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!

 

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#1. 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

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

85

140

10

#3. What are gamma-rays?

A glowing beam

High energy photons

Electrons

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

Variola-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

#5. Name a type of ionising radiation

Light

X-rays

Inferred radiation

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

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

Direction of blood flow

#7. What is formalin?

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

#8. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate nuclear structures

#9. What is microbiology the study of?

All of the above

Yeasts and moulds

Bacteria and viruses

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

Leishmaniasis

Malaria

Toxoplasmosis

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

Subcutaneous

Inactivated

Intramuscularly

#12. What heart valve lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle?

Aortic valve

Tricuspid valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

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

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

No qualification required

Degree in Pharmacy

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

0

16

35

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

Building bridges

Scanning the bones of the body

Helping people to walk

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

In water

Glass slides

Agar plates

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

Ankle

Wrist

Shoulder

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

Guinea worm

Ringworm

Earth worm

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

Around 50 000

Around 100 000

Around 250 000

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

5 million

150 million

1 million

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

Resistance level

Risk factor

Reproduction number

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

Ventricular Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation

Sinus Rhythm

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

Titanium

Uranium

Lithium

#24. What does RBC stand for?

Right Blood Cell

Red Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

#25. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transport

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

16

18

21

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

Louis Pasteur

Robert Koch

Edward Jenner

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

36

26

16

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

Cat

Iguana

Hamster

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

Only if they have had shingles

Yes

No

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