This quiz complements DIG's March 2007 issue entitled:
"For the Love of Money."


Pick one answer from the menu under each question.

1. Kilindi are made of what metal?

a. Lead
b. Iron
c. Bronze
d. Brass

2. The Roman emperor Augustus issued a coin honoring Julius Caesar. What heavenly body appeared alongside the Divus Iulius inscription?

a. Comet
b. Sun
c. Planet
d. Moon

3. Spanish gold coins were called escudos, while the silver coins were called what?

a. Pesos
b. Dinarii
c. Centavos
d. Reales

4. Caches of coins and other metal buried for safekeeping are known as what?

a. Pirate treasure
b. Hypocausts
c. Crypts
d. Hoards

5. Grivna, poltina and ruble are all types of what silver object?

a. Ingot
b. Coin
c. Jewelry
d. Crown

6. “Flying cash,” or paper money, was invented where?

a. Italy
b. Mexico
c. China
d. Mali

7. Wampum is money made from what?

a. Shell
b. Metal
c. Glass
d. Stone

8. Large stone disks called rai were used for exchange on this island:

a. Prince Edward
b. Yap
c. Ustica
d. Madagascar

9. “Metal biscuits with ears” was how sponge divers referred to Bronze Age ingots of this metal:

a. Iron
b. Tin
c. Copper
d. Gold

10. Who invented coins?

a. The Greeks
b. The Persians
c. The Carians
d. The Lydians

11. In mythology, this king was known for his ability to turn anything into gold?

a. George III
b. Chaka Zulu
c. Midas
d. Ramses II

12. The word “buck” as a slang for money comes from the practice of conducting exchange using this part of the deer:

a. Horns
b. Hooves
c. Skin
d. Meat