The Currency Puzzle Trivia Quiz

Answer: Extraordinary

Dinar

ExtraorDINARy

The Kingdom of Bahrain is an insular country in the Persian Gulf. Bahrain Island is the largest island in the archipelago and accounts for about 80% of the country's total area. The capital city, Manama, is located on this island and is home to most of its population. The country's economy relies on oil and gas exports, financial services, and tourism.

The official currency of Bahrain is the "Bahraini Dinar" (BHD), which is divided into 1000 fils (plural fulūs) and replaced the "Gulf rupee" in 1965. It is one of the most valuable currencies in the world. Its value was pegged to the US Dollar (USD) in 1980 at a fixed rate of 1 BHD = 2.65 USD.

The word "dinar" derives from the Roman "denarius", from the Latin "dēnī, which means "containing ten".

Answer: Psychodramas

Dram

PsychoDRAMas

Armenia is a small landlocked country located in West Asia, bordered by Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Iran, with a history dating back to antiquity. Armenia was a Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1991, it became an independent republic whose capital and largest city is Yerevan, built in 782 BC. Armenia is a Christian country, Armenian is the official language, it has its own alphabet, rich literature, and it is famous for carpets and handicrafts.

After the proclamation of independence from the Soviets in 1991, Armenia continued to use the Russian Ruble (RUR). Only on November 22, 1993, the "Armenian Dram" (AMD), subdivided into 100 "luma" was introduced.

The word "dram" means "money" and is cognate with the Greek "drachma", the Arabic "dirham" and "dram", an English weight unit.

Answer: Obsolete

Sol

ObSOLete

Peru, the third largest country in South America, is bordered by Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia and the Pacific Ocean. Peru's beauties are varied: the Amazon rainforest, the Andes mountainous region, Lake Titicaca, and Machu Picchu.

The nation was ruled by the Spanish for approximately three centuries, and its independence was recognized in 1824. Its capital and largest city is Lima, which was founded in 1535 and is home to the oldest university on the continent.

Peru has had several currencies over the centuries: the "Spanish colonial real", the "Peruvian real", the "sol" or "sol de oro", and the short-lived "inti" (1985-1991). Due to high inflation in the late 1980s, the "inti" was replaced by the "nuevo sol" (new sol) in 1991, at a rate of 1 sol to 1,000,000 inti. In 2015, the Peruvian Congress renamed the currency "sol". The "sol" (PEN), plural "soles", is subdivided into 100 centavos.

The name "sol" comes from "sol de oro", a historical Peruvian currency used from 1863 to 1985. The name "sol" was derived from the Latin "solidus", a pure gold coin, and in Spanish sol means Sun. The "inti", the previous currency, was named after Inti, Sun God of the Incas.

Answer: Lotion

Loti

LOTIon

The Kingdom of Lesotho is a landlocked nation, surrounded by South Africa. It is also known as "The Kingdom in the Sky". Located in the Maloti Mountains, its lowest point is 1,400 m (4,593 ft) above sea level. Due to its elevation, its climate is pleasant throughout the year. Lesotho was formerly a British colony. It became independent from the UK in 1966 and adopted a parliamentary monarchy. Lesotho's capital and largest city is Maseru, the official languages are Sesotho and English, the majority of the population is Christian. The economy is based on agriculture, mining, and the textile industry.

In Lesotho there are two currencies in circulation: the South African Rand (ZAR) and the Lesotho Loti (LSL). The "loti" (plural: maloti) is subdivided into 100 sente (plural: lisente), which has a parity of 1:1 to the South African Rand. The "loti" was issued in 1966; but as a circulating currency it was introduced in 1980. The "loti" is the primary currency for domestic transactions. The name "loti" derives from the Sesotho word "loti" which means "mountain" and "sente" is from the English "cent".

Answer: Telekinesis

Lek

TeLEKinesis

Albania is a small European nation in the Balkan Peninsula with a coastline along the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. Before becoming an independent country in 1912, it was part of the Illyrian civilization, Roman and Ottoman empires. Although being a socialist country, Albania never integrated into the Soviet Union. The Albanian language is called by the natives "shqip", and the dialects are "Geg" and "Tosk". Tirana, today the center of the Albanian economy, was founded in the early 17th century and, after independence became the country's capital.

