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1. On April 1, 2004, I exchanged $1000 in US currency at my bank for
Pounds Sterling. On April 3, I exchanged the Sterling for Mexican Pesos. On April
5, I exchanged the Pesos for Australian Dollars. On April 8, the AU$ were
exchanged for Polish Zloties. Finally, on April 12, I took the Polish
Zloties, added 150 Euros, and paid my taxes. I had just enough. If the
bank took 5% of each transaction as a fee, how much were my taxes?
2. Name a movie whose story line revolves around a coin.
3. I have 12 coins. One of them is counterfeit; it weighs differently. I
don't know if the false coin is heavier or lighter than the right coins.
What is the least number of weighings on a balance scale that will
identify the counterfeit?
4. Where is the "Golden Door"?
5. What is special about April 6, 1862? How does it relate to this quiz?
6. You are given 1000 one-dollar bills and 10 envelopes. Put the bills
into the envelopes in such a way that someone can ask you for any amount of
money from $1 to $1000 and you can give it to them through a combination of the
envelopes.
7. Who (or what) is "King of the Bush"?
8. Why is "penny" abbreviated "d"?
9. Name seven movies with "money" in the title.
10. What happened on April 16, 1972?
11. How much is a Broad worth? (Careful!)
12. Why would a question about Scott Joplin be appropriate for this quiz?
13. Is this a real coin ? If so, what is its significance?
14. How many different ways can you give change for a dollar?
(5-3 update:
- The "dollar" refers to the current US dollar.)
- The "change" should be based on CURRENTLY MINTED US coinage.
- The term "making change" should be construed in its commonly accepted
usage. This is NOT a trick question
15. What is the shortest run, in years, of US coinage (single
denomination)?
And a tiebreaker, just in case:
16. How did Philip V of Spain further numismatism?
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