Australian Dollar Quiz Questions

1)  How is the Australian dollar subdivided?
A) 100 cents
B) 10 cents
C) 1000 cents
D) 1 cent
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2)  How is the Australian currency commonly referred by the foreign-exchange traders?
A) Au
B) Aussie
C) Australian
D) Aus
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3)  What is the code of the Australian dollar?
A) AUS
B) AU
C) AUD
D) AD
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4)  What is the subunit of the Australian dollar?
A) 1/10
B) 1/100
C) 1/1
D) 1/1000
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5)  Who was the Prime Minister that suggested to name the Australian dollar "royal"?
A) Diana Spencer
B) Charles, Prince of Wales
C) Queen Elizabeth II
D) Sir Monart Menzies
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6)  What was the bank that prepared and printed the currency "royal"?
A) Reserve Bank of Australia
B) Central Bank of Australia
C) Royal Australian Bank
D) none of the above
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7)  When was the Australian pound introduced?
A) 1920
B) 1910
C) 1911
D) 1922
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8)  When did the currency replaced by the dollar instead of pound?
A) Feb. 14, 1960
B) Feb. 10, 1966
C) Feb. 24, 1966
D) Feb. 14, 1966
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9)  What was the exchange rate of the Australian dollar to the pound sterling?
A) $1 = 10 shillings
B) $1 = 8 shillings
C) $1 = 1 shilling
D) $1 = 5 shillings
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10)  What is the Australian dollar rate versus the US dollar?
A) A$1 = US$1
B) A$1 = US$1.12
C) A$1 = US$1.22
D) A$1 = US$0.12
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11)  What was the initial 50-cent coin in 1966 mostly made of?
A) 100 silver
B) 80 silver
C) 10 silver
D) 8 silver
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12)  Who is the Australian Sovereign that can be seen in all Australian coins?
A) Queen Elizabeth II
B) Queen Elizabeth
C) Lady Diana Spencer
D) Charles, Prince of Wales
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13)  What is the company that produces the Australian coins?
A) Reserve Bank of Australia
B) Central Bank of Australia
C) Royal Sovereign Mint
D) Royal Australian Mint
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14)  What year were the 50-cent commemorative coins produced in honor of the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer?
A) 1988
B) 1982
C) 1981
D) 1980
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15)  What was the Australian dollar note what was first issued in 1967?
A) $1
B) $5
C) $10
D) $100
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16)  What bank issued the first polymer banknotes in 1988?
A) Central Bank of Australia
B) Royal Sovereign Mint
C) Royal Australian Mint
D) Reserve Bank of Australia
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17)  What was the system used in terms of international currently relationships when the Australian dollar was first introduced?
A) Brent Woods system
B) Bretton system
C) Woods system
D) Bretton Woods system
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18)  When did the Australian Labor government float the Australian dollar rate?
A) Dec. 12, 1981
B) Dec. 12, 1983
C) Dec. 12, 1984
D) Dec. 12, 1985
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19)  Who is the world-renowned soprano that was featured in the $100 note during 1861-1931?
A) Dame Nellie Melba
B) Dame Nellie
C) Nellie Melba
D) Dame Melba
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20)  What city in Australia were the Australian coins produced?
A) Melbourne
B) Sydney
C) Canberra
D) none of the above
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