World Currencies
Instructions: How well do you know the currencies of the world?
- 1.
What is the official currency of Japan?
AWonBYuanCYenDRinggit - 2.
Which country uses the currency called the 'baht'?
AThailandBVietnamCMyanmarDCambodia - 3.
What is the official currency of the United Kingdom?
AEuroBCrownCDollarDPound Sterling - 4.
Which currency is used in India?
ARielBRinggitCRupiahDRupee - 5.
What currency do they use in Brazil?
AEscudoBPesoCSolDReal - 6.
Which country uses the 'zloty' as its currency?
AHungaryBRomaniaCCzech RepublicDPoland - 7.
What is the official currency of South Africa?
APulaBShillingCKwachaDRand - 8.
Which of these countries does NOT use the euro?
ASwitzerlandBPortugalCFinlandDIreland - 9.
What is the currency of Turkey?
AManatBDirhamCLiraDDinar - 10.
Which country uses the 'krona' as its currency?
ASwedenBAll of the aboveCNorwayDDenmark - 11.
What is the currency of South Korea?
ADongBYuanCWonDYen - 12.
Which currency is nicknamed the 'loonie'?
AAustralian DollarBNew Zealand DollarCCanadian DollarDSingapore Dollar - 13.
What is the official currency of Vietnam?
ADongBBahtCRielDKip - 14.
Which country uses the 'sol' as its currency?
AChileBEcuadorCColombiaDPeru - 15.
What is the currency of Hungary?
AKunaBKorunaCForintDLeu
Answer Key
The Japanese yen (¥) has been the official currency of Japan since 1871. The word 'yen' means 'round object' in Japanese.
The baht is the official currency of Thailand. One baht is divided into 100 satang.
The pound sterling (£) is the world's oldest currency still in use, dating back over 1,200 years.
The Indian rupee (₹) is the official currency of India. The word 'rupee' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'rupya,' meaning wrought silver.
The Brazilian real (R$) was introduced in 1994 as part of a plan to stabilize the Brazilian economy. 'Real' means 'royal' in Portuguese.
The zloty (zł) is the official currency of Poland. The name literally means 'golden' in Polish.
The South African rand (R) takes its name from the Witwatersrand, the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found.
Switzerland uses the Swiss franc (CHF), not the euro. Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and has maintained its own currency.
The Turkish lira (₺) is the currency of Turkey. The name 'lira' comes from the Latin word 'libra,' meaning pound.
Sweden uses the krona (SEK). While Norway uses the krone and Denmark uses the krone as well, the specific spelling 'krona' is used by Sweden (and Iceland).
The South Korean won (₩) is the official currency of South Korea. The word 'won' is a cognate of the Chinese yuan and Japanese yen.
The Canadian dollar is nicknamed the 'loonie' because the one-dollar coin features an image of a common loon, a bird found throughout Canada.
The Vietnamese dong (₫) is the currency of Vietnam. The word 'dong' comes from the Vietnamese term for the Chinese bronze coins used in ancient times.
The sol is the currency of Peru. The name comes from the Latin word 'solidus' and also means 'sun' in Spanish, a reference to the Inca sun god Inti.
The Hungarian forint (Ft) is the currency of Hungary. The name comes from the city of Florence, Italy, where gold coins called 'fiorino d'oro' were minted in 1252.