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 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 ?
This is Part 3 of a multi-part quiz. You can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here.
If you like this quiz, be sure to check out my 56 Amazing Quizzes on a Wide Variety of Topics! – “Guaranteed to make you smarter!”
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Question of
What is an acre-foot?
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A measurement of area
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A measurement of volume
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A measurement of length
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Question of
What does an are measure?
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Area
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Biodiversity
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Existence
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Question of
A mole is a measure of…
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Salinity
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Sanity
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Substance
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Question of
What does an erg measure?
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Desertification
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Power
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Servitude
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Question of
A Newton is a unit measuring what?
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Force
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Submission
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Religiosity
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Question of
A peck is a measure of…
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Density of bird life
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Proportion of birdwatchers in the general population
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Volume of fresh fruit
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Question of
R-value
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Thermal resistance
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Number of generations between ancestors and descendents
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Absoluteness of a vacuum
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Question of
A minim is a measuring unit of what?
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Musical pitch
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Legibility of handwriting
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Liquid volume
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Question of
What does a joule measure?
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Purity of gemstones
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Quality of a wristwatch
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Energy
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Question of
A firkin – what does that measure?
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The worth of a potential spouse (in ancient times)
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A volume of beer
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The number of frogs per acre of marshland
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Question of
What is a rood a measure of?
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Politeness
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Number of doors per furlong in a building
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An area of land measuring 10 chains by one rod
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Question of
What’s a Pascal?
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A measure of the potential annual variance in the dates of Easter
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A measurement of the completeness of removal of all chametz (yeast) from Jewish households in the lead up to Pesach (Passover)
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A measure of internal stress and pressure
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Question of
What is a lakh?
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A measurement of the probablility of life anywhere in the universe
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A number written 1,00,000; one hundredth of a crore
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A measurement of running out of new ideas for a quiz
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11 out of thirteen
nice
Ten. The first few really made me think. Well done!
Thank you, Kathy! And well done 🙂
beautiful doll
I had fun and got 7
Good man, Jack 🙂
11 of 13 – and, as usual, I had high hopes. But, alas ….
Very close though!
its like a bride of chucky
I haven’t seen the film
Hi, Nice
I took your quiz when you first published it and couldn’t make comments, hope this
goes through! Only 6 correct!
This came through loud and clear, Carol! 6 out of 13 is a scraped pass 🙂
Very informative
Thanks 🙂
You got 9 out of 13 right! Great.
This was a lot more challenging than the previous ones but I enjoyed it. Minim and firkin were new words for me and loved some of your options.
I’m happy to hear you enjoyed 🙂 Minim I knew previously with a different meaning : a half-note (two beats) in music. In this case it is a standardised ‘drop’ used by apothecaries. Firkin figures largely in the FFF system, which, although humorous, uses only real units: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FFF_system
Very interesting quiz bro. 11/13.
Very nice score, Hamza – well done!
Interesting quiz as always. I got 9/13 right. I’m glad I can leave a comment now.
Me too! Thanks very much 🙂
13 out of 13. This was a fun challenge! Thanks for this Norman!
Amazing – well done, Andrew!
Thanks Norman!
10/13, did much better on this one than I did on the other
Well done, Alex! Yes, your score is much improved 🙂
could hardly have gotten any worse
8/13 and one stupid mistake, haha. Anyway, it turns out that watching Bollywood movies helps fot hese quizzes (lakh, crore). 😀
Haha – who’d have thought it!
not to mention your choreography!