In the Mad Hatter's tea party, featured in "Alice in Wonderland," what was the price marked on the hat?
Correct answer: Ten shillings and sixpence (10/6)

Tom
I often have to look up equivalent currency conversions. In Dickens, Scrooge's assistant:" how much does he earn a week?"
or an urchin in Oliver Twist:"how much is half a crown, that he thinks he's rich?"

Miss Sue
The weirdness of the names given to Brit money fits right in their weirdness.