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Quiz: How much do you know about national currencies?

It’s all about the cash.

CURRENCY. IT’S ALL over the news this week, with rises and falls and rallies and lows.

But what’s your foreign currency brain like?

I'm spending won. Which of these cities am I most likely in?
Seoul
Shanghai

Osaka
Vientiane
Which of these countries does NOT have a currency called the dollar?
Canada
Australia

Hong Kong
Egypt
You're in Cape Town paying for some bread. What currency are you going to hand over?
Pounds
Rand

Dinar
Naira
The Swiss. What money do they spend?
Lira
Peso

Mark
Franc
What do they spend in the Vatican City?
Euro
Vatican Dollar

Lira
There's nowhere to spend money there
True or false: The currency in the Zelda video games shares a name with the currency of Russia.
True
False
The Ethiopian currency shares a name with which Irish town?
Muff
Birr

Ennis
Tuam
Which is the correct spelling of the Swedish currency?
Kron
Krone

Krona
Kroner
Where wouldn't you spend a peso?
Mexico
Chile

Cuba
Brazil
How much is a euro worth in old Irish money (to the nearest penny)?
88p
79p

75p
82p
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
Top Dog!
Well done!
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Clever Cat!
Almost purrfect.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Fin-tastic!
Poised and porpoise-ful.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
What are ewe doing?
Baaaaaaad.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Turtle-y awful!
You living in your shell?
Share your result:

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