1. The back of the new $20 bill features the word "TWENTY" in small letters in yellow in the background.
The correct answer is FALSE. The new $20 features small yellow 20 numerals, not the word twenty, printed in the background on the back of the bill.
2. The security thread, which runs vertically up one side of the $20 note, says USA TWENTY and has a small flag.
The correct answer is TRUE. The security thread, which runs vertically up one side of the $20 note, says USA TWENTY, has a small flag, and is visible from both sides of the bill.
3. The color shifting ink used in the number 20 in the lower right corner of the front of the bill changes from black to green.
The correct answer is FALSE. The color shifting ink in the new $20 changes from copper to green. The copper color is different from the old bills.
4. There is one image of an eagle on the front of the new $20.
The correct answer is FALSE. There are three images of eagles on the front of the bill. One is a small, very modern eagle, to the lower right of the portrait. A second is a large eagle to the left of the portrait. The third is inside the FRB seal.
5. The new $20 incorporates the colors green, peach, blue, and orange.
The correct answer is FALSE. Actually, the front side has green and peach as subtle background colors, as well as blue in the words Twenty USA in the background to the right of the portrait. Plus, yellow numeral 20s are printed in the background on the back of the bill.
6. The portrait of Andrew Jackson is enclosed in an oval.
The correct answer is FALSE. The oval border is gone and fine lines surrounding the portrait have been removed.
7. The watermark, which is a faint image similar to the large portrait on the face of the note, can be viewed only from the front of the note.
The correct answer is FALSE. By holding the bill up to the light, you can see the watermark from either side of the bill.
8. The new $20 bill is one/fourth of an inch longer than the previous version.
The correct answer is FALSE. Neither the size nor the shape of the bill has changed.
9. The most prominent color of the new bill is still green, so it's still accurate to refer to it as a greenback.
The correct answer is TRUE. The newly added colors are subtle. The predominant color is still green.
10. The U.S. Treasury building appears on the back of the new $20 bill.
The correct answer is FALSE. It's not the Treasury Department. The White House is still pictured on the back of the $20.
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