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Medicine in History Trivia Quiz

See how much you know about some of the famous (and not so famous) moments in medical history.

A multiple-choice quiz by bullymom. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
bullymom

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
67,276

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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4682

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The world's oldest medical text is about ______ years old. Hint

2,000

950

3,000

4,000

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1844, dentist Horace Wells of Connecticut was the first to successfully use an anaesthetic to extract teeth. What was the anaesthetic? Hint

ether

nitrous oxide

chloroform

cocaine

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Question 3 of 10

3. When taking the Hippocratic Oath, by which Greek god does the oath taker swear? Hint

Zeus

Dionysus

Hermes

Apollo

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Question 4 of 10

4. What drug, discovered in 1943, was the first to be effective against tuberculosis? Hint

penicillin

streptomycin

quinine

erythromycin

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1960, American virologist John Enders developed the vaccine for Hint

polio

measles

tuberculosis

anthrax

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Question 6 of 10

6. The first effective treatment for malaria was developed by Hint

Louis Pasteur

Jonas Salk

Peruvian Indians

the Moors

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Question 7 of 10

7. As early as 590, the Chinese began using a process known as variolation to innoculate against what disease? Hint

polio

rabies

smallpox

diptheria

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Question 8 of 10

8. An Egyptian papyrus dating to about 2000 BC gives the ingredients: honey, soda, and crocodile dung. It is the earliest known Hint

acne medicine

laxative

anaesthetic

contraceptive

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Question 9 of 10

9. True or false: There have been cases of the bubonic plague in America.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. When Columbus returned to Europe in 1493, he brought with him a deadly variety of what disease? Hint

syphilis

malaria

measles

influenza

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The world's oldest medical text is about ______ years old.

Answer: 4,000

The Nei Ching, or 'The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine', is in the form of dialogues between Chinese emperor Huang Ti and his chief physician.

2. In 1844, dentist Horace Wells of Connecticut was the first to successfully use an anaesthetic to extract teeth. What was the anaesthetic?

Answer: nitrous oxide

Also known as laughing gas.

3. When taking the Hippocratic Oath, by which Greek god does the oath taker swear?

Answer: Apollo

Apollo, god of the sun, was also associated with healing.

4. What drug, discovered in 1943, was the first to be effective against tuberculosis?

Answer: streptomycin

Tuberculosis, also known as consumption, was one of the deadliest of all diseases.

5. In 1960, American virologist John Enders developed the vaccine for

Answer: measles

6. The first effective treatment for malaria was developed by

Answer: Peruvian Indians

Jesuit monks brought the cure, known as quinine, back to Europe with them in the 1640s. However, Europeans were skeptical of the drug, made from the bark of the cinchona tree.

7. As early as 590, the Chinese began using a process known as variolation to innoculate against what disease?

Answer: smallpox

However, it wasn't until British physician Edward Jenner performed a vaccination in 1796 that the practice became safe and widespread.

8. An Egyptian papyrus dating to about 2000 BC gives the ingredients: honey, soda, and crocodile dung. It is the earliest known

Answer: contraceptive

There's no mention of how well it worked.

9. True or false: There have been cases of the bubonic plague in America.

Answer: true

Unfortunately, it's true. The bubonic plague, which killed 60 million Europeans in the 14th century, was reported in the United States in 1978. Out of 11 cases, only two died, thanks to antibiotics.

10. When Columbus returned to Europe in 1493, he brought with him a deadly variety of what disease?

Answer: syphilis

It caused the Barcelona Epidemic of 1493- not one of his more noteworthy achievements.

Source: Author bullymom

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