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Binge and Splurge Trivia Quiz

..using all these currencies hidden in different types of puzzles.

A multiple-choice quiz by zorba_scank. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
zorba_scank

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
364,583

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
349

Question 1 of 10

1. Fractured words: Say the words out loud and a currency should spring to mind.

Rue Pea

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Rebus: Combine synonyms for the clues given to form a currency.

Adult male + Preposition indicating location

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Cryptic: Solve this cryptic clue and find a currency.

The crazy earl binged and splurged till he ran out of money.

Answer: (One Word, 4 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. In Other Words: Find a currency that is a synonym for the clue below.

Unit of weight

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Hidden words: Find the currency hidden in the sentence.

The tribal boasted about his hidden stash.

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Homonym: Find the currency that is a homonym for the given clue.

This unit of money sounds forthright.

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Fractured words: Say the words out loud and a currency should spring to mind.

Gild Err

Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Missing letters: Fill in the missing vowels to form a currency.

KWCH

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Cryptic: Solve this cryptic clue to form a currency.

Bella and her team hated the crowded flea markets initially.

Answer: (One Word, 4 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Anagram: Rearrange the capitalized letters to form a currency.

SHE bought a statue of an ELK as a souvenir.

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Fractured words: Say the words out loud and a currency should spring to mind. Rue Pea

Answer: Rupee

The rupee is used as currency in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

2. Rebus: Combine synonyms for the clues given to form a currency. Adult male + Preposition indicating location

Answer: Manat

Manat is the currency used in Azerbaijan. The name is derived from the Russian word for coin - moneta.

3. Cryptic: Solve this cryptic clue and find a currency. The crazy earl binged and splurged till he ran out of money.

Answer: Real

The real replaced the cruzeiro as the official currency of Brazil in 1994.

Crazy indicates that the currency is hidden in the form of an anagram in the sentence.

4. In Other Words: Find a currency that is a synonym for the clue below. Unit of weight

Answer: Pound

The term pound is used to refer to the currency of a number of countries, most famous among them being the United Kingdom. Others include Lebanon, Egypt, Sudan and Syria.

5. Hidden words: Find the currency hidden in the sentence. The tribal boasted about his hidden stash.

Answer: Balboa

...triBAL BOAsted...

The balboa, named after Spanish explorer Vasco N��ez de Balboa, is one of Panama's two official currencies, the other one being the American dollar.

6. Homonym: Find the currency that is a homonym for the given clue. This unit of money sounds forthright.

Answer: Franc

While the French franc is no longer in use following France's adoption of the Euro, other countries that use the franc is their currency include Switzerland (Swiss franc), Burundi (Burundi franc) and Chad (Central African CFA franc).

7. Fractured words: Say the words out loud and a currency should spring to mind. Gild Err

Answer: Guilder

The guilder was used as currency in the Netherlands before the country moved on to the euro. The name is believed to have been derived from the Dutch word gulden which meant golden as the coins were originally made of gold.

8. Missing letters: Fill in the missing vowels to form a currency. KWCH

Answer: Kwacha

Zambia uses the kwacha as its currency. The currency is named after the word for dawn in the Nyanja language.

9. Cryptic: Solve this cryptic clue to form a currency. Bella and her team hated the crowded flea markets initially.

Answer: Baht

The baht is used in Thailand.

Initially indicates that the initial letters of consecutive words can be taken to spell a currency - Bella And Her Team.

10. Anagram: Rearrange the capitalized letters to form a currency. SHE bought a statue of an ELK as a souvenir.

Answer: Shekel

While the currency of modern day Israel is known as the Israeli new shekel, this term has been used to denote money from ancient times. There are also numerous references to the shekel in the Bible.

Source: Author zorba_scank

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