#7823, aired 2018-09-19 | THIS & THAT $400: Pre-euro, Estonia used the kroon, & before that, this Russian currency the ruble |
#7655, aired 2017-12-15 | BEFORE THE EURO $200: Cyprus used a currency called this, as did Ireland the pound |
#7655, aired 2017-12-15 | BEFORE THE EURO $400: Also the name of a silver coin in ancient times, this former Greek currency was broken down into lepta the drachma |
#7655, aired 2017-12-15 | BEFORE THE EURO $800: Seen here is an example of the former currency of this European nation Italy |
#7655, aired 2017-12-15 | BEFORE THE EURO $1000: Pre-Euro purchases in this nation required pesetas Spain |
#7655, aired 2017-12-15 | BEFORE THE EURO $1,200 (Daily Double): This former currency of Austria sounds like a coin once used in the United Kingdom the schilling |
#7534, aired 2017-05-18 | GOING DUTCH $1000: Before the Netherlands switched to the euro, this was its primary unit of currency the (Dutch) guilder |
#7465, aired 2017-02-10 | LITERATURE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE $600: Before the euro, this royal children's book character appeared on the French 50-franc note the Little Prince |
#7425, aired 2016-12-16 | COUNTRIES' CURRENCIES $1200: Before adopting the euro, Italy & Vatican City used this monetary unit the lira |
#6682, aired 2013-10-08 | BEFORE THE EURO $400: Several monetary systems in Germany were consolidated into this 4-letter currency after 1871 the mark |
#6682, aired 2013-10-08 | BEFORE THE EURO $800: This Greek coin's name is from a verb for "to grasp"; it was once 6 iron rods grasped in the fist a drachma |
#6682, aired 2013-10-08 | BEFORE THE EURO $1200: In 1997 this nation issued a coin to honor the 100th anniversary of Paavo Nurmi's birth Finland |
#6682, aired 2013-10-08 | BEFORE THE EURO $1600: The Netherlands switched to the euro in 2002, but this currency is still used in Curacao the guilder |
#6682, aired 2013-10-08 | BEFORE THE EURO $2000: Italy's 500,000-lira note featured a self-portrait of this artist on one side & his "School of Athens" on the other Raphael |
#6219, aired 2011-10-06 | THIS "LAND" IS YOUR LAND $1600: Before the euro, it used the punt Ireland |
#5595, aired 2008-12-26 | GERMANIA $800: Before the Euro, Germany used this official currency with a 2-word name the Deutsche Mark |
#5172, aired 2007-02-20 | BEFORE THE EURO $200: The lira Italy |
#5172, aired 2007-02-20 | BEFORE THE EURO $400: The drachma Greece |
#5172, aired 2007-02-20 | BEFORE THE EURO $600: The Schilling Austria |
#5172, aired 2007-02-20 | BEFORE THE EURO $800: The franc
(2 of 3 countries) France and Belgium |
#5172, aired 2007-02-20 | BEFORE THE EURO $1000: The punt Ireland |
#5069, aired 2006-09-28 | WE NEED THE MONEY $800: Before the euro, the money seen here was the currency of this country Greece |
#4890, aired 2005-12-09 | NATIONAL CURRENCIES $200: Before the euro, you had to use drachmas to get ouzo in this country Greece |
#4866, aired 2005-11-07 | TO PHRASE A COIN $800: Before the euro, the peseta in this country equaled 100 centimos Spain |
#4861, aired 2005-10-31 | ON THE MAP $400: Before the euro, this country used the escudo Portugal |
#4364, aired 2003-07-17 | MONEY, MONEY, MONEY $200: Before the Euro, 100 groschen in Austria made one of these, abbreviated S or SCH shilling |
#4143, aired 2002-09-11 | LETTER PERFECT $800: Before the euro, this letter was the Parisian equivalent of a dollar sign F (franc) |