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 test the safety of the drug in healthy volunteers

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

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

#2. Why are bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics?

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

Pharmacologists create antibiotics with a wrong method

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

#3. What is the dangly bit you can see in the middle, at the back, when you open your mouth wide?

Soft palate

Tonsil

Uvula

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

Hebrew

Sanskrit

Greek

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

13 million plastic bottles

13 billion plastic bottles

13 thousand plastic bottles

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

18

16

21

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

Conical flask

Volumetric flask

Graduated beaker

#8. What is ‘farm to fork’?

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

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

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

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

Plastic cups / lids

Straws

Cigarette butts

#10. How many times can glass by recycled?

Twenty times

Endlessly

#11. Which animal cannot hear ultrasound waves?

Humans

Dolphins

Bats

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

1801

1857

1895

#13. Are bacteria good for you?

Yes

No

Maybe

#14. What type of pathogen is Ebola?

Bacteria

Fungi

Virus

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

Ultrasound

LASER surgery

Chest X-ray

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

A flight across the atlantic

A dental X-ray

Eating a banana

#17. Which of these are NOT a chemical barrier to infection?

Stomach acid

Lysozymes

Skin

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

Bacteria share resistant genes through horizontal gene transfer

A new mutation in the bacterial genome occurs

Bacteria swallow drug resistant viruses

#19. What contributes to background radiation?

Food and water

Deforestation of the rainforests

Pollution from cars

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

ADHD

Narcolepsy

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA)

#21. Where were tomatoes likely to first domesticated?

Southeast Asia

Europe

Central America

#22. How many chromosomes does a human have?

46

44

42

#23. 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

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

January 2017

January 2016

January 2018

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

The eye

The knee Joint

The Kidney

#26. When should reverse pipettting be used?

For water

For solids

For viscous liquids

#27. Which fruit has the highest level of radioactivity?

Banana

Blueberry

Kiwi

#28. Can an aerosol be recycled?

No

Yes, as long as it is empty

Yes even if it is full

#29. Which animal carries the Ebola virus?

Cat

Cow

Bat

#30. What does BiPAP stand for?

Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure

Bilevel Pressure And Pulse

Bilevel Pressurised Airway Pump

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