| This "handy" measure of booze is a pour of about 3/4 of an inch |
a finger |
200 |
January 17, 2022 |
| Tire pressure is measured in psi, short for these |
pounds per square inch |
400 |
January 17, 2022 |
| At one time, a nook was a measure of land equal to about 20 of these |
acres |
800 |
January 17, 2022 |
| This length used in horse racing is equal to 220 yards, or 1/8 of a mile |
a furlong |
1000 |
January 17, 2022 |
| This unit of measure also means to come to understand |
to fathom |
|
January 17, 2022 |
| 32 degrees is the freezing point for water on this temperature scale |
Fahrenheit |
200 |
February 19, 2020 |
| This large unit for a bottle of wine holds 1.5 liters |
a magnum |
400 |
February 19, 2020 |
| The Book of Acts talks about these nautical measurements of depth equal to 6 feet |
a fathom |
600 |
February 19, 2020 |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents using his hand.) The unit of measurement known as a hand once represented the span of the palm including the thumb but it was standardized to four inches in accordance with the 1541 statute from this British king |
Henry VIII |
800 |
February 19, 2020 |
| These units of distance are in the title of un voyage extraordinaire by Jules Verne |
a league |
1000 |
February 19, 2020 |
| An octant is 1/8 of a circle & equal to this many degrees |
45 |
200 |
February 28, 2019 |
| One cable length from shore is equal to 100 fathoms, this many feet |
600 |
400 |
February 28, 2019 |
| This measure sounds like weight but is capacity in cubic feet divided by 100; for the giant ship Mol Tribute it's 211,000 |
tonnage |
600 |
February 28, 2019 |
| Cutting down on the zeroes, electric companies usually bill you in these "hours" |
kilowatt hours |
800 |
February 28, 2019 |
| In 1965 Kodak introduced the "Super" type of this film format, which brought moviemaking to the masses |
Super 8 (or 8 millimeter) |
1000 |
February 28, 2019 |
| In a British brewery, a firkin equals 1/4 of this other container |
a barrel |
200 |
October 23, 2018 |
| A township is composed of 36 sections, which are each 640 of these units of measure |
acres |
400 |
October 23, 2018 |
| Equal to 128 cubic feet, a cord is a large cut pile of this |
wood |
600 |
October 23, 2018 |
| Named for a Nobel Prize winner, a morgan is a measure of distance between these on a chromosome |
genes |
800 |
October 23, 2018 |
| Fabric comes in this 4-letter unit, which can range anywhere from 10 to 100 yards |
a bolt |
1000 |
October 23, 2018 |
| This basic unit for oil equals 42 gallons |
a barrel |
200 |
April 10, 2018 |
| Listen up! Firecrackers & jets taking off measure about 150 of these units |
a decibel |
400 |
April 10, 2018 |
| The name of this monetary unit of Israel originally referred to a unit of weight equal to about half an ounce |
a shekel |
600 |
April 10, 2018 |
| An angstrom is equivalent to 0.1 of these teeny tiny units, nm for short |
a nanometer |
800 |
April 10, 2018 |
| J is the symbol for this unit of work or energy |
joule |
1000 |
April 10, 2018 |
| Oh, Lord, this unit of temperature is abbreviated K |
Kelvin |
200 |
December 22, 2017 |
| Also used to measure off the distance between duelists, as a unit of measure it equals 30 inches |
a pace |
400 |
December 22, 2017 |
| Plane angles are measured in degrees or this unit whose symbol is rad |
radians |
600 |
December 22, 2017 |
| Pharmacists know that a grain equals about 65 of these, a more typical unit for pill doses |
milligrams |
800 |
December 22, 2017 |
| Ahoy! it's equal to 6,076.11549 feet |
a nautical mile |
1000 |
December 22, 2017 |
| It takes 640 of these units of land measure to make 1 square mile |
acres |
200 |
October 26, 2017 |
| Though it sounds like a measure of time,it's a measure of distance, about 32,000 round trips from the Earth to the sun |
a lightyear |
600 |
October 26, 2017 |
| A lively dance is in the name of this measure of booze that can be the equivalent of a shot |
jigger |
800 |
October 26, 2017 |
| This type of ounce used in pricing precious metals is a bit heavier than the type used for baseball bats & newborns |
troy ounce |
1000 |
October 26, 2017 |
| At Starbucks a venti hot drink is this many ounces |
20 |
|
October 26, 2017 |
