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

Yes

Sometimes

No

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

16

21

18

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

Laryngoscope

Forceps

Stethoscope

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

3,500

350

35

#5. 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!

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

Emanuel Klein

Rudolph Virchow

Robert Koch

#7. What is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and Moulds

All of the above

Bacteria and Viruses

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

1 kg of brazil nuts

A chest X-Ray

A flight across the Atlantic

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

MRSA

Drug resistant gonorhoeae

TB

#10. 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

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

Coracoclavicular ligament

Deltoid ligament

Anterior cruciate ligament

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

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

Yes

No

#13. 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

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

Agar plates

In water

Glass slides

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

The Book of Life

The Tree of Life

On the Origin of Species

#16. 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

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

A chest X-ray

A flight across the atlantic

Eating a banana

#18. What is a stent?

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

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

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

CT scan

Ultrasound

MRI

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

Powering cars

Physics research

Radiotherapy

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

Rheumatic fever

Diabetes mellitus

Chronic pancreatitis

#22. What is OSA?

Orignal Sleep Architecture

Only Stay Awake

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

#23. What does CPAP stand for?

Chilled Positive Airway Pressure

Constant Pressure And Peak Flow

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

#24. 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

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

1995

1985

1975

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

Chromosome X

Chromosome 1

Chromosome 10

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

FALSE

TRUE

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

2 meters

10 meters

6 meters

#29. 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

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

Ultracentrifugation

Cellulose acetate electrophoresis

Fluorescence immunoassay

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