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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lettow, post: 4367284, member: 6986&quot;]This weekend would have been the MPCFest in Port Clinton, OH.&nbsp; It is the annual convention dedicated to military numismatics.&nbsp; I emcee the March Madness trivia contest. So, I am going to run a trivia contest.&nbsp; Below are 20 military numismatic questions culled from the thousands used for the Fest.</p><p><br /></p><p>Top prize will go to the one who answers the most questions correctly.&nbsp; Please reply by PM.&nbsp; A tie will go to the one with the earliest response.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Deadline is Friday April 24 at 10:00PM CDT.</p><p><br /></p><p>The contest will also be running on another discussion board.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the prizes:</p><p><br /></p><p>First is a $25.00 US War Bond</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1103477[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Second is a group of MPC Training Money</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1103478[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Third is a group of British Military notes</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1103479[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the questions:</p><p><br /></p><ol> <li> Blue ration tokens were used for what commodity in Canada?<br /> <br /> </li> <li>What medium was used as emergency small change in Denmark during WWII?<br /> <br /> </li> <li>What type of previously issued paper money was called back into service in the US in WWII?<br /> <br /> </li> <li>What type of aircraft appears on the 500 franc note from French Guyana printed by E A Wright in WWII?<br /> <br /> </li> <li>The Japanese controlled Central Bank of the Philippines printed notes in what two denominations?<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Whose portrait appears on the notes issued for use in the Theresienstadt concentration camp?<br /> <br /> </li> <li>In what US state was the Seagoville Internment Camp?<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Who is pictured on the Series 701 $10.00 Military Payment Certificate?<br /> <br /> </li> <li>How are Military Payment Certificate replacements identified?<br /> <br /> </li> <li>What is the name of the dam that appears on the back of the Series 692 $20.00 Military Payment Certificate?<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Who is the astronaut depicted on the back of the fractional notes from the Series 681 Military Payment Certificates? <br /> <br /> </li> <li>What series of MPC was copied for use in the C-Day episode of the TV show MASH?<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Carter Glass appears on the face of what financial instrument associated with WWII?<br /> <br /> </li> <li>What was the smallest denomination of US War Savings Bond issued during WWII?<br /> <br /> </li> <li>How many 10 peso notes were in a US Naval Aviator Packet?<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Japanese Invasion money with the block letter S was issued in what country?<br /> <br /> </li> <li>How are replacement notes for Allied Military Lire identified?<br /> <br /> </li> <li>In what country were Foreign Trade Payment Certificates used?<br /> <br /> </li> <li>What German landmark is on the back of the 20RM note from the Reichskreditkassen?<br /> <br /> </li> <li>What US retail merchant issued refund checks from The Special Representative of the Secretary of War?<br /> </li> </ol><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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