| Spelled one way, it's a unit of weight for precious stones; spelled another, a unit for measuring the purity of gold |
carat/karat |
200 |
September 27, 2017 |
| In Europe a 200-pound man also weighs 90.7 of these units |
kilograms |
400 |
September 27, 2017 |
| In the U.S. this measurement for fabric is usually 40 yards |
a bolt |
800 |
September 27, 2017 |
| In Genesis God tells Noah to make an ark of gopher wood that shall be the length of 300 of these ancient units |
cubits |
1000 |
September 27, 2017 |
| A metric one of these is equal to around 2,204 pounds |
a ton |
200 |
February 10, 2017 |
| A surveyor's chain is 66 feet long & is composed of 100 of these |
a link |
400 |
February 10, 2017 |
| This standard hardware item is measured in pennys |
a nail |
800 |
February 10, 2017 |
| Used to measure distances in space, this unit greater than a light year is equal to around 206,000 astronomical units |
a parsec |
1000 |
February 10, 2017 |
| The torr measures atmospheric pressure & is named for Torricelli, best known for inventing this device |
a barometer |
|
February 10, 2017 |
| On many French highways, the speed limit is 130 of these per hour, 110 if it's raining |
kilometers |
200 |
May 12, 2016 |
| Australians sometimes refer to a measure of water volume as a sydharb, the amount of water in this |
Sydney Harbour |
600 |
May 12, 2016 |
| In 1960 a Gillette defined the power of one of these beams by how many razor blades it could burn through |
a laser |
800 |
May 12, 2016 |
| In Ancient Egypt this unit was divided into 7 palms or 28 fingers |
a cubit |
1000 |
May 12, 2016 |
| In computerese, a nybble is defined as a half of one of these |
a byte |
|
May 12, 2016 |
| As a rule of thumb, a full one of these should have a minimum of 300 coils; a king should have 450 |
mattress |
200 |
November 11, 2014 |
| A variable size of paper, often 23" or 30", or an adjective referring to the British system of weights and measures |
imperial |
400 |
November 11, 2014 |
| 18-karat gold is this percentage pure |
75% |
600 |
November 11, 2014 |
| In the metric system the prefix "deca" means 10; this means 1 trillion |
tera |
800 |
November 11, 2014 |
| Your lumber company can tell you that one of these is 12 inches by 12 inches by 1 inch |
board foot |
1000 |
November 11, 2014 |
| This unit of weight for a gemstone is exactly 200 milligrams |
a carat |
200 |
October 17, 2013 |
| This measure of land area was originally as much as a yoke of oxen could plow in a day |
an acre |
400 |
October 17, 2013 |
| This ancient measure found in the Bible ranged between 18 & 22 inches |
a cubit |
600 |
October 17, 2013 |
| For liquids, 4 cups equals 2 pints or one of these units |
a quart |
800 |
October 17, 2013 |
| This measure of computer speed equals 1 trillion (with a "T") floating-point operations per second |
teraflop |
1000 |
October 17, 2013 |
| U.S. territorial waters were originally set at 3 miles because these could only shoot about 3 miles in the 1700s |
cannons |
200 |
June 19, 2013 |
| The French unit known as an arpent is still used in this state, where you'll find a street called 80 Arpent Road |
Louisiana |
400 |
June 19, 2013 |
| (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Haleakala Observatory in Maui, Hawaii.) Named by a tech journal as one of 20 marvels of modern engineering, the heart of the Pan-Starrs Telescope is the world's largest digital camera--it can capture images containing up to 1.4 billion of these units of video resolution |
pixels |
600 |
June 19, 2013 |
| It's 3.37 inches longer than a yard |
a meter |
800 |
June 19, 2013 |
| This system used in weighing precious metals derives its name from a French city that once held a medieval fair |
troy |
1000 |
June 19, 2013 |
| This scale is named for the guy who invented the mercury thermometer |
Fahrenheit |
200 |
April 19, 2013 |
| A refrigerator hums at the level of 40 of these sound units |
decibels |
400 |
April 19, 2013 |
| This measure of a ship's speed equals 1 nautical mile per hour |
a knot |
600 |
April 19, 2013 |
| Equivalent to 550 foot-pounds per second, this unit is 1 1/2 times the actual ability it describes |
horsepower |
800 |
April 19, 2013 |
| This British unit of weight is equal to 14 pounds |
a stone |
1000 |
April 19, 2013 |
