Weights and Measures – Quiz

1. Litres are a measurement of weight or volume?

2. Kilogrammes are a measurement of weight or volume?
3. How many grammes does 1 millitre of water weigh?
4. What temperature in degrees Celsius does water freeze at?
5. What happens to water when it freezes?
6. What temperature in degrees Celsius does water boil at?
7. What happens to water when it boils?
8. How many grammes in a kilogramme?
9. How many millitres in a litre?
10.How many millimetres in a metre?
11. If you have 500g of butter and you cut the block in half, how
many grammes does each half weigh?
12. If Gas Mark 4 = 180℃, Gas Mark 5 = 190℃,
what does Gas Mark 6 = in ℃ ?
13. If total preparation and cooking time for a recipe is 1 ½
hours and you start work at 9 0’clock, what time should the
dish be complete?
14.You need to plate up your meal at 4 o’clock and your recipe
recommends 20 minutes preparation and 40 minutes
cooking time. What is the latest time you can start, in order
to be ready by
4 o’clock?
15. If you have 1 litre bottle of milk, but a recipe asks for a
quarter of a litre, how many millilitres of milk should you
add?
16. If 1 apple weighs 200 grammes, how many apples weigh
1kg?
17. If 1 glass of water measures 250 millitres, how many litres is
6 glasses?
18. How many teaspoons are equivalent to 1 tablespoon?
19.How many tablespoons in a cup? (± 3 tablespoons)
20. A dozen eggs is how many?
21. What were the imperial units of measurement for weight?
22.What were the imperial units for volume of liquids?
23.Approximately how many pounds are there to a
kilogramme?
24. Approximately how many pints are there to a litre?
25. What does the word accurate mean?