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 most commonly used animal (vertebrate) in UK research?

Rabbits

Mice

Monkeys

#2. 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

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

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

Influenza

Candida albicans

Campylobacter

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

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

Taking antibiotics when you have a dangerous bacterial infection

Using antibiotics in farming

Taking a full course of antibiotcs as prescribed

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

The knee Joint

The eye

The Kidney

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

13 million plastic bottles

13 thousand plastic bottles

13 billion plastic bottles

#9. How many chromosomes does a human have?

#10. 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

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

Tonsil

Uvula

Soft palate

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

Bacteria swallow drug resistant viruses

Bacteria share resistant genes through horizontal gene transfer

A new mutation in the bacterial genome occurs

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

Stomach acid

Skin

Lysozymes

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

A dental X-ray

A flight across the atlantic

Eating a banana

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

Banana

Kiwi

Blueberry

#16. Are bacteria good for you?

Maybe

Yes

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

Conical flask

Volumetric flask

Graduated beaker

#18. Can an aerosol be recycled?

Yes even if it is full

Yes, as long as it is empty

#19. What type of pathogen is Ebola?

Bacteria

Virus

Fungi

#20. 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

#21. 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

#22. 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

#23. When should reverse pipettting be used?

For water

For viscous liquids

For solids

#24. How many times can glass by recycled?

Endlessly

Twenty times

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

Ultrasound

LASER surgery

Chest X-ray

#26. Which organism came first?

Bacterium

Mushroom

Chicken

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

HDPE (high-density polythene)

LDPE (low-density polythene)

Both

#28. Which animal carries the Ebola virus?

Cow

Cat

Bat

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

January 2018

January 2017

January 2016

#30. Which animal cannot hear ultrasound waves?

Humans

Bats

Dolphins

Finish