The euro.
Use this website to answer these questions.
http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/index_e
n.htm
1. Which 12 European countries officially adopted the euro
as their currency?
2. When did the euro become the official currency of those
countries?
3. What was the currency of Italy before the euro?
4. Can you still convert the old currencies to euro?
5. How many coins are there? What are the
denominations (amounts)?
6. Explain the designs for the coins.
7. How many paper notes are there? What are the
denominations?
8. Explain the designs for the paper notes.
Quiz
1. The euro is the official currency of
a. 6 European countries
b. 12 European countries
c. All European countries
2. A European country which has not adopted the
euro is . .
a. Germany
b. Austria
c. Switzerland
Euro quiz continued
3.
The largest euro bill has a face value of . . .
a.
b.
c.
100 euro
500 euro
1000 euro
4.
a.
b.
c.
An American tourist who buys euro in Paris must change money
again when visiting . . .
London
Rome
Madrid
5.
a.
b.
c.
A tourist who wants to purchase euro with dollars will have . . . .
A better rate in Paris
A better rate in Munich
The same rate in both cities
Le monete italiane
1 centesimo – Castel del Monte ad Andria
2 centesimi – Mole Antonelliana di Torino
5 centesimi – Il Colosseo
10 centesimi – La nascita di Venere di
Botticelli
20 centesimi –
Forme uniche di continuità nello spazio –
Umberto Boccioni
50 centesimi – Statua di Marco Aurelio nella Piazza
del Campidoglio a Roma
1,00 euro – L’Uomo Vitruviano
di Leonardo da Vinci
2,00 euro – Ritratto di Dante Alighieri
di Raffaello Sanzio