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We take it for granted that the weights and measures we use now will be around forever, but they might not be. Here’s a quiz testing your knowledge of archaic, obscure, and obsolete units of measure. Once you’re done, reward yourself with a butylka of beer! (Don’t worry…that’s only 624 ml in obsolete Russian terms.)

Question 1 of 12

The mutchkin was a common unit of liquid measure in Scotland until the 19th century. How many milliliters are in a mutchkin?