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. Which animal cannot hear ultrasound waves?

Bats

Dolphins

Humans

#2. What contributes to background radiation?

Deforestation of the rainforests

Food and water

Pollution from cars

#3. Which language does the word ‘anaesthesia’ stem from?

Hebrew

Sanskrit

Greek

#4. When should reverse pipettting be used?

For solids

For water

For viscous liquids

#5. How many chromosomes does a human have?

46

44

42

#6. 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

#7. How many plastic bottles are used in the UK each year?

13 thousand plastic bottles

13 million plastic bottles

13 billion plastic bottles

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

To reduce bias

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

Fairest way of deciding who gets which drug

#9. How many streaks are on a sub culture plate?

4

5

3

#10. Which organism came first?

Bacterium

Chicken

Mushroom

#11. What is the most commonly used animal (vertebrate) in UK research?

Rabbits

Mice

Monkeys

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

Eating a banana

A dental X-ray

A flight across the atlantic

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

LASER surgery

Chest X-ray

Ultrasound

#14. What type of plastic are carrier bags are made of?

Both

LDPE (low-density polythene)

HDPE (high-density polythene)

#15. In which organ in the body will you find Bowman’s Capsule?

The eye

The Kidney

The knee Joint

#16. Can an aerosol be recycled?

Yes, as long as it is empty

Yes even if it is full

No

#17. Which animal carries the Ebola virus?

Cow

Bat

Cat

#18. What type of glassware should be used for the final stage of making up accurate solutions?

Graduated beaker

Conical flask

Volumetric flask

#19. In what year were X-rays first discovered?

1895

1801

1857

#20. Why is it important to be concerned about antibiotic resistance?

A person can take vaccines to prevent the infection of bacteria which are resistant to antibiotics

A person affected by a resistant bacterium is difficult (or even impossible) to treat

It is a topic that will come up in exams

#21. What is the most commonly found plastic disposed in nature? (which you are still likely to find 100 years from now)

Straws

Plastic cups / lids

Cigarette butts

#22. How many times can glass by recycled?

Twenty times

Endlessly

#23. What is ‘farm to fork’?

Stages of food production including harvesting, storage, processing, packaging, sales and consumption

Stages of food production including harvesting, storage, processing, packaging

Stages of food production including harvesting, packaging, sales and consumption

#24. Are bacteria good for you?

Maybe

No

Yes

#25. Which is the most likely reason a bacterium becomes resistant to antibiotics?

A new mutation in the bacterial genome occurs

Bacteria swallow drug resistant viruses

Bacteria share resistant genes through horizontal gene transfer

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

21

18

16

#27. Which of the following may be diagnosed with a cardiorespiratory sleep study?

ADHD

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA)

Narcolepsy

#28. Where were tomatoes likely to first domesticated?

Central America

Southeast Asia

Europe

#29. Why are bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics?

Pharmacologists create antibiotics with a wrong method

Bacteria are in a challenge: they need to show that one is stronger than the other one in defeating antibiotics

Antibiotics are not taken in a correct way or for an appropriate reason

#30. When was the use of micro plastic in cosmetics banned in the UK?

January 2018

January 2016

January 2017

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