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

TRUE

FALSE

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

Eating a banana

A chest X-ray

A flight across the atlantic

#3. 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

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

Sometimes

Yes

No

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

Glass slides

In water

Agar plates

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

Drug resistant gonorhoeae

MRSA

TB

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

Anterior cruciate ligament

Coracoclavicular ligament

Deltoid ligament

#8. How many chromosomes does a human have?

23

44

46

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

350

3,500

35

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

No

Yes

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

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

Fluorescence immunoassay

Cellulose acetate electrophoresis

Ultracentrifugation

#12. What does CPAP stand for?

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Constant Pressure And Peak Flow

Chilled Positive Airway Pressure

#13. 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%

49.70%

1%

#14. 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

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

A flight across the Atlantic

A chest X-Ray

1 kg of brazil nuts

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

1995

1975

1985

#17. 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

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

3

1

2

#19. 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

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

To protect the scientists doing the work

To ensure the cells are sterile

To stop mutant cells escaping!

#21. What is microbiology the study of?

All of the above

Yeasts and Moulds

Bacteria and Viruses

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

6 meters

10 meters

2 meters

#23. 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

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

Rudolph Virchow

Emanuel Klein

Robert Koch

#25. 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

#26. 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

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

Laryngoscope

Forceps

Stethoscope

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

Chromosome X

Chromosome 10

Chromosome 1

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

Chronic pancreatitis

Rheumatic fever

Diabetes mellitus

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

MRI

CT scan

Ultrasound

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