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 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

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

16

18

21

#3. How many chromosomes does a human have?

46

23

44

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

Physics research

Radiotherapy

Powering cars

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

To stop mutant cells escaping!

To protect the scientists doing the work

To ensure the cells are sterile

#6. 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?

1%

100%

49.70%

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

Fairest way of deciding who gets which drug

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

To reduce bias

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

350

35

3,500

#9. Which of the following technologies can be used for therapeutic drug monitoring?

Fluorescence immunoassay

Cellulose acetate electrophoresis

Ultracentrifugation

#10. 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?

@OperationalResearchSociety

@TheORSociety

@ORS

#11. What is a stent?

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

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

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

TB

MRSA

Drug resistant gonorhoeae

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

Ultrasound

CT scan

MRI

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

FALSE

TRUE

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

1

2

3

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

No

Yes

Sometimes

#17. What is OSA?

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

Only Stay Awake

Orignal Sleep Architecture

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

Robert Koch

Rudolph Virchow

Emanuel Klein

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

Rheumatic fever

Chronic pancreatitis

Diabetes mellitus

#20. What is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and Moulds

All of the above

Bacteria and Viruses

#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 is the largest chromosome in a human cell?

Chromosome 10

Chromosome 1

Chromosome X

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

1995

1985

1975

#24. What does CPAP stand for?

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Constant Pressure And Peak Flow

Chilled Positive Airway Pressure

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

The Book of Life

On the Origin of Species

The Tree of Life

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

10 meters

2 meters

6 meters

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

A and B

To prevent the kidney being rejected

To ensure the patient and donor are compatible

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

Stethoscope

Forceps

Laryngoscope

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

A chest X-ray

Eating a banana

A flight across the atlantic

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

In water

Glass slides

Agar plates

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