The imperial pint is a unit of volume in the imperial unit system with the symbol pt.
1 imperial pint is equal to 1/8 of an imperial gallon. This is equal to 1/2 imperial quart, 4 imperial gills or 20 imperial fluid ounces. In SI / metric this equates to 568.26125 ml.
In Britain, all beer, ales and stout must be served in pubs by the pint (or half pint). Every single glass, despite being a 'pint' must have the numbers 568 ml printed on the side - and because of this, is likely the most commonly known conversion factor amongst the British population.
The US liquid quart is a unit of volume in the US customary system with the symbol qt.
The US liquid quart is equal to 1/4 US liquid gallons, 2 US liquid pints, 4 US liquid cups, 8 US liquid gills or 32 US fluid ounces. The SI / metric equivalent is ≈ 0.946353 L.
The US liquid quart was based on exactly 57.75 in³ which was derived from the 1959 international yard and pound agreement whereby all traditional length and volume measures were legally standardised.