Brain Teaser
INSTRUCTIONS:
EACH EQUATION OR PHRASE BELOW CONTAINS THE INITIALS OF WORDS THAT WILL MAKE IT CORRECT. FIND THE MISSING WORDS.
EXAMPLE: 26= L of the A, would be:
26= Letters of the Alphabet.
How many of the following can you figure out? There is no time limit. So, take
your time. Only when you give up, click on the 'answer' link on the right
column.

Now that you have warmed up to the idea, here are a few more questions:
| The world's first railroad tunnel was built in
which country?
A. Japan
B. United States
C. England
D. Holland |
Answer
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| How come cashews are never sold in their
shells?
You can buy almost every other nut in their shells, so why
not cashews? |
Answer
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Now that you have learned a bit about cashew nuts, how about testing
a bit more your knowledge about Cash. How many of the following questions can you answer?
1. What came before money?
A. Barter
B. Nothing, people made or grew everything themselves
C. Nothing, feudalism or slavery was in force
D. Nothing, money grew in the primordial ooze |
Answer
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2. What is the biggest benefit of a money economy?
A. Greater efficiency
B. Greater equality
C. Higher prices
D. Greater profit |
Answer
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3. Which of these is not a type of money?
A. Commodity money
B. Credit money
C. Fiat money
D. Filial money |
Answer
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4. Before adopting the euro, what was the official currency of Austria?
A. Franc
B. Schilling
C. Dollar
D. Kopek |
Answer
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5. China's basic unit of currency is the renminbi but what is it commonly called?
A. Yen
B. Rupee
C. Yuan
D. Rupiah |
Answer
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"Put not your trust in money, but put your money in
trust."
-- Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

So how much do you know about money? Give yourself one point for each
correct answer in the money questionnaire. Score yourself below.
(5 points) Minter--You make the stuff you know so much!
(4-3 points) Banker--You are in
charge of it
(2-1 points) Millionaire--You've
got a handle on it
(0 points) Pauper--You never see
the stuff