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. Why are malaria parasites so effective at evading the body’s immune system?

Because they hide in red blood cells

Because they hide in white blood cells

Because they have a special coating which stops antibodies from sticking

#2. What does RBC stand for?

Reduced Blood Cells

Right Blood Cell

Red Blood Cell

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

Temperature of blood

Oxygenated / deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

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

Burning sensation

Ticklish

Nothing

#5. 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

#6. What is the commonest bacterial cause of food poisoning in England and Wales?

Campylobacter

Salmonella

E. coli

#7. In DNA which molecule pairs with Adenine?

Thymine

Cytosine

Guanine

#8. What causes cervical cancer?

Chicken pox virus

Human papilloma virus

Chlamydia

#9. What is the name of a medication commonly used to treat Asthma?

Salbutamol

Paracetamol

Aspirin

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

21

16

18

#11. What does an ECG show?

Electrical activities from the brain

Electrical activites from the heart

Electrical waves

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

Cancer

Heart disease

Diabetes

#13. What is the fixative used in histopathology (to prevent postmortem changes)?

Formalin

Energy drinks

Petrol

#14. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transport

#15. What do scientists and doctors do to definitively diagnose malaria?

They prepare a blood smear and look at it under a microscope for ruptured red blood cells

They prepare a blood smear and look at it under a microscope for malaria parasites

#16. What are the chances of a child to inherit HbSS if his father is HbSS and mother is HbAS

100%

50%

25%

#17. What might your GP prescribe you to treat an infection that is caused by bacteria?

Antihistamine

Antibiotic

Anticoagulant

#18. The norovirus can be spread through poor hand washing, what are the symptoms?

Diarrhoea

Diarrhoea & vomiting

Vomiting

#19. What do microbiologists study?

Bacteria

Allergies

Tumours

#20. How many chambers are there in the heart?

5

2

4

#21. What measurement is commonly used to monitor people with Asthma?

SpO2 (Oxygen saturation)

PEF (Peak Expiratory Flow)

VC (Vital Capacity)

#22. What species of malaria parasite usually causes SEVERE malaria?

Plasmodium ovale

Plasmodium falciparum

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

To protect the scientists doing the work

To stop mutant cells escaping!

To ensure the cells are sterile

#24. What is the main treatment for a person with thalassaemia major?

Blood transfusion

Pain killers

Antibiotics

#25. Should moles and dark spots be checked regularly?

Maybe

No

Yes

#26. How far does an average adult walk in a lifetime (approximately)?

115 000 miles

15 000 miles

50 000 miles

#27. What proportion of diarrhoea experiences could be prevented by handwashing with soap?

Up to 10%

Up to 30%

Up to 100%

#28. Select which cell isn’t present in the skin

Keratinocyte

Hepatocyte

Fibroblast

#29. How many chest compressions should you do per minute during CPR?

60 to 80

100 to 120

80 to 100

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

71

26

52

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