Historical Currency Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 5
What material was used to make the English coin called the guinea, which led to its name?
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gold
In which Italian city was the gold ducat that depicted the Doge receiving a banner from St. Mark minted?
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venice
In the early 1800s, the dollar or piece of eight from which country was the main currency in the U.S.?
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spain
What is the name of the coin, first issued by the Duke of Apulia, that is also slang for an admission ticket?
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ducat
Before decimalization in the UK, what currency unit was made up of 12 pence and 20 of these units equaled one pound sterling?
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shilling
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