Currencies

Across the Globe

100

Name 2 countries that use this symbol - $ for their currency

Australia, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong

200

What symbol is used for Euros?

 €

300

What currency uses this symbol: ¥

Japanese Yen

400

What country's currency is in rupees? - ₹

India

500

What is the name of the currency in the Philippines? - ₱

Pesos

Level of Risk

100

What is appreciation?

When a currency increases in value

200

What is depreciation?

When a currency loses value

300

What is fluctuation?

The constant increase and decrease in currency value across the world. 

400

What is Exchange Rate Risk?

Possibility of losing money due to negative fluctuations in international exchange rates.

500

Why do currencies have high risk levels?

Currencies have high risk because they are difficult to predict, and can have unexpected fluctuations.

True or False?

100

True of False? Robux is a form of currency.

TRUE!

200

True of False? The major advantage of currencies is that there are so many across the world.

TRUE!

300

True or false? Currencies are difficult to predict for an investor.

TRUE!

400

True or false? Flexibility (ability to trade online and in person) is a disadvantage of currencies.

FALSE!

500

True or False - A currency peg is a policy a government may put in place which allows exchange values to fluctuate dramatically in relation to 1 country.

FALSE! A currency peg is a policy a government may put in place which establishes a fixed exchange rate with another country’s currency.

Faces of Money

100

What animal is on the $1 Australian coin?

There are 5 kangaroos on this coin

200

Whose face is on the $5 Australian note?

Queen Elizabeth II

300

What animal is on the 20 cent Australian coin?

Platypus

400

Whose face is on the $10 Australian note?

Dame Mary Gilmore - Australian writer/journalist

Banjo Paterson - poet/journalist (most famous for composition of 'Waltzing Matilda')

500

Who is on the $100 New Zealand note?

Ernest Rutherford - NZ physicist