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. Can a person get chicken pox more than once in their lifetime?

No

Only if they have had shingles

Yes

#2. What is a verruca?

Fungal infection

Bacterial infection

Viral infection

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

Reproduction number

Risk factor

Resistance level

#4. How many samples do biomedical scientits in the UK handle every year?

5 million

1 million

150 million

#5. What is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and moulds

Bacteria and viruses

All of the above

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

To ensure the cells are sterile

To stop mutant cells escaping!

To protect the scientists doing the work

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

Subcutaneous

Inactivated

Intramuscularly

#8. How many chromosomes does a human have?

46

23

44

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

36

16

26

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

Anti-retrovirals

Anti-inflammatory

Antibiotics

#11. Name a type of ionising radiation

Light

X-rays

Inferred radiation

#12. What precious metal is commonly used to make the housing for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)?

Lithium

Uranium

Titanium

#13. 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

#14. What heart valve lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle?

Tricuspid valve

Aortic valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

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

18

21

16

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

Guinea worm

Earth worm

Ringworm

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

Diabetes

Coronary heart disease

Glucomaxima

#18. 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

#19. How many teaspoons of sugar does the average UK person eat every week?

140

10

85

#20. What does the colour flow doppler indicate on an echocardiogram?

Direction of blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

#21. What irregular heart rhythm is commonly treated by an ablation procedure?

Sinus Rhythm

Ventricular Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation

#22. What are maggots used for in the treatment of medical conditions?

Stimulating blood supply

Extracting foreign bodies

Cleaning wounds

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

faeces and stools

faeces and recliners

foetuses and stools

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

Nothing

Ticklish

Burning sensation

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

Louis Pasteur

Robert Koch

Edward Jenner

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

Around 100 000

Around 50 000

Around 250 000

#27. Name the virus that causes chicken pox and shingles

Variola-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

#28. Are all bacteria, yeasts, moulds and viruses bad for you?

Some are good, some are bad, some may have no affect

No

Yes

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

Milk

Fruit Juice

Lemonade

#30. In urine analysis, what does the term ‘specific gravity’ tell us about someone’s health?

It identifies a specific person by their urine

How dehydrated someone is

How heavy someone is

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