| The standard size of this bundle of cotton is 54-55 inches long & 20-21 inches wide |
a bale |
200 |
January 22, 2013 |
| This cylindrical container holding cranberries is defined as having a circumference at the bulge of 58 1/2 inches |
a barrel |
400 |
January 22, 2013 |
| Many shot glasses are 1.5 ounces, but some bars use this "equine" shot, which is 1 ounce |
a pony |
600 |
January 22, 2013 |
| Vitamins A, D & E are measured in IUs, short for these |
International Units |
800 |
January 22, 2013 |
| 36 sections of land is equivalent to 1 of these, abbreviated TWP |
a township |
1000 |
January 22, 2013 |
| It's a group of 12 dozen items, & not necessarily offensive |
a gross |
200 |
March 15, 2012 |
| In Britain, if you weigh 140 pounds, you weigh 10 of these units |
a stone |
400 |
March 15, 2012 |
| This unit of area is in the name of the wood that's home to Winnie-the-Pooh |
acre |
800 |
March 15, 2012 |
| An octant, or 1/8 of a circle, is equal to this many degrees |
45 |
|
March 15, 2012 |
| Also a bit of sand, it's the smallest unit of measure in the avoirdupois system, 7,000 to the pound |
a grain |
200 |
February 8, 2012 |
| In freezing temperatures at sea level, this travels at 1,087 feet per second |
sound |
400 |
February 8, 2012 |
| Half a quarter is 12 1/2 cents; half a quart is this unit |
a pint |
600 |
February 8, 2012 |
| Chicken eggs come in sizes including this largest one, in which a dozen weigh 30 ounces |
jumbo |
800 |
February 8, 2012 |
| As in a poem, if we go this distance "onward", that's a mile & a half |
half a league |
1000 |
February 8, 2012 |
| In 1873 metric weights were extended to silver coins; a half dollar weighed 12.5 grams & this, 6.25 grams |
a quarter |
200 |
December 18, 2009 |
| If you want to convert gallons to these metric measures, multiply by 3.785 |
a liter |
400 |
December 18, 2009 |
| A fifth of whiskey contains 25.6 ounces, which is about 17.1 of these small 2-syllable measures |
a jigger |
600 |
December 18, 2009 |
| Norman, Norwegian & engineer are sizes of these building blocks |
bricks |
800 |
December 18, 2009 |
| Term for 1/36 of a yard |
an inch |
200 |
May 26, 2008 |
| This metric unit is equivalent to 1.057 liquid quarts |
a liter |
400 |
May 26, 2008 |
| Computer hard drives are usually measured in GBs, which are these |
gigabytes |
600 |
May 26, 2008 |
| To the Ancient Greeks, 4 of these made a palm |
fingers |
800 |
May 26, 2008 |
| (Jon of the Clue Crew tunes a piano.) Steinways leave the factory carefully tuned to standard pitch, where A is 440 of these units, but humidity & other factors make regular tunings necessary |
hertz |
1000 |
May 26, 2008 |
| A farmer could tell you that this measurement of land is equal to 43,560 square feet |
an acre |
200 |
May 12, 2008 |
| One quire is 25 sheets of paper, or 1/20th of an ordinary one of these |
a ream |
400 |
May 12, 2008 |
| Sizes of these range from 1 to 26 & types include milliners, sharps & tapestry |
needles |
800 |
May 12, 2008 |
| This U.K. measure of 14 U.S. pounds has also been used for 16 pounds of cheese |
a stone |
1000 |
May 12, 2008 |
| To correct medieval abuses in trade, this 1215 document standardized measurements for wine & grain |
Magna Carta |
|
May 12, 2008 |
| It's 9.46 trillion kilometers, give or take a few kilometers |
a light year |
200 |
April 28, 2008 |
| Founded in 1875, the International Bureau of Weights & Measures is headquartered in Sevres near this capital |
Paris |
400 |
April 28, 2008 |
| Circles, thermometers & college grads are marked by the number of these they have |
degrees |
600 |
April 28, 2008 |
| One magnum of champagne equals this many standard bottles |
2 |
800 |
April 28, 2008 |
| One weight still used from the old apothecaries' system is this ounce |
a troy ounce |
1000 |
April 28, 2008 |
| Originally, it was the area that could be plowed by a team of oxen in a morning without tiring them |
an acre |
200 |
May 4, 2007 |
| A unit of commerce, it's 42 gallons of crude oil |
a barrel |
400 |
May 4, 2007 |
| The Greek letter omega is the symbol for this unit of electrical resistance |
the ohm |
800 |
May 4, 2007 |
| This country once used a Cape foot, which was .314858 meters |
South Africa |
1000 |
May 4, 2007 |