The "lek" (ALL), plural leket, is divided into 100 "qintars". It was first introduced in 1926. There are several explanations for the name "lek". The first would be that the name was given in honor of Alexander the Great, whose abbreviation in Albanian is "Leka"; his portrait appeared on the obverse of the first 1 Albanian lek coin, and the reverse showed him on his horse. Others think that "Lek" came from the 15th Albanian nobleman, Lekë Dukagjin, or from the Ottoman word "lek" that refers to a small silver coin, or from the Albanian word "leku", meaning lion.

Answer: Television

Lev

TeLEVision

Bulgaria is located in Southeast Europe, and shares borders with Romania, Serbia, North Macedonia, Greece, and Turkey. In 1991 it became a unitary parliamentary republic, with about 7 million inhabitants, of which 65% are Christians. Sofia, the largest city and the capital, is considered the economic heart of the country. Sofia, which is surrounded by mountains, is home to great universities.

Bulgaria's official currency is the Bulgarian "Lev" (BGN), introduced in 1881 to replace the "Turkish Lira". At this time the Lev was pegged to the "French franc". In 1999 it was pegged to the Euro at a fixed rate. The "lev" is divided into 100 "stotinki".

The name "lev" comes from the Bulgarian word "lev" which in the past meant "lion", the national symbol of Bulgaria. The word "stotinka" comes from the word "sto" which means a hundred.

Answer: Emanation

Manat

EMANATion

Azerbaijan is a transcontinental country between Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a landlocked and neighbors Russia, Georgia, Iran, Armenia, Turkey (via the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhichevan), and the Caspian Sea. The country's economy is diversified and driven by the exploration and export of oil and natural gas. After Azerbaijan's independence in 1991, the country became a unitary semi-presidential republic under a hereditary dictatorship. Baku, the capital and largest city, is 28 meters (92 ft) below sea level, which makes it the lowest-lying national capital in the world.

On January 2006, the "new manat," also called "manat," (AZN), replaced the older version of "manat." The "manat" is divided into 100 "qəpik" and is tied to the US Dollar and Euro, which keeps the exchange rate stable.

The word "manat" is derived from the Latin word "monēta" meaning "coin". The word "qəpik" is derived from the Russian word "kopeck", a Russian currency in existence since the 16th century.

Answer: Unmistakable

Taka

UnmisTAKAble

Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, emerged as an independent nation in 1971. In 1947, when India and Pakistan separated, this area was called East Pakistan. At the end of 1971, Bangladesh achieved its freedom after a nine-month liberation war with Pakistan. Bangladesh is located in South Asia, Bengali (Bangladesh) is the official language, and English is widely spoken. The capital and largest city of the country is Dhaka, located on the Ganges Delta.

The "Bangladeshi Taka" (BDT) has been the country's official currency since 1972, replacing the "Pakistani Rupee". It is subdivided into 100 "poysha" which, due to inflation, practically are out of circulation. The word "taka" is derived from the Sanskrit word "tankah", which means silver coin. The word "taka" also refers to any kind of money.

Answer: Grandmother

Rand

gRANDmother

South Africa is the southernmost country on the African continent and is one of the few countries bordered by two oceans: the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean. It is a unitary parliamentary republic with an executive president. The country has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Bloemfontein (judicial), and Cape Town (legislative). It has a well-diversified economy, with developed agriculture, abundant natural resources, and rich wildlife. A complex problem is the idiom, because the country has 12 official languages.

The "South African Rand" or "rand" (ZAR) was introduced in 1961, replacing the "South African pound". The rand is subdivided into 100 cents. The currency name is for the Witwatersrand, sometimes called the Rand or the Reef, a 56-kilometre-long (35 mi) scarp in South Africa, from whose rocks a large quantity of gold has been extracted.

Answer: Corporeal

Real

CorpoREAL

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the world's fifth-largest country and is the only country in South America to have Portuguese as its official language. Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 km (4,655 mi) on the Atlantic Ocean and 14,691 km (9,129 mi) of land borders with ten countries. Its most populous city is São Paulo, and Brasília is the capital, a city specially built for this purpose. The Brazilian economy is diversified, being one of the largest producers of coffee, soy, sugarcane, and orange. Around 45% of Brazil's energy matrix comes from renewable energy.

The Brazilian official currency is the "Real" (BRL), plural "reais", which is subdivided into 100 centavos. It was introduced on 1 July 1994, replacing the "Cruzeiro Real". The adoption of the "real" was part of a broader plan to stabilize the Brazilian economy. The name "Real" has been used in the past as an identifier of the country's currency ("Real Português" in colonial times and "Real Brasileiro" during the Empire and early Republic until 1942, with "mil-réis" as plural). Prior to the current "Real", Brazil had 11 different currency standards over almost 500 years.