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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 / December 12, 2025

Uruguay. Nearly 95% of the population of Uruguay is of European descent.

Geography Trivia / December 12, 2025

Busch Gardens, Williamsburg. Busch Gardens, Williamsburg was voted the "Most Beautiful" park in the country.

Geography Trivia / December 11, 2025

Europe. The Rhine River starts in the Swiss Alps, flowing north through Germany and dumping into the North Sea.

Geography Trivia / December 11, 2025

Hungary. The Hungarian unit of currency, the forint, takes its name from Florence, Italy where gold coins were minted in 1252.

Geography Trivia / December 10, 2025

South Africa. South Africa has only one time zone.

Geography Trivia / December 10, 2025

Flushing Meadow. Flushing Meadow is the third largest public park in New York at 1255 acres.