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Quick, who's on the U.S. $500 bill? How about the $1000? Pretend you're Alan Greenspan and test your knowledge of high-dollar U.S. currency.
For the impatient, links to pictures to all of the following U.S. bills (except for the $100,000) on the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Web site are listed after the quiz. [click here for links]
The
$100 Bill
The Las Vegas "dollar." if you don't know who's on this one, you
might as well go fly a kite.
The
$500 Bill
Not printed since 1946, the person on the $500 made one dangerous enemy of a Mr.
Leon Czolgosz.
The
$1,000 Bill
The one-time executioner on this bill saw Utah become a state and the practice
of polygamy outlawed.
The
$5,000 Bill
He loved Dolly like crazy, but he fathered the "law of the land." Is
that hint too big?
The
$10,000 Bill
Probably the hardest one of the lot. He helped fugitive slaves escape via the
Underground Railroad. He was also on the $1.00 for a while. And, he gave us
"In God We Trust."
The
$100,000 Bill
Used only for transfers between Federal Reserve banks and printed only in
1934-35, the front of the $100,000 bill belongs to the man who told us 14 ways
to achieve world peace without ever being in a beauty pageant.
Links to pictures of the above currency from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