| 2 fathoms, the minimum safe clearance for steamboats, inspired this 19th century pen name |
Mark Twain |
|
May 4, 2007 |
| Until standardized in 1825, there were 3 different British units called this to measure the volume of wine, ale & corn |
gallon |
200 |
April 7, 2005 |
| In July 1959, the U.S. & the U.K. finally agreed that an inch was equivalent to 2.54 of these |
a centimeter |
400 |
April 7, 2005 |
| Sandpaper is graded according to this, the number of particles per square inch |
grit |
600 |
April 7, 2005 |
| Around 1714 he set the freezing point of water at 32 degrees & the boiling point at 212 |
Fahrenheit |
800 |
April 7, 2005 |
| Ahoy, there! It's equal to 1.15 statute miles per hour |
a knot |
1000 |
April 7, 2005 |
| The temperature on this scale is 273.15 degrees lower than the temperature on the Kelvin scale |
Celsius |
200 |
May 26, 2004 |
| A bunch of bananas is called a hand; an individual banana is appropriately called this |
a finger |
400 |
May 26, 2004 |
| In 1593 this English queen changed the length of a mile from 5,000 feet to the current 5,280 feet |
Elizabeth I |
600 |
May 26, 2004 |
| A "long" one of these is 2,240 pounds |
a ton |
800 |
May 26, 2004 |
| In common practice electrical power is billed in terms of this hyphenated term, equal to 3.6 million joules |
a kilowatt-hour |
1000 |
May 26, 2004 |
| Term for a single exposure on a reel of motion picture film |
frame |
200 |
January 23, 2004 |
| In the 14th century Edward II declared it was equal to 3 barley corns laid end-to-end |
an inch |
400 |
January 23, 2004 |
| This equivalent to 1 cup is slang for a short person |
half pint |
600 |
January 23, 2004 |
| If a gigawatt you see, this is the number of watts you get |
a billion |
800 |
January 23, 2004 |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew) It's the standard unit of size for nails; this baby, used in framing a house, is a 16 |
penny |
1000 |
January 23, 2004 |
| To convert this scale into kelvin, just add 273.15 |
Celsius |
200 |
October 28, 2003 |
| A champagne bottle holding 20 bottles worth, or a Biblical King of Babylonia |
Nebuchadnezzar |
400 |
October 28, 2003 |
| Unit of resistance symbolized here |
an ohm |
600 |
October 28, 2003 |
| In typography one of these is equivalent to 12 points |
a pica |
1000 |
October 28, 2003 |
| In ancient Rome a pace was 5 feet long, so if you walked mille passus you went this many feet |
5,000 |
|
October 28, 2003 |
| The amount of this per liter determines if champagne is brut, sec or doux |
sugar |
200 |
April 25, 2003 |
| A calendar month is an arbitrary number; a synodic month or a sidereal month is based on the movement of this |
the moon |
400 |
April 25, 2003 |
| This measure of water depth was originally the distance between your fingertips with your arms outstretched |
fathom |
600 |
April 25, 2003 |
| A seed of this tree that gives us a chocolate substitute is the original "carat" |
carob |
800 |
April 25, 2003 |
| 150 MHz is in this band that falls between HF & UHF |
VHF |
1000 |
April 25, 2003 |
| The Cheshire version of this land measure is larger than the standard 45,360 square feet |
acre |
200 |
January 30, 2002 |
| Founded in 1875, the international bureau of weights & measures is headquartered at Sevres near this capital |
Paris |
400 |
January 30, 2002 |
| 16 tablespoons equal one of these |
cup |
600 |
January 30, 2002 |
| This ancient measure was the length of the forearm from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow |
cubit |
1000 |
January 30, 2002 |
| It's about 9.46 trillion kilometers, give or take a few kilometers |
light-year |
|
January 30, 2002 |
| U.S. unit of measure equivalent to .9144 meters |
yard |
400 |
January 18, 2002 |
| Circles, thermometers & college grads are marked by the number of these they have |
degrees |
600 |
January 18, 2002 |
| If your checkerboard squares are 1 inch square each, they form a standard board with this many square inches |
64 |
800 |
January 18, 2002 |
| One weight still used form the old apothecaries' system is this ounce |
troy |
1000 |
January 18, 2002 |
| Computer hard drives are usually measured in GBs, which are these |
Gigabytes |
100 |
November 9, 2000 |
| This metric unit is equivalent to 1.056 quarts |
Liter |
