MUSEUM SCAVENGER HUNT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

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1 1. Alexander Hamilton was all of the following, EXCEPT: a) First United States Secretary of Treasury b) A founder of the Bank of the United States c) New York Delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 d) President of the United States 2. In what year did Hamilton present his Report on the Public Credit to Congress, in which he proposed that the new nation take over the debt of the individual states from the Revolutionary War in support of a federal government? a) 1776 b) 1782 c) 1790 d) What did early European settlers use as currency with Native Americans? a) Gold and silver b) Beaver pelts and shells (wampum) c) Dollars d) Silk and spices 9 MINNEAPOLIS 1 BOSTON 2 NEW YORK 4. Whose mission is to promote economic growth and stabilize prices in the United States? 12 SAN FRANCISCO KANSAS CITY DALLAS PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO CLEVELAND ST. LOUIS RICHMOND 8 5 ATLANTA 6 a) Citi Bank b) The White House c) The New York Stock Exchange d) The Federal Reserve System

2 page 2 5. What was the first credit card in the United States? a) Diner s Club b) Visa c) Master Card d) American Express 6. What new market did entrepreneur Anthony Pereira take advantage of with his company, altpower? a) Cable television b) Portable computers c) Solar design d) Video games 7. A stock or a share is: a) A contract where a company will pay back the stockholder for his or her loan with interest after a set period of time b) An ownership or a stake in a company c) An agreement to buy a portion of the company at a set time in the future d) A purchase agreement that will result in the delivery of goods 8. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which tracks the stock values of the top US companies in order to track the general movement in the stock market listed 12 companies when it first appeared in How many are listed today? a) 15 b) 30 c) 50 d) 100

3 page 3 9. Which financial publication was first published on July 8, 1889, and was sold for two cents? a) The New York Times b) Fortune c) Time magazine d) The Wall Street Journal 10. How did the US government pay France for the Louisiana Purchase? a) By selling stock in gold mining companies b) A government-issued I Owe You c) With US Treasury Bonds d) By borrowing money from the Dutch government 11. In what building is the Museum located? a) The New York Stock Exchange b) The offices of Alexander Hamilton c) The Federal Reserve Bank d) The former Bank of New York Building 12. In the Museum s overhead mural that shows a section of the Brooklyn Bridge, what two developments are depicted? a) Steel and electricity b) Agriculture and mining c) Foreign trade and the Merchant Marine d) Steam ships and locomotives

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5 Featured exhibits: For the Love of Money: Blacks on US Currency and Out of the Vault 1. What do the three girls on the 2013 Girl Scouts Silver Dollar stand for? a) Each girl stands for a quality that every Girl Scout should have: courage, confidence, character b) They stand for three different historical periods, to show how enduring the organization is c) They stand for the three women who founded the Girl Scouts d) They stand for the different ages and the diversity of the Girl Scouts organization 2. What can you see on the reverse of the 1982 Louis Armstrong Gold Medallion? a) A portrait of the artist b) A quotation from the artist c) A trumpet and musical notes d) A trumpet 3. Sojourner Truth will be included: a) On the front of the redesigned US $10 note in 2018 b) On the back of the redesigned US $10 note in 2020 c) On the back of the redesigned US $10 note in 2018 d) On the back of the redesigned US $20 note in 2020

6 Featured exhibits: For the Love of Money: Blacks on US Currency and Out of the Vault page 2 4. Civil rights icon Rosa Parks is featured on: a) A silver medal b) A gold medal c) A bronze medal d) A gold medallion 5. Who was Ed Dwight? a) The second Black artist to design a coin for the US Mint b) The first Black artist to design a coin for the US Mint c) The first Black person invited to dine at the White House d) Both b and c 6. Deal Toys: a) Are commemorative pieces created by investment banks b) Were originally simple slabs c) Became so popular that some firms hired full-time staff to design them d) All of the above 7. When did the Ritty brothers invent the first cash register? a) 1878 b) 1884 c) 1874 d) What does the 1999 Romanian note displayed in the Museum commemorate? a) The lunar eclipse that took place on August 11, 1999 b) The solar eclipse that took place on August 11, 1999 c) The solar eclipse that took place on July 11, 1999 d) The lunar eclipse that took place on July 11, 1999