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. When attempting chest compressions how should you push on adults?

7 to 8cm

5 to 6cm

3 to 4cm

#2. What does an ECG show?

Electrical activites from the heart

Electrical waves

Electrical activities from the brain

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

Because they have a special coating which stops antibodies from sticking

Because they hide in red blood cells

Because they hide in white blood cells

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

Plasmodium ovale

Plasmodium falciparum

#5. In DNA which molecule pairs with Adenine?

Thymine

Cytosine

Guanine

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

Heart disease

Diabetes

Cancer

#7. What shape does double stranded DNA form?

Helical

Straight

Wavy

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

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

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

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

Vomiting

Diarrhoea

Diarrhoea & vomiting

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

www.blood.co.uk

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

hospital.blood.co.uk

#11. What do histologists look at under a microscope?

Cerebrospinal fluid

Tissue

Blood

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

E. coli

Campylobacter

Salmonella

#13. What does RBC stand for?

Reduced Blood Cells

Right Blood Cell

Red Blood Cell

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

2

4

5

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

52

26

71

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

Anticoagulant

Antihistamine

Antibiotic

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

Burning sensation

Nothing

Ticklish

#18. How many chromosomes does a human have?

46

23

44

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

Petrol

Formalin

Energy drinks

#20. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

#21. How many children under five years of age die from diarrhoea each year?

Around 5 million

Around 5000

Around 0.5 million

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

Right ventricle

Left atrium

Left ventricle

#23. What is the cause of the disease Epidermolysis Bullosa?

Diet

Virus infection

Mutations in their DNA

#24. What are the upper chambers of the heart called?

Atria

Arteries

Ventricles

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

25%

100%

50%

#26. Which of these diseases would a haematologist diagnose?

Leukaemia

Chicken pox

Meningitis

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

Up to 30%

Up to 10%

Up to 100%

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

16

21

18

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

Salbutamol

Paracetamol

Aspirin

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

Hepatocyte

Fibroblast

Keratinocyte

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