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Ep375: World Currency Trivia · Kidcast Daily

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  Hit play. It's trivia time.
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  Gather round friends in the lines for space, books, movies 2
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  science facts coming at you. Hey kid cast daily trivia time.
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  Shout your answer, let it shine. Guess it, grab it, score your
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  points, laugh and learn in every Join Kid Cast Daily.
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  Here we go, ready set. You're tuned in to kick ass
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  daily. From sports and science to
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  history and technology, we've got the coolest stories and
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  facts waiting for you. Today we are traveling the world
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  through money, also known as currency.
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  We will hear. Quick questions.
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  Take a short thinking pause and then reveal the answers with a
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  few fast facts. You might be surprised by
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  materials, symbols, animals and smart security features that
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  help protect money. So let's get on with today's
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  episode. First up, let's warm up with a
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  classic. Here's the.
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  Question which? Country uses the yen.
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  The answer is Japan. The yen is written with a symbol
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  yen. Japanese banknotes include
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  advanced security features like holograms and micro printing to
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  fight counterfeiting. Ready for a world tour?
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  Here's the. Question What?
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  Is the shared currency used by 20 European Union countries?
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  The answer is the Euro. It's symbol is Euro and the ISO
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  code is Euro. Euro banknotes show bridges and
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  architectural styles that represent periods in European
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  history and the designs are not based on real single locations.
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  Time for a money materials mystery.
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  Here's the. Question.
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  Which country first released plastic polymer banknotes in
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  1988? The answer is Australia.
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  Polymer notes last longer than paper based notes and handle
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  moisture well. Many countries now use polymer
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  notes, including Canada, the United Kingdom and Vietnam.
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  Let's switch to coins for a neat detail.
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  Here's the. Question.
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  Which Japanese coin has a hole in the center and is known for
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  its simple design? The answer is the ¥5 coin.
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  It has a hole through the middle and a design with a rice plant
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  and water to symbolize industry and agriculture.
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  The whole also makes it easy to identify by touch.
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  Some currencies feature wildlife right on the money.
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  Here's the. Question which?
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  Country uses the Rand and shows the big 5 animals on its
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  banknotes. The answer is South Africa.
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  The banknotes feature a rhinoceros, elephant, lion,
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  Buffalo, and leopard. The South African Rand uses the
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  code ZAR, which comes from the Dutch name for the region.
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  Let's talk coin nicknames. Here's the.
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  Question What? Is the nickname of Canada's
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  $2.00 coin that has a polar bear on it.
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  The answer is the tuni. It is a bimetallic coin with a
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  gold colored center and a silver colored ring.
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  Its name pairs with Canada's $1.00 loony, which shows a
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  common loon. Now for Scandinavia.
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  Here's the. Question which?
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  Country uses the krona with the currency code SEK.
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  The answer is Sweden. The word krona means crown in
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  Swedish. Sweden's coins and notes feature
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  national figures, science, themes and culture, and the
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  central bank is called Sparagus Riksbank.
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  Here comes a quick geography check.
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  Here's the. Question which?
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  Country uses the Dong as its official currency.
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  The answer is Vietnam. The currency code is VND.
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  Vietnam's banknotes are polymer colorful and include see through
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  windows and clear security threats.
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  Let's go back to symbols. Here's the.
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  Question. What symbol represents the euro?
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  The answer is euro. You see it before amounts like
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  €10.50 on price tags across eurozone countries.
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  The symbol helps shoppers quickly recognize euro prices.
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  Want a value puzzle? Here's the.
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  Question in. Recent years, which currency is
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  often the highest in value per U.S. dollar?
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  The answer is the Kuwaiti dinar. Exchange rates change over time,
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  but the Kuwaiti dinar is commonly among the highest when
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  compared to the US dollar. Its code is KWD.
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  Security features keep money safe and trustworthy.
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  Here's the. Question.
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  Which banknote feature lets you see a hidden image when you hold
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  the note up to the light? The answer is a watermark.
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  A watermark is built into the paper during manufacturing and
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  shows a faint portrait or pattern.
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  It is hard to copy with printers and helps people quickly check
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  that a note is genuine. Now a question about clear
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  windows. Here's the.
