How many pounds in a stone? Try our weights and measures quiz
Weights and measures are back in the headlines, with the UK government touting a return to imperial measurements as part of the platinum jubilee celebrations. Finally people in Britain will be able to buy a pint of beer and declare they are 5ft 8in tall and weigh just under 10 stone. But how well do you know your weights and measures? Take our fun quiz – which is based on the legal definitions set out in the UK’s 1985 Weights and Measures Act – and find out.
The Guardian’s weights and measures quiz
If you think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers, please feel free to email [email protected]. But remember, the quizmaster’s word is always final, and all definitions in this quiz are based on the UK’s 1985 weights and measures act.
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