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 somebody catch shingles from a person with chicken pox?

No

Only if they are both in close contact

Only if they have not had shingles

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

10

85

140

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

Risk factor

Reproduction number

Resistance level

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

Direction of blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

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

Cleaning wounds

Extracting foreign bodies

Stimulating blood supply

#6. What is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and moulds

All of the above

Bacteria and viruses

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

Milk

Lemonade

Fruit Juice

#8. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

No

Sometimes

Yes

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

0

35

16

#10. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

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

Agar plates

Glass slides

In water

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

hospital.blood.co.uk

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

www.blood.co.uk

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

20 to 70

60 to 100

80 to 120

#14. Name a type of ionising radiation

Light

Inferred radiation

X-rays

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

Around 50 000

Around 100 000

Around 250 000

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

Anti-inflammatory

Anti-retrovirals

Antibiotics

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

Varicella-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Variola-zoster virus

#18. What is histology?

The study of cells and tissue

The study of plants

The study of blood

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

Iguana

Cat

Hamster

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

Sinus Rhythm

Atrial Fibrillation

Ventricular Fibrillation

#21. What is a verruca?

Fungal infection

Bacterial infection

Viral infection

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

faeces and stools

foetuses and stools

faeces and recliners

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

21

18

16

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

36

16

26

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

How heavy someone is

How dehydrated someone is

It identifies a specific person by their urine

#26. What does RBC stand for?

Right Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

Red Blood Cell

#27. What are gamma-rays?

High energy photons

A glowing beam

Electrons

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

Coronary heart disease

Diabetes

Glucomaxima

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

5 million

1 million

150 million

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

Ringworm

Earth worm

Guinea worm

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