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Love Me Legal Tender Trivia Quiz

A quiz about some of the more obscure legal tenders around the world... or do you know your lek from your dong?

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

Author
shtuah

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
338,721

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
434

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Question 1 of 10

1. In malawi one kwacha = 100 timbala. If timbala translates as rooster, than kwacha translates as what? Hint

Dawn

Pie

Egg

Feather

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1972, one year after gaining independence, what currency did the Bangladeshi taka replace? Hint

Nepalese Rupee

Indian Rupee

Pakistani Rupee

Burmese Rupee

3. Between the end of World War II (1945) and decimalisation (1971), how many different denominations of British coins were issued for regular circulation? Do not include banknotes in your calculation. Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Azerbaijani Manat is divided into 100 what? Hint

Qapik

Manik

Kopek

Qanik

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the oldest currency still in use? Hint

Russian Rouble

Pounds Sterling

Indian Rupee

Japanese Yen

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Question 6 of 10

6. No longer issued as inflation has made it practically worthless, what currency was worth one tenth of a Vietnamese Dong? Hint

Hao

Hong

Hok

Hea

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Question 7 of 10

7. After who or what is the Honduran Lempira named? Hint

A large waterfowl, the national bird of Honduras

Indigenous ruler who led the fight against the invading Spanish

The seat of the Honduran government

One of the gods worshipped by the indigenous people

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Question 8 of 10

8. What currency was dropped from circulation following the unification of North and South Yemen in 1990? Hint

Southern Dinar

Northen Dinar

Northern Rial

Southern Rial

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Question 9 of 10

9. What currency replaced the British West African Pound in Sierra Leone? Hint

Leone

Sierra Leone Shilling

Sierrata

Dalasi

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where does the Papua New Guinea Kina get its name from? Hint

Kinoa, the capital city

Kunati, the countries highest mountain

Kina-beri, a native bird of paradise

Kuanua, a seashell formerly used for trading

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In malawi one kwacha = 100 timbala. If timbala translates as rooster, than kwacha translates as what?

Answer: Dawn

The kwacha was introduced in 1971 when Malawi decided to adopt an independent currency to replace British, South African and Rhodesian money.

2. In 1972, one year after gaining independence, what currency did the Bangladeshi taka replace?

Answer: Pakistani Rupee

The word rupee is derived from "rup" or "rupa" meaning silver in Hindi and some other related languages.

Answer: 8

The coins were (in ascending order of value): Farthing, Half-Penny, Penny, Threepence, Sixpence, Shilling, Florin, and Half Crown.

Crowns, Half Sovereigns, and Sovereigns were occasionally issued as special commemorative coins. Although still legal tender, they were not intended for circulation.

4. The Azerbaijani Manat is divided into 100 what?

Answer: Qapik

Should you need to know, Qapiks are issued in denominations of 1, 3, 5, 10, 20 and 50.

5. What is the oldest currency still in use?

Answer: Pounds Sterling

Anglo-Saxon pennies were made of silver and 240 of them weighed one pound. Therefore, Pounds Sterling.

6. No longer issued as inflation has made it practically worthless, what currency was worth one tenth of a Vietnamese Dong?

Answer: Hao

Chronic inflation after the unification of Vietnam led to the issue of increasingly large denomination bank-notes, with the highest value currently being the 500,000 Dong.

7. After who or what is the Honduran Lempira named?

Answer: Indigenous ruler who led the fight against the invading Spanish

Lempira was a chieftain of the Lenca people and is considered a national hero. He led, unsuccessfully, the resistance to the invasion by Spanish conquistador Francisco de Montejo.

8. What currency was dropped from circulation following the unification of North and South Yemen in 1990?

Answer: Southern Dinar

The Northern Rial (or riyal) was adopted as the new nation's currency in 1993 and the Southern Dinar finally withdrawn from circulation in 1996.

9. What currency replaced the British West African Pound in Sierra Leone?

Answer: Leone

The Leone is divided into 100 cents. In the original production, all one-cent coins bore the portrait of the country's first prime-minister Sir Milton Margai.

10. Where does the Papua New Guinea Kina get its name from?

Answer: Kuanua, a seashell formerly used for trading

The Kuanua is a kind of pearl shell which was extensively used as money prior to the introduction of a specific currency.

Source: Author shtuah

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