Memorize these and you could recognize 18.0% of all Economics clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the pound | 13 | Since 1971 this British currency has been divided into 100 new pence |
| 2 | the ruble | 13 | In 1993 Turkmenistan replaced this unit of currency with the manat |
| 3 | the rupee | 12 | The ngultrum, Bhutan's unit of currency, trades at par with this unit |
| 4 | Adam Smith | 11 | 18th C. Scottish economist, or pen name, under which George Goodman wrote "The Money Game" |
| 5 | the yen | 9 | In Japan, paper currency in this unit is printed in denominations of 1,000, 5,000 & 10,000 |
| 6 | Italian lira | 9 | That's Count Voltaon a bill worth 10,000 of these monetary units: |
| 7 | the peso | 8 | You'd use bills in this monetary unit to buy a tuba in Cuba or magazines in the Philippines |
| 8 | Milton Friedman | 7 | Former Newsweek columnist, this Nobel-winning conservative has proposed a guaranteed income for all |
| 9 | the dollar | 7 | Besides the Balboa, this currency is also legal tender in Panama |
| 10 | a franc | 7 | The islands of St. Pierre & Miquelon just south of Newfoundland use this basic unit of currency |
| 11 | inflation | 6 | Economists say if the rate of this is 2 or 3% a year, it's normal; if it's "galloping", it's bad |
| 12 | the shekel | 6 | According to some sources, this Hebrew currency was first coined in the 2nd century B.C. |
| 13 | John Maynard Keynes | 6 | 20th c. English economist who handled his own investments every morning while he ate breakfast in bed |
| 14 | a dime | 6 | Lowest denomination of coin with reeding or milling |
| 15 | the $2 bill | 5 | This not-widely circulated bill is the only 1 to have a famous historic event depicted on the back |
| 16 | In God We Trust | 5 | Clergymen were shocked when Teddy Roosevelt asked that this phrase be struck from gold coins |
| 17 | Gold | 5 | The doubloons thrown from Mardi Gras floats are often aluminum; the original doubloon was a Spanish coin made of this metal |
| 18 | the shilling | 5 | The British called this now-obsolete coin a "bob" |
| 19 | Venezuela | 4 | 100 centimos will get you 1 bolivar in this country, Bolivar's homeland |
| 20 | the Federal Reserve | 4 | 99% of paper currency now in circulation in the U.S. was issued by this body |
| 21 | Andrew Jackson | 4 | He appeared on the $10 Federal Reserve note circa 1914; today, he's on the $20 |
| 22 | the rand | 4 | This South African currency is also legal tender in Lesotho & Swaziland |
| 23 | the penny | 4 | In 1943 the Treasury Dept. minted this coin in zinc-coated steel |
| 24 | Eagle | 4 | An 1873 law states that this creature must appear on the reverse of all U.S. coins greater than 10 cents |
| 25 | zinc | 3 | The current U.S. penny is made of this metal coated with copper |
| 26 | the euro | 3 | Seen here is one of these currency units from a country that's in the zone |
| 27 | Thailand | 3 | You have to shell out some bahts to spend one night in Bangkok in this country |
| 28 | sterling | 3 | Silvery term for the British pound, which distinguishes it from other countries' pounds |
| 29 | Spain | 3 | American colonists who wanted "2 bits" in change chopped up a dollar coin from this country |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 3 | West African country in whose mountains you could spend leones |
| 31 | Scrip | 3 | Term for paper money issued for temporary or emergency use |
| 32 | Postmaster General | 3 | While holding this office in Lincoln's cabinet, Montgomery Blair created the idea of money orders |
| 33 | Poland | 3 | In 1924, the zloty replaced the mark as this country's currency |
| 34 | Philadelphia | 3 | The 1st U.S. mint, dies for all coins are made there |
| 35 | Panama | 3 | Country whose basic monetary unit is the Balboa |
| 36 | legal tender | 3 | Term for money that must by law be accepted as payment of debt |
| 37 | insurance | 3 | A binder is an agreement to provide this until a policy can be issued |
| 38 | Independence Hall | 3 | Building depicted on the back of a $100 bill |
| 39 | Hamilton | 3 | Soon after the Constitution's ratification, this Secretary of the Treasury prepared plans for a U.S. mint |
| 40 | gross national product | 3 | GNP stands for this |
| 41 | Gross Domestic Product | 3 | While GNP is gross national product, GDP is this |
| 42 | Greece | 3 | Pericles is depicted on this country's 10-drachma coin |
| 43 | Germany | 3 | When a 16 month period of hyperinflation hit this country in Aug. 1922, prices increased 10 billion-fold |
| 44 | Das Kapital | 3 | Friedrich Engels edited the 2nd & 3rd versions of this Karl Marx work after Marx' death |
| 45 | Columbus | 3 | The currency of El Salvador & Costa Rica, the colon, is named in honor of him |
| 46 | coins | 3 | Seignorage is the difference between the cost of the metal used to make these & their face value |
| 47 | China | 3 | It was the 1st country to use paper money |
| 48 | Canada | 3 | Country which mints 1 ounce gold maple leaf coins |
| 49 | Brazil | 3 | In 1986 this country replaced the cruzeiro with the cruzado |
| 50 | Australia | 3 | Seen here, the $1 bill of this vast country features art by native artist David Malangi |