2 Cent Challenge Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cyprus

The mouflon is a type of wild sheep with dark, short coats and large, curved horns. The mouflon in Cyprus are a subspecies and are only found on the island. There are estimated to be around 3000 mouflon living in Cyprus, mainly in mountainous areas. The mouflon also appears on the Cypriot one cent and 5 cent coins.

Answer: Austria

The Austrian one, two and five cent coins all feature Austrian flowers, with the Edelweiss appearing on the two cent coin. The edelweiss is a white flower which grows in the Alps. The flower is regarded as one of the national symbols of Austria.

Answer: Slovakia

The Tatras mountain range is located on the border of Slovakia and Poland. The Krivan is a 8,184.7 ft high peak found in the Tatras mountains. The Krivan peak has often been used as a symbol of Slovakia and the Slovak people. It was selected to appear on the Slovakian one, two and five cent coins after a public vote.

Answer: Malta

The Mnajdra altar appears on the one, two and five cent coins in Malta. The Mnajdra temple is believed to have been built in the fourth century BC. It became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1992.

Answer: Spain

The cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is found in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Santiago de Compostela in North West Spain. Work started on building the Cathedral in 1060. Santiago de Compostela was a destination on The Way of Saint James, a key pilgrimage route dating from the 9th Century as it is supposed to have been the burial place of St James the Great.

Answer: Italy

The Mole Antonelliana is a tower located in Turin in Northern Italy only features on the Italian two cent coin. Work on the tower started in 1863 and the original intention was for it to be a synagogue. However, relations between the Jewish community and the tower's designer, Alessandro Antonelli, became difficult when Antonelli changed the design, making the tower taller but also increasing the cost.

In 1876 the Jewish community walked away from the project and the people of Turin encouraged the city to take on responsibility for finishing the building. Since 2000 the building has housed the Italian National Museum of Cinema.

Answer: Germany

The oak leaf design features on the German one, two and five cent coins. The design was produced by the German designer Rolf Lederbogen who was also responsible for the design of a number of commemorative stamps produced by the German Post Office. The oak leaf design is inspired by the design of the German Pfennig coin which was replaced by the Euro.

Answer: Ireland

A Celtic harp appears on all values of Irish Euro coins. The Celtic harp is a very old instrument with one of the earliest surviving examples, the harp at Trinity College in Dublin, dating from the 15th Century. The harp is a well known symbol of Ireland and appears on the country's coat of arms.

Answer: Greece

The Greek Euro coins were designed by Georgios Stamatopoulos. The one, two and five cent coins all show Greek ships, featuring a trireme, corvette and tanker respectively. Sailing corvettes were small, lightly armed, warships similar to a sloop. They were used during the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century.

Answer: Slovenia

Slovenia has used the Euro since 2007. The Prince's Stone is part of the base of a Roman column which was used during the installation ceremony for the Princes of Carantania in the early middle ages. Carantania was a Slavic principality with territory located in present day Austria and Slovenia.

The use of the stone on the Slovenian two cent coin caused some minor controversy as it was argued that the stone only represented the people of the Carantanian area rather than the country as a whole.