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on Dec 13, 2025

The Wong
There Wasn't Any National Currency
The Chinese Dollar
The Yuan

There Wasn't Any National Currency. Before 1933, China didn't have a national currency. Internal trade was conducted in ounces of silver.

Geography Trivia / March 03, 2026

Scotland. First-footer is a Scottish term for the first person to enter your house on January 1st.

Geography Trivia / March 03, 2026

Argentina. Buenos Aires was founded on February 2, 1536, by a Spanish gold-seeking expedition under Pedro de Mendoza.

Geography Trivia / March 02, 2026

Ireland. Inishmore, Inishmaan and Inishere, collectively the Aran Islands, are off the west coast of Ireland.

Geography Trivia / March 02, 2026

Oregon Trail. Independence, Missouri was at the convergence of the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails.

Geography Trivia / March 01, 2026

Contour. Contour lines are curved or straight lines on a map describing the intersection of a surface.

Geography Trivia / March 01, 2026

Mackenzie. Canada's Mackenzie River was earlier named the "Disappointment River" because it led Alexander Mackenzie to the Arctic Ocean.