Quarter Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. You flip two fair quarters. What is the probability that exactly one lands heads-up?
1 in 2
1 in 3
3 in 4
1 in 4
2. What was the main subject of the America the Beautiful Quarters Program?
Presidents and first ladies
State capitals and governors
Major inventions from each state
National parks and other national sites
3. A post-1964 circulation quarter shows a copper-colored stripe along its edge between silvery outer surfaces. What does this most likely reveal?
It is solid copper covered with a thin silver coating
It has copper-nickel outer layers around a copper core
It is a silver alloy that has tarnished at the edge
It has a steel core covered by nickel
4. A collector is looking for an ordinarily issued circulation quarter made with 90% silver. Which date is the best match?
1976
1965
1964
1999
5. The name “quarter” refers to what fraction of a dollar?
One-fifth
One-fourth
One-half
One-third
6. Which image appears on the reverse of the U.S. Bicentennial quarter?
The Liberty Bell over the Moon
An eagle landing on the Moon
Independence Hall
A colonial drummer
7. Why was the Washington quarter first issued in 1932?
To mark 150 years since the Declaration of Independence
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Washington's birth
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Constitution
To commemorate the dedication of the Washington Monument
8. A standard bank roll contains $10 in quarters. How many quarters are in the roll?
40
25
20
50
9. How many quarters are needed to make $2.25?
8 quarters
10 quarters
9 quarters
12 quarters
10. A cashier gives you three U.S. quarters. How much money did you receive?
90 cents
60 cents
80 cents
75 cents
11. During which years were the quarters in the 50 State Quarters Program released?
1976-1985
1986-1995
2000-2009
1999-2008
12. Whose portrait has appeared on the obverse of the U.S. quarter since the denomination's 1932 redesign?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
13. Which edge feature is normally found on a U.S. quarter?
A completely smooth edge
Lettering naming the issuing state
A reeded edge with narrow grooves
A polygonal edge with flat sides
14. What dual date appears on the U.S. Bicentennial quarter?
1776-1876
1776-1975
1776-1976
1975-1976
15. You find a quarter bearing a small “D” mint mark. At which U.S. Mint facility was it produced?
Denver
Detroit
Dahlonega
District of Columbia
16. A 2009 quarter honors the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory. Which program followed the 50 State Quarters Program with those designs?
The District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program
The America the Beautiful Quarters Program
The Presidential Quarters Program
The American Women Quarters Program