Do you know your pecks from your bushels? Try our quiz to find out if you are an obscure measurements expert

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. 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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