Measure for Measure

Ten questions, all to do with measurements.

1. The grain was the earliest unit of mass, initially, it referred to a grain of …
   • Rice
   • Salt
   • Wheat or barleycorn
2. What unit of length is equivalent to 66 feet (20.1168 m)?
   • Cana
   • Chain
   • Cubit
3. Of these three choices what is NOT a unit for measuring how heavy something is?
   • Rod
   • Shekel
   • Talent
4. The carat, a unit for measuring gemstones, had its origin in what?
   • Carrot seed
   • Carob seed
   • Caraway seed

   

5. According to the bible (Genesis 6:14–16) God decreed the dimensions for Noah to build his ark. In modern measurements the ark would be approximately 450 x 75 x 45 feet (137 x 23 x 14 m) but what were the original sizes as given in Genesis?
   • 100 cubits long, 30 cubits wide and 10 cubits high
   • 200 cubits long, 40 cubits wide and 20 cubits high
   • 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide and 30 cubits high
6. Which of these cats shares its alternative name with a unit of mass or weight?
   • Margay
   • Ocelot
   • Snow leopard
7. The Nippur cubit, one of the oldest known units of length, dates from 2650 BCE. It was discovered on the banks of what river?
   • Euphrates
   • Nile
   • Yangtze
8. What author used the measurement “leagues” in the title of a work written in 1870?
   • Arthur Conan Doyle
   • Jules Verne
   • HG Wells
9. What is the only unit which is equal across the troy, avoirdupois and apothecaries’ systems?
   • Dram
   • Grain
   • Scruple
10. What is an abbreviation for a unit of length which is defined to be exactly equal to 149,597,870,700 m?
    • AG
    • AR
    • AU