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 carries the Ebola virus?

Cat

Cow

Bat

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

Volumetric flask

Conical flask

Graduated beaker

#3. Where were tomatoes likely to first domesticated?

Europe

Southeast Asia

Central America

#4. Which animal cannot hear ultrasound waves?

Humans

Bats

Dolphins

#5. How many times can glass by recycled?

Twenty times

Endlessly

#6. Are bacteria good for you?

Yes

Maybe

No

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

Hebrew

Sanskrit

Greek

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

13 million plastic bottles

13 billion plastic bottles

13 thousand plastic bottles

#9. 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

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

Cigarette butts

Straws

Plastic cups / lids

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

Narcolepsy

ADHD

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA)

#12. 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

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

A flight across the atlantic

A dental X-ray

Eating a banana

#14. Which is a contributing factor for antibiotic resistance?

Taking antibiotics when you have a dangerous bacterial infection

Taking a full course of antibiotcs as prescribed

Using antibiotics in farming

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

Lysozymes

Skin

Stomach acid

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

Ultrasound

Chest X-ray

LASER surgery

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

Monkeys

Mice

Rabbits

#18. 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

#19. 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

#20. What contributes to background radiation?

Food and water

Pollution from cars

Deforestation of the rainforests

#21. Which of these are not a bacterial or viral pathogen?

Campylobacter

Influenza

Candida albicans

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

January 2016

January 2017

January 2018

#23. Which organism came first?

Mushroom

Chicken

Bacterium

#24. What type of pathogen is Ebola?

Bacteria

Fungi

Virus

#25. 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

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

Banana

Kiwi

Blueberry

#27. What does BiPAP stand for?

Bilevel Pressurised Airway Pump

Bilevel Pressure And Pulse

Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure

#28. When should reverse pipettting be used?

For solids

For water

For viscous liquids

#29. Can an aerosol be recycled?

No

Yes, as long as it is empty

Yes even if it is full

#30. How many chromosomes does a human have?

46

42

44

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