Show Me the Money!
This is the official term for paper money issued by a government.
What is currency?
This type of account is best for everyday spending.
What is a checking account?
Owning a share of stock means you own a small piece of this.
What is a company?
This is the act of planning how you’ll spend your money.
What is budgeting?
“A debit card uses money you already have.”
What is finance? (true)
Name the presidents in order of their currency value: (2 were in government, but not president)
$1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100
Who is George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, Ulysses S Grant, Benjamin Franklin?
This is the extra money a bank pays you for keeping your savings with them.
What is interest?
This famous index tracks 30 major U.S. companies.
What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average?
This type of card lets you borrow money to make purchases.
What is a credit card?
“You can freeze your credit for free with all major credit bureaus.”
What is finance (true)?
This term describes money you can spend right away, like cash or funds in a checking account.
What is liquid money?
This three‑digit number helps lenders decide if you’re trustworthy with money.
What is Credit score?
This animal nickname describes a rising stock market.
What is a bull?
This term describes buying something on impulse rather than planning for it.
What is impulse buying?
“Your credit score goes down if you check it yourself.”
What is Fiction? (false)
This metal was once used to back the value of U.S. dollars.
what is gold?
This type of loan is used specifically to buy a home.
What is a mortgage?
This company briefly surpassed Apple in 2023 to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company.
What is Microsoft?
This fee is charged when you borrow more on your credit card than your approved limit.
What is an over‑limit fee?
“Index funds always outperform actively managed funds.”
What is fiction (false)?
This European nation introduced the first modern banknotes in the 17th century, influencing global monetary systems.
What is Sweden?
This federal agency insures bank deposits up to a certain amount.
What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
This term describes spreading your investments across different assets to reduce risk.
What is diversification?
This behavioral finance concept explains why people overvalue items simply because they own them.
what is endowment effect?
“Cryptocurrencies are insured by the FDIC.”
What is fiction? (false)