Money Around the World

Yen, real, dirham or rand? Test your knowledge of the currencies used in countries around the globe.

8 questions3 minMediumKnowledge

What's inside this quiz

8 questions in the General Knowledge category, about 3 min. Here are the questions you'll answer — correct answers and explanations appear as you play.

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What is the currency of Japan?
What is the currency of Brazil?
Which currency is used in Morocco?
Switzerland is not in the eurozone. Which currency does it use?
In which year did euro banknotes and coins enter circulation?
What is the currency of South Korea?
Which currency is used in India?
What is the currency of South Africa?

Instructions

Choose the currency used in each country. Explanations follow every answer.

Money Around the World

Can you tell Japan's yen from China's yuan, or identify the currency used in Morocco? This eight-question quiz explores money through country associations, currency names and a key date in the euro's history. You will choose among four answers, matching places such as Brazil, India and South Africa with their currencies while distinguishing names that can be easy to confuse. One question shifts from geography to chronology: when did euro banknotes and coins enter circulation? An explanation follows every answer, adding details beyond the correct choice. These include Brazil's introduction of the real in 1994, the Indian rupee symbol adopted in 2010 and the origin of the rand's name in the Witwatersrand near Johannesburg. You will also encounter the Swiss franc's use in Liechtenstein and the distinction between the Moroccan and Emirati dirhams. The appeal lies in connecting familiar money names with precise places and historical details, making this a focused general knowledge challenge rather than a test of exchange rates or calculations.

What you will learn

Match Japan, Brazil, Morocco, Switzerland, South Korea, India and South Africa with their currencies.
Distinguish the yen from the yuan, and recognize that Morocco and the United Arab Emirates use different dirhams.
Separate the euro's electronic existence from 1999 from the arrival of banknotes and coins on 1 January 2002.
Connect currency details with their context: Brazil's real introduced in 1994, India's ₹ symbol adopted in 2010 and the rand's name derived from the Witwatersrand.

Frequently asked questions

Did the euro begin in 1999 or 2002?: The quiz distinguishes two milestones: the euro existed electronically from 1999, while euro banknotes and coins entered circulation on 1 January 2002.
Do Morocco and the United Arab Emirates use the same dirham?: No. Morocco uses the Moroccan dirham (MAD). The United Arab Emirates also uses a currency called the dirham, but it is a different currency.
Which currency does Switzerland use instead of the euro?: Switzerland uses the Swiss franc (CHF), not the euro. The explanation also notes that the Swiss franc is used in Liechtenstein.