World Currency Questions and Answers

Answer: D

It is the Polish zloty.

Zloty means golden, and the currency dates in name from the Middle Ages. Poland is obliged by its accession treaty to adopt the euro eventually but has set no date.

Answer: C

It is the euro.

Portugal was among the first eleven adopters in 1999, replacing the escudo, which had circulated since 1911 and takes its name from the shield on the coin.

Answer: A

It is the Qatari riyal.

The riyal replaced the Qatar and Dubai riyal in 1973, after Dubai joined the United Arab Emirates. It is pegged to the US dollar at 3.64 and divided into 100 dirhams.

Answer: B

It is the Romanian leu.

Leu means lion, from the Dutch lion thalers that circulated in the principalities. The currency was redenominated in 2005 at ten thousand to one.

Answer: A

It is the Russian rouble.

The rouble is among the oldest currency names still in use, recorded from the thirteenth century, and takes its name from the verb to chop - it began as a piece cut from a silver bar. It received its own symbol in 2013.

Answer: D

It is the Rwandan franc.

The franc dates from the Belgian administration and survived independence. Rwanda has since joined the East African Community, which has discussed a single currency without adopting one.

Answer: C

It is the Somali shilling.

The shilling has had no functioning central bank behind it for much of the period since 1991, and privately printed notes circulated by common consent. Mobile money now carries most transactions in the country.

Answer: B

It is the euro.

Spain was among the first eleven adopters in 1999, replacing the peseta, which had circulated since 1868 and is still occasionally quoted by older Spaniards as a mental reference.

Answer: A

It is the Sri Lankan rupee.

The rupee replaced the rixdollar in 1872 under British rule and is divided into 100 cents. It lost about half its value against the dollar in the economic crisis of 2022.

Answer: C

It is the South African rand.

The rand replaced the South African pound in 1961 and is named after the Witwatersrand, the ridge where the gold was found. It is also legal tender in Lesotho, Eswatini and Namibia.