Do You Know The Euro? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Frankfurt, Germany

The European Central Bank building is actually located in "Mainhattan", the German bank district where we can find many of the tallest skyscrapers in Europe such as the Commerzbank or the Messe-Turm.

Answer: Denmark

Denmark had voted "no" in a referendum on the Treaty of Maastricht in 1992. It's been a choice of the population since the country meets all the criteria needed to join the single currency. A new referendum may be planned, however no date was known in January 2004.

Answer: 500 euros

The highest denomination of a euro banknotes was fixed at the rather high level of 500 euros because it had been customary in many European countries to use a lot of cash. Germany had had DM 1,000 banknotes, which is about the same value of 500 euros. That banknote is purple and pictures the modern European architecture era.

However, the European Central Bank announced on 4 May 2016 that it would phase out the 500 euro note by the end of 2018.

Answer: 2007

According to a report on January 7th, 2004 in the "Independent", Tony Blair set a target of 2007 to take Britain into the euro, and wants the government to agree to a public pledge to secure membership by that date.

Answer: 11

Three of the 15 countries said "no" to the euro currency (the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden) and one didn't succeed in meeting the Maastricht stability criteria: Greece. In 2000, Greece finally joined the single currency, two years before new banknotes and coins were issued all over the continent. Between 1999 and the introduction of the euro coins and banknotes in 2002, the "national currencies" of the eleven (later twelve) countries in the eurozone were locked in absolutely fixed exchange rates.

In effect, the "national currencies" were the euro denominated in different terms.

Answer: Austria

The UK used shillings before the pound became decimal in 1971, however, it's currently not part of the EMU (2004). The Netherlands' currency was the guilder and the Irish currency were the Irish punt.

Answer: Finland

Finland decided to not use 1 and 2-cent coins because such low coins weren't used any more with the former currency, the Finnish Mark. However, they've issued such coins in a very small series and their value could reach euro 10 on the numismatic market.

Answer: Jean-Claude Trichet

Alan Greenspan is the governor of the Federal Reserve Bank (US). Wim Duisenberg was the governor of the ECB from 1999 till the end of 2003. Edmund Stoiber was the candidate of the CDU in September 2002 German elections.

Answer: Portugal

There's no crowned sovereign on Portuguese coins simply because there's no monarchy in that country.

Answer: Greece

The Greek drachma dated back to ancient Greece and was used throughout Alexander the Great's empire. The original drachma was a silver coin, the equivalent of a handful of arrows. However, it didn't enjoy a continuous existence from ancient to modern times.

It was re-adopted as the national currency after Greek independence in the first half of the 19th century. In 2002, Greece adopted the Euro.

Answer: Blue

The 20 euros banknote is blue. It features gothic architecture, with stained glass windows on one side and a stone medieval bridge on the other.

Answer: Germany

1 and 2-euro German coins picture an eagle, 10, 20 and 50-cent coins picture the Brandenburg Gate, and 1, 2 and 5-cent coins picture the oak leaf. (The oak leaf has been traditionally regarded as a German national symbol and used to feature on the one mark and the ten pfennig coins).

Answer: $0.85

On the June 7th, 2001, the value of the euro against the dollar hit $0.8466 (approximately $0.85). However, the value of the euro has fluctuated a lot, rising to above $1.28 in January 2004.

Answer: Greece

This 2-euro Greek coin depicts a scene from a mosaic in Sparta (third century AD), showing Europa being abducted by Zeus, who has taken the form of a bull. Europa is a figure from Greek mythology after which Europe was named.

Answer: Republic of Ireland

All Irish coins show the Celtic harp, a traditional symbol of Ireland, decorated with the year of issue and the word "Eire" - the Irish word for Ireland. The harp shown was designed by Jarlath Hayes.

Answer: Italy

The lowest value of lira banknote was L1,000, which corresponds to 0.50 euro. Since there are 1 and 2-euro coins today, many Italians offered a purse to each other as a Christmas gift in December 2001.

Answer: 50 euros

The 10-euro note pictures the Romanesque period, the 20-euro represents the Gothic era and the 100-euro represents Baroque and Roccoco architecture.

Answer: Sweden

In the Swedish 2003 referendum, 56% of voters rejected the euro and only 42% supported it. That referendum occured shortly after Anna Lindh, the Foreign Affairs minister, had just been murdered.

Answer: Purple

The 5-euro note is grey, the 10 is red, the 20 is blue, the 50 is orange, the 100 is green, the 200 is yellow and the 500 is purple, which is no longer issued.

Answer: True

The Holy See issued its own euro coins just like Monaco and San Marino. However, collectors took most of them and it's very hard to find any of them in circulation today, even in those areas.