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 is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and moulds

Bacteria and viruses

All of the above

#2. What is formalin?

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

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

5 million

150 million

1 million

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

Coronary heart disease

Diabetes

Glucomaxima

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

Hamster

Iguana

Cat

#6. Name a type of ionising radiation

Inferred radiation

Light

X-rays

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

Building bridges

Helping people to walk

Scanning the bones of the body

#8. What does RBC stand for?

Reduced Blood Cells

Right Blood Cell

Red Blood Cell

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

How dehydrated someone is

How heavy someone is

It identifies a specific person by their urine

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

Anti-inflammatory

Antibiotics

Anti-retrovirals

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

Heart Disease

Diabetes

Cancer

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

16

36

26

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

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

Variola-zoster virus

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

Intramuscularly

Inactivated

Subcutaneous

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

Only if they have had shingles

Yes

No

#16. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

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

Direction of blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

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

Around 250 000

Around 50 000

Around 100 000

#19. Are all bacteria, yeasts, moulds and viruses bad for you?

No

Some are good, some are bad, some may have no affect

Yes

#20. What are gamma-rays?

A glowing beam

Electrons

High energy photons

#21. In 2012 which human blood parasite disease is estimated to have killed 1300 children every day?

Toxoplasmosis

Malaria

Leishmaniasis

#22. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

No

Yes

Sometimes

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

18

16

21

#24. 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

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

Left ventricle

Left atrium

Right ventricle

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

Uranium

Titanium

Lithium

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

foetuses and stools

faeces and stools

faeces and recliners

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

Edward Jenner

Robert Koch

Louis Pasteur

#29. How many chromosomes does a human have?

44

23

46

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

Agar plates

Glass slides

In water

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