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

85

10

140

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

Nothing

Burning sensation

Ticklish

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

Coronary heart disease

Glucomaxima

Diabetes

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

hospital.blood.co.uk

www.blood.co.uk

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

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

Degree in Pharmacy

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

No qualification required

#6. What is microbiology the study of?

All of the above

Bacteria and viruses

Yeasts and moulds

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

Cat

Hamster

Iguana

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

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Variola-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

#9. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

No

Sometimes

Yes

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

60 to 100

80 to 120

20 to 70

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

1 million

5 million

150 million

#12. What can a robotic exoskeleton be used for?

Scanning the bones of the body

Helping people to walk

Building bridges

#13. What is a verruca?

Bacterial infection

Viral infection

Fungal infection

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

Resistance level

Reproduction number

Risk factor

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

Lymphocytes

Antibody

Phagocytes

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

How dehydrated someone is

It identifies a specific person by their urine

How heavy someone is

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

Subcutaneous

Intramuscularly

Inactivated

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

Around 50 000

Around 250 000

Around 100 000

#19. What does RBC stand for?

Red Blood Cell

Right Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

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

In water

Agar plates

Glass slides

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

faeces and recliners

faeces and stools

foetuses and stools

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

Movement of heart muscle

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

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

Anti-inflammatory

Antibiotics

Anti-retrovirals

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

Cleaning wounds

Extracting foreign bodies

Stimulating blood supply

#25. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

#26. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate fatty acids

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

Titanium

Lithium

Uranium

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

16

21

18

#29. In which human body joint do you find the rotator cuff tendon?

Wrist

Shoulder

Ankle

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

0

16

35

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