British Coins Quiz

British Coins Quiz Questions

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1. How many shillings was one guinea?
a) 24
b) 21
c) 14
d) 16

2. How many shillings was one pound?
a) 18
b) 22
c) 15
d) 20

3. How many crowns was one pound?
a) Five
b) Six
c) Four
d) Seven

4. How many shillings was one crown?
a) Five
b) Three
c) Nine
d) Eight

5. How many shillings was one florin?
a) Six
b) Twelve
c) Eleven
d) Two

6. How many groats was one shilling?
a) Ten
b) Three
c) Seven
d) Five

7. How many pence was one groat?
a) Four
b) Two
c) Six
d) Nine

8. How many farthings was one penny?
a) Three
b) Four
c) Eight
d) Seven

9. What were the words used to denote pound, shilling, penny?
a) Gold, silver, copper
b) Citius, altius, fortius
c) Libra, solidus, denarius
d) Peso, reale, centavo

10. When did UK change to decimal system of currency?
a) 15 February 1971
b) 10 July 1967
c) 9 April 1975
d) 4 December 2002

British Coins Quiz Questions with Answers

1. How many shillings was one guinea?
b) 21

2. How many shillings was one pound?
d) 20

3. How many crowns was one pound?
c) Four

4. How many shillings was one crown?
a) Five

5. How many shillings was one florin?
d) Two

6. How many groats was one shilling?
b) Three

7. How many pence was one groat?
a) Four

8. How many farthings was one penny?
b) Four

9. What were the words used to denote pound, shilling, penny?
c) Libra, solidus, denarius

10. When did UK change to decimal system of currency?
a) 15 February 1971