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

Lemonade

Fruit juice

Milk

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

To ensure the patient and donor are compatible

To prevent the kidney being rejected

A and B

#3. What is the correct ratio for ventilations to compressions in an adult?

20 compressions 2 ventilations

30 compressions 2 ventilations

5 compressions 20 ventilations

#4. 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

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

TRUE

FALSE

#6. What does CPAP stand for?

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Critical Pulmonary Arterial Pressure

Constant Pressure Applied to the Patient

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

Ultrasound

MRI

CT scan

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

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

Tricuspid valve

Aortic valve

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

Yes

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

No

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

3,500

35

350

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

2

4

5

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

In water

Agar plates

Glass slides

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

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

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

#14. 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

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

oxygen

iron

silicon

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

10

85

140

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

Physics research

Powering cars

Radiotherapy

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

To ensure the cells are sterile

To stop mutant cells escaping!

To protect the scientists doing the work

#19. How many chromosomes does a human have?

23

46

44

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

Charles Darwin

Karl Landsteiner

Gregor Mendel

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

Coracoclavicular ligament

Deltoid ligament

Anterior cruciate ligament

#22. What does spirometry measure?

How much you weigh

Your heart rate

The amount and/or speed of air that can be inhaled and exhaled

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

Eating a banana

A two week holiday in Cornwall

A chest X-ray

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

2 meters

6 meters

10 meters

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

No

Yes

Sometimes

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