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Quiz about Money Detective USA Mostly Current
Quiz about Money Detective USA Mostly Current

Money Detective: USA Mostly Current Quiz


Sure, you spend money every day, but do you have any idea what's on it?

A multiple-choice quiz by mickeygreeneyes. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
81,532
Updated
Feb 18 24
# Qns
15
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Avg Score
10 / 15
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Question 1 of 15
1. What building is pictured on the back of the Jefferson nickel? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Describe the back of the first state quarter - the Delaware coin. Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What is shown at the top of the pyramid on the back of the American one dollar bill? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. True or false: aside from wear and damage and the like, the fronts of all US state quarters look exactly alike.


Question 5 of 15
5. What are the two major illustrations on the five dollar bill? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Of the bills from the one to the fifty, one has the portrait of a man who was never President. What was his name?

Answer: (Two words or surname only)
Question 7 of 15
7. Where can pictures of scales (the type of scales held by a statue of Justice) and a key be found on any US bill? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. What appears on the back of the 2008 Sacajawea "gold" dollar? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Before it disappeared in May 2003, what natural rock formation is pictured on the back of the New Hampshire state quarter? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Independence Hall is shown on the back of what US bill? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. What four words appear on all US coins from the beginning of the US under the Constitution (1789)?

Answer: (It probably isn't the one you're thinking of.)
Question 12 of 15
12. Describe the back of the Rhode Island state quarter. Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. What appeared on the back of Washington quarters before the state quarters were released? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What three famous Americans were pictured on dollar coins prior to the release of the presidential dollar coins in 2007? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Which of these is the exact wording of the phrase on the front of all US currency? Hint



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1. What building is pictured on the back of the Jefferson nickel?

Answer: Monticello

Look under the image of the building and you'll find its name! Monticello, in Virginia, was Jefferson's home, which he designed himself. This is not quite the same thing as Abe Lincoln having built the log cabin in which he was born! Also, Jefferson didn't look anything like Nick Nolte.

Another interesting fact is that this great man who stood for freedom was a slave owner, as was George Washington.
2. Describe the back of the first state quarter - the Delaware coin.

Answer: A man riding a horse

The man on the horse is Caesar Rodney, and the coin is designed after a well-known statue which stands in Rodney Square in the center of Wilmington (my home town). Rodney, a delegate to the Continental Congress from Dover, was an early hero in Delaware's history because, on July 1, 1776, in spite of having cancer and asthma and being 48 years old, he made a lone 80-mile ride to Philadelphia through thunderstorms and heat, across rickety bridges and through deep mud, to inform the Continental Congress that Delaware had voted for independence, which swung the Congress to pass the Declaration of Independence, which he signed a few days later.

He was also a judge, a military commander, and first governor of Delaware. Hail, Caesar!
3. What is shown at the top of the pyramid on the back of the American one dollar bill?

Answer: An eye

The eye is said to represent the eye of God. A very busy design indeed is the back of the one. Take a good look at it! Check out the Great Seal of the United States and all the details in it. Count the stars, the arrows, and the leaves. And puzzle over what the heck those Latin phrases might mean. Who knew all that stuff was there!
4. True or false: aside from wear and damage and the like, the fronts of all US state quarters look exactly alike.

Answer: False

The mint marks (P for Philadelphia or D for Denver, also S for San Francisco on proof coins only) can be different. For most of our history, coins minted in Philadelphia had no mint mark, with the exception of the wartime silver nickels, which had a P over Monticello on the back.
5. What are the two major illustrations on the five dollar bill?

Answer: President Lincoln and the Lincoln Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial, finished in 1922, has the names of all 48 states that were in the Union at the time inscribed on the frieze around the roof. A 'must-see' in DC.
6. Of the bills from the one to the fifty, one has the portrait of a man who was never President. What was his name?

Answer: Alexander Hamilton

Hamilton is honored on the ten because he was the first Secretary of the Treasury. The Treasury Department Building appears on the back. Hamilton was never President and in fact couldn't be because he was born on Nevis in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean.

He is the only famous American to be killed in a duel. He was shot by Vice-President Aaron Burr in a duel in Weehawken, NJ on July 11, 1804. Hamilton died the next day. See what you can learn by doing trivia quizzes?
7. Where can pictures of scales (the type of scales held by a statue of Justice) and a key be found on any US bill?

Answer: On the front right in the seal of the Department of the Treasury

The scales and key are so small most people never notice them. And, on the one-dollar bill, if you use a high-powered magnifying glass and look very carefully at the shield surrounding the 1 on the upper right corner of the front, you may just spot the tiny owl. No joke!
8. What appears on the back of the 2008 Sacajawea "gold" dollar?

Answer: a flying eagle

Sacajawea (or Sacagawea, as Lewis and Clark spelled it) was a young American Indian or Native American woman of the Shoshone tribe who was born in the Rocky Mountains in the present state of Idaho. She was sold as a slave to a French fur trapper, and she eventually helped guide Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase (see recent Louisiana state quarter).
9. Before it disappeared in May 2003, what natural rock formation is pictured on the back of the New Hampshire state quarter?

Answer: The Old Man of the Mountain

The Old Man of the Mountain, was probably the biggest tourist attraction in New Hampshire. It was a natural result of erosion producing what looks like the profile of the face of a somewhat 'Christ-like' man. On a May night in 2003 it disappeared forever by falling off the cliff face.
10. Independence Hall is shown on the back of what US bill?

Answer: the 100

Independence Hall is a good choice since a portrait of Ben Franklin (another non-President) appears on the front and he was associated with Independence Hall, which of course is in Philadelphia, where he lived for many years, and is the home of the Liberty Bell, which has nothing to do with Franklin. Boy was that a long sentence!
11. What four words appear on all US coins from the beginning of the US under the Constitution (1789)?

Answer: United States of America

Of course it seems obvious now. "In God we trust" was added to our coins in 1864 and was first used on the two-cent piece! Continuous use of the phrase started with the one cent coin of 1909. Use on bills began in 1957.
12. Describe the back of the Rhode Island state quarter.

Answer: a sailboat and a bridge

Rhode Island is known as the Ocean State (check the license plates as well as the quarter itself!), and Narragansett Bay is the state's dominant body of water. On any nice day in spring or summer the Bay is dotted with sailboats, as well as power craft, and the bridge over the bay.
13. What appeared on the back of Washington quarters before the state quarters were released?

Answer: a bald eagle

The bald eagle is the symbol of the US. Ben Franklin proposed the turkey as our symbol, but fortunately he was voted down. Could you imagine how embarrassing it would be today to be known as a nation of turkeys?
14. What three famous Americans were pictured on dollar coins prior to the release of the presidential dollar coins in 2007?

Answer: Sacajawea, Eisenhower, and Susan B. Anthony

An interesting set of honorees. Sacajawea and Susan B are females.
15. Which of these is the exact wording of the phrase on the front of all US currency?

Answer: This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private

Just in case anybody thought this wasn't an official US note, this statement makes the bill official US currency.
Source: Author mickeygreeneyes

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