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 irregular heart rhythm is commonly treated by an ablation procedure?

Atrial Fibrillation

Ventricular Fibrillation

Sinus Rhythm

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

Milk

Lemonade

Fruit Juice

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

Inactivated

Subcutaneous

Intramuscularly

#4. Name a type of ionising radiation

Inferred radiation

Light

X-rays

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

Stimulating blood supply

Extracting foreign bodies

Cleaning wounds

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

Diabetes

Cancer

Heart Disease

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

In water

Glass slides

Agar plates

#8. What are gamma-rays?

High energy photons

Electrons

A glowing beam

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

21

16

18

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

Toxoplasmosis

Malaria

Leishmaniasis

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

Cat

Iguana

Hamster

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

hospital.blood.co.uk

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

www.blood.co.uk

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

foetuses and stools

faeces and recliners

faeces and stools

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

Lymphocytes

Antibody

Phagocytes

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

Varicella-zoster virus

Variola-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

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

80 to 120

20 to 70

60 to 100

#17. What is histology?

The study of blood

The study of plants

The study of cells and tissue

#18. 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

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

0

16

35

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

Yes

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

No

#21. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Sometimes

Yes

No

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

Wrist

Shoulder

Ankle

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

Coronary heart disease

Diabetes

Glucomaxima

#24. What does RBC stand for?

Reduced Blood Cells

Red Blood Cell

Right Blood Cell

#25. 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

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

Around 50 000

Around 100 000

Around 250 000

#27. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate nuclear structures

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

Edward Jenner

Louis Pasteur

Robert Koch

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

Ringworm

Guinea worm

Earth worm

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

Risk factor

Reproduction number

Resistance level

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