Customary Capacity Jeopardy

Inches, Feet, Yards

100

Would a teacher's desk measure:

1 yard, 1 foot, or 1 inch?

1 yard

200

Would a pencil measure:

7 yards, 7 feet, or 7 inches?

7 inches

300

Would a football field measure:

100 yards, 100 feet, or 100 inches?

100 yards

400

Would a full-grown adult measure:

6 inches, 6 feet, or 6 yards?

6 feet

500

Would a pinky finger measure:

2 inches, 2 feet, or 2 yards?

2 inches

Land of Gallon (Customary Capacity)

100

1 gallon = _______ cups

16 cups

200

3 quarts = ______ pints

6 pints

300

64 ounces = _______pints

4 pints

400

1/2 gallon = _____ quarts

2 quarts

500

20 quarts = ______ gal

5 gallons

Conversions

100

24 inches = ______ feet

2 feet

200

How many inches are in 1 yard?

36 inches

300

4 yards = _____ feet

12

400

3 tons = ______ pounds

6,000 pounds

500

12 pints = _____ quarts

6 quarts

More Conversions

100

12 cups = ______ quarts

3 quarts

200

6 yards = _____ inches

216 inches

300

42 inches = _______ feet

3 1/2 feet

400

10 gallons = _____ pints

80 pints

500

5 pints = _____ quarts

2 1/2 quarts

Word Problems

100

Jill measured a piece of cloth that was 3 yards long.  Stephen measured a piece of cloth that was 8 feet long.  Whose cloth was longer?

Jill's cloth- by 1 foot.

200

Martin dresser that was 2 yards long.  He painted 2 feet of the dresser blue.  The rest of the dresser he painted white.  How many feet of the dresser did he paint white?

4 feet

300

Bob had a gallon of punch.  He used 2 quarts for a party.  How many pints did he have left?

4 pints

400

Asher went to a birthday party at FUNPLEX.  At FUNPLEX, you can drink 32 oz of juice; no refills.  Which would be the wisest size beverage container have?  1 cup, 1 pint, 1 quart, or 1 gallon.  Why?

1 quart because 1 quart = 32 ounces

500

Callie has 5 quarts of water.  Shannon has 1 1/2 gallons of water.  Who has more water?

Shannon