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Need Some Change? Trivia Quiz

Then why don't you solve these different types of puzzles to get your hands on ten or more currencies, both past and present.

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

Author
zorba_scank

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
363,499

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
389

Question 1 of 10

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

Your Row

Answer: (One Word, 4 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Hidden Words: Find the currency hidden in the sentence below.

Charlize paid for her house, car and new wardrobe using this currency.

Answer: (One Word, 4 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Missing vowels: Add vowels to the letters below to form a currency.

DRCHM

Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Wordwise: Say what you see.

D
G

Answer: (One Word, 4 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Cryptic: Solve this cryptic clue to reveal a currency.

The crazy liar misplaced all his money.

Answer: (One Word, 4 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Rebus: Combine synonyms for the terms given to form a currency.

Needed for a proposal + Gender neutral pronoun

Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)

7. Kangaroo Word: A kangaroo word is a word which carries within its spelling in the normal order, a smaller word which means exactly the same (eg: Deceased = Dead). Figure out the currency in this instance.

Yearn

Answer: (One Word, 3 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Add a letter: Solve the first clue and add a letter to form a currency.

Blanket + i

Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Anagram: Take the capital letters and anagram to find a currency.

The gamblers rolled the DICE to see who would take home all the money.

Answer: (One Word, 4 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Cryptic: Solve this cryptic clue to reveal a currency.

Initially Pedro expressed some obstinacy in settling his dues using this currency.

Answer: (One Word, 4 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. Your Row

Answer: Euro

The euro is the official currency of the Eurozone and was established by the Maastricht Treaty of 1992. With a number of different Eurozone countries, each with their own unique economies but all using the euro, the region faced a sovereign debt crisis in 2009. Countries like Greece and Cyprus had to be bailed out by other, stronger members.

2. Hidden Words: Find the currency hidden in the sentence below. Charlize paid for her house, car and new wardrobe using this currency.

Answer: Rand

...caR AND...

The rand is the currency of South Africa and was introduced in 1961 replacing the South African pound.

Charlize Theron is an Oscar winning actress who was born in South Africa.

3. Missing vowels: Add vowels to the letters below to form a currency. DRCHM

Answer: Drachma

The drachma was the currency of Greece before it adopted the euro. It is also used to refer to a small silver coin used in ancient Greece.

4. Wordwise: Say what you see. D G

Answer: Dong

D on G

Did that ring a bell for you? The dong is the currency of Vietnam and has been in circulation since 1978.

5. Cryptic: Solve this cryptic clue to reveal a currency. The crazy liar misplaced all his money.

Answer: Rial

The word 'crazy' in the sentence indicates that the currency is hidden in an anagram.

There are two possible answers for this clue - rial and lira. The use of the term lira for a monetary unit was derived from the Latin word 'libra' for the Troy weight. The lira was used most notably by Italy before it switched to the euro.

The rial is a unit of currency in various Middle eastern countries like Oman, Yemen and Iran.

6. Rebus: Combine synonyms for the terms given to form a currency. Needed for a proposal + Gender neutral pronoun

Answer: Ringgit

The Malaysian ringgit is further divided into 100 sen. Ringgit is the Malay word for jagged and was used to describe the edges of the silver Spanish dollars in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Answer: Yen

YEarN

Both words are used to describe a type of longing.

The Japanese yen is one of the most commonly traded currencies in the world. Yen means round in Japanese.

8. Add a letter: Solve the first clue and add a letter to form a currency. Blanket + i

Answer: Afghani

The Afghani was first introduced as the currency of Afghanistan in 1925.

As indicated by the clue, Afghans are a type of blanket made of coloured yarn that were first produced in Afghanistan.

9. Anagram: Take the capital letters and anagram to find a currency. The gamblers rolled the DICE to see who would take home all the money.

Answer: Cedi

The cedi is the currency of Ghana and the term is derived from the word for cowry shell in the Akan language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast. It was first introduced in 1965 replacing the Ghanaian pound.

10. Cryptic: Solve this cryptic clue to reveal a currency. Initially Pedro expressed some obstinacy in settling his dues using this currency.

Answer: Peso

Peso is the term given to different currencies that were used by former Spanish colonies. It can be literally translated from Spanish to mean weight. A number of countries continue to use the peso as their currency including Mexico, Cuba and Argentina.

The word 'initially' in the sentence is a clue that the currency can be found taking the first letters of the subsequent words.

Source: Author zorba_scank

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