Coins of the
World Quiz

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There is a well-known but untrue story of the word quiz, which says that in 1791 a Dublin theater owner named James Daly made a bet that he could introduce a word into the language within twenty-four hours. He then went out and hired a group of street urchins to write the word quiz, which was a nonsense word, on walls around the city of Dublin. Within a day, the word was common currency and had acquired a meaning (since no one knew what it meant, everyone thought it was some sort of test) and Daly had some extra cash in his pocket. While entertaining, there is absolutely no evidence to support it and the term was already in use before the alleged bet in 1791. -- Quiz (Wikipedia)

1. In 1797, England issued a pence and twopence of sufficient weight to discourage counterfeiting. The penny contained an ounce of copper, and the twopenny, which was as large as a U.S. silver dollar and twice as thick, contained two ounces. What nickname was given to these coins?
penny-weights
cartwheels
royal stones

2. The Maria Theresa thaler of Austria is known as the
Good Lady of Austria
Lady Trader
Fat Lady of Numismatics

3. Who published, in 1792, the first comprehensive catalog on eighteenth-century English trade tokens?
Benjamin Franklin
James Conder
Matthew Boulton

4. When were the first official coins of the Kingdom of Hawaii issued?
1817
1847
1883

5. Where were colonial coins of the United States of America issued?
Cuba
Alaska
Philippine Islands

6. In the nineteenth-century, a Chinese merchant would authenticate a genuine coin with a
mint mark
stamp
chop mark

7. Which of the following coins were once struck in gold?
English pennies
U.S.A. quarters
German pfennigs

8. In the 12th century, a silver English penny would pay the rent of a cottage for a
week
month
year

9. Prior to World War I, it was said that 80 percent of the coins in the pocket of an American (U.S.A.) sailor home from the sea had been minted under the auspices of
Germany
France
Great Britain

10. When were coins commemorating the Olympics first struck?
circa 700 B.C.
circa 500 B.C.
circa 200 B.C.

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A (90-99%) Expert Numismatist
B (80-89%) Numismatist
C (70-79%) Advanced Collector
D (60-69%) Collector
F (0-59%) Novice Collector
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Mintmark.com. 2007. Coins of the World Quiz. 
             http://www.mintmark.com/coinsworldquiz.html
            (accessed xxxx 7, 200x).

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