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  Question which? Country's polymer banknotes
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  include a see through window with a Maple Leaf on the $5
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  note. The answer is Canada.
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  Newer Canadian notes have transparent windows, holograms
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  and raised ink that you can feel with your fingers.
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  The notes are made from a durable plastic film that
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  resists tearing. Let's learn about micro
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  printing. Here's the.
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  Question. What do you call the tiny
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  letters on many banknotes that look like a line until you view
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  them with magnification? The answer is micro printing.
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  It appears as very small text in borders or portraits and help
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  stop copying because home printers cannot reproduce it
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  clearly. Many countries include micro
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  printing in different locations on each denomination.
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  Here's a quick one about edges. Here's the.
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  Question. What is the name for the tiny
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  ridges on the edges of some coins, like quarters and Dimes?
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  In the United States, the answer is reeded edges.
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  They were first used to discourage shaving metal from
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  coins when coins were made of precious metals.
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  Today, ridges also help people tell coins apart by touch.
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  Next up is about islands and birds.
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  Here's the. Question which?
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  Country's $1.00 coin is nicknamed the loonie because it
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  shows a common loon. The answer is Canada.
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  The Loonie is a gold colored coin that replaced the $1.00
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  banknote in 1987. The name became so popular that
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  it is used in everyday speech. How about a question on symbols
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  from Asia? Here's the.
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  Question which? Country uses the rupee with the
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  symbol Indian Rupee. The answer is India.
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  The symbol Indian Rupee was officially adopted in 2010 and
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  combines elements of the Dave Inauguri letter RA and the Latin
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  letter R. The Indian rupee uses security
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  threads, see through registers and latent images on its notes.
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  Let's visit the Middle East for a design detail.
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  Here's the. Question.
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  Which country's banknotes are called Riols and use the code
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  SAR? The answer is Saudi Arabia.
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  The Saudi rial includes clear security threads and precise
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  intalia printing that creates raised ink.
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  You can feel banknotes also use numerals and text that are easy
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  to read for quick daily use. Here comes a Europe design fact.
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  Here's the. Question.
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  Which country uses the Swiss franc with the code CHF?
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  The answer is Switzerland. Swiss franc banknotes feature
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  bright colors, hands, globes, and instruments that celebrate
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  creativity and science. They also include advanced
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  security elements like color shifting, ink, micro text, and
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  transparent features. Let's think about coins with
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  holes again, but in a different place.
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  Here's the. Question.
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  Which European countries 50 or coin once had a hole and use the
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  Crone as its currency? The answer is Denmark.
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  Older Danish coins included whole designs to help tell coins
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  apart and Denmark's currency is the Crone with the code DKK.
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  Today Denmark still uses the Crone and is not part of the
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  Eurozone. We are almost at the finish
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  line, so here is a quick double check on code names.
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  Here's the. Question What?
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  Is the three letter code for the euro that you might see on
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  foreign exchange boards. The answer is Euro.
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  ISO currency codes use three letters, often starting with a
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  country or region. Examples include USD for the
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  United States dollar and JPY for the Japanese yen.
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  Before the Super Challenge, here is a final warm up on Southeast
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  Asia. Here's the.
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  Question. Which country uses the rupiah
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  with the code IDR? The answer is Indonesia.
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  The rupiah includes notes with national heroes, dances, and
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  landscapes. Like many modern notes,
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  Indonesian banknotes feature watermarks, security threads,
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  and color shifting ink. Super challenge time.
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  Here's the. Question.
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  How many national languages appear on Swiss franc banknotes?
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  The answer is 4. The languages are German,
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  French, Italian and Romance, which reflects Switzerland's
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  multilingual identity. If you look closely, you can
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  spot text in each language across the notes.
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  That wraps up our money adventure for today.
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  You heard about symbols like euro, plastic banknotes,
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  wildlife on currency, and clever security features such as
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  watermarks, holograms, and micro printing.
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  Next time you see a coin or note, take a careful look at the
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  details, the edges, and the tiny letters that help tell its story
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  and keep it secure. Thanks for listening and keep
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  your curiosity switched on for our next trip around the world
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  of facts.