Quiz Master

In the Herald Sun on Friday 26th, 2010 a question was
asked in the 1 point catergory.
"What did the dollar replace as Australia's unit
of currency?"

I answered the ten shilling note.

The answer given was pound.

I said this was wrong, so asked Cliff.

He said "Pounds, shillings and pence."

I asked Beryl and she said "Pounds, shillings and
pence."

We looked at the question again and we all agree
that it is wrong.

Australia's currency prior to Feb 14th 1966, was
the same as Britian, the sterling system.

Thus the question should have been:-
"What did the decimal system replace as
Australia's unit of currency?"
The answer: The sterling.

We all agreed that the dollar is the basic note
in the decimal system and the pound was the basic
note in the sterling system, but it did not say
the basic note. I have since thought about about
it and perhaps that is silently implied?? which
I believe still makes the question wrong.

If it was after the basic note then that is what
it should have asked for. e.g.
"What did the dollar replace as Australia's basic
unit of currency?"
Answer: The pound.