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 the age of consent to be a bone marrow donor?

18

21

16

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

Robert Koch

Edward Jenner

Louis Pasteur

#3. 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

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

Anti-retrovirals

Antibiotics

Anti-inflammatory

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

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

www.blood.co.uk

hospital.blood.co.uk

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

Wrist

Ankle

Shoulder

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

Earth worm

Ringworm

Guinea worm

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

Hamster

Iguana

Cat

#9. What is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and moulds

All of the above

Bacteria and viruses

#10. What is a verruca?

Fungal infection

Viral infection

Bacterial infection

#11. 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

#12. What does RBC stand for?

Red Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

Right Blood Cell

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

Resistance level

Reproduction number

Risk factor

#14. How many chromosomes does a human have?

23

44

46

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

Yes

Only if they have had shingles

No

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

Building bridges

Scanning the bones of the body

Helping people to walk

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

Glucomaxima

Coronary heart disease

Diabetes

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

To ensure the cells are sterile

To protect the scientists doing the work

To stop mutant cells escaping!

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

In water

Agar plates

Glass slides

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

Intramuscularly

Subcutaneous

Inactivated

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

Right ventricle

Left atrium

Left ventricle

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

No

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

Yes

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

No qualification required

Degree in Pharmacy

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

#24. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate fatty acids

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

Antibody

Phagocytes

Lymphocytes

#26. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

No

Yes

Sometimes

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

Toxoplasmosis

Leishmaniasis

Malaria

#28. What is histology?

The study of plants

The study of cells and tissue

The study of blood

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

35

16

0

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

faeces and recliners

faeces and stools

foetuses and stools

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