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Money Through The Ages Trivia Quiz

The Latin term "moneta" - "money" dates from 344 BC when the Roman Lucius Furius built a Temple with its own Mint. Please note in this quiz pence and pennies are the same and all questions relate to pre 1970.

A multiple-choice quiz by bracklaman. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bracklaman

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
181,895

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which Roman Goddess is thought to have been the first face depicted on a coin in Europe? Hint

Ceres

Venus

Diana

Juno

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Question 2 of 10

2. The earliest Greek coin bore the impress of an ox. Subsequently each city or region adopted its own distinctive impress. Of the following which Ancient Greek City or State had its coins minted bearing the impress of an owl? Hint

Macedonia

Boetia

Athens

Delphos

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which European country had a coin nicknamed a "bawbee" worth a halfpence? Hint

Scotland

England

Wales

Ireland

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Question 4 of 10

4. In England in 1836 a small silver coin worth 4 pence was issued at the behest of an MP of the day (Joseph Hume) who thought it would be an ideal size for a gentleman to keep in his pocket in readiness to pay for a Cab. It had a distinctive nickname. What? Hint

Joey

Humbug

Tanner

Brassie

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Question 5 of 10

5. Society in England seemed to have nicknames for all coins. Do you know what a copper was worth in pre decimal money terms? Hint

Two pennies (tuppence)

One penny (pence)

Three pennies (thruppence)

Four pennies (fourpence)

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Question 6 of 10

6. If you went into a shop in 19th Century London and wanted to "flash a tizzy". How much would you be wanting to spend? Hint

Two pence

Four pence

Three pence

Six pence

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Two and a kick" was Cockney rhyming slang for which coin until the 1970s? Hint

Florin (two shillings)

Tanner (six pence)

Dollar (five shillings)

Half-a-Crown (two shillings and sixpence)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Another Cockney slang means that you have a "Jimmy o'Goblin" in your purse (look out for pickpockets and cutpurses!) but how much have you to spend or invest in Regency London Town? Hint

Quid (one Pound)

Guinea (One Pound One Shilling)

Sovereign (Gold Pound)

Crown (Five Shillings)

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Question 9 of 10

9. So if you had a copper, a joey, a tizzy and a two and a kick how much would you have in your pocket? You should bear in mind that twelve pennies equals one shilling in your answer. Hint

2 Shillings 11 pence

3 Shillings 5 pence

3 Shillings 10 pence

3 Shillings 4 pence

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Question 10 of 10

10. I'll just leave you with a quid. How generous am I? Hint

Ten Shillings

One Pound One Shilling

Five Shillings

One Pound Sterling

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Roman Goddess is thought to have been the first face depicted on a coin in Europe?

Answer: Juno

The Temple dedicated to Juno Moneta gave us the modern word money. She was also represented by symbols such as hammer, anvil, pincers and die.
Ceres Goddess of Agriculture and Tillage. Diana Goddess of Moon and Hunting. Venus Goddess of Love and Beauty

Answer: Athens

The Owl deemed by the Ancient Greeks to be the bird of Wisdom and also symbol of the Goddess who sponsored the city of Athens i.e. Athene. Note that Athens was not the only Greek state to use the owl on coins.
Boetia had an impress of Bacchus (God of Wine and Vineyards).
Macedonia had an impress of a Buckler (military feature).

3. Which European country had a coin nicknamed a "bawbee" worth a halfpence?

Answer: Scotland

Scotland. A Scottish coin small in dimension first recorded as legal tender in 1541. The name is thought to have originated from the name of the Mintmaster of that time called Sillebawby.

Answer: Joey

Joey was a small sized silver coin struck between 1836 and 1855. It was later also applied to a threepenny silver piece.

5. Society in England seemed to have nicknames for all coins. Do you know what a copper was worth in pre decimal money terms?

Answer: One penny (pence)

A copper became to be associated during middle 1800's with a penny but copper could generically be used to describe all non silver coins.

6. If you went into a shop in 19th Century London and wanted to "flash a tizzy". How much would you be wanting to spend?

Answer: Six pence

A tizzy was worth six pence. It is thought to a slang version of "tester" which is derived from teston or testoon which was a silver shilling until Henry VIII debased the coinage and so was then worth half of its previous value.

7. "Two and a kick" was Cockney rhyming slang for which coin until the 1970s?

Answer: Half-a-Crown (two shillings and sixpence)

"Two and six" (pence) is the shortened version and this matches the rhyme.

8. Another Cockney slang means that you have a "Jimmy o'Goblin" in your purse (look out for pickpockets and cutpurses!) but how much have you to spend or invest in Regency London Town?

Answer: Sovereign (Gold Pound)

"Jimmy o' Goblin" rhymes it seems with sovereign and was therefore worth one pound sterling or twenty shillings.

9. So if you had a copper, a joey, a tizzy and a two and a kick how much would you have in your pocket? You should bear in mind that twelve pennies equals one shilling in your answer.

Answer: 3 Shillings 5 pence

A Copper = 1 penny
A Joey = 4 pence
A Two and Kick = 2 shillings 6 pence
A Tizzy = 6 pence
TOTAL = 3 shillings 5 pence

10. I'll just leave you with a quid. How generous am I?

Answer: One Pound Sterling

A quid in slang can be both a cut of tobacco (usually for chewing) and a name for a sovereign or pound sterling. It can be traced as a reference to a coin in Shadwells's "Squire of Alsatia" (1688).

Source: Author bracklaman

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