200 |
November 9, 2000 |
| The symbol for this unit of electrical resistance is the Greek letter omega |
Ohm |
300 |
November 9, 2000 |
| Subtract an "E" from 1,760 yards & you get this measurement for one-thousandth of an inch |
Mil |
400 |
November 9, 2000 |
| The name of this system of weights & measures comes from the Old French for "goods of weight" |
Avoirdupois |
500 |
November 9, 2000 |
| It's the set of cards dealt to an individual in a round of a card game |
Hand |
100 |
September 18, 2000 |
| A portion of a journey, it's also the part of a relay race each athlete has to complete |
Leg |
200 |
September 18, 2000 |
| It's the term for 1 full trip around the track |
Lap |
300 |
September 18, 2000 |
| To the ancient Greeks 4 of these made a palm |
Fingers |
400 |
September 18, 2000 |
| It's a linear measure in the U.S., or the basic unit of verse |
Foot |
500 |
September 18, 2000 |
| Number of teaspoons in a tablespoon |
3 |
100 |
January 31, 2000 |
| A surveyor's chain has 100 of these |
Links |
200 |
January 31, 2000 |
| On this scale, normal human body temperature is 37 degrees |
Celsius |
300 |
January 31, 2000 |
| A man weighing 210 pounds is said in Great Britain to weigh 15 of these |
Stones |
400 |
January 31, 2000 |
| This liquor measurement is equivalent to 1.6 pints, or about 25 shots |
Fifth |
500 |
January 31, 2000 |
| Number of square feet in a square yard |
9 |
100 |
November 8, 1999 |
| The first reliable mercury-in-glass thermometers used this temperature scale |
Fahrenheit |
200 |
November 8, 1999 |
| Generally, a double one of these should have over 300 coils, a kingsize one over 450 |
Mattress |
300 |
November 8, 1999 |
| The National Fire Protection Association Code says the 4 letters on this sign must be at least 6" tall |
Exit |
400 |
November 8, 1999 |
| In Old England, a sack was a unit of weight for this fiber covering 364 pounds; so 3 sacks full weighed 1092 lbs. |
Wool |
500 |
November 8, 1999 |
| A "long" one is 2,240 pounds, a "short" one is 2,000 |
ton |
100 |
November 13, 1998 |
| Whether you hide your light under it or not, it's equal to 35.24 liters |
bushel |
200 |
November 13, 1998 |
| This international standard is equal to approximately 3,281 feet |
kilometer |
300 |
November 13, 1998 |
| Hold your breath! If you traveled 20,000 leagues under the sea, you'd go 60,000 of these |
miles |
400 |
November 13, 1998 |
| What we Yanks would call a trillion, the Brits would call this |
billion |
500 |
November 13, 1998 |
| This unit used for measuring diamonds originally equalled the weight of 1 carob seed |
Carat |
100 |
July 16, 1997 |
| In the military, 1300 hours is equivalent to this time of day |
1 P.M. |
200 |
July 16, 1997 |
| This measurement of cloth is equal to 40 yards |
Bolt |
300 |
July 16, 1997 |
| You'd need this number of correct test answers to score a perfect "score" |
20 |
400 |
July 16, 1997 |
| There are 2 pints in a quart, or this many ounces |
32 |
500 |
July 16, 1997 |
| It can be one-fourth of a school year or one-fourth of a dollar |
quarter |
100 |
July 3, 1997 |
| In 5-card poker there are 624 possible 4-of-a-kind hands, & this many possible royal flushes |
4 |
200 |
July 3, 1997 |
| Reduce 32/64 to a decimal & you get this |
.50 |
300 |
July 3, 1997 |
| At sea level & 32 degrees F., it's 1,088 feet per second |
speed of sound |
400 |
July 3, 1997 |
| At 20 degrees C., this much water weighs 8.33 pounds |
gallon |
500 |
July 3, 1997 |
| Take off for a fortnight & you'll be gone this many days |
14 |
100 |
January 20, 1997 |
| To convert gallons to these units, multiply by 3.785 |
Liters |
200 |
January 20, 1997 |
| A square foot contains this many square inches |
144 |
300 |
January 20, 1997 |
| Jockeys know it's equal to an eighth of a mile |
Furlong |
400 |
January 20, 1997 |
| If your recipe calls for a cup of liquid, you can use this many tablespoons |
16 |
500 |
January 20, 1997 |
| On the Beaufort scale, it's the next step up from a tropical storm |
a hurricane |
100 |
January 6, 1997 |
| The EPA determines whether drinking water contains more lead than 15 ppb, ppb standing for this |
parts per billion |
200 |
January 6, 1997 |
| This small measurement used by bartenders equals about 1 1/2 ounces |
a shot glass (or a jigger) |
