Norman Darlo
Units of measurement – we use them all the time, usually without even thinking about it. Though the USA and the UK are still using pre-metric units, the rest of us have, for the most part, moved on. This quiz will measure your knowledge of measurement units, both metric and non-metric; it will plumb the depths of your memory, and weigh up the results! Feel free to share your results in the comments below. Have fun 🙂
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What does a Metre measure?
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Length
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Volume
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Temperature
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Which of the following does a Degree measure?
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Angle
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Temperature
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Curvature
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All of the above
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Question of
What does a Kilogram measure?
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Speed
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Length
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Weight
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Question of
What is a Calorie used to measure?
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Weight
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Energy
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Biomass
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A Fortnight is a unit of…
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Length
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Time
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Force
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Question of
A Gill is a unit of…
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Electrical resistance
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Frequency
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Volume
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Question of
What is a Stone used to measure?
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Weight
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Frequency
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Power
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Question of
A Light-year is a measurement of…
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Time
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Energy
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Distance
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Question of
What does a Hand measure?
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Height of a horse
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Speed
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Glove size
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A Curie is used to measure…
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White blood-cell count
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Radioactivity
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Pressure
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What is a Crore?
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A number
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A unit of length
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A measurement of time
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Question of
A Candela measures what?
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Luminous intensity
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Wax production in bees
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Temperature
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Question of
What does a Cord measure?
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Trouser size
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Depth of carpet pile
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Volume of firewood
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i got 12
Very very good, Anaya 🙂
thankx Norman Darlington
Two of them tripped me up Degree and crore.
The last two made me smile at your clever options.
Well done! Enjoyed.
I thought you might remember crore from Nepal days. In the degree question you were, of course, not technically wrong! Well done and thanks for taking the quiz, Kathy 🙂
ugh 9/13 I took the second test first. It was easier. lol
LOL I’ll be watching to see how you do on the third one 😉
The first question in Part3 reminds me of your Whole Dam Place piece (or one of the related posts). Tell me if you know why!
I tried, no one can comment on that quiz. Tell admins.
I got 12 out of 13! I have never heard of a Gill. What was the person’s full name and when was he working?
Very well done, Rachael! Aha, that gill looks like a person’s name, alright, but it’s not. It’s the second entry here:http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=gill&allowed_in_frame=0
12 out of 13. Crore got me Norman! I wasn’t sure about that one.
Crore will get many – but you got gill! Thanks for playing, Andrew 🙂
You’re welcome Norman! How long did it take for you to put this quiz together?
Not very long. There was no deep research involved, just taking notes from a couple of Wikipedia articles 🙂
You got 11 out of 13 right!
Perfect. You rock!
Impressive 🙂
You got me with Gill and Crore, though!
You got 8 out of 13 right!
Great
Great indeed! Thanks for playing, Elenka 🙂
I got 10/13 Nice quiz Norman!!!
It’s a nice score, Hamza! Thanks for playing 🙂
11/13. Excellent quiz once again. Gill and cord are new measuring units for me.
The gill is outdated in some parts of the world, and the cord is very specific. But the crore, for example, you will recognise while many others won’t 🙂 Thanks for taking the quiz, Dawnwriter.
Haha, yes, being a crorepati has been on my wishlist for quite a while now 🙂 🙂 🙂
I’m guessing that means something like a millionaire 🙂 (Yes, of course: like in that film “Slumdog Crorepati” 😉 )
Only 5 right on this difficult one.
Yeah I think it was tricky, alright – here’s hoping you do better on part 2 coming up 🙂
Thanks for the heads up. 🙂
nice to watch
9 right, that was fun. I really thought I’d do much worse than that. Looking forward to part 2 🙂
I may have enough for 2 more parts. It’s amazing how many different units there are out there, when you include pre-decimal stuff like gills and gallons!
Well gills, crore and cord were completely new to me. I’m interested to see what others I discover in your next ones
You’ll be meeting crore (and lakh: 100,000 but written 1,00,000), while 100 lakh makes a crore, or ten million! Can you work out how many rupees are meant in this headline: “Rs 2.73 lakh crore equity wealth wiped out in a day.”? It must be 2.73 x 100,000 x 10,000,000. That’s a lot in anybody’s money! Luckily you won’t be dealing with such gigantic numbers 🙂
6/13
Could be better next time. Lol.
LOL – next time, then! Thanks for playing 🙂
8/13 Super Fun quiz!
You more than passed, Gina! Thanks for playing 🙂
I’ve never even heard of a gil or a crore, so 11/13
Alcohol is sold by the gill here, and a crore is 10 million all over the Indian subcontinent. But you did well, Alex 🙂
Okay, now I know. If I take the quiz again, I am confident in a perfect score…
got 8 lol
That’s still a pass, Marcelle! Thanks for playing 🙂
11/13 Great quiz!
Great score, Ellie! Thanks for playing 🙂
got 12 out of 13 right!
Excellent result, Edith!
I got 9 out of 13. Knew most, but a few were unfamiliar
You did well! I tried to make a mix of units that would be familiar and less so 🙂
Quiz: Measuring Units (Part 1)
You got 5 out of 13 right!
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Could be better – but it could be worse too! Thanks for playing, Albert 🙂
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But of course – the guarantee is unconditional! 😀
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