Measure For Measure - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) Inch. An inch measures 2.54 centimeters.
• A2) Meter. A meter is 3.37 inches longer than a yard.
• A3) Mile. A mile is 1,609.3 meters and is the only Imperial distance that runners still race in the Olympics (the marathon is an odd distance in both systems: 42.195 kilometers or 26 miles and 385 yards).
• A4) Square meter. Each square foot equals 0.0929 square meters, so 10 square feet equals 0.929 square meters.
• A5) Hectare. A hectare is 10,000 square meters while an acre is 4,046.856 square meters.
• A6) Fluid ounce. One fluid ounce equals 29.574 cubic centimeters. 1,000 cubic centimeters is one liter, which weighs one kilogram.
• A7) Liter. A quart equals 0.946 liters. By selling two-liter bottles of soda instead of two-quart bottles, the beverage companies are actually giving you an extra 3.6 ounces of artificially colored, artificially flavored, carbonated corn syrup-water.
• A8) Ounce. An avoirdupois ounce weighs 28.350 grams. A pound weighs 453.592 grams.
• A9) 1,000 kilograms. A ton equals 907.184 kilograms (one kilogram is 2.2 pounds).
• A10) -40 degrees. Converting -40 degrees Fahrenheit minus 32, times 5/9 equals exactly -40 degrees Celsius.
• A11) BTU. A British thermal unit equals 1.0545 kilojoules (only a tiny bit more at room temperature).
• A12) Meter per second. One mile per hour equals 0.447 meters per second (m/s is the official SI unit of speed).