Funny Money

Money. The folding stuff, dough, filthy lucre. It may make the world go round, and certainly is a sought after commodity, but dosh doesn't always get a good press as the 'root of all evil' Biblical tag attests. More contemporary headline writers reserve their acid tipped opprobrium for bankers who conjure with cash by morphing it into hedge funds and all manner of other mystifying financial schemes and 'products'. Perhaps the highest level of popular suspicion about Money Men concerns those who ply their trade in tax havens dotted around the world - places like Jersey, the Cayman Islands and Bermuda. Rightly so according to 'Treasure  Islands', a newly published book which investigates the exact nature of the 'services' these and similar places provide. With more than half the banking assets in the world routed through such destinations, with their mixture of secrecy and feudal politics, 'Treasure Islands' makes for compelling and disturbing reading in almost equal measure. Noting that equality isn't something these jurisdictions are fond of promoting we at Highly Questionable? devote today's quiz to money - funny or otherwise. 
'Treasure Islands : Tax Havens and the Men Who Stole The World' is by Nicholas Shaxson.  

Money Quiz

1 Which financial institution is sometimes referred to as 'the old lady of Threadneedle Street'? 

2 Which European country most recently adopted the euro as its currency?  

3 In the Bible, what sum was Judas Iscariot paid to betray Jesus Christ?

4 What is the legal tender in Greenland?

5 What was the name of the British band who in 1979 had a surprise hit in the UK and US with an unusual version of 'Money', the song first recorded in the 1950s by Barett Strong before being covered by a legion of acts including 'The Beatles', 'The Rolling Stones', 'The Who' and 'The Doors'? 

Answers to our money themed quiz will be published along with tomorrow's quiz questions.

Car Manufacturers Quiz Answers.

The answers to yesterday's quiz which took the theme of car manufacturers were:-

1 Uk.

2 Germany.

3 Sweden.

4 USA.

5 Italy.

The author of the Highly Questionable? blog, Harry Reid, is a freelance question setter, writer and blogger. He can be contacted at harryreid@btinternet.com.