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

Only if they have had shingles

No

Yes

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

Around 100 000

Around 50 000

Around 250 000

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

85

10

140

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

Nothing

Ticklish

Burning sensation

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

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

Degree in Pharmacy

No qualification required

#6. 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

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

Cancer

Diabetes

Heart Disease

#8. What is histology?

The study of blood

The study of plants

The study of cells and tissue

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

Movement of heart muscle

Direction of blood flow

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

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

Right ventricle

Left atrium

Left ventricle

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

Subcutaneous

Intramuscularly

Inactivated

#12. Which of these drinks has the lowest amount of sugar?

Milk

Lemonade

Fruit Juice

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

Helping people to walk

Scanning the bones of the body

Building bridges

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

Shoulder

Wrist

Ankle

#15. What is formalin?

Liquid used to preserve tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

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

Earth worm

Guinea worm

Ringworm

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

5 million

1 million

150 million

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

Louis Pasteur

Robert Koch

Edward Jenner

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

Stimulating blood supply

Cleaning wounds

Extracting foreign bodies

#20. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

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

60 to 100

80 to 120

20 to 70

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

Iguana

Hamster

Cat

#23. 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!

#24. What does RBC stand for?

Red Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

Right Blood Cell

#25. What is microbiology the study of?

All of the above

Bacteria and viruses

Yeasts and moulds

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

Variola-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

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

Leishmaniasis

Malaria

Toxoplasmosis

#28. What are gamma-rays?

High energy photons

A glowing beam

Electrons

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

In water

Glass slides

Agar plates

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

Antibody

Phagocytes

Lymphocytes

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