1690

The Massachusetts Bay Colony issued the first paper money in the colonies in 1690.

14. Which organization designs US paper money?

Answer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

It started out as a six person operation using steam powered presses in the basement of the Department of Treasury.

15. Which agency was created originally to prevent money from being counterfeited?

Answer: The Secret Service

In July 1865, this agency was created under the U.S. Treasury Department. In less than a decade, counterfeiting, a big problem at the time, was tremendously reduced.

Source: Author bojangles

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