Baking Measurement Quiz
Ten questions to find out how well you actually know your conversions
Ten questions on kitchen conversions with the reasoning behind every answer, and a link to the page that covers it properly. No sign-in, and your score stays on your device.
The five facts that fix most mistakes
- 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon, and 16 tablespoons = 1 cup.
- 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces = 237 ml.
- 1 cup of all-purpose flour = 125 g; 1 cup of granulated sugar = 200 g.
- 1 stick of butter = 113 g = ½ cup = 8 tablespoons.
- 350 °F = 180 °C = gas mark 4, and a fan oven runs 20 °C lower.
Where people most often go wrong
Scooping flour straight from the bag compacts it and adds 15–20% to the weight — enough to turn a tender cake dry.
Fluid ounces and weight ounces are not the same thing: eight ounces of flour by weight is nearly 1¾ cups, not one cup.
A cup is not a cup worldwide. An Australian metric cup is 6% larger than a US one, and an old imperial cup is 20% larger.
How to actually remember them
- Print a chart and tape it inside a cupboard door.
- Write the gram weights in the margin of recipes you make often.
- Learn the ingredients you use — flour, sugar, butter and your usual liquid cover most cooking.
- Play a round of this quiz now and then; spaced repetition beats cramming a chart.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an account to play?
No. The quiz runs in your browser, and scores and your day streak stay on your device.
Where do the questions come from?
From the same conversion and density data the converters on this site use, so an answer here always matches the calculator.
Are the questions the same every time?
No. Each round draws a fresh mix of ten from the full bank.