300 |
January 6, 1997 |
| To determine this for a circle, multiply the diameter by pi |
the circumference |
400 |
January 6, 1997 |
| Abbreviated G or GB in computerese, it's equal to 1,024 MB |
a gigabyte |
500 |
January 6, 1997 |
| The diameter of this part of the eye & its shrinkage in bright light are measured in millimeters |
Pupil |
100 |
December 26, 1996 |
| The standard index card sizes in America are 5" x 8", 4" x 6" & this |
3" x 5" |
300 |
December 26, 1996 |
| What the British call a billion, we call this |
Trillion |
400 |
December 26, 1996 |
| The longest months on the Jewish calendar have this many days |
30 |
500 |
December 26, 1996 |
| In golf a standard one of these is 2 1/8" long & holds up to a 1.62-ounce ball |
the tee |
100 |
September 10, 1996 |
| Running time in silent films was measured in these, each about 10 minutes long |
reels |
200 |
September 10, 1996 |
| In the metric system, dkL stands for this unit |
a dekaliter |
300 |
September 10, 1996 |
| Size numbers for these run from 1 to the 20s & types include sharps, milliner's & chenilles |
needles |
400 |
September 10, 1996 |
| Following "assay", this 3-letter word is a unit of mass; following "freight", it's a unit of capacity |
ton |
500 |
September 10, 1996 |
| Because it began with the new moon, this length of time was named for the moon |
month |
100 |
June 10, 1996 |
| If you're playing in a big one of these, remember it's equal to 3 statute miles |
league |
200 |
June 10, 1996 |
| Gas in the U.S. is sold by the gallon; gas in Canada is sold by this measure |
liter |
300 |
June 10, 1996 |
| For diamonds, a point is 1/100 of one of these |
carat |
400 |
June 10, 1996 |
| No question about it, this unit of electrical power was named for a great Scot |
watt |
500 |
June 10, 1996 |
| Strangely, this unit is equal to about 1 1/2 times the power an average equine can exert |
horsepower |
100 |
September 26, 1995 |
| This measure is equal to 12 dozen |
one gross |
200 |
September 26, 1995 |
| This unit of area is equal to 4,840 square yards |
an acre |
300 |
September 26, 1995 |
| This biblical unit of length is derived from the distance from the elbow to the middle fingers's tip |
a cubit |
400 |
September 26, 1995 |
| Specific heat is the number of these units required to raise 1 gram of a substance 1° C. |
a calorie |
500 |
September 26, 1995 |
| In a fathom there are 6 feet or this many yards |
2 |
100 |
July 17, 1995 |
| In music it's the term for a measure of a set number of beats |
a bar |
200 |
July 17, 1995 |
| 2-word term for the point at which all molecular motion ceases |
absolute zero |
300 |
July 17, 1995 |
| The skin-fold measurement is the most popular way to measure this on your body |
the fat |
400 |
July 17, 1995 |
| 175/70R13 is a common size for these; there's a "flat" rate to fix 'em |
tires |
500 |
July 17, 1995 |
| To convert from Fahrenheit to this temperature scale, subtract 32 & multiply by 5/9 |
Celsius |
100 |
May 12, 1994 |
| This unit of current is called an amp for short |
an ampere |
200 |
May 12, 1994 |
| The name of this biblical unit of length comes from the Latin word for "elbow" |
a cubit |
300 |
May 12, 1994 |
| This unit of length is 3.37 inches longer than a yard |
a meter |
400 |
May 12, 1994 |
| Used in Britain to weigh people & large animals, this unit was once the weight of a good-sized rock |
a stone |
500 |
May 12, 1994 |
| 1 of these is equal to 1/2 fluid ounce or 3 teaspoons |
a tablespoon |
100 |
February 17, 1994 |
| There are 4 gills in a pint & 8 in one of these |
a quart |
200 |
February 17, 1994 |
| 1 of these units of length is equal to 3,280.8 feet |
a kilometer |
300 |
February 17, 1994 |
| This country abandoned the metric system in 1812 & readopted it in 1840 |
France |
400 |
February 17, 1994 |
| The pennyweight is a unit in this system used to measure precious metals |
the troy system |
|
February 17, 1994 |
| If your 2 feet add up to 2 feet long, they're this many inches altogether |
24 |
100 |
May 3, 1993 |
| There are this many liters in 1 dekaliter |
10 |
200 |
May 3, 1993 |
| This measure of length is abbreviated fur. |
furlong |
300 |
May 3, 1993 |
| An ancient Greek unit of weight equal to 4.36 grams, today it's a unit of Greek currency |
