Money and currencies quiz
Checked on 4 November 2026
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The yen is the official currency of which country?
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The answer is Japan.
The yen, with the symbol ¥ and the code JPY, is the official currency of Japan.
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What does the name of the Swedish currency, the krona, mean in Swedish?
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The answer is Crown.
Krona is the Swedish word for crown, which is why it is also called the Swedish crown in English.
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In which year did euro banknotes and coins begin to circulate?
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The answer is 2002.
Euro notes and coins went into circulation in 2002, with the first series issued on 1 January that year.
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The Federal Reserve is the central banking system of which country?
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The answer is United States.
The Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States, created in 1913.
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In 1988, which country became the first to introduce polymer banknotes for circulation?
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The answer is Australia.
Australia introduced polymer (plastic) banknotes in 1988, developed with the Reserve Bank of Australia and CSIRO.
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What is the ISO 4217 currency code for the pound sterling?
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The answer is GBP.
Sterling's ISO 4217 code is GBP, joining the country letters GB with P for pound.
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The earliest coins of ancient Lydia were made of electrum, a natural alloy of gold and which other metal?
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The answer is Silver.
Electrum is a naturally occurring mix of gold and silver, and it was used for coins in Lydia around 650 to 575 BC.
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The euro sign € is based on which Greek letter?
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The answer is Epsilon.
The € is based on epsilon, a nod to the first letter of the word Europe, and its two parallel lines stand for stability.
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Sweden's Riksbank, the world's oldest surviving central bank, was established in which century?
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The answer is 17th century.
The Riksbank was established by the Swedish parliament, the Riksdag, in 1668.
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The £ sign comes from the Latin word libra. What was the libra in ancient Rome?
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The answer is A unit of weight.
The pound sign comes from the libra, the Roman pound weight.