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Do you measure up? Take the imperial and metric quiz
In Word of Mouth Michael Rosen and Laura Wright talk to maths writer Rob Eastaway about how and why imperial and metric measurements co-exist in the UK – creating a measurement minefield to navigate in everyday life.
Do you know your yard from your metre, how many pints fit in a litre or the square metreage of an acre? See just how well you measure up by tackling this conversion quiz.
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