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. What qualification is required to become a pharmacy technician?

No qualification required

Degree in Pharmacy

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

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

Lymphocytes

Phagocytes

Antibody

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

Diabetes

Heart Disease

Cancer

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

Around 100 000

Around 50 000

Around 250 000

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

150 million

5 million

1 million

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

18

16

21

#7. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transport

#8. How many chromosomes does a human have?

46

44

23

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

10

140

85

#10. 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

#11. Name a type of ionising radiation

X-rays

Inferred radiation

Light

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

Left ventricle

Left atrium

Right ventricle

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

Fruit Juice

Lemonade

Milk

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

Variola-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

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

Anti-inflammatory

Anti-retrovirals

Antibiotics

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

Glass slides

In water

Agar plates

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

Atrial Fibrillation

Ventricular Fibrillation

Sinus Rhythm

#18. 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

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

Risk factor

Reproduction number

Resistance level

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

Yes

No

Only if they have had shingles

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

Coronary heart disease

Diabetes

Glucomaxima

#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. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Yes

Sometimes

No

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

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jenner

Robert Koch

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

foetuses and stools

faeces and recliners

faeces and stools

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

Shoulder

Wrist

Ankle

#27. 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

#28. 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

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

Earth worm

Guinea worm

Ringworm

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

Inactivated

Intramuscularly

Subcutaneous

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