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Currency

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is currency?

a)

Symbols of value that can be traded

b)

Gold

c)

Wheels of cheese made in the English countryside

d)

Papers that say how good you are

2.

How much does the biggest Rai wheel weigh?

a)

1 ton

b)

4 tons

c)

10 tons

d)

3 tons

3.

What is Wampum made of?

a)

Ivory and Teakwood

b)

Whelk and Quahog shells

c)

Shark Teeth and Bear claws

d)

Porcupine quills and Maple Leaves

4.

Why did Wampum lose value?

a)

The tides went down

b)

Natives preferred to trade in blankets

c)

Colonists made beads cheaply to use as Wampum

d)

Rai stones were bigger

5.

How old are tally sticks?

a)

Jurassic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Paleolithic

d)

Victorian

6.

What was recorded on tally sticks

a)

The value a person owned

b)

The number of cats a person owned

c)

The amount of hot dogs a person could eat

d)

The amount of land a person owned

7.

The first coins were made of ___________

a)

Cheese

b)

Bone

c)

Gold

d)

Jade

8.

Where was paper money first used

a)

Japan

b)

Chicago

c)

China

d)

Uzbekistan

9.

What did countries add to money to keep people from copying it as easily?

a)

Lasers

b)

Green dye

c)

Fingerprints

d)

Complicated graphics

10.

How many different currencies are in use around the world?

a)

1

b)

123

c)

182

d)

265

11.

How do credit cards work?

a)

You send a money order with them

b)

You take money out of your account with them

c)

You borrow money from the bank with them

d)

You give the other person an IOU

12.

What has replaced the need for coins?

a)

Virtual exchange

b)

Stocks and bonds

c)

Pennies

d)

Amazon Prime