drachma |
400 |
May 3, 1993 |
| To convert Celsius to this scale, add 273.16 |
Kelvin |
|
May 3, 1993 |
| The Troy system of weights originated in Troyes in this country |
France |
100 |
February 22, 1993 |
| The Roman one of these was equal to 5,000 Roman feet or about 4,800 of our feet |
mile |
200 |
February 22, 1993 |
| 1 atmosphere is equal to 760 millimeters of this liquid metal |
mercury |
300 |
February 22, 1993 |
| Equal to 4 inches, the hand is most often used to measure the height of these creatures |
horses |
400 |
February 22, 1993 |
| 1 of these astronomical measurements is equal to 5,880,000,000,000 miles |
light year |
500 |
February 22, 1993 |
| A long ton is 2,240 pounds & a short ton is this many pounds |
2,000 |
100 |
September 10, 1992 |
| If you require a quire, you need 24 or 25 sheets of this |
paper |
200 |
September 10, 1992 |
| Of a cup, 1/2 pint, or 12 ounces, the one not equal to either of the other 2 |
12 ounces |
300 |
September 10, 1992 |
| The quarter in quarter horse stands for this |
quarter mile |
400 |
September 10, 1992 |
| At the speed of 1 knot, you travel 1 nautical mile in this length of time |
an hour |
500 |
September 10, 1992 |
| An astronomical unit is the average distance between the Sun & this planet |
the Earth |
100 |
April 22, 1992 |
| A quadrant is equivalent to this many degrees |
90 |
200 |
April 22, 1992 |
| In Great Britain, a 154-pound man is said to weigh 11 of these units |
stones |
300 |
April 22, 1992 |
| A wine bottle holding 1.5 liters is called this |
a magnum |
400 |
April 22, 1992 |
| 6,076.11549 feet is this type of mile |
a nautical mile |
500 |
April 22, 1992 |
| There are this many items in a score |
20 |
100 |
February 28, 1992 |
| This metric unit of distance is sometimes called a klick |
a kilometer |
200 |
February 28, 1992 |
| This unit of measurement is equal to .083 feet |
an inch |
300 |
February 28, 1992 |
| There are 16 tablespoons in one of these |
a cup |
400 |
February 28, 1992 |
| The name of this system of weights & measures comes from Old French meaning "goods of weight" |
avoirdupois |
500 |
February 28, 1992 |
| Originally, the ell was a measurement from the fingertip to this |
the elbow |
100 |
September 26, 1991 |
| A candela is a measurement of the intensity of this |
light |
200 |
September 26, 1991 |
| The boiling point of water at sea level is 212 on the Fahrenheit scale & this on the Celsius scale |
100 |
300 |
September 26, 1991 |
| Equivalent to 39.37 inches, its name comes from a Latin word meaning "measure" |
a meter |
400 |
September 26, 1991 |
| The ancient Romans used this unit of weight, which they called a "libra" |
a pound |
500 |
September 26, 1991 |
| It equals 0.45359237 kilograms |
a pound |
100 |
July 15, 1991 |
| Your doctor could tell you 37° Celsius equals this in Fahrenheit |
98.6 |
200 |
July 15, 1991 |
| The ohm, a unit of electrical resistance, is symbolized by this last Greek letter |
omega |
300 |
July 15, 1991 |
| 1760 yards is equal to one of these |
a mile |
400 |
July 15, 1991 |
| Slang for a small person, it equals 8 fluid ounces |
a half pint |
500 |
July 15, 1991 |
| A measure of cloth equal to about 30 yards |
a bolt |
100 |
March 12, 1991 |
| Not a pig's noggin, but the equivalent of 2 barrels of wine or other liquor |
a hogshead |
200 |
March 12, 1991 |
| One of these units is the smallest amount of change in volume detectable to the human ear |
a decibel |
300 |
March 12, 1991 |
| A long one weighs 240 pounds more than a short one |
a ton |
400 |
March 12, 1991 |
| Used to measure lumber, 1 is 12" x 12" x 1" |
a board foot |
500 |
March 12, 1991 |
| 1 hectare, the metric unit of area, is equal to 2.471 of these |
an acre |
100 |
November 15, 1990 |
| This cotton measure is 500 lbs. in the U.S. & only 176 lbs. in China |
a bale |
200 |
November 15, 1990 |
| Measuring longitude at the equator 1 of these equals 69.17 miles |
a degree |
300 |
November 15, 1990 |
| 6 miles square is exactly equal to this many square miles |
36 square miles |
400 |
November 15, 1990 |
| This unit named for a Swedish scientist is used to designate wavelengths of light |
angstrom |
500 |
November 15, 1990 |
| 4 pearl grains equal 1 of these units also used for diamonds |
Carats |
