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 are two medical terms used for what we would call poo?

faeces and recliners

faeces and stools

foetuses and stools

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

Diabetes

Cancer

Heart Disease

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

20 to 70

60 to 100

80 to 120

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

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

#5. What are gamma-rays?

Electrons

High energy photons

A glowing beam

#6. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Blood and Transport

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

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

Variola-zoster virus

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

85

140

10

#9. 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

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

Titanium

Lithium

Uranium

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

No qualification required

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

Degree in Pharmacy

#12. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate fatty acids

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

Subcutaneous

Intramuscularly

Inactivated

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

Risk factor

Reproduction number

Resistance level

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

0

35

16

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

How heavy someone is

It identifies a specific person by their urine

How dehydrated someone is

#17. What is formalin?

Liquid used to preserve tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

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

Nothing

Burning sensation

Ticklish

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

16

18

21

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

Extracting foreign bodies

Stimulating blood supply

Cleaning wounds

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

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

Yes

No

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

Robert Koch

Edward Jenner

Louis Pasteur

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

Helping people to walk

Scanning the bones of the body

Building bridges

#24. What is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and moulds

Bacteria and viruses

All of the above

#25. Name a type of ionising radiation

Inferred radiation

Light

X-rays

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

Ventricular Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation

Sinus Rhythm

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

Antibody

Lymphocytes

Phagocytes

#28. What is a verruca?

Viral infection

Bacterial infection

Fungal infection

#29. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Sometimes

Yes

No

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

16

26

36

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