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 largest chromosome in a human cell?

Chromosome X

Chromosome 10

Chromosome 1

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

Deltoid ligament

Anterior cruciate ligament

Coracoclavicular ligament

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

FALSE

TRUE

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

Yes

Sometimes

No

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

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

To test the safety of the drug in healthy volunteers

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

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

Radiotherapy

Powering cars

Physics research

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

Eating a banana

A chest X-ray

A flight across the atlantic

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

Fairest way of deciding who gets which drug

To reduce bias

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

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

Ultrasound

CT scan

MRI

#10. What is OSA?

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

Orignal Sleep Architecture

Only Stay Awake

#11. 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

#12. What is a stent?

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

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

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

1985

1995

1975

#14. 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

#15. What is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and Moulds

Bacteria and Viruses

All of the above

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

Ultracentrifugation

Cellulose acetate electrophoresis

Fluorescence immunoassay

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

Glass slides

In water

Agar plates

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

35

3,500

350

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

A flight across the Atlantic

1 kg of brazil nuts

A chest X-Ray

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

Stethoscope

Forceps

Laryngoscope

#21. How many chromosomes does a human have?

44

23

46

#22. What does CPAP stand for?

Constant Pressure And Peak Flow

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Chilled Positive Airway Pressure

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

On the Origin of Species

The Tree of Life

The Book of Life

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

Yes

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

No

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

Rudolph Virchow

Emanuel Klein

Robert Koch

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

6 meters

10 meters

2 meters

#27. 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%

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

Drug resistant gonorhoeae

TB

MRSA

#29. 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?

@TheORSociety

@ORS

@OperationalResearchSociety

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

18

16

21

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