Quiz

Welcome! Are you ready to put your knowledge to the test? 

Whether you’re looking to prove your expertise, review key takeaways from the conference, or are simply curious about science and healthcare, our quiz is the perfect opportunity to challenge yourself and expand your understanding. From general knowledge questions to in-depth healthcare information, this quiz is designed to examine your level of understanding and potentially highlight areas for further learning. 

So, are you up for the challenge? Gather your thinking cap and let’s begin!

 

Results

#1. When modelling how infectious diseases spread, what does ‘R’ represent?

Risk factor

Resistance level

Reproduction number

#2. What is the term used for medicines that treat bacterial infections?

Anti-retrovirals

Anti-inflammatory

Antibiotics

#3. How many bones are there in the foot?

26

36

16

#4. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate foods

#5. Which of the following is a type of vaccination?

Inactivated

Subcutaneous

Intramuscularly

#6. How many chromosomes does a human have?

23

44

46

#7. What is the age of consent to be a bone marrow donor?

18

16

21

#8. Where can you go online to find out about being a blood donor?

www.blood.co.uk

hospital.blood.co.uk

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

#9. How many muscles do you have in your fingers?

0

16

35

#10. What is histology?

The study of plants

The study of cells and tissue

The study of blood

#11. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Blood and Transport

#12. Toxoplasma is a parasite commonly transmitted to humans from which household pet?

Hamster

Iguana

Cat

#13. What is a verruca?

Fungal infection

Bacterial infection

Viral infection

#14. Why are cell therapy and gene therapy procedures carried out in a closed system?

To stop mutant cells escaping!

To protect the scientists doing the work

To ensure the cells are sterile

#15. Name a type of ionising radiation

Inferred radiation

Light

X-rays

#16. What is the name of the heart’s main pumping chamber that delivers oxygenated blood to the body?

Right ventricle

Left ventricle

Left atrium

#17. Who discovered a vaccine when observing the correlation between smallpox and cowpox?

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jenner

Robert Koch

#18. What are bacteria grown on in the laboratory?

Agar plates

Glass slides

In water

#19. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Sometimes

Yes

No

#20. Can somebody catch shingles from a person with chicken pox?

Only if they have not had shingles

Only if they are both in close contact

No

#21. Radiotherapy is the use of ionising radiation to treat which of the following conditions?

Heart Disease

Cancer

Diabetes

#22. What disease is a biochemist particularly looking for when they measure the glucose level of someone’s blood?

Glucomaxima

Diabetes

Coronary heart disease

#23. When HIV infection progresses to AIDS what part of the immune system becomes dramatically reduced?

Lymphocytes

Antibody

Phagocytes

#24. When having radiotherapy the patient feels which of the following?

Nothing

Burning sensation

Ticklish

#25. Which parasitic worm has to be pulled out from the infected person’s skin on a stick?

Earth worm

Guinea worm

Ringworm

#26. What qualification is required to become a pharmacy technician?

No qualification required

Degree in Pharmacy

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

#27. What are two medical terms used for what we would call poo?

foetuses and stools

faeces and recliners

faeces and stools

#28. How many times will your heart beat today?

Around 100 000

Around 250 000

Around 50 000

#29. Which of these drinks has the lowest amount of sugar?

Fruit Juice

Milk

Lemonade

#30. In beats per minute (bpm) What is the normal range for resting pulse rate in adults?

60 to 100

20 to 70

80 to 120

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