Quiz: Know your limit... your NEW limit
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7202903.stm Version 0 of 1. Official advice about alcohol units has been updated to reflect today's larger measures and stronger drinks. How much do you know about what's now recommended? Alcohol units quiz A revamped alcohol unit guide - introduced to reflect larger measures and stronger alcoholic drinks - has been released, as new figures show the amount we are drinking could be on the decline.But what do you know about the new measurements and latest advice? There's only one way to find out... 1.) Alcohol units quiz Under the new unit guide, if you drink one large glass of wine, two halves of strong lager and a shot of vodka how many alcohol units have you consumed? <ol><li>six</li><li>Seven</li><li>Eight</li></ol> 2.) Alcohol units quiz How many grams of pure alcohol does one UK unit contain? <ol><li>Four</li><li>Six</li><li>Eight</li></ol> 3.) Alcohol units quiz You buy a standard bottle of gin for a party and share it equally between yourself and three friends. How many units do you consume? <ol><li>Seven-and-a-half</li><li>Nine-and-a-half</li><li>Eleven-and-a-half</li></ol> 4.) Alcohol units quiz People in England drink an average of 13.7 units each week, slightly more than the Welsh (13.5 units) and less than the recommended limit (17.5). What is the average in Scotland? <ol><li>11.6</li><li>13.9</li><li>15.1</li></ol> 5.) Alcohol units quiz If you share a bottle of wine with a friend, drinking half each, how many units will you have consumed? <ol><li>Three-and-a-half</li><li>Four-and a half</li><li>Five-and-a-half</li></ol> 6.) Alcohol units quiz According to the Office for National Statistics, men drink much more than women. What's the difference in consumption in a week, expressed as pints of average strength lager? <ol><li>Nearly five pints</li><li>Nearly six pints</li><li>Nearly seven pints</li></ol> 7.) Missing Word Question A woman should drink no more than * units per week <ol><li>12</li><li>13</li><li>14</li></ol> 8.) Alcohol units quiz Middle-class men drink more than working-class men. True or false? <ol><li>True</li><li>False</li></ol> 9.) Alcohol units quiz Under the new guidelines, how many large (250ml) glasses of wine can a woman drink before reaching her daily recommended limit of alcohol? <ol><li>Half</li><li>One</li><li>Two</li></ol> Answers <ol><li>It's eight. The wine is three units, each half of lager is two units and the shot of vodka is one unit.</li><li>One UK unit contains eight grams of pure alcohol.</li><li>It's seven and a half units. An average 750ml bottle of spirits has 30 units of alcohol.</li><li>It's 11.6 units, the lowest of the three countries. The ONS report is based on data from its 2006 General Household Survey of around 16,500 households across Britain.</li><li>It's 4.5 units. The average 750ml bottle of wine has nine units.</li><li>It's 9.7 units or nearly five pints of average strength lager.</li><li>It's 14 units per week, according to the Office for National Statistics.</li><li>It's true. Men in households with a gross weekly income of ã1,000 drank on average 22.1 units per week; in households with an income of ã200 or less it's 17.8 units.</li><li>It's one. A large glass of wine is classed as three units and women are told to drink no more than three units a day.</li></ol> Your Score 0 - 3 : Sip 4 - 8 : Sup 9 - 10 : Gulp! After completing the quiz, check your answers using our <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/7202183.stm">alcohol units guide</a>. |