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 gamma-rays?

Electrons

A glowing beam

High energy photons

#2. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Yes

Sometimes

No

#3. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate nuclear structures

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

Antibiotics

Anti-retrovirals

Anti-inflammatory

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

Fruit Juice

Milk

Lemonade

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

1 million

5 million

150 million

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

Ringworm

Earth worm

Guinea worm

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

Lithium

Titanium

Uranium

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

80 to 120

60 to 100

20 to 70

#10. What is formalin?

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

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

Right ventricle

Left atrium

Left ventricle

#12. Can somebody catch shingles from a person with chicken pox?

Only if they have not had shingles

Only if they are both in close contact

No

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

faeces and recliners

foetuses and stools

faeces and stools

#14. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

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

Nothing

Ticklish

Burning sensation

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

36

26

16

#17. 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

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

0

35

16

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

10

85

140

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

Robert Koch

Edward Jenner

Louis Pasteur

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

18

21

16

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

Leishmaniasis

Toxoplasmosis

Malaria

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

Risk factor

Resistance level

Reproduction number

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

No

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

Yes

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

Around 50 000

Around 100 000

Around 250 000

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

To stop mutant cells escaping!

To ensure the cells are sterile

To protect the scientists doing the work

#27. What is histology?

The study of cells and tissue

The study of blood

The study of plants

#28. What is microbiology the study of?

All of the above

Bacteria and viruses

Yeasts and moulds

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

Helping people to walk

Building bridges

Scanning the bones of the body

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

Antibody

Phagocytes

Lymphocytes

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