History quiz
The faces on US banknotes
Seven notes, seven portraits: five presidents and two who never were. Type the people in any order.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 7 answers
- Limit
- 1:30
- Level
- Easy
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 7
- Time limit
- 1:30
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name the person on each US banknote.
| Note | Portrait | On the back |
|---|---|---|
| $1 | Not found yet | |
| $2 | Not found yet | |
| $5 | Not found yet | |
| $10 | Not found yet | |
| $20 | Not found yet | |
| $50 | Not found yet | |
| $100 | Not found yet |
About this quiz
The notes in circulation now: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100. Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin are the two who were never president.
- The back of the $2 note shows the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- The $10 note shows Secretary Hamilton on the front and the Treasury Building on the back.
Sources
- [1]US Currency Education Program (Federal Reserve). The Seven Denominations.
Note on the data. The seven notes, the portrait on the front of each and the vignette on its back are those of the US Currency Education Program's page for each denomination, read on 3 October 2026.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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