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 heart valve lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle?

Tricuspid valve

Aortic valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

#2. Which one of these activities does NOT involve the use of particle accelerators?

Radiotherapy

Powering cars

Physics research

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

85

140

10

#4. How many chromosomes does a human have?

44

23

46

#5. The commonest element in the earth’s crust is …

oxygen

silicon

iron

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

Agar plates

In water

Glass slides

#7. What is the name of the ligament that runs diagonally in the middle of the knee?

Anterior cruciate ligament

Deltoid ligament

Coracoclavicular ligament

#8. Which Austrian biologist and physician identified the ABO blood group system in 1901?

Gregor Mendel

Karl Landsteiner

Charles Darwin

#9. What is a stent?

Small mesh tube that’s used to treat narrow or weak arteries

Flexible feeding tube that is placed through the abdominal wall and into the stomach

Thin tube made from medical grade materials serving a broad range of functions

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

Lemonade

Milk

Fruit juice

#11. Why is a crossmatch needed before a kidney transplant can take place?

A and B

To ensure the patient and donor are compatible

To prevent the kidney being rejected

#12. What is the main purpose of a phase 3 clinical trial?

To assess the efficacy of the drug in a wide patient population

To test the safety of the drug in healthy volunteers

To test the safety and efficacy of the drug in a small number of patients

#13. Approximately, how many people are on the UK national transplant kidney waiting list?

35

3,500

350

#14. What is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and moulds

Bacteria and viruses

All of the above

#15. Which one of these imaging techniques uses ionising radiation?

MRI

CT scan

Ultrasound

#16. What does the B stand for in DR ABC?

Baby

Breathing

Bleeding

#17. Radiotherapy uses X-rays to treat cancer?

TRUE

FALSE

#18. What does CPAP stand for?

Critical Pulmonary Arterial Pressure

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Constant Pressure Applied to the Patient

#19. What is the length of human DNA in a single cell?

6 meters

2 meters

10 meters

#20. How many chambers are there in the heart?

2

5

4

#21. Do a kidney transplant patient and donor need to be ABO blood group compatible?

Sometimes

Yes

No

#22. What is obstructive sleep apnoea?

When you are unable to fall asleep due to environmental distractions (such as tv)

Pauses in breathing during sleep caused by obstruction of the upper airway

When the nerves to your lungs are blocked

#23. Which exposure will give you the highest dose of radiation?

A chest X-ray

A two week holiday in Cornwall

Eating a banana

#24. Which chamber is responsible for pumping blood to the lungs?

Right ventricle

Left ventricle

Right atrium

#25. What is the main reason for randomising patients to their treatment allocation in a clinical trial?

So that patients don’t know which drug they’re taking

Fairest way of deciding who gets which drug

To reduce bias

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