Tools of the Trade
Name the common tool that displays both millimeters and inches on its sides.
What is a tape measure?
This North American country uses both metric and imperial systems, making it one of the few dual-system nations.
Canada
Convert 1 meter to feet (round to nearest whole number).
Answer: What is 3 feet? (3.28)
This metric unit measures road distances in KM; give the imperial equivalent.
Answer: What is a mile?
A light bulb is rated at 0.08 horsepower in imperial. What is the metric equivalent?
Answer: What is 60 watts?
Identify the name of the tool that ensures a bolt has been tightened to the proper specification by measuring torque.
Answer: What is a torque wrench?
The imperial system gets its name from this empire, where it was standardized in 1824.
British Empire
A 2x4 piece of lumber has an actual size of 1.5 x 3.5 inches. Convert its dimensions to millimeters.
38 x 89 mm?
The imperial unit for measuring torque is foot-pounds (ft-lbs); name its metric equivalent.
Answer: What is Newton-meters (Nm)?
Fuel efficiency in imperial is measured in miles per gallon (mpg). What is the metric equivalent?
Answer: What is liters per 100 kilometers (L/100 km)?
These tools come in sets labeled by size, such as 10 mm for metric or 3/8 inch for imperial, and are used to tighten or loosen bolts and nuts.
Answer: What are sockets or wrenches?
The distance around a standard Olympic running track in metric units.
Answer: What is 400 meters?
A North American 4x4 (actual size: 3.5 inches x 3.5 inches) is labeled as what in Europe?
89 mm x 89 mm in Europe.
This imperial unit measures the power of car engines in horsepower. Give the metric equivalent.
Answer: What is kilowatts (kW)?
Oil capacity is measured in liters in metric; name the imperial equivalent.
What is gallons?
This tool, used for tapping threads, ensures bolts will fit properly by cutting or repairing internal threads in materials.
Answer: What is a tap?
This percentage of the world primarily uses the metric system.
Answer: What is 95%?
This is how many times you would need to run around a standard Olympic track to complete one mile.
Answer: What is 4 laps? (Approximately 4.02 laps, but commonly rounded to 4).
Boiling water in metric is measured at 100 degrees Celsius. What is the equivalent in the imperial system?
Answer: What is 212 degrees Fahrenheit?
This imperial thread measurement is expressed as threads per inch (TPI); give its metric equivalent.
Answer: What is thread pitch in millimeters?