Money Matters
1 Which famous ship was depicted on a pre decimal halfpenny coin?
2 In which film did Clint Eastwood first play the Man with No Name?
3 What three letter word was removed from British coins in 1982?
4 What is the stage name of the rap star born Curtis Jackson?
5 In which 1985 comedy did Richard Pryor inherit millions of dollars?
6 What four word motto first appeared on US coins in 1864?
7 In which decade was window tax abolished in the UK?
8 Which film was a belated sequel to The Hustler?
9 Which musical features the song Flash Bang Wallop?
10 Which Idaho born poet wrote a collection of poems entitled Exaltations?
11 Which currency is used by Jordan, Iraq and Libya?
12 In pre decimal currency how many farthings were in a shilling?
13 What is the last name of Bruce Wayne’s butler Alfred?
14 How much money would one have if holding a monkey and a pony?
15 Which monarch introduced the guinea into the British monetary system?
16 Which two locations are referred to in the lyrics of the Abba song Money, Money, Money?
17 Which was the first video to be played on MTV Europe?
18 How many dollars is a sawbuck worth?
19 What did South Africa adopt as their monetary unit in 1962?
20 If Hamilton is ten and Lincoln is five, who is one?
21 In May 2002 which social reformer was circulated on a bank note for six days before being temporarily withdrawn?
22 What was the title of Jeffrey Archer’s first published novel?
23 Which pre decimal coin depicted a Tudor portcullis on its tail side?
24 In which film did Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey sing Money Money?
25 How much does Bond Street cost to buy on a London Monopoly board?
ANSWERS
1 Golden Hind
2 A Fistful of Dollars
3 New
4 50 Cent
5 Brewster’s Millions
6 In God We Trust
7 1850s
8 The Color of Money
9 Half A Sixpence
10 Ezra Pound
11 Dinar
12 48
13 Pennyworth
14 £525
15 Charles II
16 Las Vegas and Monaco
17 Money For Nothing
18 $10
19 Rand
20 Washington on US bank notes
21 Elizabeth Fry
22 Not A Penny More, Not A Penny Less
23 Threepenny bit
24 Cabaret
25 £320