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 is OSA?

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

Only Stay Awake

Orignal Sleep Architecture

#2. Name one reason an anaesthetist/doctor may use an ultrasound machine?

In order to search patient blood results

In order to calculate the dose of drugs to give to patients

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

Sometimes

No

Yes

#4. What is the largest chromosome in a human cell?

Chromosome 1

Chromosome 10

Chromosome X

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

MRI

CT scan

Ultrasound

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

Coracoclavicular ligament

Deltoid ligament

Anterior cruciate ligament

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

A flight across the Atlantic

A chest X-Ray

1 kg of brazil nuts

#8. Which Infectious disease is the leading cause of death worldwide?

Drug resistant gonorhoeae

TB

MRSA

#9. What is the instrument called that is used to intubate a patients airway?

Stethoscope

Forceps

Laryngoscope

#10. 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

To reduce bias

Fairest way of deciding who gets which drug

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

16

18

21

#12. Registered nurses can deliver radiotherapy treatment to patients who have cancer?

TRUE

FALSE

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

2 meters

6 meters

10 meters

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

A chest X-ray

Eating a banana

A flight across the atlantic

#15. What is microbiology the study of?

Bacteria and Viruses

Yeasts and Moulds

All of the above

#16. In which year was the first monoclonal antibody generated?

1985

1995

1975

#17. The OR Society is the professional home of the operational research and analytics community with approximately 3,000 members in 60 countries. What is their X (Twitter) handle?

@ORS

@TheORSociety

@OperationalResearchSociety

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

3,500

350

35

#19. A combined kidney and pancreas transplant is used in the treatment of which of the following?

Rheumatic fever

Chronic pancreatitis

Diabetes mellitus

#20. Which German physician and scientist discovered the organism that causes tuberculosis (TB) in 1882?

Robert Koch

Rudolph Virchow

Emanuel Klein

#21. How many different types of registered Radiographer are there in the UK?

3

2

1

#22. What was Charles Darwin’s book on the theory of evolutiopn called?

The Tree of Life

The Book of Life

On the Origin of Species

#23. There are 5 million trillion trillion (5,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) bacteria in the world! What percentage is harmful to humans, plants and animals?

100%

1%

49.70%

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

To ensure the patient and donor are compatible

A and B

To prevent the kidney being rejected

#25. What does CPAP stand for?

Constant Pressure And Peak Flow

Chilled Positive Airway Pressure

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

#26. What is a stent?

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

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

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

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

Agar plates

Glass slides

In water

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

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

No

Yes

#29. 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

#30. 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

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