Money trivia

The oldest form of money in the WORLD is

• stones
• seashells
• cattle
• salt

When put together, UK coins form

• King James' shield

• the Royal Coat of Arms

• the Windsor House Coat of Arms

The first US penny featured the phrase "Mind your business"

• True

• False

Germans used money as wallpaper during World War I because ...

• they wanted to hide it

• they were avoidind the banks

• it was cheaper than wallpaper

• it irritated the enemies

The Brazilian Real once had a note made of plastic

• True

• False

Which historic figure was portrayed in the commemorative plastic banknote?

• Pedro Álvares Cabral

• D. Pedro I

• D. Pedro II

• D. João

Only ____ of the world's currency is physical money (2019 data)

• 8%

• 10%

• 18%

• 20%

Money's face value is always cheaper than the cost to make it.

• True

• False

The study or collection of money is called

• Financing

• Numismatics

• Monetaries

• Coinage

How many different currencies did Brazil have from 1942 to 1994?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9