100 |
May 1, 1990 |
| If you're a half pint, you're equal to this many cups |
1 |
500 |
May 1, 1990 |
| You're not wet behind the ears if you know this international unit equals 6,076.11549 feet |
Nautical Mile |
|
May 1, 1990 |
| In cloth measure, this is divided into 4 quarters, not 3 feet |
yards |
100 |
February 6, 1990 |
| To find this, multiply the diameter by pi |
circumference |
200 |
February 6, 1990 |
| If Mom & Dad let you borrow one of these, you'll find it's probably 3 3/8" x 2 1/8" & has a limit |
a credit card |
300 |
February 6, 1990 |
| There are 1 million of these in a kilogram |
milligrams |
400 |
February 6, 1990 |
| The "Systeme International d'Unites" is commonly referred to as this |
the metric system |
500 |
February 6, 1990 |
| The name of this linear measurement comes from the Latin "uncia", meaning "twelfth part" |
inch |
100 |
February 9, 1989 |
| It's about 5.88 trillion miles |
light-year |
200 |
February 9, 1989 |
| Quite logically, 100 surveyor's links equal one of these |
chain |
300 |
February 9, 1989 |
| A nail, an ell & a bolt are all used to measure this |
cloth |
400 |
February 9, 1989 |
| Originally, this measurement of ocean depths was the length of rope between one's out-stretched arms |
fathom |
500 |
February 9, 1989 |
| Its flow is measured in amperes |
current (electricity) |
100 |
May 9, 1988 |
| Its success is measured in rating points & audience share |
television show |
200 |
May 9, 1988 |
| Its height is measured in hands |
horse |
300 |
May 9, 1988 |
| Its height is measured in fingers |
drink (liquor) |
400 |
May 9, 1988 |
| It's what's measured in Kelvins |
temperature |
500 |
May 9, 1988 |
| It's 42 gallons of oil, but only about 31 gallons of wine |
barrel |
100 |
April 25, 1988 |
| Of more, less, or the same as at sea level, what a 100 lb. sack of cement would weigh atop a 25,000 ft. peak |
less |
200 |
April 25, 1988 |
| A troy pound consists of this many ounces of 480 grains each |
12 |
400 |
April 25, 1988 |
| Title of the following, it's metric equivalent is 41.8, not 40, kilometers:"Santa Catalina is a-waitin' for me /Santa Catalina, the island of romance /Romance, romance, romance /Water all around it everywhere..." |
"26 Miles" |
|
April 25, 1988 |
| One's tested mental age divided by one's chronological age X 100 equals this |
IQ |
100 |
February 18, 1988 |
| This measurement originally referred to a strip of land 66 feet wide & 660 feet long |
acre |
200 |
February 18, 1988 |
| Ironically, this system was declared the fundamental standard of measurement in the U.S. in 1893 |
metric system |
300 |
February 18, 1988 |
| 128 cubic feet of firewood is equal to this |
cord |
400 |
February 18, 1988 |
| Number of ounces in a 354ml can of soda pop |
12 |
500 |
February 18, 1988 |
| U.S. liquid measure equal to 231 cubic inches, which makes 2310 cu. in. to a Stetson |
a gallon |
100 |
April 16, 1987 |
| A unit of dry measure equal to 8 quarts, or a small kiss |
a peck |
200 |
April 16, 1987 |
| Length on the label of "finished" men's pants is determined by measuring this |
the inseam |
300 |
April 16, 1987 |
| Standard number of pieces in the "bucket" of Kentucky Fried Chicken |
15 |
400 |
April 16, 1987 |
| From a Latin word meaning "2 pans", this weighing device was used as early as ancient Egypt |
balance |
500 |
April 16, 1987 |
| The original quantity of this unit of measure was 480 sheets of paper; now some round it to 500 |
ream |
100 |
January 15, 1987 |
| In the Greek system of telling time, this was the length of an "Olympiad" |
4 years |
200 |
January 15, 1987 |
| 1 of 2 units of measure whose names are from the Latin "uncia", meaning "twelfth part" |
ounce (or inch) |
300 |
January 15, 1987 |
| A measure in music or a measure by which gold is sold |
bar |
400 |
January 15, 1987 |
| Swedish astronomer who developed the centigrade scale |
(Anders) Celsius |
500 |
January 15, 1987 |
| A baker's dozen |
13 |
100 |
March 4, 1985 |
| Weighing device used by "justice" & supermarket cashiers |
scales |
200 |
March 4, 1985 |
| Cups of butter in a pound |
2 |
300 |
March 4, 1985 |
| From Latin "uncia", measurement taken from the width of a thumb |
inch |
400 |
March 4, 1985 |
| Number of feet in a fathom |
6 |
500 |
March 4, 1985 |